Apple Car Play
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I was more interested in it before reading this review of Android Auto and Apple CarPlay on C&D. Seems there is a lot that they can not do.
http://blog.caranddriver.com/apple-c...e-of-the-year/
Any technology that takes more phones out of drivers’ hands is good. But both of these systems reduce distraction by reducing usefulness. As much as they promise phone mirroring, they don’t really work like your phone.
That leaves the ability to beam navigation to the car’s screen (provided the car lacks factory nav) as the most notable reason to use CarPlay or Android Auto. Even then, Google Maps is strictly compatible with Android Auto while CarPlay is stuck with the crummier Apple Maps. Waze and its critical cop-locating feature isn’t compatible with either, so you’ll still be staring at your phone to use this popular driver’s tool.
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Carplay in stock Navi
I have done this in my car and it works flawlessly.
1,I bought a bare Navtool ($200 one), and used it to tap into my Navi screen, did back up camera on one input and brought the other RCA video inside the cabin.
2, bought a general Carlinkit Carplay device from China ($100) and connected the RCA video to the one I brought inside the cabin from Navtool.
3, bought a Vaisetech for Audio integration, then did a two to one audio connection and connected the carplay and a bluetooth adapter to it.
4, ground loop isolators were necessary
So now, when I enter the car, my phone automatically connects to the bluetooth but switches to carplay when I connect it to the USB of the carplay device. works really well and I got to keep my stock everything, sound is really clear and good as well.
Also Navtool and vaisetech are made in America so I doubt itll ever break, for now I have the chinese carplay device working well, if a new technology further then carplay comes out, ill just swap the chinese device inside the cabin (easy and cost efficient), everything else is permanent.
1,I bought a bare Navtool ($200 one), and used it to tap into my Navi screen, did back up camera on one input and brought the other RCA video inside the cabin.
2, bought a general Carlinkit Carplay device from China ($100) and connected the RCA video to the one I brought inside the cabin from Navtool.
3, bought a Vaisetech for Audio integration, then did a two to one audio connection and connected the carplay and a bluetooth adapter to it.
4, ground loop isolators were necessary
So now, when I enter the car, my phone automatically connects to the bluetooth but switches to carplay when I connect it to the USB of the carplay device. works really well and I got to keep my stock everything, sound is really clear and good as well.
Also Navtool and vaisetech are made in America so I doubt itll ever break, for now I have the chinese carplay device working well, if a new technology further then carplay comes out, ill just swap the chinese device inside the cabin (easy and cost efficient), everything else is permanent.
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I made a video about my aftermarket screen running Apple CarPlay. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...e-carplay.html
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Problem with NavTool
I installed NavTool but I faced problem with rear camera that when shift into reverse it gives me black screen and not showing my camera on screen
I have done this in my car and it works flawlessly.
1,I bought a bare Navtool ($200 one), and used it to tap into my Navi screen, did back up camera on one input and brought the other RCA video inside the cabin.
2, bought a general Carlinkit Carplay device from China ($100) and connected the RCA video to the one I brought inside the cabin from Navtool.
3, bought a Vaisetech for Audio integration, then did a two to one audio connection and connected the carplay and a bluetooth adapter to it.
4, ground loop isolators were necessary
So now, when I enter the car, my phone automatically connects to the bluetooth but switches to carplay when I connect it to the USB of the carplay device. works really well and I got to keep my stock everything, sound is really clear and good as well.
Also Navtool and vaisetech are made in America so I doubt itll ever break, for now I have the chinese carplay device working well, if a new technology further then carplay comes out, ill just swap the chinese device inside the cabin (easy and cost efficient), everything else is permanent.
1,I bought a bare Navtool ($200 one), and used it to tap into my Navi screen, did back up camera on one input and brought the other RCA video inside the cabin.
2, bought a general Carlinkit Carplay device from China ($100) and connected the RCA video to the one I brought inside the cabin from Navtool.
3, bought a Vaisetech for Audio integration, then did a two to one audio connection and connected the carplay and a bluetooth adapter to it.
4, ground loop isolators were necessary
So now, when I enter the car, my phone automatically connects to the bluetooth but switches to carplay when I connect it to the USB of the carplay device. works really well and I got to keep my stock everything, sound is really clear and good as well.
Also Navtool and vaisetech are made in America so I doubt itll ever break, for now I have the chinese carplay device working well, if a new technology further then carplay comes out, ill just swap the chinese device inside the cabin (easy and cost efficient), everything else is permanent.
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