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Yes! I've been in late model Porsche's, BMW's, GMC's, Honda's, and Ford's.* It's weird being in an $80k Porsche and thinking "this is garbage" because the info

Yes! I've been in late model Porsche's, BMW's, GMC's, Honda's, and Ford's.* It's weird being in an $80k Porsche and thinking "this is garbage" because the infotainment system is so poorly designed. Just get me into Carplay and let me go cough Toyota [0]. *I don't own any of these [0] https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/29/carplay-toyota-2018-cars/ https://9to5mac.com/2019/04/29/carplay-toyota-2018-cars/

criddell 6y ago
Porsche does one very cool thing - they released car play capable head units for cars going back to the 1960's: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32254313/1960s-porsche-911-touchscreens-apple-carplay/ https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32254313/1960s-porsche-91...
- jeffbee 6y ago
  There have been lots of AA-compatible DIN-sized head units. It's a standard, hence the name.
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  - criddell 6y ago
    Yeah, but they all look terrible. Would you want some orange glowing Pioneer monstrosity in a 1960's 911? Plus DIN is a mechanical standard from the mid-80's. Are 1960's Porsche's compatible with that standard?
52-6F-62 6y ago
Hahaha, oh thanks for posting this. We bought a gently used 2018 Corolla just this past autumn. The interface isn't all that bad, I have to say. And it works seamlessly with my phone. But if I can sort out CarPlay... I just might have to dig into that.
- ecdavis 6y ago
  If it's 12th generation (E210) you can get a firmware upgrade to support CarPlay.
  - 52-6F-62 6y ago
    Thanks for this. I'll look into it. I never dug deeper into the interface than: does it work with my phone and ... does it work. It has done both so far, but if I can add CarPlay I'll do that.
partiallypro 6y ago
The new 911, I think, uses CarPlay. I actually hate the idea of only carrying CarPlay and not Android Auto or vice-versa. You should carry both. I don't get locking people into an ecosystem to use a car or making people have to replace the head-unit just to use their phone with their car properly, but then you lose all of the benefits of the head unit as it goes with the car (like A/C controls, etc?) It makes no sense.
rednerrus 6y ago
I bought a Subaru over the Toyota because the infotainment system in the Toyota was so bad. I just want carplay in my car. I would have chosen a different make had I realized how big of a PITA not having wireless carplay was going to be. I just want to get in my car and have carplay start from my phone. I'm will to pay more money for it.

criddell 6y ago

Porsche does one very cool thing - they released car play capable head units for cars going back to the 1960's: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32254313/1960s-porsche-911-touchscreens-apple-carplay/ https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a32254313/1960s-porsche-91...

jeffbee 6y ago
There have been lots of AA-compatible DIN-sized head units. It's a standard, hence the name.
- deleted 6y ago
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- criddell 6y ago
  Yeah, but they all look terrible. Would you want some orange glowing Pioneer monstrosity in a 1960's 911? Plus DIN is a mechanical standard from the mid-80's. Are 1960's Porsche's compatible with that standard?

52-6F-62 6y ago

Hahaha, oh thanks for posting this. We bought a gently used 2018 Corolla just this past autumn. The interface isn't all that bad, I have to say. And it works seamlessly with my phone. But if I can sort out CarPlay... I just might have to dig into that.

ecdavis 6y ago
If it's 12th generation (E210) you can get a firmware upgrade to support CarPlay.
- 52-6F-62 6y ago
  Thanks for this. I'll look into it. I never dug deeper into the interface than: does it work with my phone and ... does it work. It has done both so far, but if I can add CarPlay I'll do that.

partiallypro 6y ago

The new 911, I think, uses CarPlay. I actually hate the idea of only carrying CarPlay and not Android Auto or vice-versa. You should carry both. I don't get locking people into an ecosystem to use a car or making people have to replace the head-unit just to use their phone with their car properly, but then you lose all of the benefits of the head unit as it goes with the car (like A/C controls, etc?) It makes no sense.

rednerrus 6y ago

I bought a Subaru over the Toyota because the infotainment system in the Toyota was so bad. I just want carplay in my car. I would have chosen a different make had I realized how big of a PITA not having wireless carplay was going to be. I just want to get in my car and have carplay start from my phone. I'm will to pay more money for it.