Buying a new car is fun while you are not immersed in the study of its information and entertainment system. Auto producers - whose experience is more in vehicles, and not in software, as a rule, set too complex systems that make you feel a caveman, for the first time you use a smartphone.
This is not the best thing when you have other priorities. For example, monitor the state on the road.
Automakers rarely change their priorities, but sometimes they provide drivers an alternative and more familiar version of the information and entertainment system: CarPlay. This is an Apple initiative to apply his software experience from an iPhone in the car, with Siri's voice teams.
Why do you want to use CarPlay.
CarPlay is a trimmed version of IOS for your car. With it, you can send messages with iMessage, enable music, get a route, listen podcasts and radio streams (Beats1, of course), and call people without touching the phone.Everything looks like this is iOS for your car, but it is not. CarPlay does not replace the standard entertainment system - it's just an application. Therefore, when you need to perform specific actions in the car, such as adjust the temperature, view the rear chamber, listen to the radio or configure the general parameters of your car, you will need to exit the CarPlay and return to the standard car interface.
What cars does CarPlay work with?
If you have an iOS iOS 7.1 or higher version, your phone will work with CarPlay. But it is only half of the equation. Let's look at cars that support Apple CarPlay technology.EPL posted a complete list of compatible cars broken by brands and models. The list has 24 different automakers, a total of 1,100 models of cars offering CarPlay support.
Do not be discouraged, although all cars on this list are manufactured in 2016 - you can upgrade an old carPlay support machine through third-party solutions. Here are some examples:
- Pioneer offers 11 different options for non-original CarPlay support. The price varies from $ 700 to $ 1,400.
- JBL also produces CarPlay block, which is rated at $ 399 retail.
- Alpine and Kenwood also offer their own CARPLAY-equipped systems.
Customize CarPlay.
Take the Lightning-to-USB cable, connect it to the iPhone, connect the end of the USB to the car, and that's all.The first time you connect the phone, you will have to go through a quick confirmation process so that your car has access to the phone. (Better to stay in the parking lot, not in motion.) From now on, all you have to do is connect your phone, and it will automatically go to CarPlay mode.
At the moment, the CarPlay application starts automatically, or it must be selected in the media system menu. The main screen is a grid from the application icons, which looks like an adapted home screen version on the iPhone. On the left side there is time and meter of the level of the cellular signal. Just below this statistic, you will see the digital version of the "Home" button on the iPhone. Click it at any time to return to the main screen, or press and hold to activate Siri.
Moving over the interface is carried out using standard tapes and swipes, but, unfortunately, the zoom gesture is absent in two fingers in the "Map" application. Instead, you need to click on the buttons to increase or decrease the scale of the selected card. The choice of such a design is most likely depends on the hardware of the car, and not from CarPlay.
About CarPlay applications from EPL.
For security reasons, not all applications are available through CarPlay, and what you see, you will receive. You can not add, delete or change the icons, so the application icons are fixed on the screen: phone, music, maps, messages, now playing, podcasts and audiobooks.Although there is one exception. Depending on the manufacturer of your car, you can see in the carplay label for the primary media system of your car, so you can do things like a quick switching of audio modes or control of climate parameters.
Let's return to the default EPL applications. The application, the phone, for example, does not automatically cause any kind of dialing panel. Instead, you will immediately be offered to the voice to say the name of the person you want to call. You need to click on "Show Contacts" to have more options, such as Favorite, Recent, Contacts, Keyboard and Voice Mail.
The message "Messages" is also adapted to the use of Siri. The voice suggests immediately pronounce the name of the person you want to send a message. If you have unread messages, Siri will ask if you want your unread messages to read out loud or if you want to create a new message.
If you are trying to use the message "Messages", as you do usually on the phone, it will not work. You can view a list of conversations, but you can not view the branch of the message just like on the iPhone. Instead, pressing a conversation branch, encourages Siri once again to ask who you want to send a message. The remaining applications are also focused on the use of Siri.
Installing applications is not an EPL.
Non-discable applications make carplay amazing phenomenon. On the official Carplay ELL website lists some of the most famous musical and radio applications, such as Spotify, Slacker and NPR News, which are compatible with CarPlay. But if you want to see a complete list of compatible applications, set the search in the Appstore according to the word "CarPlay".Any third-party carPlay application will be automatically displayed on the second page of the CARPLAY screen; Just like on your iPhone. Just know that in some cases you will need to finish the installation of the application on the phone before it appears in the CarPlay.
At the moment, only third-party musical and audio applications work with CarPlay, so do not dream of Google maps on CarPlay soon.
Siri.
You can still use Siri, as usual when the iPhone is in CarPlay mode. You can request such things as the results of sports competitions and weather - mostly any commands other than web search.Depending on the adjustment of the car, you can cause Siri in several different ways. For cars with a Bluetooth button on the steering wheel, it is enough to press and hold this button until you hear a familiar tone of Siri. Or, press and hold the digital button "Home" on the CARPLAY screen (in the photo on the left).
And, finally, if you set up "Hey, Siri" on iPhone, you can simply pronounce: "Hey, Siri" and try the team.
Many Apple tablet and telephones owners have repeatedly heard about the CarPlay application that allows you to manage the electronics of the machine and the functions of a particular gadget in one place and using a convenient interface.
At the moment, there are no analogues in this program, and most likely it is not foreseen in the near future, since an increasing number of automakers adapt the electronics of the manufactured machines is under Apple CarPlay.
In addition to the adaptation of the "apple" application for specific cars, the formation of programs capable of working under its start occurs. One of these can be Yandex Navigator. In today's material, let's talk about the possible symbiosis of navigation from Yandex and Apple multiproductions.
A few words about Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay is software for gadgets from the company of the same name. The application of this kind is not needed to download on the phone: it is either default installed in the machine multimedia system, or is not available in such and the installation is not subject to. In essence, Apple CarPlay is a program that allows:
- First, to organize a user-friendly interface in communication with the electronics of the car.
- Secondly, use multimedia machines in more familiar to the user format.
- And thirdly, not to be distracted by the driver on the functions that are fulfilled only by the phone, while you can use such by contacting the standard car control panel (for example, to carry out the same calls or use Yandex Navigator).
Check if Apple CarPlay support is available in your machine or not, very simple. To do this, it is enough to connect using a USB cord to the car electronics (as a rule, the connector is located somewhere on the dashboard) and see what happened to the touch screen of the electronics control of your car. If its interface has changed on Apple'vsky, then the support of carplay electronics of your vehicle is available. Otherwise, the iPhone or iPad from the American manufacturer will work as a regular phone connected to the electronics of the car. The approximate interface is listed in the picture below.
In the case when you still are lucky and Apple CarPlay is supported, then using this application possible:
- use the car multimedia to view the video, listening to music and connect the Internet;
- displays navigators and cards to the large screen;
- call calls and sending SMS messages through a large touch screen without being distracted by a small gadget in the process of movement;
- control the operation of systems and nodes of the machine;
- and also make a number of other functions by using the touch panel of auto and voice control.
Thus, it turns out that Apple CarPlay is a convenient way to use the car electronics in symbiosis with the functions of gadgets from the manufacturer of the same name. However, it is worth noting that this application is supported only by devices with the IOS operating system above 7.1 versions (all iPhone with fifth model).
Important! Each month, the list of carpplays supporting Apple CarPlay and similar smart applications is expanding, so it is possible to expect this program to be available to almost everyone in the near future.
Symbiosis Apple CarPlay and Yandex Navigator
Many users of gadgets from "Apple" and, at the same time, active motorists are wondering - "Like, most importantly, to combine Apple CarPlay and Yandex Navigator?". In order to answer this question, first of all, let's consider the advantages of the functioning of such symbiosis of applications:
- Convenient retransmission of navigation and cards from Yandex on a large touchscreen multimedia car.Such a similar approach is not only possible due to the convenience of using it, but also because it allows you to replace the expensive navigator with a large panel and individual multimedia devices using a typical phone or tablet.
- The ability to manage Yandex Navigator with voice. Earlier it was already mentioned that Apple Carplay is capable of receiving voice commands, however, we note that this application works on the newest voice command system, for example, which is capable of "calling Ivan" to gain the real number of the person who is signed in the contacts of your Gadget "Ivan" .
- No need to be distracted by a small smartphone to obtain information from Yandex Navigator, Moreover, constantly unlock the phone or carry out other manipulations. In the case of using Apple CarPlay, repeat, all the necessary information is relayed to the multimedia electronics control of the car.
To date, CarPlay and Yandex Navigator do not support each other, but this symbiosis can bring many advantages to motorists. Moreover, the collaboration of these applications will allow the user of Apple gadgets to abandon the use of extremely non-informative Google maps. And this in the context of a difficult road will not be superfluous.
On this, perhaps the most interesting information on the Association of Apple CarPlay and Yandex Navigator approached the end. We hope the material presented above was useful for you. Good luck on the roads!
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From the 2017 model year, cars Kia Optima, Sportage, Cee'd, as well as the updated Kia Soul in Russia will receive a multimedia-navigation system of the new generation. The new system is characterized by a more productive processor and a more sensitive touch screen with high contrast. The new generation navigation system allows you to more accurately determine the location and receive information about the road environment in real time, as well as more conveniently search for objects. The compatibility of the new Multimedia Navigation System KIA with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto opens additional Internet access and integration with smartphones on IOS and Android operating systems. Detailed information about the Russian model line and KIA technologies is available on the official website of WWW ..
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Moscow, January 20, 2017 - A number of models of the Russian line of KIA since 2017 will receive a multimedia-navigation system of the new generation. Thanks to the new functionality, including compatibility with Android Auto and Apple Carplay platforms, the novelty will expand the navigation capabilities and allow access to the main functions of the smartphone through the large touchscreen multimedia system, without being distracted by driving a car.
Some configurations, and 2017 model year will be equipped with a new multimedia navigation system. Cars will go on sale in February 2017. The new system will be installed on an updated urban crossover since the start of sales of this model in Russia in February.
The principal technical differences of the new multimedia navigation system were the use of a more powerful dual-core processor with a clock frequency of 1 GHz, an increase in the amount of RAM up to 1 GB, a new capacitive touch screen. Additional features open the transition to a more modern Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system, as well as support for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay platforms for complete integration of smartphones with a multimedia car system. The accuracy and speed of navigation is achieved thanks to even more detailed cards and the use of new positioning and acceleration sensors.
KIA cars with a new multimedia navigation system will be equipped with a high-quality sensory display with a diagonal of 7 or 8 inches. Thanks to the use of modern technology, the display has a high contrast of color reproduction, provides a wider angle of the screen. Capacitive touch screen has a thin layer of glass instead of plastic, so the image looks brighter and clearer. The display also features better sensitivity, fast response and possibility of departing pages and scrolling, almost like on smartphones.
The compatibility of the new generation multimedia-navigation system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay platforms allows you to display the main functionality of the smartphone on the display. Now make calls, send SMS messages, use Apple or Google Maps cards, as well as a smartphone with music, audiobooks can be using a large touch screen of the car multimedia system. Android Auto and Apple CarPlay allow you to use and voice commands.
Additional free navigation system services allow you to receive information about traffic jams and weather forecast in real time, search facilities (gas stations, restaurants, attractions, etc.) on the relevant database via the Internet. Real data on the road situation is loaded using WiFi through a mobile phone connected to a multimedia-navigation system of the car.
As before, in the new Multimedia KIA system, it is possible to connect mobile devices via Bluetooth protocol to use a standard audio system for telephone conversations in speakerphone mode and listening to music. Also, external devices can be connected via a USB connector.
Detailed information about the Russian model line and KIA technologies is available on the official website and from authorized brand dealers in the Russian Federation.
We took Tiguan in the new body. City version, with electronics with electronics for the very mudguards, not a car, but one big gadget. We will not figure out the presentation, the first weeks carefully studied the instructions.
But I started, of course, with Apple CarPlay.. It was noted that there was no review of this topic on the site. It's time to correct
CarPlay is that, such as iPhone in the car?
No, it's not an iPhone. This is not even a full-fledged operating system like iOS.
In fact, CarPlay is like AirPlay. That is, this is a transmission system and display data from your gadget on the external display. In this case, the automotive.
CarPlay broadcast Adapted versions of applications with iPhone. You will not find here Clash of Clans or Instagram. Kupertinovsky first thought about the safety of movement participants, and the platform is very limited in the possibilities.
But even these minimum functions are quite enough.
Important fact: CarPlay does not work without an iPhone. Therefore, it is always only part of the car's media system. For example, I can bring music through the good old AUX, listen to the radio, enable carplay or run a similar solution for Android. The driver always has a choice.
In my configuration Tiguan installed a console with wired CarPlay. Wireless CarPlay - Not so rare, I just got it like that.
But! Motorists, pay attention. Wired CarPlay is preferable to wireless, because the latter forcibly turns on the iPhone modem mode - and it is mercilessly spending the battery, which ultimately makes you keep your smartphone on charging. Did not think over.
Okay, it's time to figure it out. What can CarPlay?
The set of applications in CarPlay does not depend on the version of the car's media system. All programs simply "pick up" from your iPhone.
It also means you no need to pay for update CarPlay: It will meet the capabilities of the IOS version on the iPhone. A huge plus, if you remember that iOS is updated 10 times a year, and the car changes every 3-5 years.
Carplay takes your programs from iPhone and shows them in another interface on the car media system screen. Type as a projector.
The media system displays alerts, messages, call history, routes of cards and in general almost everything you did or continue to do on the iPhone. It is quite convenient, but there are restrictions on which I will tell now more.
Interestingly, if you deleted some standard iOS application, it will also disappear from CarPlay. Another reminder that CarPlay only duplicates the iPhone, and is not an independent media system.
I explain what restrictions and features of CARPLAY applications.
1. 🎵 Apple Music
What you turn on the first thing and that, for which you are taken by carPlay. Apple Music implemented chicFrom the screen in the machine all tabs are available, except for the search. All so that you are not distracted by entering the names while driving. This concern is pleased.
On the other hand, why not add the possibility of voice input? To find a concrete track or playlist, I have to take the iPhone and look for there, it is much faster. That's just unsafe.
Apple Music works through your mobile Internet into the iPhone or loses tracks previously downloaded in the memory of the smartphone. You can create a playlist station based on the track you like right from the media screen screen. I have never come in handy.
2. ✉ Messages
"Messages" for CarPlay also adapted greatly. You will not find the history of messages or subfed files. The application will allow you to listen to the last message in the selected dialogue and immediately spent To him answer.
Before sending a message will be voiced out loud once again. To the addressee, it will come in text form, sometimes with funny speech recognition errors.
About any full-fledged correspondence may not be speech. The message "Messages" on CarPlay is rather conditional. Suddenly, something urgent will come. So forget about smiley cashake, stickers and other charities.
Notification with a new message will also not show you the text. Click on the blue arrow and listen to the answer. The meter on the icon is synchronized with the phone.
3. 📞 calls
Calls were never injured. On the contrary, Steel convenient. CarPlay focuses in contacts, shows a list of recent and favorites, gives you to enter the number manually. All this works with the buttons on the steering wheel, and with the physical keys of the console.
Notifications about missed challenges are also synchronized with the phone. Everything works quickly, easily turns on and does not distract at all. 10 speakerphones out of 10.
4. 🗺 Maps
It is unlikely that someone will surprise the fact that CarPlay supports only Apple branded cards. The company is trying to support the lagging service. Perhaps in the US, the situation with the cards is better, but there will be applications from Yandex or even 2GIS in Russia.
Lack of normal maps critical For the regions of the Russian Federation, and in the capital is not pleased. In a tight transport stream, information about traffic jams and chambers is much more important than a beautiful interface. Not to mention the relevance of the data.
But when disconnected from CarPlay in the maps there is a parking place. Pleasant little thing.
Personally I was lucky. In our city, the roads are not strongly loaded, and the location of the chambers is remembered at times. Maps I turn on only occasionally when I go to an unfamiliar address. And sometimes I turn off the iPhone from CarPlay and launch Yandex on it to accurately get there.
5. 🗣 Siri.
In the corner of the CARPLAY touch panel, the little hid hOME button (It depends on the model). As in the iPhone, pressing returns you to the main menu from any application, and long press causes SIRI.
Cool chips in voice control systems are absent. There were rumors that Apple CarPlay learns to control the temperature in the cabin, block the doors or even park. I did not observe this. I hope in the nearest updates will add at least elementary opportunities. This is cool, the future and all that.
6. 📖 Audiobooks, Podcasts, WhatsApp and Other
CarPlay supports third-party applications, as we have proudly declare Apple. Whether the developers are not interested in this direction, or in Cupertino too strict Moderation Rules - But in four years I see very kutsy pathetic list of CARPLAY programs.
After a recent update, WhatsApp appeared among the icons. The program is practically no different from messages - the same lack of text and history, the same dictation. But at least now you can communicate with those who use it.
From the branded applications in the information and entertainment system of the car, they found their reflection of audiobooks and podcasts. I am not a fan of this type of entertainment, tested for a short time. Podcasts are loaded directly from the Internet, and the audiobooks will have to fill in advance on the iPhone. Interface is intuitive and hardly calls someone complexity: chose, turned on and listen.
Well, CarPlay in the car is really convenient?
Surprisingly, yes. It is quite convenient.
I sit in the car, clinging Lightning and completely forget about the existence of the iPhone. The machine dictates all incoming messages, and not only the iMessage, but also the usual SMS. Base functionality Kart It is enough, and calls do not distract from the road at all.
Yes, all this can be deployed on any Android receiver. But my acquaintance with them is overshadowed by Google service error. It was not treated in any way, the blessing the car was not mine. And here the system works perfectly. And does not require any updates. She just is.
All this is welcome easily controlled by buttons on the steering wheel, "twilk" on the console or touch panel. There is even your dock with three latest applications. I am delighted.
But CarPlay got me a bonus. I would never choose the car only because of this superstructure. There are no definition advantages. It's like a built-in handsfree headset: useful, cool, but will never be the cause of a particular machine.
What is missing CarPlay in Russia and not only?
Normal third-party applications.
Apple does not need to develop anything, it is enough to give access to other developers. And they will come up with how to translate content on the screen, not distracting the driver.
For example, youtube video could only be launched when the parking brake is enabled. Or even cooler, when the signal from the iPhone sensors, that the car stopped.
Messengers could show video and gifs. Even Telegram support with the same dictation will make CarPlay better. But alas.
Most of all disappoints the lack of supporting third-party card applications, like Yandex. If she were, I would boldly recommended CarPlay Owners Iphon: What driver will refuse free of charge updated and always actual navigator ??
Bonus. How to install CarPlay in your Lada
To enjoy CarPlay, it is not necessary to buy a rolled Volkswagen. Enough to get a receiver with the support of the Apple interface!
This topic pulls on a separate article, so I'll tell you short. You can confuse and bring the wireless solution from Alpine, or go to any electronics store and purchase yourself a carmetal easier, from or
2014 Consumer Electronics Show - a show that is often called the collection of Gicks and Botany computer networks in the pants of the khaki color, this year gathered a record number of automotive exhibitors.
And the world-famous Apple Corporation on this show showed that it was ready to take a bold piece of cake in the sphere. The company on this show was the stand on the name " IOS in the car". And new phrase" Apple CarPlay."It became closely to combine with some car manufacturers, and some models will already be released by the end of 2014.
Like many other communication systems in the car, the entire idea of \u200b\u200bCarPlay is to allow you to do everything that is in your car, but not distracted by the main action - driving. At the same time, the key role in the system is played by the application of Siri (Siri), which can perform commands under dictation and respond to any questions, adapting individually under the style of your speech. But the main thing is that already very soon we will find out how well it works as soon as the equipment in cars appears on the streets of our city.
Demonstration of the CarPlay system in the Ferrari car in the Geneva Motor Show
The work of the CarPlay system is pretty simple - in general, like everything else, for which Apple is taken. You take your iPhone 5, 5S, or 5C and connect it through a special lighting connector to the car interface. Voila! Your car now has almost all the functions of your phone, as you always wanted. However, the on-board computer of the car does not make all that severe work that is running on your iOS; Believe me, it has a lot of other - more important work - such as, in the end, reading information from numerous sensors of the machine to save the stable ABS and ESP operation or make sure that your airbags are in working condition to at the right minute Save your life ... And all this while you break up the birds in the Angry Birds, turn it out (and voice) playlist your favorite group or write an important entry in Evernote. Your iPhone works with your car. This means that applications must be installed on your mobile phone to see them on the car interface in the console. CarPlay fully integrates the machine and iPhone. It works initially with car control elements, such as the volume of playing music and talk on the phone, so you do not have to spend time by picking on your phone to make changes. It also works together with the touch screen on your car dashboard as well as the display on your phone.
Connect to CarPlay via iPhone
However, not all applications can work on CarPlay, at least in their usual mode. At the same time, it will be Apple that will dictate you the last word about what will work, and what is not. Indeed, the application of the application is mainly mainly to. The idea of \u200b\u200bCarPlay and almost any other entertainment system and car communication is to minimize distracting factors. At least, this is what all technical producers claim. In any case, it is very unlikely that Apple will be able to make a secure the same game Angry Birds or Doom while you are driving. Music, navigation, and everything that can be managed without the use of hands or although using one hand, may occur because your hands and eyes should be driving.
If you are an army fan of Siri and can not imagine my life without her voice even for a second, Carplay will turn your dreams into reality. Siri will talk to you directly from the speakers of your car surrounding you. She will browse the calendar and email and tell you about the upcoming events and meetings while you are going. She will read you SMS messages and allow you to dictate the answer to them.
After the debut in Geneva in CarPlay, only a few pre-approved applications were available. Siri, of course, has become the main one. In addition to Siri, some application will be available (and most likely there will be several of them) for listening to music.
But you probably already ask yourself: "And where is the main application, so necessary on the road?!", Isn't it? Yes, such an application will necessarily be present with CarPlay, but according to preliminary data, it will not be Google Maps. The problem is that there is no way to associate Google maps with Siri to allow you to find a destination and build a route to it. You will have to use the "apple" option of cards - Apple Maps - in CarPlay, but you should like it. Although, however, from the first days of its existence, Apple Maps has improved quite a bit.
When Apple debuted with CarPlay in 2014 in the Geneva Motor Show, the company confirmed that work with a dozen automakers, including Ferrari, buying a new car for themselves, will probably even be presented with the possibility of choosing the operating environment in which you Already live in everyday life, and for the car you want to buy. And while the operating system lives on the phone, and not on the hard disk of the car, it has a lot of meaning.
