Apple CarPlay
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Apple CarPlay
Any updates on retrofitting Apple CarPlay into our cars? I haven't received a response from Mercedes in the last 2 weeks. Apple told me there is a retrofit that involves a chip and some software. Mercedes should stand behind their vehicles and try to accommodate the owners. At the very least, they should respond to our emails.
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Any updates on retrofitting Apple CarPlay into our cars? I haven't received a response from Mercedes in the last 2 weeks. Apple told me there is a retrofit that involves a chip and some software. Mercedes should stand behind their vehicles and try to accommodate the owners. At the very least, they should respond to our emails.
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Picking destinations with the built-in navigation seems to me the biggest drawback of the system - I've not found a way to do it that works too well. The mediocre voice-recognition + limited place database has made "Navigate to POI" kind of rough for me. I suspect that's just way better with Siri - it certainly is with my Android.
Also, after the Sirius free trial is up, you won't have traffic reports on the built-in nav, which makes it nearly useless in denser areas (like NorCal, where I'm at) so I'm guessing its a matter of time before I really want to get an iPhone and use CarPlay myself.
I'd personally love to see an Android Auto enabling hack, as an Android user myself ;0
Also, after the Sirius free trial is up, you won't have traffic reports on the built-in nav, which makes it nearly useless in denser areas (like NorCal, where I'm at) so I'm guessing its a matter of time before I really want to get an iPhone and use CarPlay myself.
I'd personally love to see an Android Auto enabling hack, as an Android user myself ;0
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But to the OP, I don't see Mercedes going back and retrofitting their vehicles. It would not seem to make sense because they want us to buy newer and newer cars for the new features. If so, where would Mercedes stop with going back and retrofits? I think it will probably be offered by some after market company or someone will find a way within the system to turn it on like some of us had to do years ago with the bluetooth.
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Don't you have the Premium 1 package with Navigation? I have Carplay (newer Feb build) of the GLE and I couldn't see a reason to use that over the built in navigation or play music over Bluetooth. Carplay doesn't work unless you hardwire in which I find inconvenient.
Yeah I agree having to plug it in to use CarPlay is ridicules and inconvenient.
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I guess we have to give a little to get a lot.
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