ljs4 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Thought this maybe of interest to some people...http://modmyi.com/content/14472-pioneer-announces-its-first-set-aftermarket-carplay-systems.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agd320i Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 When I bought my car there was an all singing all dancing single DIN Pioneer in it, which I removed within ten minutes of taking delivery, i would like to have Car Play but there is no way i'd fit that head unit in the dash... i suspect some time during 2015 Andrive will have come up with a solution for the OE look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs4 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 It appears that they won't be putting Car Play on their latest double din called App Radio. Alpine will also be supplying Car Play soon. I will be fitting a double din soon and would like to keep the OE look but I'm not sure if Andrive is worth £600. I'm tempted to fit a parrot asteroid SMART which has a version of Android software designed for a radio instead of a tablet. It would be nice if the guys at Andrive made a Car Play device but I think it's a long shot and would have to be jailbroken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) Andrive, nor any other of the Chinese ones will support carplay. It's never going to be certified on a device that runs android, you can be sure of that! App radio probably runs android too Edited April 17, 2014 by mit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs4 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) Andrive, nor any other of the Chinese ones will support carplay. It's never going to be certified on a device that runs android, you can be sure of that!Exactly what I think. I'm sure Apple would want a lot of money to be an authorised seller too. Edited April 17, 2014 by ljs4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DennisCooper Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) Hi, Apple will most likely only license carplay with reputable, well established and high quality brands - none of the Chinese companies will spend the funds needed to make their unit's much better in terms of internal electronics and reliability etc to support the carplay OS. That said, you never know, perhaps one of the chinese brands (or more) will make a much better quality product and get licenced by Apple ?! ljs4 - keep in mind also that the Parrot Asteroid Smart uses high grade internal IC's and components, automotive grade materials and manufacturing to ensure a high quality and reliable product is produced. The user interface and operating system are tailored for a car audio environment and work well with the high quality internal electronics and thus, features. Essentially, the unit is a tablet pc that's been optimised for use in a car and just happens to be around 8-9cm deep. Cheers, Dennis! Edited April 17, 2014 by DennisCooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs4 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hi, Apple will most likely only license carplay with reputable, well established and high quality brands - none of the Chinese companies will spend the funds needed to make their unit's much better in terms of internal electronics and reliability etc to support the carplay OS. That said, you never know, perhaps one of the chinese brands (or more) will make a much better quality product and get licenced by Apple ?! ljs4 - keep in mind also that the Parrot Asteroid Smart uses high grade internal IC's and components, automotive grade materials and manufacturing to ensure a high quality and reliable product is produced. The user interface and operating system are tailored for a car audio environment and work well with the high quality internal electronics and thus, features. Essentially, the unit is a tablet pc that's been optimised for use in a car and just happens to be around 8-9cm deep. Cheers, Dennis! That's why I think it will have to be a jailbroken version if that's even possible. I agree with you about the Parrot unit. It's also a fair bit cheaper than the Andrive unit and although it doesn't look OE, I think it looks okay in an E46. I'm currently hunting for a relocation unit so that I can fit a Double Din. If there hasn't been any development with Car Play by the time I find one then I'm going to buy the Parrot unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hunting? Just get it from the dealer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs4 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hunting? Just get it from the dealer! I think I might have to. I rang BMW yesterday and they want £70 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrive Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Why car play when you can mirror and control your entire IPhone or iPad screen and audio output on an Andrive? Oh did I say that out loud!? Silly me. Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs4 Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Why car play when you can mirror and control your entire IPhone or iPad screen and audio output on an Andrive? Oh did I say that out loud!? Silly me. Hi, Do forum members receive any discount on an Andrive unit? After much debate, I'm very interested to buy one but am worried that you might release a newer version in the near future. Go on - persuade me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Why car play when you can mirror and control your entire IPhone or iPad screen and audio output on an Andrive? Oh did I say that out loud!? Silly me. You can control an Apple device from a WIN CE/Android device? I've just removed my AppRadio from another car and that works pretty well with an iphone once jailbroken & running AppRadio extensions: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bl7_1Y-gE8w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Why car play when you can mirror and control your entire IPhone or iPad screen and audio output on an Andrive? Oh did I say that out loud!? Silly me. Hi, Do forum members receive any discount on an Andrive unit? After much debate, I'm very interested to buy one but am worried that you might release a newer version in the near future. Go on - persuade me... Yes buddy, forum members get a £50 discount. After a long period of deliberation I placed an order for one today which will be fitted this week and on display at Incarnations in Brighton this weekend. If you're down that way, on Saturday, come and have a play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs4 Posted April 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) Why car play when you can mirror and control your entire IPhone or iPad screen and audio output on an Andrive? Oh did I say that out loud!? Silly me. Hi, Do forum members receive any discount on an Andrive unit? After much debate, I'm very interested to buy one but am worried that you might release a newer version in the near future. Go on - persuade me... Yes buddy, forum members get a £50 discount. After a long period of deliberation I placed an order for one today which will be fitted this week and on display at Incarnations in Brighton this weekend. If you're down that way, on Saturday, come and have a play Nice one, thanks for the offer. I wasn't aware of the event, might have to pop down. I've done the L2B mini run the last 2 years which have been great. I will PM you nearer the day if I can make it. Good luck with the install Edited April 22, 2014 by ljs4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Why car play when you can mirror and control your entire IPhone or iPad screen and audio output on an Andrive? Oh did I say that out loud!? Silly me. Hi, Do forum members receive any discount on an Andrive unit? After much debate, I'm very interested to buy one but am worried that you might release a newer version in the near future. Go on - persuade me... Yes buddy, forum members get a £50 discount. After a long period of deliberation I placed an order for one today which will be fitted this week and on display at Incarnations in Brighton this weekend. If you're down that way, on Saturday, come and have a play Nice one, thanks for the offer. I wasn't aware of the event, might have to pop down. I've done the L2B mini run the last 2 years which have been great. I will PM you nearer the day if I can make it. Good luck with the install Look on the events page, the Zone will have a stand there on the day and a few zoners will be in attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Xen Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 Hi, Do forum members receive any discount .... Go on - persuade me... Yes buddy, in Brighton this weekend. If you're down that way, on Saturday, come and have a play Starting to worry about you Rebel mit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 LOL I know... Brighton and all that... M3NXN and Mr Xen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintimperial Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) You can control an Apple device from a WIN CE/Android device? Nope. As I said...watch this space. Edited May 10, 2014 by mintimperial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
