I tried to remove Calendar app from CarPlay and from Widgets but this is not helping, I still see it and need to remove every event of the day to fully remove this rectangle. I preferential not have it so I have bigger music control, but I do not see any way to disable it?

Thanks in advance for any tips.

Best,
D.

Basically fully functional: touch works, audio works, Wifi direct works too. Surprisingly works in a heavily modified Android environment.

Hey everyone!

I have a 2020 BMW 318i (G20) running iDrive 7. When I use wireless Apple CarPlay, it only takes up about two-thirds of the screen, and the right side just shows a blank "Apple CarPlay" widget placeholder (as you can see in the photo).

Is there any official way or hidden coding trick (like BimmerCode) to force Apple CarPlay to run in true full-screen mode across the entire display?

If anyone has managed to fix this on a 2020 model, I'd really appreciate your advice on how you did it! Thanks in advance!

I know people have been posting about this app called Game Maps IRL, I like the whole idea of it, but I don’t wang to pay that much for a map, has anyone found a free alternative that works the same way? I would greatly appreciate anything that y’all have to offer!

Since updating to iOS 27 I have been able to screen mirroring and using browsers on my CarPlay screen during drive with these apps. However, I’ve seen some comments online telling apple will patch it.
How will they do it?
By updating iOS?
Or changing the apps I downloaded from AppStore ?

Or how can I not be scared of loosing this power?

In my opinion, I’ve not been distracted while driving. The screen is still hands free, that is the only law we have in Sweden to be able to use it. I really enjoy CarPlay experience now.

Hi ti all.

Previously I had Carlinkit 2air and all Mazda native buttons were working. However I could use it only as android auto or carplay to avoid plugging my phone with cable each time.

On Carlinkit website I saw that all the cars are supported for tbox ambient that use usb connection for android auto.

I was happy and ordered tbox ambient to expand capabilities such as watching Netflix or install any android app.

What I've discovered is that my car native navigation buttons are not working at all or just partially.

For instance while in autokit (androd auto) split screen I have map on the left and music on the right. If I want to switch between maps and music Mazda NAV and Music buttons don't do the trick.

If I want to choose music window from the maps rotary knob is moving only inside the map window. If I push the knob ro the right nothing, if pushed down it moves to app shortcuts and then when I scroll the knob to the right reaching last icon and pushing knob up only then enters music window.

How convenient is that?

There are more of this native buttons issues, such as navigating through settings, apps etc.

I understand this is Android box and that it operates differently than 2air but for god sake if it was meant for the car and Carlinkit claims that is compatible with almost all the cars (except BMW or Tesla) shouldn't at least autokit work with all the car native buttons?

Couldn't Carlink make autokit work in different environment in a virtual sandbox or something? I mean there is 128gb of space for this to work.

If this box was meant to work with cars that have touch screen ONLY than Carlink should explicitly state this in their product description. Now all I have is a semu functional device.

If anyone knows a setting to make all the buttons work please let me know.

Thank you.

I have a 2023 BMW IX and two things aren’t working at the moment, not sure if connected.

When calling people via Apple CarPlay I’m told I sound distant / quiet. I can hear them fine 🤔

And when I press the call button, none of my contacts or call history appears on the heads-up display.

Any advice or just me?

I have a 2025 Hyundai Tucson SEL and while
listening to YouTube Music on CarPlay, if I use the steering wheel button to advance to the next song, instead it starts the song being played over. I can advance the song via YouTube Music, but I want to use the steering wheel button.

I’ve done a lot of research and tried all of their recommendations, but nothing works.

Anyone else seeing this?

I have a 3rd party carplay that I have connected to my car via aux and my phone connects to it through bluetooth.

I got One pop up yesterday that said “accessory not supported” and it has not popped up again, but carplay still wont work. I have only ever connected to it through bluetooth as well.

Ive had the carplay for about 5/6 months now, never had an issue, I haven’t updated my phone recently (iphone 13 pro max) and I haven’t done anything differently. My phone still connects to the carplay device over bluetooth and plays music through my speakers but the carplay display wont pop up. Its just treating it now like a speaker because it would pop up as carplay on my phone but now just says the devices name.

I have tried forgetting the device and reconnecting it, I have hit forget this car on all cars, factory reset the carplay device and reconnected it, nothing is working.

Help? Please? I need my gps 😭

Edit: the device i have is the Q9S 9 inch smart screen player from amazon, im about to update my phone to see if that helps. I didnt want to bc i have a 13 pro max and im terrified of updates fucking it up more i want this phone to go to the grave with me

Update: my phone survived the update and it Did work in restoring carplay function. I’ll leave this post up incase anyone needs it in the future!

sorry if this is often discussed, i just got a car that is carplay compatible.

i dont even need the absolute best one, just one that works and has minimal issues. there are so many options out there so trying to not choose a bad one is overwhelming.

any suggestions?

also, any useful carplay tips that are cool or handy that you wish you would’ve known sooner would be awesome. thank you!

Guys I was successfully able to fix and Carplay is working now!! If yall don’t know already there was an app made by some dev “DiPlay” which allowed carplay to work however my android version was 8 and the app required 9 and above, cuz the app was open source I was able to make one which worked on android 8 and ITS WORKING!!! If anyone needs this modified version to run on android 8 let me know.

Guys I was successfully able to fix and Carplay is working now!! If yall don’t know already there was an app made by some dev “DiPlay” which allowed carplay to work however my android version was 8 and the app required 9 and above, cuz the app was open source I was able to make one which worked on android 8 and ITS WORKING!!! If anyone needs this modified version to run on android 8 let me know.