Apple Carplay is basically a feature that is embedded in new cars and some of the aftermarket car stereos that enable you to control and see or views certain iPhone or IPad oriented and based apps through the dashboard media systems. It is a feature that enables a car radio or head unit to be a display and controller for IOS devices
What Is Apple Carplay? How Does It Work?
The Apple Carplay works in a way that would be required of you to connect your iOS devices to your car lightning cable which would, in turn, activate an icon on the car’s display. Once you have selected it, the rest is as simple as an iPhone menu.
The main aim of the Carplay is to make it safe for you to make use of your device while you are driving. So it relocates control of your device to the car’s display which would work better if it’s a touch screen. You can also control the system by using the Siri voice activation by pressing a designated or particular button on the steering wheel
How Much Does It Cost?
Most times the Carplay is usually free and the only cost that is associated with the Carplay is the cost of the data to be used. But not all versions of cars can get the Carplay. And might be optional or might come only in upgraded media systems.
Sometimes in the early days, the only means by which you could get the Carplay is to buy an optional upgrade audio system. Which is an inclusion of a native in-dash navigation system.
How to Enable Apple CarPlay?
To enable the wireless apple car play on your iOS device might seem impossible to do. If you are not duly knowledgeable on the step by step approach to undertake. To enable Apple Carplay on your iOS device you are to follow the below instructions
- Enter the Settings App.
- Select ‘General’ Settings.
- Select ‘CarPlay’ Settings.
- From the CarPlay settings screen, if you have Bluetooth switched off. You’ll be prompted to turn it on, to ‘enable wireless Carplay
The above are the processes to undertake on how you can successfully enable apple Carplay on your iOS device.
How to Get Google Maps On Carplay Dashboard
To get the geographical location of places on your google map using the Carplay dashboard. All you need to do is just to follow the below instructions carefully;
- Simply select the Google Maps app on the CarPlay app menu screen.
- Set a destination within Google Maps app and start it.
- Now, select the Home Screen button (the icon at the bottom of the side dock) until you see the Home Screen dashboard appear.
The above are the simplified steps to follow to get Google maps on your Carplay dashboard with ease.
