Carplay ApplePie Mini Android Box

[dnanian]

Does this allow an Android phone to do Android Auto via CarPlay (eg Proxying AA to CP)?

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[awharton]

Does this allow an Android phone to do Android Auto via CarPlay (eg Proxying AA to CP)?

Yes

 

[dnanian]

Yes

Excellent. Ordered one and we'll see how it goes.

 

[DANgerous]

Thanks for this helpful post. Does anyone know the answers to these questions:

1. Can you leave it plugged in all the time without it draining the battery when you’re not in the car?
2. How does it handle multiple users, e.g. sometimes I drive the car, sometimes my spouse. Is it easy to switch users?

Thanks a lot!

 

[Kayone73]

Finally got my Apple Pie unit from Alibaba after multiple aborted shipping attempts (thanks supply chain) set it up and as a multimedia box it works fantastic. Very snappy, responsive and on the Porsche hi res PCM screen, HD video looks gorgeous.

Currently have it BT & wifi tethered to my phone and hardly any lag at all ??

 

[ShaneSr]

The dealer says the 2021 cannot be upgraded to include Android auto, which 2022 models have. So I bought the new plus version and use this with Android Auto. I have audio lag on all phone, zoom, and team calls. I leave it plugged in and the screen boots to android pie automatically when the car starts. I hit the "zlink" button and it connects Android auto to my phone after about 10 seconds. After that, it works flawlessly (except for the audio lag).

So,... Not a seamless OEM replacement, but good enough that I don't have think about being coerced into switching to an iPhone.

Also, I tried to add a sim card to see if it would resolve the audio lag, but Verizon said the bands are not compatible with its network.

 

[Sidicks]

So is this only a solution for Android Users? What do I need as an iphone user to get Netflix / YouTube etc on my Taycan (when it arrives…!).

Similarly, is there anyway to watch things like NOW TV etc?

Thanks

 

[YLA G]

I have a MMB box. But incoming calls are buggy.. do you experience that too?

 

[superhoops10]

Hi

Have you managed to get the Apple-Pie working on the passenger display?

 

[Jono]

I have a MMB box. But incoming calls are buggy.. do you experience that too?

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[ineedanoriginal]

Anyone see this: https://www.evo.co.uk/porsche/cayenne/205796/new-2023-porsche-cayenne-interior-revealed. In the text it suggests that "new to the 2023 Cayenne is a third optional passenger display. This allows passengers to access media and navigation functions, and it can also stream video content thanks to a two-way filter which prevents the driver from watching content on the move." Looks very similar to the Taycan set up.

Perhaps something that might get updated for the Taycan? I'd hope it would be an OTA update too.

 

[Matt W]

Hi, re livening this thread as some of the links dont go to the products anymore. Has anyone purchased one of these boxes recently. If so, a link or recommendation would be appreciated as a lot of them seem to want wired CarPlay as a base spec. Thanks.

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