CarPlay Impressions

[SIRIoz]

Does anyone know if there is an aerial pan in the front centre console of golf alltrack or is it just a euro thing? Also does the gps aerial get used by the carplay maps?

[RMBB]

Does anyone know if there is an aerial pan in the front centre console of golf alltrack or is it just a euro thing? Also does the gps aerial get used by the carplay maps?

Not sure about the Alltrack.

But, CarPlay does have the ability to use the cars GPS antenna if available. As for the MIBII specifically I am not sure, this all depends on what VW have allowed the iPhone access to. I would say I am 90% certain that it would use the VW GPS and potentially more. I've put in some quotes from some websites.

Source: CNET on new Mercedes C-Class

If the car has its own GPS antenna, as the C-class did, CarPlay makes use of it to get better positioning. There is also a bit of dead reckoning programmed into Apple Maps, so a temporary loss of the GPS signal won't show the car driving through a forest or the ocean.

Addition Source: ExtremeTech.com on CarPlay (and Android Auto)

The USB connection not only carries power and audio/video signals, it also carries the car’s GPS location information to the phone, a signal that may be more precise than the phone’s GPS. It knows and reports the state of the car: moving, stopped, parked. And when you are parked, there may be more things you can do via CarPlay or Auto, such as see texts onscreen, not just hear them. If you start an app, including navigation, while you’re outside the car, the app continues once you get in the car and connect the USB cable. If you have to park several blocks from your destination, the app continues to guide you on foot.

[AJW]

I've just picked up my GTI , I'm using Android Auto (AA).
Regarding the Cars GPS antenna, at least for Google maps in AA it looks like it's using the cars antenna.
When I was driving along with Google maps running in AA I had a look at the GPS symbol in the Notification bar of my phone.
I can only see it when the car has stopped and it's under a building for example.
It seems to be a lot more accurate than my phone running Google maps NAV just by it'self.

I's be surprised if Carplay wasn't doing something similar.

[Ralfi]

I notice the just released IOS 9.1 has a reference to improved stability in CarPlay. Look forward to seeing how it is....in a couple of weeks....

[Ralfi]

I notice the just released IOS 9.1 has a reference to improved stability in CarPlay. Look forward to seeing how it is....in a couple of weeks....

& I can say that after the most recent update, CarPlay has been an even more of a joy to use. Even Spotify has a higher strike rate of not failing. It still has its quirks (not displaying track name/info in certain rare circumstances), but it works pretty much every time now.

What it needs though is a shortcut button to get back to Music when Maps is in use (to match the Maps shortcut which appears on the right side when Music is running).

Overall, I guess I can't complain too much at all (hence why this thread's been quiet of late). Hopefully others here are happy with it too.

From reading overseas forums, many headaches are being caused by App-Connect in other regions. Seems we've been lucky here with the way it's implemented in our MIB II units.

[WallySimmonds]

Might give Android Auto another crack - I've not used it because as mentioned previously it feels pretty buggy to me.

[Ralfi]

Might give Android Auto another crack - I've not used it because as mentioned previously it feels pretty buggy to me.

If you're having issues with AA, check out mattaus' thread. Some good tips in there too...
Android Auto and MIB II

[nharvey120]

Does anyone on this thread know if it impossible to get a software upgrade on an MY15 to have App Connect?

[fatredwombat1]

I believe not. On another note, I had a play with connection and disconnection. I found it wouldn't reconnect. I then turned off Bluetooth and it would connect.
It seems that as it was disconnected from Android Auto but connected as a Bluetooth device prevented the AA connection.
Hope this helps out some people.

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[Ralfi]

Spotify is still buggy.

Apple Music had some issues today - music would stop/start constantly..........went away after I shut down the engine & reconnected..