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11-24-2019, 09:26 AM

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carplay over wifi

I know you have to plug in the phone, but I have also seen some adapters out there that allow the phone itself to remain in your pocket and work over bluetooth.....

Has anyone tried this on the TLX, and which one did you use

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11-25-2019, 10:03 AM

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I'm interested in this, too. I understand that the plugging in thing is to keep us from touching the phone while driving, but some apps (SiriusXM and Pandora, I'm looking at you) require at least some input on the phone even when tethered to CarPlay.

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11-25-2019, 11:37 AM

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I saw this article on Cars.com about about the requirements. It mentioned Bluetooth wasn't enough for wireless carplay:

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The connection needs in-vehicle Wi-Fi, as Bluetooth alone isn’t robust enough. The latter enables phone calls or streaming music, but it ultimately supports relatively little data. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto need a hardier connection — the impetus behind a physical cable in the first place, which both systems required at inception. A Wi-Fi connection to the multimedia system through an in-vehicle router accommodates more data. It’s the “only wireless protocol that has enough bandwidth to support phone mirroring,” explained David Amodeo, J.D. Power’s director of global automotive.

https://www.cars.com/articles/wirele...ey-now-407297/

I've seen some Bluetooth adapters online for about $150 that claim they can work with Carplay, but don't know anyone that's tried it.