Apple CarPlay is AWESOME when you know how to use it! (FULL Tutorial)
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- CarPlay has been around since 2014, so there’s a good chance that you’ve either driven a car with it, or been in a car where someone else has been using it. But be honest, beyond using it as a GPS, do you actually know how to use Apple CarPlay? This stock iPhone function is actually really impressive, but you need to know how to get the most out of it, to get the most out of it.
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Chapters;
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Prerequisites
1:39 - Navigation
3:04 - Siri is everything
5:15 - Apple Maps
8:35 - Additional Siri Commands
11:06 - Settings
12:02 - Driving Focus
13:09 - Some final tips
15:29 - End - Наука та технологія
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Here in India, Apple Maps isn't able to pick up the exact location from Home or Work address added in the contact card. It's always off by 1-2 kms or so. Also, on asking Siri to "Drive to home" while using CarPlay I get "Can't open while driving"... something like that. Defeats the whole purpose. Any tips/workarounds for both of these? It's been very frustrating using CarPlay here.
Great tips, but here’s one I use all the time.
I ALWAYS listen to music while driving. I’m also almost always using Google Maps
or Apple Maps. My CarPlay screen is perhaps a bit smaller on my car, but if you tap the two squares in the lower left corner, you can see both your driving application as well as your music application, side-by-side, so I can skip songs while still getting all my driving information on one screen.
Thank you for this video. I’ve dealt with many frustrations with Apple CarPlay and your video gave me a lot of useful information, so I appreciate the time you took to make this video for others. I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Your tutorials are excellent and helpful. It makes a change to listen to a presenter who doesn’t shout and try to be zany which never impresses. Thank you.
I’ve been using Car Play for years and thought i knew all of what it did. Until I watched this episode. Once again you have helped. Your tutorials are alway educational, extremely easy to listen to and follow along with. There are others sharing their insights on UA-cam and although filled with information, they are sometimes difficult to listen to for more than a few moments because of tone of voice or competitive antics. You are always on mark. Thanks once more.
I'd be surprised to know it's possible for your iphone to receive location data from an auxiliary gps unit.
See, case and point...
You didn't mention that you can use Automations with Carplay. That's VERY handy. I have an automation when I start Carplay to check the temperature. If the temperature is below 2 degrees celsius, I have SIRI say to me that I have to drive careful because it could be slippery. And you can do MANY more things with this...
That's very clever - I'll have to explore that in more detail.
That’s funny, I just got a new car with CarPlay about a month ago and I said the only it’s missing is if it could display the current temp and conditions outside - this is about as close as it gets. Thanks buddy
My Mazda 3 notifies me on its own anyways lol but that’s cool!
Yep. I have a CarPlay automation to remind me to turn on my dash cam (it doesn’t reliably turn on) and another automation that tells me how traffic is and how long it will take to get to work on weekday mornings.
New VW and Audi's have this feature built into the car when they drop below 4 degrees.
Add your home and work addresses to “My card” in Contacts.
Make sure these open with correct locations in Maps when tapped.
If you launch Maps on CarPlay, it’ll automatically plot the appropriate route, depending on your routines.
When you add an event in Calendar, make a habit of entering the location as well.
Maps will then plot the route there instead if it’s upcoming.
E.g. dental appointment before work, get in in the morning, and Maps plots the route to your dentist instead of to work.
Once done at the dentist, it’ll plot the route from there to your office.
As an extremely old newbie to Carplay, this is easily the best vid I've seen. Thank you.
I love CarPlay and how straightforward it is, basically a display of my phone! So handy to ask Siri to message and search for music etc. I’m not so impressed at the idea of a newer version though as I like it how it is and it works for me. I’m not particularly tech minded so hope they don’t mess with it too much
It's wild how far car tech has come. I now leave my phone and my keys in my pocket to drive. The phone connects automatically and starts playing the last music I was listening to when I got out. All of the car functions work with the fob in my pocket. Took a while to get used to not digging out my phone and keys every time I get in the car.
Keeping your phone in your pocket is great for short trips, but for long ones, gotta keep that thing charging lol
Finally someone who is able to explain the maps in a way I can understand. Thank you
Your Apple-related tutorials are the BEST on YT, period! Everything is useful and it’s presented in a pleasant manner. TYSM!
Thank you! Clear, concise, constructive and well-paced. And thank heavens for a totally listenable English voice - such a refreshing change on UA-cam! 15:45
Love your channel. Great video. One thing. You mentioned being able to change the order of your apps through settings on your phone bI was going crazy trying to figure out how to actually move them on that list n settings. I finally googled it. You have to touch and hold on the lines on the right of the app and move it to where you want it. Just in case anyone else is being as dense as I was being. 😂
Your videos are always very clear and very well explained. Thanks. Keep up the good work.
I am new to car play and this has been extremely helpful getting oriented. Thank you!
Great video. A lot of very useful information. Prior to watching I thought I was getting the most out of Apple CarPlay. Clearly that was not the case. Thank you for posting! 👍🏽
Apple Maps ETA feature in Carplay is fantastic - a feature few know about. For other Apple users, it sends them a temporary Find My Friends link, which is updated in real-time. And for non-apple users, it sends them a formal text with your ETA etc. If you are ahead or behind schedule, it updates them automatically! It even tells the other person when you arrive, so you don't have to remember.
they will figure it out when you knock on their door
@@dirtbeard108 True, but it is also handy to notify someone whos not there to let them know you have reached your destination.
I enjoyed your video and appreciate it. I am currently having an issue with the CarPlay self-disconnecting as I drive using any of the GPS apps. Can you advise on a fix for this?
Again a very helpful video. After abandoning Siri and Apple Maps in my car it gave me the spark to try it again.
My biggest issues were the fact that Siri doesn’t seem to understand me and maps is really bad for finding anything in rural areas.
Thanks for the inspiration
Great video thank you. The only other thing I would’ve mentioned it’s a little dongle devices that you can buy to make your CarPlay wireless. I have a 2017 Hyundai Tucson and I had to buy that in order to make mine wireless. Otherwise I had a wired CarPlay connection built in the device cost me about $90 and it works great.
I just started using Dongle for wireless, but it drains my iPhone battery like crazy! So, I still need to plug in my phone to keep it charged. Still need to decide if it’s worth the dongle since I still need to plug in anyway. Would love to hear this in another video or others‘ comments.
CarPlay using an Ottocast wireless dongle is a good experience too, my partner uses Android and as we share driving quite often it was a good option instead of swapping out cables every time we hopped in the car. I am enjoying the CarPlay experience on our 7in corolla screen, it is functional and Siri has been reliable whilst driving. I use Waze as default navigation due to its crowdsourced reporting, if Apple maps was half as good in that dept I'd swap. My fave function is my remote garage door button that appears when i'm close to home (around 500mt radius), the same doesn't work in Android sadly. The next generation CarPlay sounds exciting but I honestly don't think its that needed, end of the day there is only so much information/interaction that needs to be distracting the driver. In Victoria Australia our laws have evolved recently that makes it illegal to "scroll" any device (including inbuilt screens) and overhead cameras will capture use and send fines. How they are going to determine a press from a scroll in a picture is beyond me, going to be a lot of drama.
Australia, the land where the inmates incriminate themselves.
Fantastic tutorial with excellent production values, Please, could you do a tutorial on lighting one’s space for an online meeting or presentation like this? Your image is so crisp and your lighting setup creates a warm, clean look that I haven’t been able to get with my own videos. (I teach online and have a lot of online meetings.) Thank you for the CarPlay tutorial - very useful - but honestly I was distracted by my own envy at your lovely mise-en-scène and would love some tips on how you get that effect.
Excellent. My new car claims to have Car Play. I had no idea what this is and tried various searches: was it a piece of hardware, was it an app…..? Yours is the only source of information that actually tells me what it is and how to operate it. I look forward to using it when I purchase the vehicle. Thank you. Concise, as ever.
This is a great video! Thanks! I'm going to share it with my MIL as she's not familiar with the tech but wants the functions that Carplay offers.
One thing concern that we've looked into is data usage because she doesn't have a great mobile data allowance. You can save maps on Google to a degree to save data but you can't have real time traffic announcements without a date connection.
Driving regularly with data enabled can eat through a 1gb allowance in days.
Have you reviewed any bluetooth accessories that allow wire less connection for a car that only have car play when connected by cable? And if so do you recommend any? I would like to provide connectivity for both car play and the android equivalent.
Great explanation, I love using CarPlay especially for Google Maps! Thanks!
Great video on this app. I have it in my vehicle for the first time and this is helpful. One issue I've had that I'd love help with is I only seem to play music from my phone's recent downloads or a very few albums. Is there a way to get access to all the music in the Music app on my phone?
OK, you get bonus points for having Tim Apple in your contacts. Hilarious! 😂
Just wondering if Car Ply will update on your car automatically or if you must do the updates via the information downloaded to a USB device .
Thanks for your excellent tutorial. In OZ until recently have predominantly using Waze BUT have switched to Apple Maps. I really like the instructions and display of traffic lights that others (Google and Waze) do not show. As for UK we are RHS drivers.
I was hoping you might have covered the following "issue"
Is there a way to get an iPhone 14 to display the SAME screen as on the Carplay Map screen?
My Carplay Screen (in a Subaru) has the SPEED on the LHS - a long way even for peripheral vision.
I lock my iPhone onto the Air Vent between steering wheel and RH door so if if it was the SAME display screen as the Carplay vehicle screen it would be basically in my eyesight.
Alternatively can the Car Nav Carplay screen be "flipped over"so the Speed limit would then be on the RHS of the screen?
The SPEEDS are are a big issue in Subarus as the default NAV is TomTom and the limits are hopelessly out of date on major streets/roads I used. Up to 4+ years out of date. Recently cost me $400 fine and demerit points - first in 40 years.
Thanks
KevOZ
Brilliant, very clear, no waffle, just helpful information. Thanks so much.
When i arrive home my garage door shows up on carplay for me to open, but i have 2 garage doors and it often shows the wrong garage door. Any idea if there is a way to set a default. i removed Garage door 2 from favorites but it still selects that one about half the time, Any ideas would be great. Love the videos.
Very informative. Just a question. I’m getting a car with wireless CarPlay. I have music loaded onto a USB stick. Can you bypass CarPlay and play music via usb port? Thanks
Hi and thanks for the great video. When I switch to Navigation/maps whilst in Apple car play, my cars radio goes off and I have to switch back to my cars (2022 Mazda 6 sedan) home screen to turn the radio back on should this be happening or is my wireless dongle faulty?
The best video on Car Play on UA-cam, a must watch for anyone starting with Apple Car Play
Hello. Very informative video!! Can you use Echo Auto as you do Siri, for turning on SiriusXM or Apple play and or make and receive calls?? Thank you an thank you for your timely response
You’re very detailed with your videos and I enjoy them a lot! Now since you mentioned Nas I’m definitely going to work more of your videos lol thanks again!
Hi, I’ve just picked up a car with Apple Car Play and I absolutely love it. I’m in Australia and am wondering if there’s a way to simply listen to the radio while using CarPlay?
Thanks again, fantastic channel!
Newby to Carplay - how can I set radio channels and see the radio settings on CarPlay? Yes, we have Spotify, etc. but if we want just a radio station? Thanks.
I'm not a big technocrat at 80 years old, but this has been very clear to me. I've just bought a camper van so my wife dog and I can go on picnics along the West coast of Wales. I've got "Waze" on my iPhone. Thanks.
im new to the apple car play on my new 2023 skoda i got . I have seen many youtubers and posts talk about UA-cam and netflix on your apple car play but its not an option on the screen . Do i need to download the apps for UA-cam and Netflix from somewhere. Thanks
Very helpful, thanks. One question, whenever a new version of CarPlay comes out, how does this happen. Is it just part of a new iOS version? Also, does the software in the Head Unit of my car need to be upgraded? I have a third party head unit and have no idea how to upgrade the software.
Love these videos - very helpful. Is anyone able to tell me if a passenger can adjust volume on music playing from my library on car play. Only option I have found so far is by using controls on steering wheel? Thanks
the integration of CarPlay and calendar should have been covered. I saw your video on Apple Calendar and now use it exclusively for when I need to drive to a new destination - be it a Dr. appt, to get the kids from camp, or especially when we go on vacation and will be driving to a new place everyday and then returning to a 'temporary' home.
This was a really good, useful video, thank you. I was just wondering if you use maps or if you use the AUDI system for navigation? I really like the Audi system as I think it works well with the Audi app in as far as I can find my destination the night before and send it to the car, when I get in the car, it’s already to go. I was just wondering your thoughts?
Thank you for another helpful video one question when using. Hey Siri close my garage door that set up on Apple HomeKit. The response from the car if you need to download the app not sure how to proceed. Any ideas?
Great cover Domingo! 2x questions, do you have tab for Shout & what effects/settings are you using?
Thx again!
Great video. Any idea why Siri only gives the first turn by turn instruction then is silent. I have confirmed turn by turn voice setting is on. Seems to happen on the other map apps as well.
Thank you so much for this very informative video. I love Apple car play and use it mostly for Waze and Spotify. However, my car or CarPlay, not sure which, has a really annoying habit of disconnecting itself and I then have to forget the device and start over again from scratch. This is particularly annoying if I don’t realise it has done this until I’m already driving and want to use it!
Out of interest are you using the genuine apple usb cable? I had this issue with my CarPlay and turned out my third party cable was at fault. Not saying it will solve your issue but worth a try.
It's great that you do what you do! As a 50-year writer and marketing communications consultant, I'd love to see your video headlines read like your caption: "Apple CarPlay is AWESOME when you know how to use it!"' -- rather than, "You're Using CarPlay all Wrong"
Great video. I drive a 2022 Mustang Mach E and use Apple CarPlay and something interesting stopped happening that is frustrating me; the dock on the screen in my car is on the bottom and it displays the last 3 apps used and now, somehow, when I go from one to the other, there is no more tone that I hear, when i touch the screen... The interesting thing is that "touch tones" everywhere else in Ford's SYNC system, just not in CarPlay. I've gone through settings and can find nothing to enable/disable touch tones in CarPlay, any thoughts on what I may be missing here?
Hey! Thanks for making this. I've just watched it. I'm testing out Car Play this month for 1 month as I've recently adopted an iphone as mobile number 2. I'm actually an Android user and i live on android auto. This is helpful to navigate the settings and get basic knowledge. Thank you.
Do you know of a "dashboard" app for iPhone to use while driving if one's car does not have a modern receiver? My son has an older car and I sure miss carplay when I drive it. He has an iPhone mount on the dash, so a carplay-like app on the phone itself would be excellent. Thanks!
WOW! I didn't know it did so much. The problem is, I am such a thick head with technology that I am going to have to spend a lot of time going over and over this to remember it all. Just bought a new Toyota Yaris Cross and it has all this and more installed and I want to use it all to get the best out of this useful tool. I am at an age when this takes time.
This is more of an iPhone query than a CarPlay one. Is there any way, I can disable the charging function with a wired connection? It can’t be good for the phone to be plugged in when it already has a 100% charge, or can it?
I have 05 Scion TC no Navigation system . I bought a Kenwood w/Apple CarPlay I enjoyed your videos before I got the unit installed! Very informative
yet another useful and well presented video, thank you. One thing you could’ve mentioned is that if you use Apple maps, you will get a head up display in your dashboard, at least you do with a VW, if you use other mapping apps you do not appear to get this guidance. I find it very useful having directions showing in my dashboard. There may be a way to get other apps to show this information too, if there is, please could you cover it? Thanks again for a super channel, Peter
The quality of your video is excellent. The audio is as clear as the instructions are, and the graphic displays are great too. Keep it up.
Hi, Fab video but what i cant do through ca play is find BBC radio stations? You didnt mention radio, only music. I have BBC Sounds on my phone, and obviosly the car radio will play if I turn car play off, but is there a way to listen via the carplay?
Great video! One issue I need help with. I start my car and connect my iPhone via lightning cable. Most of the time music or a podcast starts playing on the radio. Same with my wife’s iPhone. There was nothing playing just before connecting the cable. Any way to stop this auto play “feature?” It can be quite disturbing at times. TIA
I have the same problem. Apple Music starts playing right away. Super annoying.
Brilliant thank you I have been researching this subject and you by far have been the most helpful. Much appreciated 😊
Hi thank you so much for the video. I would like to know if there is an option to don’t show my contacts and text while using CarPlay??
I actually like the Apple watch tapping when a turn in coming up, because I may be distracted by a conversation or I’m unsure if it’s the following turn. CarPlay is an excellent system much better than the alternative.
Hi, what are the lenses you use? I couldn’t find lenses on your Kit link. And what focal length is this video shot? Thanks
Thank you for this video, the timing is perfect as I have just bought a car with carplay, and am only just starting to get to grips with it.
Another very useful tutorial; thanks and well done. I've been very impressed by the CarPlay facility in my VW Golf (mk7.5) and feel the Apple Maps application works best as it appears to make use of the car's integral GPS receiver rather than the one in the phone. I've found with Waze and Google Maps, the map can occasionally lose its bearings, especially when travelling at very low speeds. The Apple Music implementation is also very impressive. Keep up the good work!
exactly, apple maps plugs into the cars receiver so compass direction and accuracy is superior. Only time I would run waze is if i am trying to avoid traffic and waze is showing a better route or for watching out for speed cameras.
That’s quite interesting to know that it uses the car’s GPS antenna, if it’s true for all models. It has gotten completely lost a few times (location not what it appears on screen) which necessitates the phone to be rebooted so that made me think it was using phone gos connection? This is using wireless CarPlay.
Great Video. Thank u foe the extensive video.
But anywords about Android Auto ?
Did u connect Ur Kenwood with Android Auto wirlessly ?
I have Pioneer F80BT , still trying to connect with Ottocast U2 X pro, but going vain !!
thanks. so what happens when there's an incoming call? does the maps screen get minimized in favor of the call screen? this would be an issue when navigating a tricky spot using one of the maps apps. thanks,.
Great video! I just installed Apple CarPlay in my brandnew VW California 6.1 Ocean, ik works great. I have an account with UA-cam Music, so I installed the app. However it has not got the option to play your own playlist, there is only prefabricated ones. And that is not what I had in mind. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Hi - do you know if you can set up both a wireless charger and a wireless carplay adapter if your car doesn't come with wireless carplay? many thanks
Clear and precise. Thank you from USA for sharing your knowledge.
Not sure if my other message sent. Basically a video ! Thanks.
A few questions.
- Google maps doesn’t show when selected. It’s just a black screen. Any ideas ?
- When using any map- is it using phones data ?
- like someone else said- is this not bad for the phone to be constantly on charge ?
- how do you change the appearance / backdrop you mentioned in video
Car is mazda 3 2017. It’s a wired connection
Thanks in advance
I appreciate you making this very thorough video on CarPlay 👍👌(I just purchased a new car and I’m using it for the first time.)
I have some questions regarding UA-cam…
Yeah, I know that there’s no way to access this currently using CarPlay (although, maybe in the future?), but are there 3rd party devices that will mirror/connect to the car touch screen monitor (something most new cars have) that you’ve used or have tested that WILL let you access UA-cam? (and other apps not available on CarPlay?)
With my old car, I used a magnetic mobile car mount to attach my iPhone in order to watch (mostly listen to) UA-cam and access other apps (it was obviously very straightforward, lol), but with my new car (a Honda CRV), there’s basically *no where* I’m able to mount my iPhone (or at least without damaging or messing up my dash!)
Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions!
I would prefer to use Apple maps, but always find Waze is just more reliable and useful. Speed warnings and stranded cars, also a lot faster at picking up delays (also across europe). Ref the Dartford Toll, you can set an account so it recognises Reg no and takes card payment automatically. Reminders is useful when set in advance to remind you at a certain point on a map to do something (ie get a reminder to post the birthday card that has been sat on the passenger seat for a week, when you are near a certain post box 😬)
Hi
I know this sounds mad, but I’m new to apple. can you use two things at once? For example Spotify and sat nav?
Thanks
That was really great, thank you! Do you have a view on CarPlay wireless dongles? Any recommendations or advice to avoid? Thank you.
Is there a way to not display alternative routes. I always see main route and multiple alternatives in lighter color. Thanks
I ❤ my Car Play by Apple. I think my uncle picked my 2017 Ford Fusion for that feature alone, along with others of course!! 😂🤣(Side note: I should’ve got an iPhone 📱 a long time ago around 2010, but I didn’t.) I ❤ your videos and advice. It worked so well!! Keep it up!! ❤❤❤❤❤
I use CarPlay daily for gps, music and phone calls while driving. The only issue I’ve come across is Microsoft Teams causes my whole stereo system to reboot. If I try to join a meeting or take a teams call, the whole screen goes black, powers down and then comes back up. When I tried it with my Android, it worked fine. I hope Apple and Microsoft fix that problem. I often take meetings on my commute to the office and have to use my iPad mini and AirPods since the iPhone can’t connect when it’s connected to my car.
Nice tutorial but you didn't show how to add an app that i know i have in my iPhone but its not available from the list shown in the CarPlay "Customize" screen. Can you set a link to the clip that explains that. If its a valid option at all.
great tip re the wireless charging... I have also noticed the phone got very warm and only connect via a cable these days
Many thanks! Just bought a Mazda Cx and need to get my navigation setup.
Thank you for this timely tutorial, Thomas. I recently got a new vehicle which has wireless Apple Car Play, and I am learning about the various features.
Do I need to update the car’s software to use it? It’s a 2016 model and iOS 14.8.1.
Very helpful. Seems like no one talks about the ins and outs of Carplay. Thanks.
How much data will you need to drive say 200km (at say 50mph). Will the iphone keep route data during 4G drop outs?
Wireless can have an issue connecting to carplay if you park in your garage and you have Bluetooth/wi~fi in your house. Can be frustrating to try to get it to connect, especially if you're late for work!
Great video. One thing that really bugs me about CarPlay is that the location marker (I use Gaia GPS mostly) is a big arrowhead that blocks out anything underneath the arrow in about a 100-200 meter diameter. Here in Thailand, many streets are so close together that I sometimes turn on the street before or after the street I intended to turn onto. Is there any way to change the location marker arrow to a dot or smaller icon or even make it transparent so that I can see the street I am approaching?
I need HELP!! I need a step by step guide for CarPlay set up w my new vehicle. My phone may have some settings it turned on ? I have watched UA-cam videos and have visited the Verizon store for tech support: the have added my phone to my Bluetooth in my vehicle and used the suggestion of “forget this device”. I have updated my phone.. I’m lost.
Great video! I love CarPlay and still I learned something new about it in this video. Very much looking forward to the next version of CarPlay when it comes out!!
Hi PHT, have you had any problems with Siri not recognising google maps? I have google maps on my carplay and can navigate manually, but Siri says it can't find google maps although it is in my apps on the dashboard?
Thanks!
One of the best-executed UA-cam tech videos I've used. Was a bit apprehensive about nav in new RAV4 - I can do this!
Thank you!
Question: If you don't have a car with a touch screen, will the passengers connected iPhone operate the the CarPlay screen for maps an music?
As a long time user of carplay, a couple of things I'd like to have is the ability to add more wall papers and Apps of my choosing.
Thanks.
If you had to rank Waze, Google maps and Apple Maps, how would you rank from best to worst?
Question: if I am using maps, be it Google or Apple in the car and I'm listening to a podcast and don't want to miss anything that is said, will spoken instructions pause the podcast? I can't test it myself as I have only ordered the new car.
I regularly use Maps on CarPlay but one thing that I would like is for it to stay zoomed in for a more traditional sat nav experience, is this possible? If you zoom in using the plus arrow as soon as the next command comes it zooms back out to how it was.
Thank you for this video. I’ve been struggling figuring out how to use my iPhone for maps. Question, please. I have a 2016 model VW Golf which is not wireless so I need to plug in the iPhone 13 as indicated in the manual. When new, the car came with a maps sim for the Infotainment System. Now pretty outdated. Do I need to remove the on board maps sim to use Apple Maps or Waze? I can’t seem to bring up Apple Play easily. Sadly, the VW dealer was not terribly helpful. Thanks again. Another very helpful video.
I think getting a Car play dongle would work better for you. I purchased the CarlinKit 5.0 from Ali Express for my Ford, it plugs into the USB port in my glove box and connects wirelessly to my iPhone. When I switch on the car the Ford head unit (sync3) automatically goes into CarPlay mode after 20-30 seconds. It works pretty seamlessly and I prefer to use the TomTom app for navigation, it has, speed camera notifications with real time traffic integration and has saved me many hours by avoiding hold ups.
Can CarPlay Maps access locations saved in My Guides on iPhone? Or, select a destination from My Guides on the iPhone and transfer that route to CarPlay Maps? I have a trip to ‘the states’ coming up and have saved all my locations in My Guides (grand tour of L.A.). Gonna be well upset if it was all for nought.
Thinking further: Hand Off from iPhone to CarPlay? Copy address on iPhone paste into CarPlay…