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iDrop News » CarPlay
3M ago
Last week, we shared a report that Honda was preparing to offer wireless CarPlay upgrades for older year models, and now the automaker’s retrofit program has officially launched, providing some more details on how it works — and what it will cost for Honda owners to untether their iPhones on the road. As expected, the […]
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iDrop News » CarPlay
4M ago
Earlier this year, GM announced its plans to ditch CarPlay in its electric vehicles in favor of a custom infotainment system developed by GM in tandem with Google. At the time, GM’s reasons for doing this seemed pretty clear. Like most such moves, it was a matter of following the money. GM said it wanted […]
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iDrop News » CarPlay
4M ago
It’s been nearly 18 months since Apple announced a series of revolutionary CarPlay enhancements that would bring the iPhone experience to your entire dashboard — so long, in fact, that you could be forgiven if you’d forgotten it ever happened. Even at the time, we weren’t expecting to see any cars incorporating the next-gen CarPlay […]
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iDrop News » CarPlay
1y ago
Ford CEO Jim Farley told The Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern during an interview this week that Ford will not be dropping CarPlay support from its cars and trucks, due to the iPhone integration’s popularity with Ford customers. “70 percent of our Ford customers in the U.S. are Apple customers. Why would I go to an […]
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iDrop News » CarPlay
1y ago
Although we really think you should give Apple Maps a try as it’s improved in leaps and bounds over the past few iOS releases, there are a lot of folks who still swear by Google Maps, and with Google also still iterating and adding new features regularly, it’s becoming an interesting race between the two […]
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iDrop News » CarPlay
1y ago
Over the weekend, Ford officially unveiled its first foray into the world of fully electric vehicles: the Mustang Mach-E. The Mustang Mach-E is an all-electric sports utility vehicle that will be offered in a plethora of different trim levels and variants. But if you’re an Apple user, one of your first questions may be whether […]
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iDrop News » CarPlay
1y ago
Spotify has pushed out the much-anticipated iOS 13 update to its music streaming app, opening up support for asking Siri to play songs, and with it, the streaming service is also making its debut on Apple’s set-top box. Spotify has been at odds with Apple for several months now, filing an antitrust complaint in Europe […]
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iDrop News » CarPlay
1y ago
Today, Apple left no stone at WWDC, upgrading everything from major products like iOS to more niche items like CarPlay. CarPlay saw several critical improvements, including support for multi-screen displays and integrated climate controls. Multi-Display Support Apple’s new CarPlay will move beyond the confines of the radio and expand to multiple displays on the dashboard. […]
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iDrop News » CarPlay
1y ago
If you’ve decided to pick up a shiny new BMW this year, you may be surprised to discover that it likely won’t include CarPlay support when you roll off the lot. Thanks to the global chip shortage that’s been affecting everything from consumer electronics to cars, BMW has found itself behind the curve in getting […]
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iDrop News » CarPlay
1y ago
It’s been nearly a year since Apple unveiled its iOS 16 roadmap at its June 2022 Worldwide Developers Conference. While most of the promised features have now arrived in the series of point releases that have followed, there’s one big one we’re still waiting on: Apple’s new “CarPlay 2.0” platform. Of course, this one isn’t […]
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