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Does anyone know if the iOs 7.1 CarPlay features are available with the 8V??
 
The car doesn't have it built in, so irrelevant of the iOS version, I don't think you'll have it.
 
Oh, and Audi aren't a company that generally tie themselves into 1 manufacturers products like that, especially one with a minority & shrinking market share! I wouldn't bank on seeing CarPlay in Audi any time soon - especially as they announced plans to use Android for their in-car OS eventually I think.
 
cemerson said:
Oh, and Audi aren't a company that generally tie themselves into 1 manufacturers products like that, especially one with a minority & shrinking market share! I wouldn't bank on seeing CarPlay in Audi any time soon - especially as they announced plans to use Android for their in-car OS eventually I think.
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Back at this again are you.
I like it how your hatred for Apple has had you promote yourself to Audi spokesperson on the issue and market strategist.
 
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No opinion there, just facts. Why are you getting worked up? It's a perfectly reasonable explanation.
 
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They do have multi-platform support, and they do it by supporting open standards, not by forcing everyone to get an iPhone to be able to use the system! It's not like iPhones aren't compatible with the MMI is it? Why would they remove that choice from people?

I'm not sure half the people here actually understand what CarPlay is?
 
cemerson said:
They do have multi-platform support, and they do it by supporting open standards, not by forcing everyone to get an iPhone to be able to use the system! It's not like iPhones aren't compatible with the MMI is it? Why would they remove that choice from people?

I'm not sure half the people here actually understand what CarPlay is?
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Probably not, please enlighten us if you know the answer
 
It's a protocol designed to access certain mobile functions from the car's systems (and receive video output to display) that is designed to work with devices by Apple only, ie locking them down to only using one device.

Why would a manufacturer want to implement a feature that only some customers will want to use, pay Apple for the privilege, while (apparently) engaged in trying to create an open standard to achieve the same thing that ANY device and ANY car will be allowed to implement, for free?

Maybe they will implement it as an option in the future and pass on the Apple licensing fee in the cost for it. I certainly would be put off buying any car that forced me to pay for a feature I couldn't & didn't want to use.

Or maybe when there's an open standard for something similar they will implement that instead, allowing people with any device to use it.

This is just like the Siri Eyes-free proprietary nonsense to be honest... big fanfare about it when it was announced, bit of a flop since then. Have you ever seen a car with it? I haven't, not even in the options lists. I guess everyone decided it was stupid to put a bit of tech in a car that requires hardware from a single manufacturer to use...
 
CraigI said:
Back at this again are you.
I like it how your hatred for Apple has had you promote yourself to Audi spokesperson on the issue and market strategist.
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I actually wonder if they would tie up with a defragmented mess that is android and information snoopers that are Google?
 
I agree about Android, it's a ****** nightmare! I have a private iphone and a works Samsung on Android and the iphone is so much easier to use. Let's hope they don't go down the Android route.
 
Now I don't want to get involved in an Apple v Android debate as this will never be resolved. I do own an iPhone but I also respect Android, I believe healthy competition breeds technological advances. That's all I'm going to sat on that ;)

But back on CarPlay my understanding is it has been designed to work with Blackberrys QNX platform
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/03/04/carplay-qnx-integration/
I'm sure Android could do something similar if they wanted?
The QNX platform is used in many brands of car including Audi
http://www.qnx.co.uk/company/customer_stories/

I think the reason it is not available in our cars is more due to Audi than anything else. After all if it was would we spend the money on options like SD Sat Nav, Tech Pack, Audi Connect, if all we had to do was plug in our phones and hey presto we have everything these options offer and more for free?

Mercedes are working on a solution to make it available in there existing cars and not just New models! Shame on you Audi!
 
gtiller said:
Last year DFS were selling sofas with an Apple iPhone docking station in them... then Apple changed the standard. Oops! #justsayin
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Ha ha what kind of person would buy a sofa with an iPhone dock in it anyway!! ;) #notgettinginvolved ;) lol
 
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Probably why there are currently 4 different cables for iPhones depending on the age and whether you want artwork or not, and then 1 cable for almost every other make/model/age of phone! Audi have probably had enough of Apple after all that and they know it'll just be hassle if they did implement it. Someone will come up with an open standard that does the same thing sooner or later that will actually be useful.
 
There is an open standard for phone connections. It just apple are being so arrogant not to apply it to their phones...
 
Something will have to change as Brussels have voted for all phones sold in EU to use the same charging port by 2017. Will be an enormous backlash if Apple drops lightning connector for something more mainstream like micro USB.
 
The biggest issue I can see is that any Apple interface will be designed to work with touch and Audi don't go in for touch screens.

As I've said before, I applaud Audi for this as I feel touchscreens are the wrong interface for a car, forcing you to look at the screen for every function you want to perform. I hear the US is looking at passing legislation to govern the amount of interaction a driver can have with a touchscreen interface. They also get covered in fingerprints and you'll need to clean them all the time!
 
I agree, I don't like touchscreens in cars - actually a major factor in me choosing the A3 over the Golf.

There is already a law making sure all phones in the EU can be charged with micro USB - Apple get around it by selling an adapter at the moment. I didn't know it would have to change by 2017 to be more permanent - that's interesting.
 
The USB thing is ludicrous. Apple's lightning connector may be proprietary but it's a very clever design because it can use intelligent adapters to provide all manner of connectivity from a single socket, whereas other manufacturers such as those of Android devices, end up using multiple connectors to provide things like HDMI output alongside the USB connector.

I'd wager that only a tiny percentage of iPhone users wish their phone had a generic USB connector instead, but that won't stop the EU passing ridiculous laws.
 
Vertigo1 said:
The USB thing is ludicrous. Apple's lightning connector may be proprietary but it's a very clever design because it can use intelligent adapters to provide all manner of connectivity from a single socket, whereas other manufacturers such as those of Android devices, end up using multiple connectors to provide things like HDMI output alongside the USB connector.
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Uh... nope? The MHL socket is the socket most phones tend to have these days, and is an 11 pin connector that provides everything from the same socket, and is backwards compatible with micro USB.

Lightning isn't any more 'clever' than anything else, it's just proprietary so Apple can dictate and milk profits, not because it has any extra features. In fact the iPhone is incapable of outputting HDMI so the adapter for that includes an entire COMPUTER in it with an SoC and 2GB RAM to do the transcoding - which is distinctly UN-clever, unless your aim is milking the public for cash of course...
 
Not gonna happen....Apple switching to micro USB....no way in heck. You can bet the bank on that one. They've invested millions upon millions on their lightning interface, and they're not about to drop it because Brussels said so.
 
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