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Is it at all possible to use Android Auto in a car that only supports Apple CarPlay? (kbin.social)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I might be completely misunderstanding the way Android Auto/CarPlay function. They're both essentially just screen projections from your phone to the in-car display, right?

Since my car only supports CarPlay, is there any way for me to "trick" it into thinking I have an iPhone plugged in and get it to allow my phone to display the Android Auto interface on the screen instead?

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[–] FireRetardant 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What sick fuck makes a car that only supports one brand of phone? When did we get on this corporate technocratic timeline and how do we get off?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Toyota, between the years of 2018 and 2019.

[–] diodorus 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Buy an ottocast on Amazon, should solve your problem

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think I've seen these before, but it wasn't super clear to me if it would do what I was hoping. Have you used one before? Would the Android Auto only model still connect to a car with CarPlay, or would I need to get the "universal" model for that?

[–] diodorus 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'm not sure back when I bought mine there was only one model. When I plug mine in, I can set it to android auto or Apple carplay, but it doesn't matter because my android auto phone interfaces with it just fine on either setting

Message the guy selling them he's been pretty responsive in the past

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I have an older Picasou model (same thing as Ottocast) and it uses Carplay over USB, but allows wireless Android Auto from your phone. Added bonus is that you can run full screen apps that native AA doesn't let you use, eg. YouTube, etc.

I use it for my 4WDing, so I can use my 4WD maps app (which doesn't natively work in AA).