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woob · 03-13-2025, 03:09 PM

Does anyone have any experience with one of those aftermarket CarPlay self contained screens? I'm looking to understand how connections work. So in my mind, I would connect to the CarPlay unit via a USB-C cable with my phone, and then the CarPlay unit would connect to my vehicle Infotainment system with Bluetooth, which means it would use my in-vehicle microphone?

Also, if I'm listening to the radio currently and a call comes in, it brings up the phone mode on my Infotainment system so I can answer the call. Would this be the same with with CarPlay unit, in that it's intellgent enough to pass on that a call is coming in and would override the radio and pop me back to CarPlay mode? Or am I expecting too much?

Part of me is wondering if I'd have to be on the Bluetooth (media) setting on my Infotainment unit for calls, so if one came in while I was on radio, I'd have to switch to Bluetooth to answer.

03-13-2025, 03:09 PM	#6658
woob #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jan 2006 Exp:	Does anyone have any experience with one of those aftermarket CarPlay self contained screens? I'm looking to understand how connections work. So in my mind, I would connect to the CarPlay unit via a USB-C cable with my phone, and then the CarPlay unit would connect to my vehicle Infotainment system with Bluetooth, which means it would use my in-vehicle microphone? Also, if I'm listening to the radio currently and a call comes in, it brings up the phone mode on my Infotainment system so I can answer the call. Would this be the same with with CarPlay unit, in that it's intellgent enough to pass on that a call is coming in and would override the radio and pop me back to CarPlay mode? Or am I expecting too much? Part of me is wondering if I'd have to be on the Bluetooth (media) setting on my Infotainment unit for calls, so if one came in while I was on radio, I'd have to switch to Bluetooth to answer.