2021 Wireless CarPlay
#21
My 2018 XE w/ ICTP was upgraded to wired Carplay/AA. On the ICTP screen, there's a button for launching Carplay. And when in Carplay, there's a button to go back to the Jag menus. I find Carplay easier to navigate my USB music library, so I sometimes go into Carplay to select music, then go back to the ICTP Nav display (which I mostly like.)
#22
Found how to Exit Android Auto without unplugging
To add a reference point, I just bought a 2023 R-Dynamic, and it does NOT have wireless CarPlay/Android Auto. Well, at least not Android Auto since I have a Samsung, so haven't technically confirmed the lack of wireless CarPlay.
Even the wired version of Android Auto is frustrating. It completely takes over, and you have no way (that I have found) to exit out to your regular menus to do things like adjust audio settings or phone settings, etc. I get that you probably aren't messing with those all the time, but the fact that I am "stuck" in the Android Auto view makes it unusable for me. I will stick with Bluetooth for audio and phone calls and use a phone mount for Waze (I also have been unable to get my SMS messages to display on the Infotainment screen, but I don't mess with that stuff while driving anyway).
Frustrating to be so close but so far away, especially after dropping a pretty penny.
Even the wired version of Android Auto is frustrating. It completely takes over, and you have no way (that I have found) to exit out to your regular menus to do things like adjust audio settings or phone settings, etc. I get that you probably aren't messing with those all the time, but the fact that I am "stuck" in the Android Auto view makes it unusable for me. I will stick with Bluetooth for audio and phone calls and use a phone mount for Waze (I also have been unable to get my SMS messages to display on the Infotainment screen, but I don't mess with that stuff while driving anyway).
Frustrating to be so close but so far away, especially after dropping a pretty penny.
So my previous comment about having no way to exit back to the main menu is clearly false. I am now finding Android Auto, even though it requires a cable, to be very nice, and I am using it consistently. I am even removing the Phone holder I bought that plugged into the power outlet since I don't need it anymore, and it did sort of ruin the aesthetic of the interior.
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