Car-Play App-Connect (after BW22)

[southlegend]

Hi.

Just wondering if anyone has received a BW22 or later car yet?

Does it come with Car-Play App-Connect working as standard or did you spec the £100 option? I'm just asking as it seems some people across a couple of forums are having trouble getting it working. I'm wondering if it's worth me calling up and asking for the option to be added to my order.

Cheers!

[SF-GTD]

I think it's only standard with the pro nav, if you didn't go with that you'd need to add the £100 option to your order.

[JoeGTI]

There's a strong concensus out there that it can be activated at a later date by the dealers. But no one seems to know for sure... yet...
I played around with the MIB 2 in a Passat recently and when I went into the MirrorLink option, it threw up a message effectively telling me it required "dealer activation".

[Cossieian]

I just added it to my car yesterday, seemed silly not to for only £100

[fredgroves]

I am fairly sure we will find it can be activated with some hacking around...

[James75]

I wondered if on MIB2 it would be a firmware update?

Agree at a £100 it suggests that it could activated later on with MIB2 units.


James

[fredgroves]

From what I've read, it will be a configuration item done through a menu... the code is already there

[NeilH]

Next question will be how do we get it to allow apps to run that aren't on the certified for use whilst driving list. There aren't many on the lists I've seen at present and there must be plenty of useful apps or our own favourites that would present no more of an issues whilst driving than the ones that have been certified so far.

I put it on mine, hoping lots of useful apps will come along in the future. Not long to go now so I'll have a good  old play once it arrives.

Neil.

[fredgroves]

Neil - you can't run just any old app, it has to be specifically coded and certified.

No way around that AFAIK.

[NeilH]

I'm wondering how they control that though? It looks like you can mirror any app but if you start driving it's blocked from the system. So, there must be something in the app or more likely the head unit that hold's the certified list or checks the app. Given what the VCDS gang get up to, who knows.

Either way, I'll be hoping lots of app  creators will look to get their own apps certified especially internet radio, travel and so on.

Cheers, Neil.