07-18-2021, 12:30 PM | #1 |
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Hmm, is it possible to use WIRED carplay?
Really not the biggest fan of carplay and hate how my phone auto connects to idrive with wireless carplay all the time.
Is there a way to have carplay only activate when I plug in my phone? |
07-18-2021, 12:42 PM | #2 |
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Do you use the vehicle's wifi hotspot for other devices? If not, why not just disable the wifi hotspot? You can assign that toggle to a hot key. If only bluetooth is available, I presume phone would only connect to idrive and carplay would not be enabled. I was thinking about the same thing but haven't tried it yet.
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07-18-2021, 07:10 PM | #3 |
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No, there is no way to have wired CarPlay.
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I guess I'm not following why either of you would not want it to connect to CarPlay all of the time. What are you trying to accomplish/avoid?
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Maybe I shouldn't have used the term "hotspot." But what I was trying to suggest is to not let the phone connect to the car via wifi as my understanding is that carplay requires the wifi connection. So no wifi connection, no carplay. I was hoping that the bluetooth connection would allow phone to still connect to idrive, even if you selected 'carplay' as the connection mode.
I would love to have things set up to initiate carplay only on a wired connection. Then I could start it only when I want it without having to fool with the settings. I prefer idrive for most situations. One reason is the ability to receive full length text messages (after coding). I never send texts when driving. |
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