Car play

For older cars that don’t have an infotainment screen why can’t an iPhone be used as the screen for CarPlay? Just seems like this would make sense for those folks that wish to have access but have older cars.

iPhone 14 Pro Max

Posted on Apr 3, 2024 8:38 AM

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KiltedTim

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Apr 3, 2024 8:41 AM in response to Chefsugar

Because it can’t.

No one here can address any question as to why Apple made the design decision they did.

You can purchase CarPlay displays on Amazon relatively inexpensively or you can replace the head unit in the car with one that supports CarPlay.

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