CarPlay on 2014 Honda Civic EX?

Thanks Anthony,

Good to hear on the charging bit.

Just test drove the Accord yesterday and really liked it. Plus dealer gave me great offer on my current '02 Civic and awesome price on the '14 model. It was hard to say no but, as I keep my cars 8+ years and am a techie, it would be silly not to wait and see.

Hoping 'soon' will be days/weeks rather than at WWDC...

E

Did tried both USB connectors, same result:

My iPhone recognizes my Honda 7" display, but with both Firmware and Harware versions set only 1.0.0 it doesn't look good. Still no Carplay on display, with either USB or HDMI.

Let's not forget that they explicitly stated on the CarPlay website in March 2014 that 2014 Honda models would have it. This was taken using the "way back machine" at this address.... They later changed it, but I bought the car hugely based on the photo and this text! I would have taken the LX instead!

http://web.archive.org/web/20140325182529/http://www.apple.com/ca/ios/carplay/

According to Apple it's the lightning cable not HDMI/USB cable.

You should call Honda and ask if your car model is supported.

http://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/

There is nothing in this user forum can do.

Here is my response from Honda Canada:

Thank you for contacting Honda Canada.

We appreciate your interest towards the CarPlay application. We wish to inform you we do not currently have any details in regards of this application for Honda vehicles manufactured for the Canadian market. Please note, when the information is available, it will be posted on our website. We suggest for you to visit www.honda.ca regularly to see what new vehicles and features are available.

Once again, we thank you for contacting Honda Canada.

Sincerely,

HONDA CANADA INC.

Hey APPLE get your S*** together!

There is no "CarPlay" yet, 7.1 allows full Siri Eyes Free mode. Hold down the voice button (lower left talk button on steering wheel in your Honda). Once full CarPlay is released some features may work out of the box or there will be a software upgrade or an add-on accessory, these will be performed at a Honda dealership. Keep an eye out for an official announcement from Honda very shortly!

I just can't wait either!!!

Got iPhone 5, 7.1 and still no CarPlay with Honda Civic 2014 EX neither

And yes, HondaLink su...ks....

I'm not sure at what level the update will happen: a new app on iPhone or new interface on the Honda display (thru the dealer?), or both...

Good that Siri is already working dialing numbers, looking for stuff on the web...

I have a 2014 Accord. Was really hoping I could just plug this in and have it start working, but no. I called my dealership yesterday and they acted like they had never heard of this, and that an update to the entertainment OS is not really something that happens... I doubt he was right, but if anyone sees an official announcement from Honda or others about how they will start to integrate with 7.1, let me know!

runningreeder wrote:

I have a 2014 Accord. Was really hoping I could just plug this in and have it start working, but no. I called my dealership yesterday and they acted like they had never heard of this, and that an update to the entertainment OS is not really something that happens... I doubt he was right, but if anyone sees an official announcement from Honda or others about how they will start to integrate with 7.1, let me know!

Unfortunetly, I have not heard anything about older cars except that if it's not the "Next Generation HondaLink System" there will be limited intergration. You should have already performed a dealer upgrade to enable Siri Eye Free, if not call your dealer to confirm as there should be an upgrade available.

Hi gang,

I just sent this to Honda.ca today:

Hi,

I've just bought a Civix 2014 EX and I'm trying to figure out why Apple's Carplay doesn't work on my 7" display. iOS 7.1 is out and installed on my iPhone 5.

I've connected it with my Lighting cable and the Carplay interface doesn't come up. Does my 7" display requires an update (current software version is: Ver.01.D200.19) and my Device no. is: xxxxxxxxx.

I've tried with the HDMI connection and beside running HondaLink (with aha and Navigation) Apple's Carplay is still to be found. The only thing Apple like that is working is Siri.

I work as an IT manager, so please don't be shy bringing on a lot of details in your response.

I've bought my Civic almost only for the Carplay capability and I'm expecting much from Honda on this one.

Cheers

Let's see how they respond.

I'll let you know

Jean

Hi KarenRose1985,

I just noticed your remark:

I also checked my phone settings to make sure carplay wasn't restricted.

Where on your iPhone settings do you see anything Carplay related.

There's absolutly no settings for Carplay on mine.

Thanks 🙂

Jean

iOS 7.1 doesn't have full CarPlay integration yet there will be a CarPlay app once fully ready, Apple will make an announcement jointly with several manufacturers.

At far as settings the only one is under Restrictions to turn CarPlay off, which essentially disables Siri Eyes Free.

Here's Honda Canada's response to my initial inquery:

Good afternoon Mr. Lefebvre,

Thank you for contacting Honda Canada.

With regards to your inquiry, we wish to advise you that Honda Canada currently has not released information as to which of their vehicles will include software to utilize the Apple CarPlay feature. We have no further information at this time about whether a retro-active update will be available for older model years. At this time, only the Siri Eyesfree mode is available on the 2014 Honda Civic.

We do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, however, we recommend visiting our website regularly for the most up to date information regarding our vehicles.

We thank you again, Mr. Lefebvre for taking the time to contact Honda Canada, and allowing us the opportunity to respond.

Yours very truly,

HONDA CANADA Inc.

I would guess any updates to possible software updates would be posted here http://owners.honda.com/vehicles/subscriptions-downloads-updates

Dealers had no idea

Honda Customer Service knows very very little.

Hopefully this happens. I love my 14 civic but hondalink and nextGen need some major major work.