CarPlay on 2015 Honda CRV

Would you be willing to share the beta files? It appears Honda has no plans to release CarPlay on older vehicles.

Not sure if you'll see this, but any chance you still have that drive or the files somewhere? I've been trying to find them since we bought our 2015 that February, and installing a 3rd party option seems risky when it comes to the backup and turn signal cameras.

Do you have the name of that dealer in MN? I'd like to contact them and find out more info myself - just curious, did you ever go back and test-drive or buy a '16 and could verify that it's legit and working? I'm still holding out for a solution beyond "just" buying a newer model just for Carplay if one exists. Thanks!

Ask Honda.

Carplay is available and working where the host manufacturer has adopted it ,as in Ferrari and the after market Company Pioneer

It is totally, as Tim has indicated ,in the hands of the Motor manufacturers .It works as shown by the above two companies up to the rest to show any serious interest and get it into their vehicles if they canh be bothered

Now come on ,how do you think other users would have any idea what Honda might do 😕

They will release compatibility with CarPlay ,to be pedantic 😉

Another good question for Honda.

SinghaniaD. Carplay is out in beta for 2015 CR-V. i got a thumb drive firmware upgrade last month and have been using it in my 15 CRV EX-L. I'm not sure when it will officially be out but the beta I have is smooth as silk

Esarjeant I have been using carplay also in my CRV EX and I have had multiple issues with it. The biggest if which has been the maps. As soon as the navigation starts through the car it gets the heading messed up and thinks north is south. When I unplug from the car and reload Maps it's fixed, but it will get messed up again when I reconnect to the car.

I have to use Navigation a lot as I work all over the place and this issue has mostly prevented me from using the CarPlay. It's specially annoying as it will constantly interrupt my audio listening. I have also found the side view camera when indicating will sometimes disconnect apple play.

I have reverted back to Bluetooth as the constant disconnections/interruptions and navigation issues have made it unusable. When it works it's great, but it needs some updates.

Have you not experienced any of these issues?

So I have to ask, how did each of you get that beta from the dealership? I am buying a Honda Civic SE or Accord LX in the next month and I regularly beta test apps and such for companies, so I would love to try this out. Did you just straight up ask someone at the dealership or something? It was indeed a relief to read your posts, even if it is buggy. Thanks

I too am looking to find out. I purchased a 2015 Civic Hybrid a month ago and I can't wait to get it on my dash. The Honda Link products absolutely suck. I'm guessing this will kill their $70 app for navigation.

So, in my short conversations with different Honda reps, both local and national, I kind of get some mixed responses, or lack of understanding... but the reason that makes most sense comes from the national source. He said that a while back Honda sent out invitations to current Honda owners whose cars have the Display Audio compatible with CarPlay (this would be the 2015 Civic, Fit, and CR-V above LX - SE for Civic, EX for fit and CR-V). The Accord was not blessed with this at all. The Civic Hybrid does have the proper hardware. The rep said the selection process was random and only a few people, perhaps under non-disclosure of some sort (not judging here guys), as he also said they are keeping a tight lid on this, understandably. So we understand properly, the HondaLink with Aha compatibility is not the same as HondaLink The Next Generation (Display Audio).

With this crowd though, I think they could get a lot more feedback having people actively participate in a beta, but that's a corporate decision, not an engineer's decision ;-).

On the other side, from the local rep, he did say there are a lot of issues with the software, though he made it sound like Apple's problem...which I highly doubt after just spending a few minutes in a test drive with Display Audio. Then he proceeded to say the Display Audio with $100 cabling works great without any compatibility issues. This is likely true since he wasn't really talking about Display Audio and its apps, just the compatibility with the iPhone and Siri Eyes Free, which apparently do work well. Any updates on your end, do share please.

I would like to be added to the Carplay beta. Is there a contact at Honda you would share that I may contact to be added to the CarPlay Beta?