Google Maps in CarPlay.

It seems for a while now that Apple is holding back some apps from its CarPlay service, Google Maps is one of them and affects me a lot.


I live in Brazil, so Apple doesn't allow for Apple Maps support in my country, leaving me with no navigation on my CarPlay experience, which was the main attractive for me in the beginning when I was picking a car.


It is bad for the costumers to not have more apps to use in CarPlay mode, and it really upsets me to have such great disappointments with the CarPlay system in my brand new car.


Also, Apple has failed to comment on this issue, the community must know if the lack of Google Maps and Waze is Google's lack of interest or Apple's lack of support.

Posted on Nov 30, 2016 5:37 PM

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Apr 2, 2017 6:37 AM in response to evilJ

I wouldnt hold my breath on a direct competitors product making it into CarPlay any time soon. Just my opinion, but Apple/iOS/CarPlay are locked in direct competition with Google/Android. I doubt Apple is even interested in making Google Maps CarPlay compatible - they want their own Maps app, and the anonymous crowd sourced location data it collects from users, for their own purposes (just as Google wants their Map users' location data for themselves).


Mobile device navigation tools are not just about meeting users needs, and at least as much about the potential billions of dollars worth of user location based data they can collect and provide. Thats why Google bought Waze in the first place.

Apr 6, 2017 1:24 PM in response to rickard2014

Dae Rickard,


There are acceptable workarounds that can be used while (of if ever) Apple decides to provide access to these Navigation apps into CarPlay.


http://www.carplaylife.com/how-to/how-to-enable-google-maps-navigation-on-apple- carplay/

http://www.carplaylife.com/how-to/how-to-enable-waze-navigation-on-apple-carplay /


I hope it helps you or anyone else that's looking for help on this, as this have helped me 🙂


Um abraço

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