What is Apple Car Play and how does it work?

If you own an iphone, you can benefit from using apple car play when driving. This allows you to use applications on your phone such as google maps or Spotify while driving. Most modern iphones support apple car play car stereos, but you need to identify if the car stereo in your vehicle support it. The best way to do is to contact the vehicle manufacturer or take your car to the dealership for an technician to inform you if your car stereo support apple car play.

If your factory car stereo headunit doesn't support apple car play, there are many aftermarket android radios that you can purchase online and a get a car audio installer to install it to replace the factory car stereo. Make sure you read the specifications clearly on the website to identify if the car stereo radio that you are considering purchasing supports apple car play or not. There are two types of configurations, apple car play wired and apple car play wireless, both provided full apple car play compatibility. Wired means, you will have to use the standard iphone supplied USB cable and attach your phone to the USB port on your apple car play car stereo upgrade radio. This means there will be wires, but the benefit you gain from this is your iphone will always be charging. 

Wireless apple car play on the other hand is more convenient, as there are no wires visible. But your iphone battery will go down very quickly. This is not great if your going on long journeys, so you will have to plug in your phone anyways. If car stereos that support apply car play wireless, you will also be able to connected it through a wired connection. I hope this article helps you understand what apple car play is and also the connection methods.  

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