Ask Android @lemdro.id atocci @kbin.social 4 mo. ago

Is it at all possible to use Android Auto in a car that only supports Apple CarPlay?

I might be completely misunderstanding the way Android Auto/CarPlay function. They're both essentially just screen projections from your phone to the in-car display, right?

Since my car only supports CarPlay, is there any way for me to "trick" it into thinking I have an iPhone plugged in and get it to allow my phone to display the Android Auto interface on the screen instead?

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What sick fuck makes a car that only supports one brand of phone? When did we get on this corporate technocratic timeline and how do we get off?
- Toyota, between the years of 2018 and 2019.
  
  Unfortunately Android Auto and CarPlay are baked into the head units. If it’s not there, it’s not there.
Buy an ottocast on Amazon, should solve your problem
- I think I've seen these before, but it wasn't super clear to me if it would do what I was hoping. Have you used one before? Would the Android Auto only model still connect to a car with CarPlay, or would I need to get the "universal" model for that?
  
  I have an older Picasou model (same thing as Ottocast) and it uses Carplay over USB, but allows wireless Android Auto from your phone. Added bonus is that you can run full screen apps that native AA doesn't let you use, eg. YouTube, etc.
  
  I use it for my 4WDing, so I can use my 4WD maps app (which doesn't natively work in AA).
  
  I'm not sure back when I bought mine there was only one model. When I plug mine in, I can set it to android auto or Apple carplay, but it doesn't matter because my android auto phone interfaces with it just fine on either setting
  
  Message the guy selling them he's been pretty responsive in the past

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