Apple carplay

[Fisherman]

Does anyone use Apple CarPlay.
I have Tom Tom and Sygic maps on my iPad and my phone.
Is CarPlay compatible with these, or do I have to use Apple maps.

Thanks

 

[rugbyken]

i have apple play on the car it uses whatever maps are on the i phone or i pad connected

 

[SquirrellCook]

I have car play and find apple maps very good.

 

[Nabsim]

Apple maps use TomTom

 

[Okta]

Apple CarPlay is great but the map app must be compatible with CarPlay and not all of them are. I know Apple Maps, Google Maps and Waze work well but CoPilot doesn’t. Here is a link that might help.

Alternative Navigation Apps to Apple Maps That Work With Apple CarPlay

Before the release of iOS 12, CarPlay owners were restricted to the stock Apple Maps app as their navigation app of choice for Apple CarPlay. Since then, a grow

www.carplaylife.com

 

[Nabsim]

I use Apple maps with Apple car play but if I want to know the current speed limits in force I use Google maps. I think these are the only map apps I have used with CarPlay and both work faultlessly

 

[Okta]

I use Apple maps with Apple car play but if I want to know the current speed limits in force I use Google maps. I think these are the only map apps I have used with CarPlay and both work faultlessly

I use Waze because it not only shows the speed limit but the vehicle speed, it can also sound a gong when the speed limit is exceeded. My Fiat speedometer is unreadable most of the time and the the Waze vehicle speed can be put at the top right of the screen where it is easily checked.

 

[Fisherman]

Many thanks everyone.
I have decided on TomTom Go.
Its fully compatible with CarPlay.
I am on the 30 day free trial and I like it.
It takes grid references which is great for the POIs.
When I checked the annual cost for unlimited maps and use I was pleased.
£12.99 a year is way cheaper than some of the competitors.
They do a family plan for just £17.99 a year.
If you have not tried it out, take the 30 day free trial. and see what you think.

 

[Canalsman]

I have been using

Many thanks everyone.
I have decided on TomTom Go.
Its fully compatible with CarPlay.
I am on the 30 day free trial and I like it.
It takes grid references which is great for the POIs.
When I checked the annual cost for unlimited maps and use I was pleased.
£12.99 a year is way cheaper than some of the competitors.
They do a family plan for just £17.99 a year.
If you have not tried it out, take the 30 day free trial. and see what you think.

I have been using this app for several years now and can't fault it.

If you have a mobile broadband connection the traffic congestion, roadworks and speed camera data are excellent.

 

[molly 2]

Not another app for the devil's and box

 

[Canalsman]

Que?

 

[Fisherman]

Used the iPad today on TomTom, found it lagged a good bit, and lost position a few times. But when using the phone it was perfect.

 

[Boris7]

Used the iPad today on TomTom, found it lagged a good bit, and lost position a few times. But when using the phone it was perfect.

If the iPad has its own sim then it shouldnt lag unless your in a poor area, if your running it off wifi (from a 4g router or from a mobile phone) it will lag terribly.

I have tomtom app on my iPhone and have downloaded all UK and European maps to the phone so it just uses gps and not mobile data, its much better but you have to pay for that services obviously.

 

[Fisherman]

If the iPad has its own sim then it shouldnt lag unless your in a poor area, if your running it off wifi (from a 4g router or from a mobile phone) it will lag terribly.

I have tomtom app on my iPhone and have downloaded all UK and European maps to the phone so it just uses gps and not mobile data, its much better but you have to pay for that services obviously.

I discovered that my iPad does not have GPS, hence the issue. You can buy a Bluetooth GPS receiver to mitigate the issue. Amazon do the garmin version for £79. Worth considering.

 

[Trotter]

Worth considering.

Nope. Sounds like another Crap Nav

 

[Okta]

If the iPad has its own sim then it shouldnt lag unless your in a poor area, if your running it off wifi (from a 4g router or from a mobile phone) it will lag terribly.

I have tomtom app on my iPhone and have downloaded all UK and European maps to the phone so it just uses gps and not mobile data, its much better but you have to pay for that services obviously.

I don’t see why phone reception should cause any lag with the TomTom app. The maps are already downloaded and the position comes from the GPS chip in the phone or pad. The only data needed is for traffic updates.

I discovered that my iPad does not have GPS, hence the issue. You can buy a Bluetooth GPS receiver to mitigate the issue. Amazon do the garmin version for £79. Worth considering.

Just seen your latest post, that explains the iPad problem.

I use my iPhone rather than my iPad for CarPlay, which very effectively interfaces calls, music, messages etc. It is also smaller and easier to place where it will get a good GPS signal. My data connection is in the small storage compartment on top of the dash on the left hand side. I leave the phone in this compartment and it gets a good GPS signal. Do you have a particular reason for wanting to use your pad instead of your phone for CarPlay?

 

[Fisherman]

Nope. Sounds like another Crap Nav

Nothing to do with the nav.
Most iPads don’t have gps

 

[Fisherman]

I don’t see why phone reception should cause any lag with the TomTom app. The maps are already downloaded and the position comes from the GPS chip in the phone or pad. The only data needed is for traffic updates.

Just seen your latest post, that explains the iPad problem.

I use my iPhone rather than my iPad for CarPlay, which very effectively interfaces calls, music, messages etc. It is also smaller and easier to place where it will get a good GPS signal. My data connection is in the small storage compartment on top of the dash on the left hand side. I leave the phone in this compartment and it gets a good GPS signal. Do you have a particular reason for wanting to use your pad instead of your phone for CarPlay?

Larger display, I don’t have CarPlay yet.
Testing app out with a view to getting CarPlay in next van, thanks.

 

[Boris7]

I don’t see why phone reception should cause any lag with the TomTom app. The maps are already downloaded and the position comes from the GPS chip in the phone or pad. The only data needed is for traffic updates.

Just seen your latest post, that explains the iPad problem.

I use my iPhone rather than my iPad for CarPlay, which very effectively interfaces calls, music, messages etc. It is also smaller and easier to place where it will get a good GPS signal. My data connection is in the small storage compartment on top of the dash on the left hand side. I leave the phone in this compartment and it gets a good GPS signal. Do you have a particular reason for wanting to use your pad instead of your phone for CarPlay?

With the Tom Tom app maps are not automatically downloaded, therefore if your signal drops out so does your data.
Obviously if you download the maps then your correct.

The location service on a wifi only iPad comes from the WiFi router, so if you have a 4g router or tether to a phone the data is processed by the router and then relayed to the iPad via WiFi this delay isn’t important if your listening to radio or watching TV but the joint effect of 4g data speed and WiFi transfer speed is simply too slow for sat nav.

If you buy a iPad with 4g it will work, but car play would be better.

 

[Canalsman]

You can only use the Tom Tom app with downloaded maps.