Giant parking lots, shopping centers, cities we don't know, get out of the car without any idea … Forget where we parked It is a usual problem and that the iPhone solves almost without doing anything. Just connect to Carplay, a system for which there are more and more compatible cars (even some that are almost ten years old).
If it is true that there are navigation systems of native vehicles which can be very good and effective, the idea of Always know where you parked it. You forget to have to take photos or write a note with the steering or the parking space. In addition, you don't even need to give up the native system.
Thus, he memorizes Carplay the place where you park the car
As we advance, everything happens to connect the iPhone to the car using Carplay. It doesn't matter if it's a cable or wireless. In addition, you can even connect it and go to the car navigation menu and use it if you prefer. The important thing is that the link with Carplay has been established.
The first time you configure Carplay on your iPhone, you must go Parameters > General > Carplay. If the connection is established via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, you must Have this connection activated throughout the trip so that the connection is not lost.
Apple Maps is the key application, although you don't need to use it
It will also be essential that You have installed the Apple Maps application. It doesn't matter if you use Waze, Google Maps or any other. Nothing will happen either if you do not use any GPS application. The important thing is that you use it or not, Apple Maps is on your iPhone and, therefore, in Carplay. If you have come to erase the application, you can download it for free from the App Store.
And how do you know where you parked? Very easy: open apple cards. If you used Carplay and did not disconnect it before leaving the car, you can open the application on your iPhone and you will see A marker on which he puts `a parked car ''be able to see it with an icon on the map.
If you select a walking route to the car, you can see a guide that will take you there. In this way, you can Crazy score where you can parkBecause Apple cards will always remember with the only condition of having maintained carplay connected at the time of parking.
Without a doubt, there are many more reasons to use Carplay
Of course, knowing where you parked thanks to the iPhone is already a good excuse to use Carplay, but we cannot ignore that there are others Reasons for the priorities of using this system above the native. Here are some of the most interesting:
- Use different GPS applications such as Google Maps, Waze or the above -mentioned Apple cards and can serve you better than the native of the car thanks to your constant update and your information in real time.
- Get radar opinions with Carplay thanks to applications such as those mentioned in the previous point or others specializing in this task.
- Make calls without distractions Thank you to their vocal control, having to tell Siri the contact you want to call.
- Send and receive messages without being mistakenAgain using voice to send messages via WhatsApp or Telegram, in addition to being able to receive the notification of messages by voice that other people have sent you.
- Access your entire musical libraryEither with Apple Music, or any other platform, you have an application on iPhone (Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music …).
In conclusion, Carplay in the end is an excellent driving assistant without distractions and without that means abandoning interesting multimedia functions. Although if you are without any idea of the parking lot, this unique and simple function will already compensate for its use. And more knowing that you have nothing special.
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