CarPlay Integrated Porsche Controls on my Taycan (w/ iOS 18.1)

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[KenR]

I don’t have the My Porsche icon on my Apple CarPlay screen in my new GT. I had it in my old Turbo S, and am puzzled. Any ideas?

 

[tigerbalm]

I don’t have the My Porsche icon on my Apple CarPlay screen in my new GT. I had it in my old Turbo S, and am puzzled. Any ideas?

On phone go into (I think) Settings -> General -> CarPlay -> Customise. And make sure MyPorsche is ticked on to show up in CarPlay.

 

[KenR]

On phone go into (I think) Settings -> General -> CarPlay -> Customise. And make sure MyPorsche is ticked on to show up in CarPlay.

Thanks for your suggestion. Strange thing is that when my iPhone is not connected to the car I see:

but as soon as the phone connects to the car the My Porsche icon disappears.

 

[MichaelPNW]

I'm a huge Apple fan boy and a self-claimed tech nerd. I honestly don't see the added value of having Carplay / Android Auto, the Carplay interface is also too cartoon'ish for me. What am I missing?

I always believed Carplay was for cheap vehicles so you had some sat-nav there and easy controls for radio etc. And a luxury feeling. PCM offers me a better phone intergration, sat-nav, Apple Music, Weather app, settings for ALL vehicle settings, not just a random selector etc.

I’m with you on this ?. Cartoonish UI is my biggest beef. The native UI is far more elegant. Same on my wife’s Defender.

BUT. Absolutely wish I could get Waze data. Google Maps in CarPlay or Waze directly is just better at real time nav adjustments for traffic, closures, etc. a highway interchange near me has changed several times under construction in the last few months and Google has it accurate every day, Porsche nav is still operating with what the exchange looked like 6+ months ago despite “updated maps.”

 

[GHamilton]

Thanks for your suggestion. Strange thing is that when my iPhone is not connected to the car I see:

but as soon as the phone connects to the car the My Porsche icon disappears.

I have the same issue

 

[KenR]

I have the same issue

I am doing the update to iOS 18.1 Beta to see if it makes a difference.

 

[Vfr750Rouge]

I have the same issue

as well no Porsche icon in CarPlay - used to hVE It disappeared

 

[d00d]

To get the Porsche application in Carplay, first on the iPhone I had to select Vehicle Details:Functions:My Porsche in Apple CarPlay, do a setup while in the car, get out and restart the phone.

 

[KenR]

I did the iOS 18.1 Beta update and now I see the My Porsche icon in CarPlay - in Purple Sky no less! Can I say with certainty that the 18.1 update fixed it… no. Several other things happened during the update process - phone reboot, me fiddling with CarPlay, and so on. Anyway, it seems to work now ?

 

[ptodorov0]

+1 to Waze
If you're not using Waze all the time, you're doing driving wrong. At least in the USA, it's essential.

It is also essential in Europe, at least in Eastern Europe. There are a lot of Wazers here in Bulgaria so all hazards, hidden mobile radars and traffic jams are tagged immediately. That’s the main reason I am on Carplay all the time. Spotify via Carplay works smoother than the PCM Spotify integration too. The additional features on 18.2 seem nice, will try them ASAP.

 

[VONRichie]

Totally agree,

I'm a huge Apple fan boy and a self-claimed tech nerd. I honestly don't see the added value of having Carplay / Android Auto, the Carplay interface is also too cartoon'ish for me. What am I missing?

I always believed Carplay was for cheap vehicles so you had some sat-nav there and easy controls for radio etc. And a luxury feeling. PCM offers me a better phone intergration, sat-nav, Apple Music, Weather app, settings for ALL vehicle settings, not just a random selector etc.

 

[C130]

I keep getting a message using CarPlay that states “battery information may not be accurate” then a few minutes later I get another message stating “battery information is now accurate”. i get these messages constantly every 5-10 minutes it seems. I’m running the beta updates. Anyone else getting these messages and anything to resolve it?

 

[KenR]

I keep getting a message using CarPlay that states “battery information may not be accurate” then a few minutes later I get another message stating “battery information is now accurate”. i get these messages constantly every 5-10 minutes it seems. I’m running the beta updates. Anyone else getting these messages and anything to resolve it?

I haven’t seen this.

 

[Smithy37]

There was a bug in 18.0.1 where the Porsche app “fell” off the CarPlay screen. Just turn your phone off and back on again and it re-appears.

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