Apple Carplay Question 2022 Prado

[Bigpat Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bigpat]

Afternoon All

I finally got the call from the dealer last week that my new 2022 GXL was ready to be picked up. There are so many new features it'll take me a while to work them all out.

My first question is about Apple Carplay. I got it to work via the USB cord which is great, but does it work via Bluetooth only? I've got an Apple iPhone 11. In previous Prado's it sat in a hardwired phone charger with cradle. The last one was a Strike which charges via the lightning port. I like having the cradle at eye level on the dash to use the GPS without taking my eyes off the road.

I am experimenting with a RAM mounted wireless charger which would allow me to use the USB for Carplay. However, this means having a USB cable dangling from the phone to the console.

Any suggestions?

Cheers

[Not Enough Time Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Not Enough Time]

My late 2021 GXL Android Auto only works via USB cable
t takes a while to get used to the Android Auto head unit managing the phone, not the actual phone, makes a cradle obsolete
I suspect Apple Carplay will be similar
I still haven't got my head around the features
Mark

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Problem solved due to lateral thinking from my auto electrician. He had to take the radio and air conditioning out to fit the UHF so he ran hid the cable internally.