nolarola

Do you mean 0% in downloading the update, or in actually upgrading the firmware on your unit?

Uh, mines been sitting a while and update still says 0%, should I plug and try again?

Update. 3% is this going to take a couple hours?

I was able to download the firmware. Slow but I got it. 

The website is slammed and I cannot download. Looks like I'll wait until tonight to see if it bricks units etc. 

Since the latest update of Waze, I'm having a lot of trouble with screen orientation. Before, I would just plug in my phone and go. Now, if it is oriented any way but up, the screen will be upside down or sideways, etc. Never had this issue before. Also, sometimes when Siri comes up and then goes away, the orientation will mess up. Have to press the home button and then reopen Waze to fix.

Here's something interesting I didn't realize before, the Ferrari uses an Alpine system - http://www.autoconnectedcar.com/2014/09/ferrari-wins-iphone-race-1st-carplay-connected-car-for-ios-7-8/.  Looks like Alpine has the upper hand - although most of us jumped on the Pioneer bandwagon simply for the early promise of Carplay compatibilty. The upshot of the Pioneer delay and Alpine saying it was coming to market in the fall is that Pioneer's false marketing worked, which probably ticks off Alpine as well as the users.

Man, that's a lot of unread email

Disappointed car play is late, very upset about AVICSync, but still enjoying my nex

 

Would rather wait for a nice polished product, than get the quirky, appradio

I agree with this. I'd rather have something that worked perfectly than half baked. I think the disingenuous advertising and lack of communication is what's so disappointing. I have never thought carplay would add significant functionality to the radio but it certainly was the reason I picked the NEX over the competition and other, cheaper pioneer options.

Thanks for the update. Where do I send more money?

My frustration is based solely in the fact that pioneer has, literally, said nothing for months. I expect the Carplay function will easily become vaporware and pioneer will never say anything. This experience is making me question whether this is a company I will deal with in the future.

Bizarre. I'd guess the reverse sensing wire came loose. Also, check the setting re ground vs battery and make sure you didn't accidentally change. Good luck.

As for Ferrari getting it first, I think we all expected that. But once that happened, Pioneer should have had it out there shortly after. As that hasn't happened, that seems to suggest even more strongly that Pioneer still hasn't gotten their programming right and Apple keeps sending them back to fix it.

Ferrari just released a couple of days ago.  Two weeks from now wouldn't be all that far away in the grand scheme of things.

Why would they mention Carplay in the keynote?

And Pioneer knows you'll all forget the pain waiting for Carplay has caused you over the past three months as soon as it's released.

This has been discussed in this forum ad nauseum -- it's also in the user manual. Use the search function (it's brown btw).

Which is supposed to happen September 9th and would fit with Pioneer's stated summer release.

 ...Pioneer's revised summer release.

Anyone actually using this app? I turned it on the other day again for the first time since release. Good idea just don't have the need, I guess.

Wait, the constant power is hooked to the license plate lamps...is that really constant? Wouldn't that only be constant when you have your headlights on? See what I'm getting at here?

iPhone 6 event on Sept 6. iOS 8 most likely released that date too. One month away. Not expecting Carplay before. Just sayin' (again)

9 September 2014, see http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/08/05/apple-iphone-event-sept-9/

The switched wire you refer to, is that the one on the camera or the HU?

Look for the CarPlay update Tuesday morning, Aug 5th. Just a guess of course, but looking at recent events, it makes sense.

Good thing there was no money on the line! I'm predicting two Tuesdays from now but maybe seven.

Lol we are both referencing the same article for the negative review. The problem with that article is that it's negative points are either about speculation of how Carplay will run or complaining there are no apps for an interface that isn't even out yet.

Haha. Oops. I should have paid more attention to your post.

I guess my thought is that Apple has a tendency to release products with strong functionality on a few features, rather than focusing on a lot of features that only work okay or are hindered by the hardware. e.g. The original iphone (no App Store), and Apple TV(which is still held back by Apple). This will mean that a lot of people will complain it's too bare bones to be useful. Anyway since pandora is baked into the NEX, I'm really only worried about Spotify (there) and Waze (will be months from release) being installed.

 

Where have you seen any reviews? The closest thing I saw to a review was this one guy who's grand total complaint was "my iPhone can do everything Carplay does" duh, your iPhone is powering Carplay. It's also doing it from a much larger screen.

 

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-apple-carplay-review-20140527-story.html la times for example thought it was quite nice.

 

Edit: here is the one meh article I'm referencing. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/185815-apple-carplay-is-limited-functionality-all-there-is[/quote

 

I read another but here's what I found via google:

 

http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/221640-apple-carplay-is-that-all-there-is-for-now

 

Where have you seen any reviews? The closest thing I saw to a review was this one guy who's grand total complaint was "my iPhone can do everything Carplay does" duh, your iPhone is powering Carplay. It's also doing it from a much larger screen.

 

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-apple-carplay-review-20140527-story.html la times for example thought it was quite nice.

 

Edit: here is the one meh article I'm referencing. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/185815-apple-carplay-is-limited-functionality-all-there-is[/quote

 

I read another but here's what I found via google:

 

http://mobile.extremetech.com/latest/221640-apple-carplay-is-that-all-there-is-for-now

In conjunction with all the anticipation/hysteria re Carplay, I was just reading some newish reviews. To sum up the reviews in one word, "meh."