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I figured out that the head unit will boot to Apple CarPlay every single time as long as you leave an app running in full screen mode. if you use the mult-app view (eg. spotify, maps in split view) it will not return to that screen on next boot. no where is this documented in the manual or the CarPlay documentation from Apple. also, Firmware 2.0 is out.

not that i am aware of.

to update the firmware via the CarAVAssist app you have to turn off the input source first. to do this, swipe across to 'all' the buttons (not the main pioneer tile UI) and then choose Source OFF. then you can update the firmware via the app. this is detailed in the firmware upgrade notes. if Siri sounds like shes calling you on a telephone this is due to the bluetooth profile selected by the head unit for two-way communication. i have occasionally had a bug on both this head unit and my old non-carplay unit where music audio would get 'down mixed' to phone-quality audio be