Sigh...more...
The press is getting restless.
Good! Apple needs to see that people care about Carplay. That article was right on the money. The only part it missed was that Pioneer has confirmed future Carplay functionality. Not android auto functionality, so currently Carplay would be cheaper.
Regardless though apple is dropping the ball here with Carplay. They had working demos from the auto makers and from pioneer. Why has the world gone dark after wwdc?
It will be interesting to see if more apps receive updates in the coming weeks. Could hint at a possible iOS 8 timed release. So frustrating.
I may be crazy, but am I the only one who thinks that the delay may have something to do with the Beats purchase? That would be a great app to ship with CarPlay, if done right. So, perhaps the delay is to get a Beats CalPlay app ready before launch.
It very well could be a possibility but I don't think Beats is going to be integrated into iTunes or be a stock app. It would still have to be downloaded by someone and added to their phone. If that is the case, it should not delay the deployment. Any third party app is going to be a per user download. If the main core apps are good to go then they should roll it out.
I may be crazy, but am I the only one who thinks that the delay may have something to do with the Beats purchase? That would be a great app to ship with CarPlay, if done right. So, perhaps the delay is to get a Beats CalPlay app ready before launch.
I can almost guarantee there will be no Beats app for CarPlay, because I can also almost guarantee that the Beats brand will slowly go the way of the Dodo. Apple isn't going to buy a company and continue to market its products or services under the original brand -- not for very long, anyway. While Beats has become a big name in audio, Apple will likely make moves to quickly roll it up under its own brand.
Personally, I hate Beats. It's the brand that came to market with the philosophy that everyone's music should be inordinately bass-heavy, be it hip hop, classical, metal, or jazz. Give me a pair of Sony (studio monitors) or Audio Technica headphones any day of the week!
I can almost guarantee there will be no Beats app for CarPlay, because I can also almost guarantee that the Beats brand will slowly go the way of the Dodo. Apple isn't going to buy a company and continue to market its products or services under the original brand -- not for very long, anyway. While Beats has become a big name in audio, Apple will likely make moves to quickly roll it up under its own brand.
Personally, I hate Beats. It's the brand that came to market with the philosophy that everyone's music should be inordinately bass-heavy, be it hip hop, classical, metal, or jazz. Give me a pair of Sony (studio monitors) or Audio Technica headphones any day of the week!
What are you talking about.... Beats is one of the supported apps on Apple's site for Carplay..
What are you talking about.... Beats is one of the supported apps on Apple's site for Carplay..
It wouldn't surprise me if it disappears once CarPlay becomes available.
It wouldn't surprise me if it disappears once CarPlay becomes available.
Why?
I forgot about Beats being shown on Carplay. Hold out until the 9th. If not then, I'm not thinking this year.
It wouldn't surprise me if it disappears once CarPlay becomes available.
Apple has already been quoted saying that the beats brand isn't going anywhere. The company only laid off people in hr and finance because that can be handled by apple's team, they are advertising for the iTunes festival and still launching new products as well as continuing to make a profit off their headphone line. Beats isn't going anywhere.
Usa today has removed the reference to carplay from their update blurb for their app.
Usa today has removed the reference to carplay from their update blurb for their app.
Someone wants them to be quiet about Carplay. 
http://www.imore.com/hands-apple-carplay-pioneer-same-great-experience-your-current-vehicle Carplay on a pioneer head unit was shown off at IFA.
Ferrari FF's are now being sent out with CarPlay.....so, it's officially released by Apple now. Tomorrow is their big media event for showing off iPhone 6, iPhone 6C and iPhone 6 Plus.
Connect the dots.....CarPlay is coming this month to us Pioneer peeps
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.
iOS 8 has been released. The countdown is on! DO NOT HOLD YOUR BREATH!
This video with hidden features of iOS 8 "could" be Carplay related..
Siri hands free which requires the phone to be plugged in. (Carplay)
Improved Dictation, also helpful for messaging and with Siri in Carplay.
Give Pioneer time....there are still five whole days of summer left.
Well crutchfield updated their 4000nex page to say fall 2014.
Lmao. It just gets more and more ridiculous. The units desperately need a firmware update and we all have to wait for Carplay. Pioneer needs to say something or create a separate update.
Got off the phone with crutchfield. They tell me that even though the 4000 is currently the only radio with the updated timeline that all the radios are the same underneath and they are all delayed to fall 2014 now.
Crutchfield tells me that Pioneer blames apple or something for the delay but I call shenanigans. I look forward to whatever alpine launches for carplay, so I can get rid of my pioneer 4000nex. I'll be calling Amazon about a special case return due to promised features not arriving.
Well let me know if you want to sell your 4000.
Lmao. It just gets more and more ridiculous. The units desperately need a firmware update and we all have to wait for Carplay. Pioneer needs to say something or create a separate update.
Absolutely correct. When will Pioneer actually say something? Their disregard for their customers is outrageous.
I have been in the "lets wait and see" camp for some time now. With summer now gone, and no word at all from Pioneer, I am now thinking that I bought a very expensive radio under the assumption of a feature set listed on their web site, and I was lied to. I can accept a delay for good reason, or even a bad reason if the company would just tell us why the promised features were late. But to have the time come and go (twice now) without claification is the poster child on how to run your customers away.
I do like the 8000NEX very much for what it does. But I bought it for the promised features, and those feature are looking more and more like they may not come after all. There are also problems with the radio that desperately need a firmware updat to fix. App radio is too buggy to use. iPhone USB audio issues need to be addressed. Promised live data and traffic is still MIA. Map updates are nowhere to be seen. IDataLink Maestro RR compatability is waiting on the new Pioner update. And the closest we get to CarPlay is YouTube videos.
It's not quit a "Pig in a Poke", but it sure stinks like vaporware. I wonder what Pioneer will announce at the next CES in a few months....
Pioneer's Europe website now says, "firmware update coming AUTUMN 2014." So, Pioneer screws us after all.