CarPlay widget requests

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CarPlay widget requests

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Let's use this thread to discuss any parameters / widgets you want to see in CarPlay.

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Is it possible to replace Apple Maps/Google Maps on home screen of CarPlay with Sidecar’s map ui? And in that, at the bottom it shows maybe three parameter values chosen by user?

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Engine coolant temp, battery voltage if speed is 0 (useful to make sure battery isn’t getting too low to the point of needing a jump lol), gps speed and perhaps estimated range based on driving habits (my car says I got 650km range but that’s 450km if I drive with a lead foot. Will add more as I think of more haha

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bravoinc wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:03 pm

Is it possible to replace Apple Maps/Google Maps on home screen of CarPlay with Sidecar’s map ui? And in that, at the bottom it shows maybe three parameter values chosen by user?

This but if it could replace the music overlay on the main screen, or under it…would be nice

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sidbmw wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:06 pm
bravoinc wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:03 pm

Is it possible to replace Apple Maps/Google Maps on home screen of CarPlay with Sidecar’s map ui? And in that, at the bottom it shows maybe three parameter values chosen by user?

This but if it could replace the music overlay on the main screen, or under it…would be nice

I dont think it’s possible to replace music overlay as it is defined by Apple

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bravoinc wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:03 pm

Is it possible to replace Apple Maps/Google Maps on home screen of CarPlay with Sidecar’s map ui? And in that, at the bottom it shows maybe three parameter values chosen by user?

If it is not possible to put vehicle parameters at the bottom of the map then we can use the space above music overlay to show data of vehicle parameters as currently it shows data of Apple/Google map (home address, work address, ETA to home). Is there any possibility?

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Unfortunately the main panel-like CarPlay screen (with map on left and a couple panels on right) isn’t customizable in that way. At best, once I add turn by turn directions to Sidecar, the Sidecar map UI can appear in the map panel. Everything else is governed by iOS.

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jeff wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:19 pm

Unfortunately the main panel-like CarPlay screen (with map on left and a couple panels on right) isn’t customizable in that way. At best, once I add turn by turn directions to Sidecar, the Sidecar map UI can appear in the map panel. Everything else is governed by iOS.

Great, but are you able to add parameter values in the panels as they are linked with map?

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In the map one it should be possible yep!

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Might be a stretch but a screen full of guages would be cool. Perhaps a user can favourite certain PID's and have those show up on a screen.

Something like this could be cool too imo: https://help.t1racedevelopment.com/supp ... tor-layout

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