How to install Apple CarPlay & Android Auto in a Mazda 6 

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Take your like 😑 lol

That's me right now tonight!

Ahhhh that bloody screw. Thank you

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Great to hear!

hey I have a 2017 mazda 6. Does your wifes car have an issue with ghost touching? I know its common with Mazda3 and mine so I had to disable the touchscreen connector. Will the commander knob and steering wheel controls work perfectly fine with this kit without touchscreen? Or if anyone knows an affordable way to fix the ghost touching. (I did a screen test diagnosis and the touchscreen failed the test)

Hey, how did u find the update? I am struggling to find one

On the proper side

That's a great idea!

Glad it helped you out!

You're welcome!

100% if I'm questioning whether to cheap out on something I'll spend an hour or two looking at reviewa

oh had I read your comment before doing the upgrade on mine :D It would have saved me a few grey hair :)

Glad it helped!

Exactly why did you watch this video lol? Edit- this was very interesting I see now why

Thinking of buying one myself 😂

Thanks for watching!

You think there’s any risk of damaging the car? Little worried lol

@@mikedecarlo9602 As for electronic damage … time will tell. I bought the CarPlay unit at a store with 1000+ units sold and largely positive reviews from all parts of the world, so that provided some assurance. As for damage during installation … no worries. The installation tutorial is pretty decent and the dashboard and panels are really well engineered, like Jake said in the video. Furthermore, I bought a plastic prying kit with the CarPlay unit from the same store on AE, which also includes the socket wrench. Simple and effective. Just have confidence while pulling the panels, they don’t break. Most of the clips are easy to unlock by pressing the little lever or are engineered to let go at a certain pressure. One thing to keep in mind though is to be careful with the metal clamp that holds the multimedia unit in place (the one you need to unscrew). I used a small towel to protect it from damaging any surfaces. I would say, just try it.

@Rogier Thomasse just put it in tonight but now my car won’t start.. praying the reason is because I had the light on in the car for a little bit and the battery died. We’ll see tomorrow..

Thank you too

Thank you!!

Which one did you get bro? The one on Amazon?

Can you post a link to the product?

did it work?

@@JRE_Clips_Daily I haven’t tried it yet.

Have you now done it? Very interested also.

Not yet I had to abort the mission. The whole radio unit is not great. Turns off randomly mid play.

I had the same problem. I was able to buy the file on eBay for 14 euros (version 7.40)

Sorry to say that the files are no longer available for download

You can get the files from eBay. I paid 14 euros for version 7:40

Yes, I think so. But look it up first! There’s a website which explains how to do the firmware update and that goes into more detail about compatibility

Just had a go , managed to get access to the infotainment module but I can't budge the twin cup holder even after removing the 2 screws under the gearstick unit. Cannot find a service manual for this anywhere!

@@parkhouse2 did you achieve any success with it? I'm currently struggling to go past the first hurdle in my 2018 Mazda 6, meaning I can't remove the panel sitting underneath the first layer of trim (this one was easy to remove). There is another video on RU-vid showing 5 screws, which I all undid, but the panel won't move for me.

It’s 10mm 😇

wireless carplay is a thing. Works really well in my car (but appreciate fully that this doesn't help those with cars that don't feature it). I wonder if Apple or a third party will produce a wireless->wired adaptor, or if Apple won't go wireless at all, at least not in the next four or five years. The latter would seem prudent for this particular use case.

It uses whatever maps app you're using on your iPhone - almost all the ones on the app store are compatible if Apple Maps isn't what you want to use. No SD card needed.

2016. He mentioned it a couple of times!

@@willford8475 I will gladly admit that I saw Android Auto in the title, thought can my car her that? And then I never watched the video.

@@NitronNeutron lmao. At least ur honest

The phone is transmitting, or ''çasting'' the image that you see on your head unit, as well as the audio and the user interactions such as touches etc. The head unit is basically acting as a moderately dumb screen. All that data requires a lot of bandwidth that Bluetooth can't reliably handle. Well, 5 probably could, but that's not in any cars of which I'm aware. Wireless carplay exists, but that uses Wifi instead, which has higher bandwidth.