Subaru Apple CarPlay and Subaru Android Auto Tutorial 

Hey Alex! I'm a brand new 2022 Forester owner and received a tutorial from my dealer. I was so overwhelmed with all the new tech and promptly forgot most of it. Finding your videos has been super helpful to me as I get comfortable with my new Subie. Thanks a ton!

I love that you put the USB in upside down the first time. That makes me feel better about the fact that I do it EVERY TIME! Thanks for these videos.

New ‘23 Subaru Outback owner- technology challenged.. I really appreciate the videos Alex, very very helpful!

Hi Alex, just bought and drove home my new 2023 Outback Touring XT last night (mar 6, 2023). Today I have been looking at videos that pertain to my new vehicle. Your several videos are the BEST! Very informative. Thank You for giving me the confidence and knowledge to use all the features this vehicle has. Your presentation and voice levels are excellent. Thank You.

Have had our 2021 Forester since Jan 21 and tried to shlog thru the manuals. THIS is way better. Thank you so much.

Great video Alex! It's a real adventure learning all about this car, but your presentations are clear and helpful.

This was super helpful Alex. Thanks so much. I just purchased a '23 Outback- quite a technological step up from my 2015 Chrysler!

2020 Outback…just now getting to learn more than I’ll use. Thanks for not rushing through your information. I’m going to go to our garage and see what else I don’t know 😂 TY

Thanks Alex from down under Australia. On my 2019 Forester, the ”voice” button can also be used to do google searches even while navigating in maps. Eg. Check the population of the nearest town etc.. Great tutorial.

Just got a new 2024 Outback which happens to have the Tom Tom navigation option. Haven't had a chance to try it yet, but with Apple Car Play now being wireless I may never use it. Your videos are very helpful since this is the first Subaru I have had, so you are helping me learn about all the features that are packed into this car. 😊

Wow...thanks for this vid!! Just brought home a 22 WRX Premium yesterday and didn't realize Navi wasn't included. Have AA and ACP on my Shelby and never used it. Looks like I found a new reason to use the one on our WRX.

Thank you Alex for your videos! I’m a owner of a “new to me” 2019 Subaru Forester Limited. Your videos have helped me so much! Keep up the great work!!!

Congratulations on your new Outback. We are going to receive ours in January 2022 and so excited.

Excellent Subaru tutorial content as usual Alex. I also learned how to program my garage door opening button on my Outback as well by watching your videos. Thanks a million for helping make our Subaru lives even easier!!!

Thanks for making all things Subaru easier for us to understand. We’re going to look at (buy?) an Ascent Onyx in a couple of days. We’ll trade in a very low mileage 2018 Subaru Forester which I think the dealership is excited to get … we will see. Thanks.

I SMASHED the like button! Great informative and easy to follow. Thanks

Enjoying all your videos as I get acclimated with my 2022 Outback. Thank you because these are VERY helpful!

I don’t live anywhere near your dealership (I’m in Idaho) but I find your video’s so helpful that I’ve subscribed anyway. I sure wish the folks at my local Suby dealer were as genuinely kind and helpful as you are.

Alex ... Great videos. We just bought a hardly used 2019 Autumn green metallic outback with the beautiful java brown interior. By getting the 2019 we have a CD player and all the goodies of a newer Outback. 16,000 miles on the odometer, not quite broken in 😂. We are subscribed and loving every one of your videos. Our other car is a 2015 red Forester with 130,000 miles, still looks like new. We keep both cars in peak condition doing our own washing, waxing, detailing, and minor maintenance such as oil and filter changes at home. Wagner Subaru in Fairborn, Ohio has done sparkplugs, recalls, wheel bearing, and front suspension work for the Forester. Great dealership and service. Great vehicles. Wonderful videos to help us get the most out of them. 😄😄😄

You can just ask Siri to read new messages while driving. Watched a lot of these videos before I even got my 2022 OBW a few months ago, very helpful. I'm STILL figuring it all out, lol.

I just got my 2024 crosstrek premium and this was very helpful!

love this tutorial! I’ve never had any “smart” cars before, so I’m excited that i get the chance to experience it with my new subaru. This video was so easy to understand and very helpful - thank you!

Just picked up a 2023 outback wilderness. Thank you so so much for this video! I switched from Apple car play to Bluetooth to get to Spotify but now I see where I went wrong!! You’re the best!! Any videos on the auto rear hatch would be awesome as well! Again, thanks so much for all your information on this channel. I relied on it while making my decision on which car I was going with. Even shocked my dealership (Alberta, Canada) when I knew about the SOS call button problems. 😂

Thankyou.Im still learning about my forester

Even though this is a year old, I found it helpful for my new recently purchased 2023 Crosstrek. Thank you! 🙂

Pretty good! Will need to look at it again to reinforce what I learned.

Nice to see the tutorials. I am watching different Outback and Subaru videos, waiting to be allowed to bring my 3rd Outback home (stupid sale hold :D ) Just a caution for you; anytime you put phone numbers up on the screen, you may want to blur that section of the video. Not sure if you can do that kind of thing on a video on your phone but definitely something to look into. Otherwise, great information to know since this is different than how my 2015 worked. Thanks!

Thanks so much!! I'm terrible with technological stuff - so I appreciate all the help I can get! 👍

Thanks Alex...enjoy your videos. We're learning so much

Thank you Alex for a clear and concise video!

Hey Alex, thanks for the video, I'm from 🇦🇺 waiting for my outback to arrive.

Finally after long weight i am getting my outback Limited 2022 in metallic silver on Monday. This video is very helpful for me as I always used a GPS device mounted on the dashboard. Thank you for making this video and many will like this video. Thanks to Ms. Peach also.

Really great demonstration

Merci pour vos excellent tutoriels, Thank you for your excellent tutorials.

Great video! Thank you!!

love your clear and precise explanations! you make it easy!

Nice job. Enjoyable and informative!

Just picked up my 2023 Outback Touring XT. Your videos are a huge help learning the features. Could you do a video on connecting Android Auto wirelessly. It works with the cable connected to the Samsung Galaxy S9, but not wirelessly, which is how I prefer to use it.

just got a. new Outback Saturday, overwhelmed Thanks Alex , continuing ed

Great informative video. Sincerely thank you.

Great Job! Great Service. I'll be visiting your dealership for all my Subaru needs!

Liked and subscribed cause Chelsea said so. Thanks for the informative video.

Excellent video Alex. Will try this feature from today..

Hey Alex, Love your vids, always seem to find something new about my car. Do you know how to make android auto full screen work? When i use android auto, only the top half of the screen is used, and this deters me from using it because the map is tiny and hard to see.

Alex just subscribed and also placed a deposit on a 2023 Outback Touring XT. Could you tell me the procedure for changing from one iphone to another if both users get into the vehicle at the same time? TIA for your great videos, I find them very informative. Thanks for the time you invest.

Very helpful

BTW Alex, your videos are very informative and I appreciate you taking the time to share them with us.

Thank you for the good video. I am wondering if we can use CarPlay for maps and usb stick to listen to music. I see that usb will get disconnected when I connect the phone. That is not the case with Mazda-CX5.

Got a 2023 Forester on order, guess I will be seeing a lot of Alex in a few weeks.

Alex - great video - on my 2022 Forester the next run shows on the dash Info display - will Apply Car Play allow that too?

Nice to hear that your fiancée is supportive!

you do some pretty good videos. thanks

Thank you

Hey, Alex. Really appreciate your videos. Found that a handicap mirror hanger can be read by the infrared monitor in the "brow" display - when you are in drive - and over-ride the heater settings as if you were using the hand gestures. Just a caution you may wish to pass on.

Thank you

5 Stars! - Great video training, well done, easy to absorb and well-paced. I wonder if the Subaru Outback 2021 can run Android via Bluetooth instead of a cable?

Thanks

This is great. TomTom was frustrating because it couldn't recognize a lot of addresses and even GPS coordinates. Too bad we can't connect to out IPhones via Bluetooth.

Woe I think that call was setup it was a great again call

Hello, Alex, thank for your detailed instruction, it is very helpful. Is it possible to connect iPhone with my 2021 Outback? Thanks again!

Hi Alex, Thank you for responding to me. Much appreciated! Was there a change in 2022 from 2021? When I plug in my iPhone 13, I get No Enable and Accept screen. Maybe I should plug in the cable each time, and then connect my iPhone. My iPhone says that I need to unlock the phone to use the apps--which I do. Sometimes it works, and sometimes I just get Bluetooth, and need to either restart car or unplug the iPhone. You also didn't mention any interface with the car's Radio--toggling back and forth between screens--and I have SiriusXM. Does that affect Apple Car Play? And, I haven't been successful in using some apps, like Audible, Libby, and Amazon music. That may be a function of something that I haven't identified yet, i.e., user error. I do not get the GOOGLE MAPS to function in the way it's shown in your demonstration--I'll try again. THE GOOGLE MAPS app was different with my iPhone 11. There's no search feature on screen. I use WAZE as I can search on my phone. Also, your display is somewhat different for texting and phone calls--no touch options in the upper right. I've replaced the cable, and could ask a dealership about a factory reset--though losing Apple Car Play also happened on my 2019 CrossTrek. Thank you for your time. I'm sure that you want everyone to have a good experience using Apple Car Play--a feature that I can't live without--when it works. Bluetooth will receive phone calls, but nothing else. Also, when I plug in the iPhone, Pandora asks about allowing it to work with Starlink. Is that normal? I don't have Spotify.

Thanks Alex!!

On the 2022 modells, do you need the phone connected at all time to have Android Auto activated? Or can you set it up once and use BluTooth the rest of the times after the setup?

Doing the factory reset worked perfectly for getting Apple CarPlay

Along with this, do you have any videos I heard that you can add your car key to an apple wallet. I'm currently waiting for my ordered Subaru to come in and I am trying to learn everything I can before it gets here.

Quite truthfully, I still prefer my Garmin GPS. It gives me so much more info. I can rename my destinations & put them in categories so that I don't have to scroll thru a long list of destinations. For instance,, I have a FAMILY category and others are Healthcare, Grocery stores. Etc., Churches. So much more convenient!

Hey Alex! I just got my 2024 Outback. I love it...but the text alert sounds through Apple Car Play are crazy loud. Is there anyway to adjust that?

Hey Alex! I own a 2018 Outback and have questions about the CarPlay features: When I start my car and my iPhone connects via Bluetooth, it frequently begins automatically playing some random song that may or may not be in my playlists. Is there a way to disable this “auto-play” feature, as it’s quite annoying. It happens less frequently when the phone is connected via cable. Thanks for considering my question and for your videos.

Hey Alex, I have just purchased a 2023 Outback and am not sure of and how to use the phone controls on the steering wheel. Can you please explain how they operate using apple air play. Thanks

Alex, I just subscribed and enjoying your detailed content. Yesterday I ordered a new 2024 Outback Wilderness with full navigation screen, and am a bit overwhelmed with all the technology since I currently drive a ten year old Prius! I too have an iPhone. On my phone I have my music saved on RU-vid in ‘watch later’ or ‘favorites’. Do you know if AppleCar Play has the capability to play RU-vid music or even videos when paired up onto the info screen? Also, I plan to do some car camping and take my wilderness down forest service roads in which I have iPhone apps such as The Dyrt, AllTrails, Gia GPS… not sure if you’re familiar with these apps and if they can be synced with AppleCar Play. If these apps can’t be synced with Apple Car Play, could you simply use a normal Bluetooth connection for car speakers? Sorry for all the questions but if anyone knows the answers, I bet you do! Thanks! Brian

Just watched the video and I have to say I learned more about my ‘21 Outback and Apple Carplay. Thank you.

I don’t have the huge screen like the ones in the limited editions. My Apple CarPlay will show my apps but like on the main screen it will only show maps, today’s calendar events and music on my phone. Never anything else and also won’t show what’s playing on the SiriusXM radio. I have to click on “radio” to view it separately. Not sure if there’s a setting for this is just how it is with the smaller displays??

Thanks for the help. I have new 24 outback. I dont have the car play icon on the display. Checked app button and car play icon is there but not lit up. I'd like to just plug into phone like I did with previous car without paring phone.

Can I control / request "next song" with the steering wheel control? Or "navigate to"? My current 2015 with an aftermarket Pioneer allows me to avoid constantly touching a screen as I hate these distractions

Thank you.

Great Info. What year is this Outback?

Hey man, can you tell me how to disconnect android auto? I just want to charge my phone and not have ot connected, using my data.. i would just like it connected sometimes..thanks, love your videos.

Great video! Congratulations on your engagement

Nice and educational video. Will be watching for more. Oh, also, your fiance is pretty. Keep her close. lol

So how do you old school Bluetooth the sound from your phone? I ask because I listen to a news app that isn't supported by the Starlink system.

I can’t seem to get my cable to connect to the Subaru end. I’ve got an iPhone 13, use the standard charging cable correct? There are two usb connections, neither one works!

good job

The door panel has a map pocket for actual folded paper maps. you forgot to mention this great feature.

Great content ! Curious is there a way to stop the radio from blasting every time you start the car? Drives my wife nuts on her Crosstrek.

Alex, does my Outback need to be running for AAuto to start up?

Enjoyed the video, thank you. Here's one quirk in my 2021 Forester that I hate: whenever I unplug my phone, the radio is comes. The only way to get rid of the radio is to turn the volume all the way down. (and then you have to remember it's turned all the way down the next time you plug in your phone.) VERY frustrating. I want to turn the radio off! I've asked a few people at my dealership about this, and they just shrug their shoulders. Anyone else bothered by this? Thank you!

Hi Alex. Can I watch youtube when I use apple car play? Thankss

Is it possible to install Apple Car Play in my 2017 Outback or do I have to buy a whole new stereo?

I can’t seem to get the correct cable to plug in to the Subaru end. Is it just the standard cable that I use to charge my IPhone? I’ve got an iPhone 13.

Hi Alex...Dealer installed Upgrade. Will Bluetooth Apple Car Play work on my 2022 outback? After pairing the Icon is not present, only when wired will it enable CarPlay

Does the Apple CarPlay display the whole screen in the 2020 models? I thought I’ve seen a video where the Apple CarPlay is only as big as the back up camera.

“Peach” 😭💙😭

Hi Alex. I have a 2018 outback and even when connected with a USB, CarPlay sometimes shows up and sometimes doesn’t out just disconnects in the middle of the drive. I have gone through and made sure restrictions are off and have forgotten my car and set up again. Any advice???

Hey Alex, I have a 2022 cross tech, how do I sync my iPhone and car to open my garage door

Thank you for the great Subaru information. I was wondering if there is a permanent way to disable the distracted driver warnings on 2022 legacy limited? If I am looking around for only a very short time it flashes a warning at me. It’s starting to get annoying. Apparently I need to pay more attention to my driving’s?

I recently bought a 2018 Outback Limited and use Android Auto. It constantly disconnects. I've Googled it and it seems to be a known issue. Do you know if there is a fix for that?

How do you voice command (ask) Siri for directions, on maps?

Hi Alex! Thank you for all the great info you provide in your videos! I was wondering if you can have two phones connected to the Outback at once? For instance, connect your personal phone via USB for CarPlay to use Waze and Spotify but then have your work phone connected at the same time via Bluetooth to be able to answer calls. Thanks!

You just opened a whole new world for me! I have a 2021 outback premium, I have an iPhone 11 with a usb-c fast charger (tiny ends) how do I plug this into the larger USB ports in the Subaru? I appreciate any info you had on this.

Thank you for all of your videos. When using an app such as Waze while on Apple Car Play, am I still using my cell phone data or am I connected through Starlink? Sorry for the dumb question.