Discovery 2017

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  • eelpout
    Member Since: 01 Jun 2017
    Location: Don't call it "Cali"
    Posts: 295
    United States 

    Windy Miller wrote:
    33Lurcher wrote:
    Still connection by usb lead .

    Rendering the £300 wireless charging option I specced (because I was told CarPlay would be wireless, and I don't like having my phone plugged in for the long journeys I do), utterly useless, given I'm going to have to plug it in anyway. Rolling Eyes Laughing

    wait, so CarPlay is not wireless? How about Android Auto, as they are both supposed to be so with Pivi Pro.

    what's your dealer say about it?
    12th Mar 2021 7:02 pm
  • Windy Miller
    Member Since: 08 Dec 2020
    Location: UK
    Posts: 181
    United Kingdom 

    @eelpout

    The promo that was released last November at launch of the facelift, all said that the CP/AA was wireless, but when the brochures and manuals were released it stated it was wired.

    I queried with my dealer mid December, who asked JLR, they said all Pivi Pro is currently 'wired' for CP/AA, and in Feb 2021 LR were dropping an OTA software update which enabled wireless CarPlay/AA across all Pivi Pro equipped cars.

    With that in mind I confirmed my Wireless Charging to my order for convenience. It now transpires that there's been no OTA update and it' still wired connection.

    I'll be asking for my £300 back if this is the case. Rolling Eyes
    2021 D300 R-Dynamic HSE - Carpathian Grey.
    12th Mar 2021 7:21 pm
  • jimbg
    Member Since: 23 Jun 2016
    Location: Devon
    Posts: 1455
    United Kingdom 

    Get your money back and buy https://cplay2air.com/ or https://carlinkitcarplay.com/
    2017 HSE now sold, if you own WF17AXN then you have a well sorted car!
    2022 Range Rover Sport P400e HSE Dynamic and 2023 Sport P440e Dynamic SE on order
    12th Mar 2021 7:47 pm
  • eelpout
    Member Since: 01 Jun 2017
    Location: Don't call it "Cali"
    Posts: 295
    United States 

    Windy Miller wrote:
    @eelpout

    The promo that was released last November at launch of the facelift, all said that the CP/AA was wireless, but when the brochures and manuals were released it stated it was wired.

    well, that's concerning. maybe they'll have it working by the time the 2022 I ordered arrives. Wink
    12th Mar 2021 8:47 pm
  • Windy Miller
    Member Since: 08 Dec 2020
    Location: UK
    Posts: 181
    United Kingdom 

    jimbg wrote:
    Get your money back and buy https://cplay2air.com/ or https://carlinkitcarplay.com/

    Using that would mean the wireless charing is needed. The wireless charging options is totally independent to wireless CarPlay. Smile
    2021 D300 R-Dynamic HSE - Carpathian Grey.
    13th Mar 2021 11:02 am
  • Equilibrium
    Member Since: 26 Feb 2019
    Location: Bristol
    Posts: 754
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    One drawback of wireless is poor audio quality, so if you have Meridian surround and play off your phone then be glad you are plugging in.

    I bought one of those car2play things as I thought it would be brilliant for all the short runs I do, but I’ve unplugged it and gone back to plugging in the phone. Even in plain old Apple Music the difference was very noticeable. I’ve now gone back to plugging in and a Deezer hifi subscription to get the best out of the system.

    If music streaming is not your thing then I guess car2play is excellent.
    Drives: 2020 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Eiger Grey/Glacier
    Departed: 2019 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Carpathian Grey/Glacier, 440i, 320d, Toyotas, Mondeo, Citroen BX amongst others
    13th Mar 2021 11:05 am
  • 33Lurcher
    Member Since: 16 Sep 2019
    Location: Stalybridge
    Posts: 99
    United Kingdom 

    Just driven car since picking it up on Monday (wife uses it daily) , new to Pivi Pro and noticed the Rev camera image stayed on after the manoeuvre , thought it would go off a a couple of secs like the DS did .
    So just pressed the Home button , any thoughts ?
    2021 D250 S Eiger Grey HSW Privacy Hi/Low Ratio
    13th Mar 2021 11:24 am
  • Windy Miller
    Member Since: 08 Dec 2020
    Location: UK
    Posts: 181
    United Kingdom 

    Equilibrium wrote:
    One drawback of wireless is poor audio quality, so if you have Meridian surround and play off your phone then be glad you are plugging in.

    Factory Wireless CarPlay uses Wi-Fi hardware for data transfer from the phone to the car, not Bluetooth (BT is used for the initial 'handshake' but not media) so it can transmit as much as lossless audio via wire.

    Car2play adapters run purely over bluetooth, which is why there's a distinct audio loss (I had one in my current car and switched back to using the wire purely because of the compression degradation). If a car doesn't have Wireless CarPlay it's normally down to one of two reasons; there isn't the Wifi hardware in the car (so you need to use an adapter), or it's not yet been activated yet.

    Smile
    2021 D300 R-Dynamic HSE - Carpathian Grey.
    13th Mar 2021 1:00 pm
  • Equilibrium
    Member Since: 26 Feb 2019
    Location: Bristol
    Posts: 754
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    Good to hear that Windy, makes perfect sense! Adapter aside, I’d only used wireless CarPlay in a X7 and that had a comparatively poor stereo (it wasn’t the £3k option one, standard HK).
    Drives: 2020 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Eiger Grey/Glacier
    Departed: 2019 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Carpathian Grey/Glacier, 440i, 320d, Toyotas, Mondeo, Citroen BX amongst others
    13th Mar 2021 7:07 pm
  • 33Lurcher
    Member Since: 16 Sep 2019
    Location: Stalybridge
    Posts: 99
    United Kingdom 

    Managed to have the access to the car today , getting used to the seat folding etc , also exploring the Pivi Pro screen .
    What I couldn’t work out was why someone would want to put the heated front seats on and adjust temp via this screen when the dial is there to put on and adjust .

    Am I missing something ?
    2021 D250 S Eiger Grey HSW Privacy Hi/Low Ratio
    16th Mar 2021 8:43 pm
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