Passenger screen and CarPlay

[sor]

I’m sure I could find this digging through reviews but I’m hoping someone has a quick answer.

I am considering getting the passenger screen even though it seems like one of the more pointless features. I’m wondering if CarPlay mirrors to it or is controllable by it at all.

I worry a bit that the dash will look blank without it, clearly they didn’t do much to add trim or make it seem like a screen is not supposed to be there.

I imagine the passenger can’t connect separate Bluetooth headphones to privately watch, like you can on a flight.

There are a lot of ways you could imagine this feature actually being useful but the details are unclear to me. If the most they can do is interact with the existing car apps and maybe play a video with sound coming out the main audio system, not even being able to DJ a trip or help navigate if you use CarPlay, then it really doesn’t seem very interesting.

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[sor]

I think I found all of my answers via search, assuming nothing new in this respect.

 

[Petzi]

my grandson loves it

 

[BigApple]

Yes unfortunately the passenger screen as of now does not work with CarPlay or android auto. I was hoping I can make use of it also.

 

[Senna]

Right now, CarPlay only lets you manage Apple Music only. But Porsche says that in the future, they’ll be adding features like watching movies on the passenger seat with Bluetooth headphones, just like on planes.

 

[BigApple]

that is great

Right now, CarPlay only lets you manage Apple Music only. But Porsche says that in the future, they’ll be adding features like watching movies on the passenger seat with Bluetooth headphones, just like on planes.

that is great news .. what article or post is that where they said that? would love to read up on it.

 

[Senna]

that is great

that is great news .. what article or post is that where they said that? would love to read up on it.

It's not from an article—I heard it directly from multiple people at Porsche.

 

[sor]

The big question is whether the lease is up before that feature rolls out

 

[BigApple]

Right now, CarPlay only lets you manage Apple Music only. But Porsche says that in the future, they’ll be adding features like watching movies on the passenger seat with Bluetooth headphones, just like on planes.

i hope those are software updates. IF hardware then all existing owners are out of luck.

 

[seabird]

I worry a bit that the dash will look blank without it, clearly they didn’t do much to add trim or make it seem like a screen is not supposed to be there.

Not at all--exactly the opposite. There's no actual reason to think that there could be a screen there if you don't already know it's an option. It is a large expanse of (unfortunately) piano black trim, but there are no disruptions to the character lines, punchouts, or texture changes that suggest anything is missing.

The Audi Q6, on the other hand...does exactly what you're afraid of.

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