I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask but I got zero responses on Reddit CarPlay and I usually get good responses here. I am considering getting one of these Apple CarPlay add-on screens for my wife’s 13 Escalade because doing an aftermarket radio will make the rear seat entertainment not work, and that is not an option. I’ve looked through a ton of them so far and haven’t seen any that can come to the factory radio with the USB port, only the 3.5mm aux port. For whatever reason, the 3.5mm port on this radio is on the front of the radio but the USB port is inside the center console. If I can find one that connects with USB, I can mount this where I can hide all the wires, which is preferred. This truck doesn’t have Bluetooth audio, so I can’t use that, and I’m sure the FM transmitter sounds horrible, so I’d rather not do that either. Does anyone know of any of these that connect with the USB port?
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Connect your phone to the USB port and see if you can "stream" (not play from downloaded files actually stream the digital output) audio through that USB port.
Most are for mass storage devices so the HU can pick from a list of audio files - not for streaming.
If the phone works then a CarPlay add-on screen "should" work but no guarantees as I'm not familiar with all the different versions.
Most are for mass storage devices so the HU can pick from a list of audio files - not for streaming.
If the phone works then a CarPlay add-on screen "should" work but no guarantees as I'm not familiar with all the different versions.
No you are looking at 12v with 5+amp vs. USB 5v power supply with only 0.5A. You should look into a hardwiring kit like you would for aftermarket dashcam, and wire off add-a-circuit using one of the unused fuse slot, it's pretty easy work. My wife still stuck in the past and love her Garmin and that's how I hardwire.
Oh you want the Cayplay support device to output USB audio, there's only one in the market and it's not portable. https://www.diymobileaudio.com/thre...hreads/game-changer-android-headunit.470412/page-2?post_id=6304248#post-6304248
AUX to USB adapter - ZZ-2
The ZZ-2 AUX to USB adapter is designed for new vehicles that only have a USB input. This interface allows the use of the factory USB input with a 3.5mm audio source. This is ideal when adding rear seat entertainment or any other analog audio source that needs to be converted to USB.
zz-2.com
It's not difficult to replace the radio in a 2013 escalade, and the parts are available to retain the rear seat entertainment.
Yeah, the kits not great, I usually recomend a kenwood or pioneer floating screen to hide it. Idatalink has parts to retain all your oem features including both overheads.
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