Vertical Apple CarPlay?

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Sorry if this has been asked, I tried to search for it but I’m on mobile. Does anyone know if this car supports vertical CarPlay like in the new subarus? Or if they’re planning on doing so? There’s so much more room for a vertical orientation
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Sorry if this has been asked, I tried to search for it but I’m on mobile. Does anyone know if this car supports vertical CarPlay like in the new subarus? Or if they’re planning on doing so? There’s so much more room for a vertical orientation
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I know it doesn’t currently, but has Ford said they have no plans to change that?
As far as I know they haven't said anything about that. And I would be shocked if they did plan to do that. There is a very long list of bug fixes and more substantial features they're working on so I wouldn't count on it.
 

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As far as I know they haven't said anything about that. And I would be shocked if they did plan to do that. There is a very long list of bug fixes and more substantial features they're working on so I wouldn't count on it.
I completely agree that it's unlikely, and we certainly shouldn't count on it. But that doesn't mean we should assume that there's no plan since Ford hasn't said one way or the other. CarPlay does support dynamic resolution changes, so it's not impossible that Ford takes advantage of that at some point.
 


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This could be worked on at the same time as other more pressing issues on the Mach-E... There is a different team responsible for Synch (infotainment system) than the one responsible for the Mach-E (vehicle).
 

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To be accurate, CarPlay doesn't support portrait viewports, only landscape (at various ratios). There's nothing for Ford to do when the support isn't there on the iOS.

https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/carplay/visual-design/layout/
That's interesting. I wonder how Subaru is able to do it.

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Either Apple's docs are out of date, Apple and Subaru worked up something custom with each other and maybe their supported 3rd party apps, or my favorite theory:

Apple allows CarPlay to present landscapes, e.g. via Maps, but not portraits, like photos from that recent bachelor party. ? ?
 

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If you look at the new GT YouTube reviews out today, specifically the Alex on Autos one, you can see that the new software supports portrait mode for carplay using the maximize button.

I wonder if this is also enabled for all mach e with the latest OTA.
 

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Either Apple's docs are out of date, Apple and Subaru worked up something custom with each other and maybe their supported 3rd party apps, or my favorite theory:

Apple allows CarPlay to present landscapes, e.g. via Maps, but not portraits, like photos from that recent bachelor party. ? ?
My screen looks exactly like that when I hit the maximize button on my GT.
 

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It will come from the factory on new GTs and enabled in 1.7.1 for the rest of us.
 

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It will come from the factory on new GTs and enabled in 1.7.1 for the rest of us.
It is not part of 1.7.1 The GT's have software about a week newer than 1.7.1 and that version seems to include it. But people that have gotten the OTA 1.7.1 reported it did not add this feature.
 

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It is not part of 1.7.1 The GT's have software about a week newer than 1.7.1 and that version seems to include it. But people that have gotten the OTA 1.7.1 reported it did not add this feature.
interesting -- I guess the next OTA will probably have it for the non-GTs. Here's a screenshot from the Alex on Autos video that clearly shows it filling the whole area when the widgets below it are minimized and the CarPlay screen is maximized.

Ford Mustang Mach-E Vertical Apple CarPlay? Screenshot 2021-10-11 7.53.30 AM
 

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interesting -- I guess the next OTA will probably have it for the non-GTs. Here's a screenshot from the Alex on Autos video that clearly shows it filling the whole area when the widgets below it are minimized and the CarPlay screen is maximized.

Ford Mustang Mach-E Vertical Apple CarPlay? Screenshot 2021-10-11 7.53.30 AM
We discussed it on the 1.7.1 thread, but the user that reported it had a GT. And others that got the 1.7.1 update verified it didn't add that feature. Its a good sign that its coming though.
 
 




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