myfourth Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Any chance that Subaru will update its system so people with older (like 2015) models can utilize CarPlay? I'd be willing to pay for an upgrade. At least one other manufacturer (Kia) has done this, per the Apple website: [*]2014 - 2018 Soul [*]2015 - 2018 Optima [*]2015 - 2018 Optima Hybrid [*]2015 - 2018 Sedona [*]2015 - 2018 Soul EV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammcinnis Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 In a word, no. "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." ~ The Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowser51 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Yes in fact you can pay for an upgrade! It will cost you about what a new car costs. Sorry. I’m on hour 19 of this shift and we’re not supposed to work more than 18 in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeuEmMaiMai Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 your best bet is to get an after market solution that works with you car to get the features you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncted Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I doubt the old Clarion head units have the capacity to run CarPlay. I also doubt a company so obviously disinterested in infotainment as Subaru would go through the bother of offering post-sales options to replace the head unit with something capable of CarPlay, even for an exorbitant amount of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda_One Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 WoW. Why did you buy it in the first place. You need to fine a self driving Boom Box then your world will hunky dory. [emoji6] Laughing at Oneself and with Other is good for the Soul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfourth Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Yikes! Sorry I asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crudzinskas Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Yikes! Sorry I asked. haha not a bad question! People who are familiar with how Subaru handles things like this in the past just know that this is very unlikely. It looks like carplay headunits start around $400 on a site like Crutchfield if you'd be interested in upgrading at some point. Although for that price, it would be cheaper to by a 7 inch Ipad mount it over the current headunit and use your phone as a mobile hotspot for it. If Subaru ever offered this option I would likely upgrade to it as the phone controls on the headunit work well and is essential a dumbed down version of carplay, but are sometimes a little bit clunky to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfourth Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Thanks for the info. I think I'll just plod along until it's time for the next car purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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