'19 M8 Boom GTS CarPlay Hack?
#111
03-31-2019, 10:01 PM
I may be off on the pin count. It is so small and I cannot see well.
Again, CarPlay has nothing to do with requiring a mic. The only thing you need a mic for is Siri. They are not telling the truth to force you to buy unrequired equipment. I have the Sony headunit with CarPlay on my bike without a mic hooked up. CarPlay works just fine. If what they were saying was true, no headunit would work unless there was mic plugged in.
It just like the headunit from the 2018. It has voice controls, but they only work if you have a mic. But everything else on the radio works just fine (maps, radio, etc) without a mic.
It just like the headunit from the 2018. It has voice controls, but they only work if you have a mic. But everything else on the radio works just fine (maps, radio, etc) without a mic.
Last edited by Kankudai; 03-31-2019 at 10:13 PM. Reason: Clarification
#112
04-01-2019, 01:59 AM
Car Play finally work (not ideal, but works)
With my RG 2019 CVO I receive also a SENA 20s that I do not want to use on my helmet, but I discover that this unit does not have to be paired to the speakers stuff to be able to be turned on and paired with the motorbike.
So I turn it on, paired with the bike and put it the case on my bike. When connecting the iPhone (via cable) to the bike, Car Play showed up !
It's not ideal solution because in a way or another a mic device (or associated) has still to be connected, but this does the job.
So I turn it on, paired with the bike and put it the case on my bike. When connecting the iPhone (via cable) to the bike, Car Play showed up !
It's not ideal solution because in a way or another a mic device (or associated) has still to be connected, but this does the job.
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load97 (04-02-2019)
#113
04-02-2019, 08:20 AM
Outstanding HDF Member
With my RG 2019 CVO I receive also a SENA 20s that I do not want to use on my helmet, but I discover that this unit does not have to be paired to the speakers stuff to be able to be turned on and paired with the motorbike.
So I turn it on, paired with the bike and put it the case on my bike. When connecting the iPhone (via cable) to the bike, Car Play showed up !
It's not ideal solution because in a way or another a mic device (or associated) has still to be connected, but this does the job.
So I turn it on, paired with the bike and put it the case on my bike. When connecting the iPhone (via cable) to the bike, Car Play showed up !
It's not ideal solution because in a way or another a mic device (or associated) has still to be connected, but this does the job.
Hoping it works while charging (as reviewers said). If so, and it activates Carplay, I'll just tuck it away somewhere and leave it at that for the time being.
#114
04-03-2019, 09:54 PM
Stage III
I’ve got it working with NO HEADSET!!!!!
Went into dealer after talking to a sales rep from Soundz, they do audio upgrades to Harley’s, and told them to hook up the digital technician and check off box for whim. I don’t have a whim installed, nor do I have the hard wire 7 pin for a headset. By telling the bike, either ecm or bcm (don’t know what the digitech actually communicates with), that a whim is installed it allows the CarPlay to work. Even if you bought a whim from dealer and brought it home to install, you’d have to go back to dealer and have them flash the radio for it to work. By just flashing the radio and “lying” to it about supposedly having a whim unit is all you need to do. Can’t take calls, can’t hear or respond to texts, but can use apple nav and anyother CarPlay comparable apps you have on your phone. I also feel like the sound quality is better as opposed to Bluetooth or even wired non-CarPlay of the music on my phone. I don’t want to talk on phone and don’t really care about texts while riding; I just wanted to use my wazes app for traffic and whatnot with the nav.
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#115
04-04-2019, 07:09 AM
Went into dealer after talking to a sales rep from Soundz, they do audio upgrades to Harley’s, and told them to hook up the digital technician and check off box for whim. I don’t have a whim installed, nor do I have the hard wire 7 pin for a headset. By telling the bike, either ecm or bcm (don’t know what the digitech actually communicates with), that a whim is installed it allows the CarPlay to work. Even if you bought a whim from dealer and brought it home to install, you’d have to go back to dealer and have them flash the radio for it to work. By just flashing the radio and “lying” to it about supposedly having a whim unit is all you need to do. Can’t take calls, can’t hear or respond to texts, but can use apple nav and anyother CarPlay comparable apps you have on your phone. I also feel like the sound quality is better as opposed to Bluetooth or even wired non-CarPlay of the music on my phone. I don’t want to talk on phone and don’t really care about texts while riding; I just wanted to use my wazes app for traffic and whatnot with the nav.
#116
04-04-2019, 09:00 AM
Originally Posted by Tom Braidy
Went into dealer after talking to a sales rep from Soundz, they do audio upgrades to Harley’s, and told them to hook up the digital technician and check off box for whim. I don’t have a whim installed, nor do I have the hard wire 7 pin for a headset. By telling the bike, either ecm or bcm (don’t know what the digitech actually communicates with), that a whim is installed it allows the CarPlay to work. Even if you bought a whim from dealer and brought it home to install, you’d have to go back to dealer and have them flash the radio for it to work. By just flashing the radio and “lying” to it about supposedly having a whim unit is all you need to do. Can’t take calls, can’t hear or respond to texts, but can use apple nav and anyother CarPlay comparable apps you have on your phone. I also feel like the sound quality is better as opposed to Bluetooth or even wired non-CarPlay of the music on my phone. I don’t want to talk on phone and don’t really care about texts while riding; I just wanted to use my wazes app for traffic and whatnot with the nav.
#117
04-04-2019, 10:26 AM
Stage III
#118
04-04-2019, 10:31 AM
Stage III
just call around to Harley dealers. They’re pretty much the only ones who have that digital technician program. First two that where closest to me said I’d have to wait till next week cause they were too busy. Then one said I’d have to pay for half an hours labor if they did it whether it worked or not. Found a dealer like 45 min from my house that said come on in now, did it for free just cause he was curious if it would really work or not. Now that he knows it will work, he can offer it to his people; assuming he wouldn’t get in trouble with Harley Corp if they found out (might affect actual whim or wired sales?)
Last edited by Tom Braidy; 04-04-2019 at 10:33 AM.
#120
04-05-2019, 09:16 AM
Outstanding HDF Member
Originally Posted by load97
Even my cheapo bluetooth headphones(built in mic) work & allow Carplay to show up. So I found a very mini bluetooth speaker with mic that supposedly plays/works while charging on Amazon. For $9 I thought it was worth a try.
Hoping it works while charging (as reviewers said). If so, and it activates Carplay, I'll just tuck it away somewhere and leave it at that for the time being.
Hoping it works while charging (as reviewers said). If so, and it activates Carplay, I'll just tuck it away somewhere and leave it at that for the time being.
Haven't tried the charge and play function, but it turns off after 5 minutes of inactivity according to the manual.