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Connect an app to my car screen

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BRIMAU Posted messages 1419 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
BRIMAU Posted messages 1419 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,
I own a Citroën C3 and I would like to connect the WAZE app to my car's navigation screen.
Who can guide me to achieve this?
Thank you

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    jee pee Posted messages 31883 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   9 979
     
    Hello,

    To have a remote application from your mobile phone displayed on the car screen, you need a vehicle equipped with Android Auto (or Apple Car). It's this vehicle feature that connects the mobile and displays compatible applications.

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  2. brucine Posted messages 24837 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 167
     
    Hello,

    I know even less about the situation regarding your vehicle since there are probably several depending on the year and model, so only general principles.

    Depending on the model, Waze can be installed either as an app integrated into the multimedia tablet or from your phone.

    In the first scenario, you have to start by checking the Android version in the tablet settings, which is often outdated: you will need to download a version of Waze compatible with that Android version.
    Sometimes the tablets allow you to freely install applications, which is relatively rare, and there is usually an installation menu. However, these tablets are often so slow in terms of processor and RAM that they cannot run Google Play.
    The alternative solution, if available for the model, is to download the app on your PC and then transfer it to a USB stick, but to place it on the tablet you also need an Android file explorer, such as MK Explorer (again, for the right Android version) does the job.

    It should be noted that if you use the tablet for Google or Google Play, it needs to access the Internet, which it can only do via your phone, leading us to the second option.

    We will activate Android Auto on the car's tablet (if it is not equipped, the problem is solved), then download Android Auto on your phone and activate it.
    The phone is set up as a mobile hotspot, and it generally needs to remain connected to a USB port in the car unless the Android Auto connection can be made via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

    I will download a version of Waze on this phone, which no longer needs to depend on the tablet's Android version, and I will "mirror" the phone on the tablet.

    This process also has only relative interest if the phone is not connected to the Internet (and thus consumes data).
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  3. BRIMAU Posted messages 1419 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   116
     
    Thank you all, I found it, I just had to click on the "Android Auto" symbol on my browser screen.
    Thanks again
    Happy holidays and stay safe.
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  4. BRIMAU
     
    Hello and thank you,
    I use Waze on my mobile through the USB port of the car, I tried with Android Auto, but I can't get it to work.
    Thank you
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    1. brucine Posted messages 24837 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 167
       
      This is the simplest hypothesis, but the car must be equipped with Android Auto and Android Auto must be enabled in the tablet's menu (it's not necessarily automatic, refer to the car's manual if necessary), and Android Auto must also be installed and activated on the phone.

      https://support.google.com/androidauto/answer/7439200?hl=fr

      The phone is, as I said, set up as a mobile data hotspot if you want to have Internet access in Waze.
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  6. BRIMAU Posted messages 1419 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   116
     
    However, there is nothing to be done to increase the volume of the navigator on the speakers.
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    1. brucine Posted messages 24837 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 167
       
      We have no apparent way to modify the sound of a mirrored application on the car, unlike what happens if it is run natively on the tablet.
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      1. BRIMAU > brucine Posted messages 24837 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Thank you.
        It's a shame not to be able to use Waze with proper sound.
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      2. BRIMAU > brucine Posted messages 24837 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        Do you have any other suggestions for maybe using a different application that could work?
        Thank you
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      3. brucine Posted messages 24837 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   4 167 > BRIMAU
         
        In terms of volume, it is inherent to the transmission mode, not to the application: we need to manage to install the application on the car's tablet.
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  7. BRIMAU Posted messages 1419 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   116
     
    Everything works well, but I can't increase the sound of Waze on my car speakers.
    I had turned off the sound in the Waze app, I thought I could increase it through the car, but nothing works.
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