Can CarPlay of Mercedes-Benz GLC be full screen?

The carplay of Pacific Automotive Network's Mercedes-Benz GLC can be full-screen. The reason for configuring carplay is so that all functions on the iPhone can be used in the car's central control system, including playing music, navigation, making calls, reading text messages, and even is to watch online videos.

Let’s first look at two real-life pictures of CarPlay on Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Have any attentive car enthusiasts noticed that CarPlay displays differently on the same ultra-wide screen? There is no full-screen display on the Mercedes-Benz central control screen, but full-screen display on the BMW central control screen?

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 3 Series, and the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class cannot be displayed in full screen on the Mercedes-Benz GLC central control screen. This also exists on some Hyundai and Kia models. Today Xiaolian will take you to know whether CarPlay can be full screen?

In iOS13, CarPlay supports automatic adaptation of screen size and resolution. Common resolutions are: 800*48

0, 1280*720, 960*54

0, 1920*720. In other words, at least on these screen resolutions CarPlay can be displayed in full screen.

Since CarPlay supports full-screen display, why can’t it be displayed in full-screen on some models? The main reason is that for some reasons, the manufacturer has designated a fixed area for displaying mobile phone interconnection. For example, the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class only displays the CarPlay screen in the middle area, with the notification bar displayed above and the air conditioning control area displayed below.

If the factory CarPlay is not full-screen, is there any way to upgrade it to full-screen? Some models, such as BMW, can achieve full-screen CarPlay by flashing the machine, but Mercedes-Benz's central control has no way to achieve full-screen unless the manufacturer updates the system. In this case, the HiCar implemented by adding a box can only be displayed in a designated area and cannot be full screen.

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(Pictures/Text/Photos: Pacific Automotive Network Question and Answer Calling the Beast)