Apple car play

triniman · 8 Dec 2025 at 23:48

Hi I brought an android screen for my Mercedes c class, but when I ask Siri to send a text it don’t talk. On another screen I had Siri to send Tom a text and it will say what do I wanna tell Tom and repeat the text before it sends it. Can anyone help?

Diddums · 9 Dec 2025 at 10:55

I'm not sure we can provide the kind of help you need tbh.

Bluecube · 9 Dec 2025 at 12:17

Android and Car Play are completely different systems. What do you actually have?

VincentHanna · 10 Dec 2025 at 11:06

Who is Tom?
Why did you buy an android screen for apple car play?

I'm very confused

bigmike20vt · 10 Dec 2025 at 11:10

indeed and just to spell it out

Apple Car play is for apple products such as iPhones.
Siri is for Apple.

Android has Android Auto. if your mercedes supports apple car play there is a fair chance it will support android auto as well but you are going to have to Google that for yourself.

once you add your android phone to your car, android auto should work seamlessly, mine auto connects wirelessly when my phone is near the car. yours may be wired or wireless again you need to Google it to find out

apple car play and android auto are functionally similar but are competing products

a bit like betamax and VHS
or HDDVD and Blu ray

work out which you want to use and stick with that.

Rilot · 10 Dec 2025 at 11:53

I think he means he bought one of those Android-based screens that you can buy that do both CarPlay and Android Auto. I had one in my S2000. In fact, I tried many of them before I found one that was reliable.

whitecrook · 10 Dec 2025 at 12:56

triniman said:
Hi I brought an android screen for my Mercedes c class, but when I ask Siri to send a text it don’t talk. On another screen I had Siri to send Tom a text and it will say what do I wanna tell Tom and repeat the text before it sends it. Can anyone help?

1. ditch the android screen.
2. Mount your phone with a car mount (i suggest brodit)
3. just use your phone the same way you intended to use the android screen.
4. ??????
5. Profit!!!

Nasher · 10 Dec 2025 at 14:21

Both of them are pretty buggy even on the expensive systems. AA especially just likes to randomly just not work properly or disconnect.

Rilot · 10 Dec 2025 at 15:33

Nasher said:
Both of them are pretty buggy even on the expensive systems. AA especially just likes to randomly just not work properly or disconnect.

Really? I've never had an issue with either technology. Which cars did you have where it was an issue?

andy_mk3 · 10 Dec 2025 at 15:52

I’ve used many cheap android head units for CarPlay. They’ve all been pretty faultless. Even the £22 one I bought for a temporary use worked brilliantly.

mid_gen · 10 Dec 2025 at 20:10

Android Auto is hot garbage, Google is incapable of making its products interop. Main reason I switched to Apple earlier this year. CarPlay and Siri are light years ahead of Google’s mess.