Apple CarPlay Support (iOS 12)

I know this has been posted in other spots on here, but is there any traction at all on getting CarPlay support for the audio portion of our libraries? Apple has opened up CarPlay to other streaming platforms, why haven’t we moved forward on this? I can use Vox etc on my phone for FLAC playback in the car, but I don’t want to have to constantly transfer the files to the phone every time I was to switch out songs lol.

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I would second this. All my media is centralized with Plex. Its so frustrating that have this available on Android Auto, but not CarPlay. I have everything i need with plex, just that I cant access it using the last device in my ecosystem. I have Sonos, Apple TV, computers, HTPC, ipads and my phone. I just need my car!

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With the recent announcement of TIDAL, now couldn’t be a more important time to develop this app!!

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Please head over to the feature request section of the forum and vote for Carplay!

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I would like to see carplay enabled

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I too want Plex CarPlay. I was very disappointment when I bought my new SUV last night, Plex did not show up on CarPlay. My wife said, “Cause Plex sucks.”

Please add CarPlay!

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Hopefully everyone who has posted in this thread has voted!

https://forums.plex.tv/t/carplay-open-to-everyone-in-ios-12/298782/

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+1 want this

Another one for Carplay integration!

Hope it would be integrated

Please the team :slight_smile:

I really don’t understand how integrating Tidal was a higher priority than CarPlay? Please make this happen.

One earns them money and the other doesn’t?

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Check out Prism Music. iOS carplay support and playback for plex music libraries. It’s only $5.

I’d recommend converting all your music to ALAC instead of FLAC because there’s some compatibility issues with FLAC streaming at the moment but otherwise it’s fantastic.

It even does real gapless playback instead of the crossfade garbage that the native Plex app forces on you.

https://prism-music.app/

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Maybe it’s a chicken & egg problem, then? In my case, and I would imagine many others, I’d be more likely to actually sign up for Tidal through Plex if I could listen to it while in my car through CarPlay. That was the second thought I had when I saw Tidal was introduced to the application, preceded by: “I wonder what the sign-up rate will be for Tidal on Plex?” I know that I haven’t even bothered to look at it.

I second this emotion.

Would love Plex Music in my car!

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Friendly reminder, that if you haven’t already, head over to the request forum thread for CarPlay and click the [Vote] button on the top…

https://forums.plex.tv/t/carplay-open-to-everyone-in-ios-12/

+1 Plex carplay support

Vote here: https://forums.plex.tv/t/carplay-open-to-everyone-in-ios-12/298782

+1s don’t count, neither do likes or <3 :stuck_out_tongue:

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+1 i was surprised that Carplay isn’t supported yet! Yes plex can be played and controlled trough carplay but it isn’t the native App…

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