Get the most out of CarPlay! (3 Easy ShortCuts To Set Up Today)

Use Shortcut Automations to get the most out of CarPlay!

In this video I'll show you 3 simple CarPlay automations that you can easily setup to get the most out of CarPlay. We'll start simple and get slightly more advanced. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this video where we take our automations to the next level!

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Chapters
0:30 CarPlay, Shortcuts, & Automations
1:22 Trend Micro - Sponsor
2:12 Personal vs Home Automations
2:43 Automation 1 Setup
4:31 Automation 1 Demo
5:08 Automation 2 Setup
6:16 Automation 2 Demo
6:48 Automation 3 Setup
10:09 Automation 3 Demo
10:37 Other CarPlay/HomeKit ideas
11:05 Getting More Advanced

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[NoBite]

Shane, you da man!! I am such a newbie at automations. I have created some simple ones in the house involving three smart plugs. I mean BASIC! You’d laugh at how simple. But, emboldened by this podcast, I attempted one in CarPlay. One smart plug controls a coffee pot which is left on and this controlled by the plug. But, what if I drove off and left it on! Not good. Now, if that happens I get a text AND a spoken alert telling me “The coffee pot is on!” Just tested it and it works! I can hardly believe it. Thank you SO much!

[JohnSmoleskis]

Great video.
Before retiring last year, my working hours were 8.45-5.15. I set up a CarPlay automation that plays a local radio station if it's between 8-10 for the drive to work, a different radio station for the drive home if the time was between 5-7. At all other times my favourite playlist on random. Apple changed something in an iOS update that broke it. Simple tweak to the time format fixed that.

Just got a Nuki smart lock. Might try that unlock when CarPlay disconnects.


Looking forward to part 2.

[paigebowlin]

I like the idea to check for open sensors! I’m definitely going to add that to my CarPlay automation.
I currently have a very similar one that when I connect to CarPlay when I’m home, there’s a menu prompt asking if we should lock the house up or not. It also speaks the text “Welcome to Paige’s Palisade” in the Good News jingle right away. So that’s fun. 😅

[Arachne]

These are awesome. (And the wife will love the front door unlocking. The Aqara U100 annoys her, even though a fingerprint is faster than keys she has a bad habit of starting to open the door immediately before the deadbolt is fully retracted. Lol. Pure impatience and user error, but this will fix that.) Would love a series on Shortcuts, I see there is far more potential than I’m aware of.

[mweiland]

Keep the ideas for arrive/depart automations coming. I have my home set where when I reconnect to home wifi after 430pm, A-Lady will turn on my kitchen lights (closest room next to the garage) and play my Apple Music favorites mix.

[uniqueflh]

Very cool stuff Shane. Glad you're finally able to see how great CarPlay is. :)

[Nox-]

Tks Shane, as usual, very good video

[tonyvalenti]

Thanks so much! Still Learning! I have a new use case but to crack!

Desired:

Stop for Lunch and watch a streaming video (ie Paramount+) in my car.

Manual Process:

1-Turn on iPhone Hotspot.

2-WiFi Connect iPad to iPhone.

3-Bluetooth Connect iPad to Infotainment System.

Goal:

Automate process through Shortcuts or Automations

Is this possible? If so, any tips?

[mikerisner]

Nice tips! Glad you've got access to a cool CarPlay setup.

[DavidErato]

This is great. I set up one for my kids’ podcasts when I drive them to school (which was tricky to do). Except I do get errors, even though it did work.

[irynakirtak-craig]

Awesome ideas, and so simple! Like with those "door opens - turn on the light; door closes - turn off the light" Home automations. Easy and super helpful.

I don't have Apple CarPlay, but I do have BT adapters in two cars I'm the primary driver of, so I just made one automation where when the iPhone is connected to any of these cars, the orientation lock on the phone is turned off (for better navigation), a playlist starts playing, media volume is set to a certain level (I'm not sure if the system remembers what it was last time I was connected to that BT), and Maps open. And then when the iPhone disconnects from either of these two cars the orientation lock turns back on and media volume is set to 0%. 

Seems to work but would need to test with the actual cars, especially the "when connected" because I think these BT adapters wake up as soon as the fob button unlocks the car, so will need to see if maybe I need to add a few seconds of wait before the media volume goes up.

[leicaman]

Always start Overcast when I plug in to listen to my favorite podcasts. Picks up right where I left off.

[SmartHomeJunky]

Cool ideas for CarPlay! Didn’t know these were possible. FYI, you didn’t blur out your street name when you showed the unlock automation at the end like earlier in the video. 😮

[HuJohner]

FYI you can also do this for non-CarPlay cars that have Bluetooth by just using the connects to Bluetooth automation trigger

[jrtoy]

I have great automation to check my calendar and see if I have appointment in next hour, if so navigates me to that appointment. And if I'm X miles away from home it'll navigate me home. It's amazing how useful that it. Problem is that SIRI 4 voice is sometimes choppy, wish apple would fix that.

[EduardoRamos-lxeq]

@ShaneCreates Hey Shane! I’ve set up a navigate home automation when connected to CarPlay. How can I set it up to automatically navigate without having to manually tap on the “Go” button on the screen? Thanks for your time!

[robertcowin]

Thanks for all this. I learned a lot very quickly with your demo. I have a question though - when using Voice, it lets me select from a variety of weird voices, or Siri Voice 2. Is there a way to select the Siri voice I use for everything else - British (Voice 2)? Thanks!

[ChristopherGavin]

Thanks for this, I added the carlplay one to check my august home lock, great suggestion, but had to take out the location check as it just took too long to run with that added (wonder if there's a away to check through the home app if it lists me at home or not)

[hastingb]

Hoooboy! This is just the video I was looking for. New garage door opener is going in today and it would be great if I had a shortcut on the CarPlay screen.

[davesredcorvette]

I have a homekit meross garage door opener, for months it showed up on my chevy infotainment screen using carplay and I could use it to open my garage door. About a month ago the icon that showed up in the carplay app on the infotainment screen would no longer operate. The app on my phone works fine but using carplay it no longer works. The icon still shows up on the infotainment screen but is inoperative. I've tried everything I can think of to fix it but cannot get it to work anymore. Any idea why or can you do a video on this? Thanks!