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CarPlay and Android Auto unlock

The dash hardware can run wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, but the setting ships switched off. This Windows app switches it on. It changes one setting in the dash's config file, keeps every other setting as it is, and saves a backup first. Undo puts the old file back.

Download

Download for Windows (15.0 MB)

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Free to download. Enabling CarPlay needs a paid license key for your dash. Unofficial: not made or approved by the manufacturer.

License key

₹1,499 per dash, one-time

One key unlocks one dash. It is made for your dash's ID, so it does not work on any other bike. Get the ID from the app first (step 3 below), enter it here and pay. Your key appears on screen right after payment.

Payment is handled by Cashfree. The mobile number is passed only to Cashfree, which needs it for the payment. By buying, you agree to the terms, including the refund policy. Preview, Show dash ID and Undo work without a key.

Before you start

  • A Windows laptop with Wi-Fi, on the same Wi-Fi network as the dash.
  • Internet on the first run. The app downloads Google's adb tool (platform-tools r28) if it is missing.
  • The bike parked, ignition on, side stand down.

Steps

  1. Open the app. The app is not code-signed, so Windows may show "Windows protected your PC". Click More info, then Run anyway.
  2. Leave Dash IP address empty to find the dash on your Wi-Fi, or type its IP address.
  3. Click Show dash ID and copy the ID from the log.
  4. Enter that ID under License key on this page and pay. Paste the key you get into License key in the app. The app remembers it.
  5. Click Preview change. The log shows the setting before and after. Nothing is written to the dash.
  6. Click Enable CarPlay and confirm. The app saves a backup, writes the new setting and checks it. The dash screen goes blank for a few seconds while its UI restarts. Wait for SUCCESS in the log.
  7. On the dash, open the Link (phone projection) screen. The dash switches to its own Wi-Fi hotspot, so the app loses its connection. This is expected.
  8. On your phone, join the dash's Wi-Fi network, then connect CarPlay (iPhone) or Android Auto (Android).

Check that it connected (optional)

  1. After step 6, click Verify: start. It starts a log recorder on the dash.
  2. Do steps 7 and 8. Let the phone stay connected for about 15 seconds.
  3. Turn the dash Wi-Fi back on so the app can reconnect, then click Verify: check. The log shows PASS, PARTIAL or FAIL.

Undo

Connect the laptop and the dash to the same Wi-Fi again, open the app and click Undo. It puts back the most recent backup and restarts the dash UI. The app shows the folder where it keeps backups on your PC.

Warnings

  • Use the app only with the bike parked. Never while riding.
  • After the change, the dash may show a "not genuine" warning. Do not run an over-the-air (OTA) update while that warning is on screen.
  • This changes the dash's software settings. It is unofficial and may affect your warranty. You use it at your own risk.
  • Going back to stock: click Undo in the app. It restores the dash's original config file from the backup it made before the change and restarts the dash UI. In our test, a factory reset of the dash also put the setting back to stock and switched CarPlay off.

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Apple CarPlay and CarPlay are trademarks of Apple Inc. Android Auto is a trademark of Google LLC. This tool is not made, endorsed or certified by Apple or Google.