You know maybe it doesn’t look like a modern car because you’re not an industrial designer or artist but it’s such a GREAT GREAT JOB you did there ! Amazing work man!
I’ve been using my 2018 iPad Pro 12.9” like this in my Yukon since I got it. I use it to run Uber/Lyft and GPS. I use my iPhone for music and calls. But I use the satellite overlay on Google maps. It looks amazing.
Sorry I felt there was a lot to cover in the video, I have an updated version showing the use of shortcuts and and a few other things that make it even better to use! I will try and get to the points quicker though 😂👍
This video is a little over a year old now, so anybody who is wondering, Google has now updated their iPad app to support split screen. At least on my iPad. :)
This was a really informative video well presented. Very useful information for people like me that are considering using an iPad as navigation in this case in an older Volkswagen golf. Thanks for taking the time, good luck in growing your channel, liked and subscribed, looking forward to the next one. All the best.
I would like to see a how too on how you hooked up all that stuff :) Also I think the sound you hearing from the speakers might be grounding problem. A ground loop Isolator might fix that.
Recently seen your video, you've done a great job! i'll be getting a MK6 transit at some point this year and i'm currently thinking of ways to integrate in iPad into the dash but your way may be the only way i get it to work
I believe so yes, ours is a cellular model, but we don’t have a sim, it is just connected to wifi in the van or could be a hotspot from your phone, but I think I needs to be cellular to pick up the gps position although I don’t have a wifi only version to test, but several years ago I know it didn’t work wifi only models
@@mario373a To confirm, only iPad models with cellular has gps in them. I currently have a wifi only iPad and when attempting to use it as a gps navigation, my location accuracy is very poor since it only uses available wifi signals around you to locate where you are.
Does wifi only model is not capable of navigation and current location? Ps: because in my ipad air 4 (wifi only) I can't access find my current location and use navigation From my location to another
As far as I am aware you need a cellular ipad so it will pick up the location, it is the antennas that make the gps work, then you can still tether from your phone or something like for internet. Not able to confirm this as I don’t have a new model ipad with only WiFi, but the ipad mini’s where the same, WiFi only would not work for navigation, but cellular did. Hope this helps.
Thank u. I am considering purchasing iPad pro 2021 in the smaller version. I have a Toyota Corolla 2016 with BlueTooth. I want to use my iPad for a GPS in my car. Should I get cellular? Excellent Video!
Thanks, I would recommend getting the cellular version, you don’t need to have a sim or plan for it, it can run of WiFi or a hotspot, but I think it needs the cellular antennas for the GPS to work, at least that is true of the older iPads, and currently I do not have a WiFi only ipad to check so cannot guarantee navigation will work without the cellular version. Hope this helps, and I need to do an update to this video as there are now so many new updates that make the ipad even better as an in car option.
Very well done. Can you show a pic of the back of the mount? I am wanting to do something similar in out 87 VW Westy. Looking forward to seeing all your videos. 🇨🇦
John Crisp sorry, I should have included that! I basically took a couple of pieces of wood and screwed them into a standard single din metal cage that comes with any stereo. We were then also fortunate to have a pen/coin holder on the dash that comes off and allowed me to screw through the top of the dash to really secure it without leaving screw holes in the top of dash. Then I just screwed the iPad case to the wood 👍
great video, but the speaker adapter link isn't working anymore - can you update? Am I right in thinking that the cars speaker connections go into the adapter and then a 3.5mm jack from the adapter to the iPad?
No worries, I will search for the closest newer model and update. And you have a few options, in this van it didn’t have a working stereo, so we chose to put in a 5.1 surround system, and we hooked that up with the ipad for when we drove, so the iPad connected to the adaptor via Bluetooth, then from the bluetooth adaptor it was a 3.5mm cable to the surround system amp. If you have a car stereo with a 3.5mm input then I would recommend using one of these bluetooth adaptors and it will be the neatest and best sound quality option. Alternatively, you can just get a car stereo with bluetooth built in for less than £40 these days, and that saves the need for the adaptor. But let me know your setup and what you want to achieve and I can give you my opinion and share any links. We now have another van and have done something completely different, but still using the iPad, so I will be sharing a video on that soon.
Sorry for the late reply, I was hoping to do a follow up to this and never got round to it. In this van I just cut a piece of wood to fit in the standard single din radio cage, and screwed it in, then screwed the iPad case to the wood, worked great.
Yes, any IP/wifi camera will work. Search Amazon for iPad cctv or baby camera and you will find lots of camera’s that are 100% waterproof and can connect to your wifi or hotspot then via an app you can view it on the iPad. I do not know of anyway to have it automatically turn on when you enter reverse, but I have a different van now and still using the iPad, but with a much improved setup, I will do a new video soon.
has your tablet ever overheated while it was under direct sunlight during driving for lots of hours? Im thinking of installing a tablet the way you did but im worried ill get "device overheated" warnings. Thanks in advance for replying
Yes, at least you need the cellular model, you do not need a SIM card or connection, for example if you use a hotspot from your phone or wifi device for internet, I think it is just the antenna for navigation is not fitted in the wifi only model iPads.
Does your Bluetooth adapter have a female voice that talks when first plugged in and says "Your blue tooth device was connected successfully" ?? I have a different model then yours , mine is the T11 with volume knob but the female voice is kinda annoying. Nice to see the way you wired it up using the line in jack on the BT adapter and speakers using a invertor , I would of never thought of that. Mine is wired up through a car stereo right now. Thanks for sharing.
Unfortunately yes! Ours only says ‘Bluetooth connected’ but still a very annoying voice. We try to turn the speakers on a few seconds after the Bluetooth adaptor, this way the voice has finished and its not so bad, every so often it will take a second longer to pair though and we are treated with it 😂
I purchased a magnetic ipad case, and cut the cover off, then used part of the cover to create a shelf for the ipad to sit in, the magnets hold it in place, but just encase the shelf is there. I then just screwed the case into the dash. I have now sold and got another van, I will start uploading new videos with the new van in the next few weeks, including setting up the same setup in the new van, but with some improvements.
I’ve never had any issues like that, with any navigation app on the iPad. Currently we have an iPad Pro, but before this I used an iPad mini as it fired in the dash of the car, and never had any issues there either. It is not a dig at android tablets, but this is why I like and choose iPads, from my experience they just work, always. 👍
It is the WiFi and cellular model, however we have a WiFi router in the van so we connect the ipad to that and so we actually don’t have a SIM card in the ipad.
It is a 4G connection yes, but I have the sim in a 4G router in the van, with an external antenna on the road, this gives a better signal and allows all our phones and laptops etc.. to connect to it to. The iPad itself connects to the router, but it is a cellular model, I just don't have the sim inside the iPad. Hope that makes sense.
I personally don’t think you can get anything better! Between the likes of Apple Maps, Google Maps and other things like Magic Earth & Waze etc... you can find a navigation app that suits you best. They are all super accurate, and all a million times better at searching for destinations, points of interest etc... that any factory nav system I have used. 👍 At the end of the day, most cars now come with apple car play / andriod auto, and that used the same nav apps from your phone, an ipad is a more powerful version of your iphone and has a bigger screen so perfect! 👌
You are best to get a cellular model, even if you do not use it with a sim, it needs the antenna for the GPS to work correctly. As far as I am aware the wifi only options will not work for navigation.
It is WiFi & data, but we don’t have a sim in it, just use it on wifi, I know on previous iPads a WiFi only version would not work for navigation, that is why we went for the cellular version, but didn’t end up needing to get a sim
Could someone help me because the GPS does not work on the iPad Pro 12.9 wifi and why on the iPad Pro 12.9 wifi+cellular if it works normally? Does this happen to anyone else? If you have a solution, could you please provide it to me?
That’s because the cellular model iPads have the mobile antennas needed for the gos to work. You don’t need a SIM card or contract, but you need a cellular model iPad if you want to use it for gps, a wifi only model will not work in afraid.
Hey, thanks! Whereabouts are you from? There should be a link for the UK and USA in the description. We are really pleased, for a cheap and simple setup it works perfectly! I will do a new video soon too using Siri Shortcuts as makes everything even better!
Yeh I like Waze, at the time of recording this video though it couldn’t do split screen either, I’ve also been using magic earth lately, really handy and detailed route info, like inclines & dirt roads can be viewed before starting your journey, handy if your in a van or bigger vehicle
I need to do an update of this video, since iPad OS 15 I think ipad is the best option, multitasking has been made much easier, shortcuts also make it easy to open navigation & media side by side as soon as the ipad connects to the bluetooth in the car, making it much more practical.
Sinisa Majdandzic Hi, I used a standard magnetic case (doesn’t have to be genuine Apple, link for the one I used is in the description) then I simply took a couple of pieces of wood and screwed them into a standard metal cage/holder for an aftermarket stereo. Sorry I didn’t feature in the video! 👍
Luke Hames Can you please explain this in further detail? I have a case like the one that you put in the description but I’m curious as to how you mounted it to the wood. Also, did you have to take your stereo out to do this?
Hi Austin, what car/van are you trying to put it in? You might not have to take the stereo out, and if you have a stereo with blutooth or aux in then it could be easier to leave it in and use it to control the sound? In our case the stereo was faulty so we took it out and then used the single din slot to mount the wood that the iPad case then screws into, I just used 4 screws and screwed through the ipad case in to the wood. Hope this helps, if you need more information or help, drop me a message or add me on instagram or whatever is easier, happy to find a way to make it work in your car/van if it is different to ours! 👍🚎
Luke Hames Oh that makes more sense now. I have a 1994 Buick Roadmaster station wagon and was wanting to upgrade my stereo. I been trying to decide if I should purchase an Apple CarPlay radio or just use my iPad. My only question now is, if you took took your stereo out because it was faulty, how are you getting your iPad to play through the cars speakers?
Nice motor! I would say that depends on how good your speakers are, or how good you want the sound quality to be, if you get a car play enabled stereo it will give you most of the functions, but without an amp and maybe sub your sound quality will only be as good as the speakers in the car, if they are the original’s from 94’ I would assume not great. You can see in the video that I ran a 5.1 cinema surround system for our speakers and series wired the front L & R speakers into it as they are well placed for when we are driving. But if you just want to have the functionality of the ipad, you can wire it into your head unit or buy a cheaper bluetooth head unit and that can power your car speakers. Just depends what sort of quality or end result you are looking for.
Sorry I wasn’t clear, the ipad is connected to a magnetic ipad case, that case is screwed into some wood that slides into a standard single or double din stereo slot. I think I then explained how the rest of it works either into a bluetooth adaptor then into the stereo or a stereo that has bluetooth connected already. I thought that physical instal part would vary massively depending on components and vehicle, that is why I spent more time or how the rest of the instal works.
I have a wifi and cellular model iPad, however, I do not use the iPad with a sim, only connected to wifi (I have a separate 4G Wifi router in the van). This works great for me, hope this helps.
@@LukeHames I see, why don’t you use a sim for the iPad. I wonder how you got that kind of router specific for the car and what brand is it if that is so, and where you can find it? One other question, what tablet mount do you recommend for your iPad? I’m thinking of doing something similar in my dad’s Toyota Camry. I saw someone us in a iPad Smart Folio and yet they cut off the cover & mounted it to a custom made car mount or something, please advise me, would help a lot.
I have the 4G sim in a TPLink 4G router, this is so we can all connect our phones and laptops etc... to it as well, it has a DC 12v power supply so very easy to run in a car/van. However, if the only thing you need the connection for is the iPad then for sure, skip the router part. Ours is a camper so when we are not driving it is great to have normal wifi. And yes, I think I have a link in the description to the case that I used, it was a cheaper amazon version of the folio case, and you just cut the front cover off. The magnets are super strong, and I have done the same in our new van and not once has it ever fallen or moved while driving.
@@LukeHames That sounds interesting, I wonder why you did not just put the sim into the iPad altogether? I wonder what model it is and what cellular technology it supports. I assume in your camper that you have a 110v plug that you can plug the router into if you need to charge it. What is the exact listing of the amazon folio case so that I can potentially consider it, along with what stand did you use so I can look into this. I would like to know so I can do this for my own car as well. Want to see how fast I am driving in kilometers per hour while the car displays miles per hour on the widgets screen on the dashboard’s center. Did you ever use any speedometer apps for your iPad at the same time?
Fibra thanks for the feedback! This is not true with iPads though, in fact the more you use them while plugged in the less battery cycles it will use so it will be better for the battery. But other tablets laptops like you say can actually ruin the battery if left plugged in 👍
Well, it has nothing to do with ipads. Lithium batteries does not like to stay topped up for prolonged periods of time. In order to conserve them, they are tippically charged to 60%. In fact, not exceeding 80% significally increase battery life. Does ipad have the option to stop the charging at 60% while staying plugged in?
It's a wooden bracket he made. He doesn't go into further detail about this bracket, but essentially he simply screwed a iPad case into a wooden bracket. You just saved yourself 8 minutes of him showing you how to use an iPad, and then 2 more minutes talking about a bluetooth receiver and some other speakers he has in his van.
I hope you liked the video? I tried to cover the install/how to use an ipad in your car van, the wooden bracket works in my situation, but might not in your car so I didn’t want to spend too much time on the bracket as is is not universal so to speak. But hopefully the idea of the magnetic case and a way to connect it to a standard single or double din slot will help.
@@LukeHames In a video titled “iPad Pro Dash Install | How to Install an iPad in Your Car” you showcase everything except installing an iPad in your dash...
My Mobile hope you found it useful in the end? It is installed on a magnetic iPad case. Looking to do an update on this video as found new ways with shortcuts etc... to integrate the iPad with the van for when we drive. If there is something I have missed let me know and I will cover it in the next one 👍
You know maybe it doesn’t look like a modern car because you’re not an industrial designer or artist but it’s such a GREAT GREAT JOB you did there ! Amazing work man!
Thank you! About to start our next one so we will see what we can come up with!
I’ve been using my 2018 iPad Pro 12.9” like this in my Yukon since I got it. I use it to run Uber/Lyft and GPS. I use my iPhone for music and calls. But I use the satellite overlay on Google maps. It looks amazing.
Do you use separate sims for each or they are connected together?
Video starts at 7:55
Yes really...
Sorry I felt there was a lot to cover in the video, I have an updated version showing the use of shortcuts and and a few other things that make it even better to use! I will try and get to the points quicker though 😂👍
This video is a little over a year old now, so anybody who is wondering, Google has now updated their iPad app to support split screen. At least on my iPad. :)
Google doesn’t make the iPad, Apple does.
@@doncarlo7655 correct, captain obvious.
Hi Luke, can you share how you attached the case to the dash? What kind of bracket had to be made and how did you secure it to the dash? Thanks!
This was a really informative video well presented. Very useful information for people like me that are considering using an iPad as navigation in this case in an older Volkswagen golf. Thanks for taking the time, good luck in growing your channel, liked and subscribed, looking forward to the next one. All the best.
I would like to see a how too on how you hooked up all that stuff :)
Also I think the sound you hearing from the speakers might be grounding problem. A ground loop Isolator might fix that.
What a good video I might do this when I get into van life but we will see when it comes time for that.
Excellent video Luke, I've learned a lot from your setup, thank you.
Recently seen your video, you've done a great job! i'll be getting a MK6 transit at some point this year and i'm currently thinking of ways to integrate in iPad into the dash but your way may be the only way i get it to work
Great video ! Is this the cellular model ipad?
Very good solution. Thaks for sharing!!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Clean set up bro
Thank you, appreciate it 👍
Nice work mate thanks for that, super clear ✔️
No problem 👍 Thank you for taking the time to comment, appreciate it!
Nice work
Brilliant setup! Do you need to use an iPad with Cell/GPS?
I believe so yes, ours is a cellular model, but we don’t have a sim, it is just connected to wifi in the van or could be a hotspot from your phone, but I think I needs to be cellular to pick up the gps position although I don’t have a wifi only version to test, but several years ago I know it didn’t work wifi only models
@@LukeHames Thank you for the reply!
@@mario373a To confirm, only iPad models with cellular has gps in them. I currently have a wifi only iPad and when attempting to use it as a gps navigation, my location accuracy is very poor since it only uses available wifi signals around you to locate where you are.
Does wifi only model is not capable of navigation and current location? Ps: because in my ipad air 4 (wifi only) I can't access find my current location and use navigation From my location to another
As far as I am aware you need a cellular ipad so it will pick up the location, it is the antennas that make the gps work, then you can still tether from your phone or something like for internet. Not able to confirm this as I don’t have a new model ipad with only WiFi, but the ipad mini’s where the same, WiFi only would not work for navigation, but cellular did. Hope this helps.
Thank u. I am considering purchasing iPad pro 2021 in the smaller version. I have a Toyota Corolla 2016 with BlueTooth. I want to use my iPad for a GPS in my car. Should I get cellular? Excellent Video!
Thanks, I would recommend getting the cellular version, you don’t need to have a sim or plan for it, it can run of WiFi or a hotspot, but I think it needs the cellular antennas for the GPS to work, at least that is true of the older iPads, and currently I do not have a WiFi only ipad to check so cannot guarantee navigation will work without the cellular version. Hope this helps, and I need to do an update to this video as there are now so many new updates that make the ipad even better as an in car option.
@@LukeHames It really helps! Thank you.
HEY! How’d you get your steering wheel on the right side?! 😂😅
Great tips and info. I use Waze and if I need help Google. I’m considering trying 🍎 🗺️ after seeing your vid. Pro looks great.
Very nice!!!
Thanks!
Very well done. Can you show a pic of the back of the mount? I am wanting to do something similar in out 87 VW Westy.
Looking forward to seeing all your videos. 🇨🇦
John Crisp sorry, I should have included that! I basically took a couple of pieces of wood and screwed them into a standard single din metal cage that comes with any stereo. We were then also fortunate to have a pen/coin holder on the dash that comes off and allowed me to screw through the top of the dash to really secure it without leaving screw holes in the top of dash. Then I just screwed the iPad case to the wood 👍
Luke Hames thanks. Keep up the good work you are doing. Have fun with it.
great video, but the speaker adapter link isn't working anymore - can you update?
Am I right in thinking that the cars speaker connections go into the adapter and then a 3.5mm jack from the adapter to the iPad?
No worries, I will search for the closest newer model and update.
And you have a few options, in this van it didn’t have a working stereo, so we chose to put in a 5.1 surround system, and we hooked that up with the ipad for when we drove, so the iPad connected to the adaptor via Bluetooth, then from the bluetooth adaptor it was a 3.5mm cable to the surround system amp. If you have a car stereo with a 3.5mm input then I would recommend using one of these bluetooth adaptors and it will be the neatest and best sound quality option. Alternatively, you can just get a car stereo with bluetooth built in for less than £40 these days, and that saves the need for the adaptor.
But let me know your setup and what you want to achieve and I can give you my opinion and share any links. We now have another van and have done something completely different, but still using the iPad, so I will be sharing a video on that soon.
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Would liked to have seen more about the mounting of the iPad.
Sorry for the late reply, I was hoping to do a follow up to this and never got round to it. In this van I just cut a piece of wood to fit in the standard single din radio cage, and screwed it in, then screwed the iPad case to the wood, worked great.
You sort of look like Luke Perry lol good vid!
great DYI!
Thanks 👍
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Can you use the iPad as a screen to see a camera? To go backwards? Any way to connect a dash camera ? Do u know?
Yes, any IP/wifi camera will work. Search Amazon for iPad cctv or baby camera and you will find lots of camera’s that are 100% waterproof and can connect to your wifi or hotspot then via an app you can view it on the iPad.
I do not know of anyway to have it automatically turn on when you enter reverse, but I have a different van now and still using the iPad, but with a much improved setup, I will do a new video soon.
Great work!
has your tablet ever overheated while it was under direct sunlight during driving for lots of hours? Im thinking of installing a tablet the way you did but im worried ill get "device overheated" warnings. Thanks in advance for replying
Do you need cellular connection in iPad for navigation to work?
Yes, at least you need the cellular model, you do not need a SIM card or connection, for example if you use a hotspot from your phone or wifi device for internet, I think it is just the antenna for navigation is not fitted in the wifi only model iPads.
@@LukeHames that’s what I thought but I wanted to be sure before I buy a cellular iPad. Thanks
Does your Bluetooth adapter have a female voice that talks when first plugged in and says
"Your blue tooth device was connected successfully" ??
I have a different model then yours , mine is the T11 with volume knob but the female voice is kinda annoying.
Nice to see the way you wired it up using the line in jack on the BT adapter and speakers using a invertor , I would of never thought of that.
Mine is wired up through a car stereo right now.
Thanks for sharing.
Unfortunately yes! Ours only says ‘Bluetooth connected’ but still a very annoying voice. We try to turn the speakers on a few seconds after the Bluetooth adaptor, this way the voice has finished and its not so bad, every so often it will take a second longer to pair though and we are treated with it 😂
How did you make the case hold and not fall? Can you make a video explaining the steps? Thanks!
I purchased a magnetic ipad case, and cut the cover off, then used part of the cover to create a shelf for the ipad to sit in, the magnets hold it in place, but just encase the shelf is there. I then just screwed the case into the dash. I have now sold and got another van, I will start uploading new videos with the new van in the next few weeks, including setting up the same setup in the new van, but with some improvements.
@@LukeHames thank you very much! I am looking forward to it!!
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How does navigation work on either google or apple map? Does it slow down or gets stuck at all?
I’ve never had any issues like that, with any navigation app on the iPad. Currently we have an iPad Pro, but before this I used an iPad mini as it fired in the dash of the car, and never had any issues there either. It is not a dig at android tablets, but this is why I like and choose iPads, from my experience they just work, always. 👍
@@LukeHames great! Thanks for the info!
Is this wifi only model or wifi and cellular model the one you're using
It is the WiFi and cellular model, however we have a WiFi router in the van so we connect the ipad to that and so we actually don’t have a SIM card in the ipad.
Do you have an internet connection when using the ipad? If not, how do you use the map apps? Thanks
Yes we have wifi in the van, if not you could use a 4g connection 👍
Where you get internet from? Is it cellular?
It is a 4G connection yes, but I have the sim in a 4G router in the van, with an external antenna on the road, this gives a better signal and allows all our phones and laptops etc.. to connect to it to. The iPad itself connects to the router, but it is a cellular model, I just don't have the sim inside the iPad. Hope that makes sense.
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Thanks for sharing ..helpful video..Rob
No problem 👍
does it fast and accurate to use ipad lte for navigation？
I personally don’t think you can get anything better! Between the likes of Apple Maps, Google Maps and other things like Magic Earth & Waze etc... you can find a navigation app that suits you best. They are all super accurate, and all a million times better at searching for destinations, points of interest etc... that any factory nav system I have used. 👍 At the end of the day, most cars now come with apple car play / andriod auto, and that used the same nav apps from your phone, an ipad is a more powerful version of your iphone and has a bigger screen so perfect! 👌
can we use ipad pro 2023 wifi for navigation
You are best to get a cellular model, even if you do not use it with a sim, it needs the antenna for the GPS to work correctly. As far as I am aware the wifi only options will not work for navigation.
Is that wifi with data or just wifi only
It is WiFi & data, but we don’t have a sim in it, just use it on wifi, I know on previous iPads a WiFi only version would not work for navigation, that is why we went for the cellular version, but didn’t end up needing to get a sim
you need the cellular version to have an GPS Chip and you need one to navigate
@@DJJumpdancer Dude, that's what I was looking for. Thanks!
Could someone help me because the GPS does not work on the iPad Pro 12.9 wifi and why on the iPad Pro 12.9 wifi+cellular if it works normally? Does this happen to anyone else? If you have a solution, could you please provide it to me?
That’s because the cellular model iPads have the mobile antennas needed for the gos to work. You don’t need a SIM card or contract, but you need a cellular model iPad if you want to use it for gps, a wifi only model will not work in afraid.
@@LukeHames thanks friend for the answer
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Lol i always had this idea but i thought i was going crazy 😩
Google maps supports split screen with any apps
Hi , great video . Have you a link for Bluetooth adaptor .? I’m looking at doing similar on my van build , using pc 12v 5.1 speaker.
Hey, thanks! Whereabouts are you from? There should be a link for the UK and USA in the description. We are really pleased, for a cheap and simple setup it works perfectly! I will do a new video soon too using Siri Shortcuts as makes everything even better!
Was that turnpike troubadours and 95.9 the ranch I saw?
DandReviews sure was! Love some true Texas country music! 95.9 the ranch... what all the other stations want to be when they grow up 😂
Try Waze and what ever music player you are using.
Yeh I like Waze, at the time of recording this video though it couldn’t do split screen either, I’ve also been using magic earth lately, really handy and detailed route info, like inclines & dirt roads can be viewed before starting your journey, handy if your in a van or bigger vehicle
Same issues. I tried giving apple a change. but android is KING for practical (day-to-day,work-navigation-multitasking) use
I need to do an update of this video, since iPad OS 15 I think ipad is the best option, multitasking has been made much easier, shortcuts also make it easy to open navigation & media side by side as soon as the ipad connects to the bluetooth in the car, making it much more practical.
Did not show how you mounted i pad stand to dash !?
When sunshine is on is it easy to read stuff properly ??
It has auto brightness
What car mount did you buy for the iPad pro ?
Sinisa Majdandzic Hi, I used a standard magnetic case (doesn’t have to be genuine Apple, link for the one I used is in the description) then I simply took a couple of pieces of wood and screwed them into a standard metal cage/holder for an aftermarket stereo. Sorry I didn’t feature in the video! 👍
Luke Hames Can you please explain this in further detail? I have a case like the one that you put in the description but I’m curious as to how you mounted it to the wood. Also, did you have to take your stereo out to do this?
Hi Austin, what car/van are you trying to put it in? You might not have to take the stereo out, and if you have a stereo with blutooth or aux in then it could be easier to leave it in and use it to control the sound? In our case the stereo was faulty so we took it out and then used the single din slot to mount the wood that the iPad case then screws into, I just used 4 screws and screwed through the ipad case in to the wood. Hope this helps, if you need more information or help, drop me a message or add me on instagram or whatever is easier, happy to find a way to make it work in your car/van if it is different to ours! 👍🚎
Luke Hames Oh that makes more sense now. I have a 1994 Buick Roadmaster station wagon and was wanting to upgrade my stereo. I been trying to decide if I should purchase an Apple CarPlay radio or just use my iPad. My only question now is, if you took took your stereo out because it was faulty, how are you getting your iPad to play through the cars speakers?
Nice motor! I would say that depends on how good your speakers are, or how good you want the sound quality to be, if you get a car play enabled stereo it will give you most of the functions, but without an amp and maybe sub your sound quality will only be as good as the speakers in the car, if they are the original’s from 94’ I would assume not great. You can see in the video that I ran a 5.1 cinema surround system for our speakers and series wired the front L & R speakers into it as they are well placed for when we are driving. But if you just want to have the functionality of the ipad, you can wire it into your head unit or buy a cheaper bluetooth head unit and that can power your car speakers. Just depends what sort of quality or end result you are looking for.
Where, where is the how to install.
The only interesting thing about this video it's not shown.
Glad you are proud of yourself
Sorry I wasn’t clear, the ipad is connected to a magnetic ipad case, that case is screwed into some wood that slides into a standard single or double din stereo slot. I think I then explained how the rest of it works either into a bluetooth adaptor then into the stereo or a stereo that has bluetooth connected already. I thought that physical instal part would vary massively depending on components and vehicle, that is why I spent more time or how the rest of the instal works.
How is there WiFi connection on this iPad when there is no cellular.
I have a wifi and cellular model iPad, however, I do not use the iPad with a sim, only connected to wifi (I have a separate 4G Wifi router in the van). This works great for me, hope this helps.
@@LukeHames I see, why don’t you use a sim for the iPad. I wonder how you got that kind of router specific for the car and what brand is it if that is so, and where you can find it? One other question, what tablet mount do you recommend for your iPad? I’m thinking of doing something similar in my dad’s Toyota Camry. I saw someone us in a iPad Smart Folio and yet they cut off the cover & mounted it to a custom made car mount or something, please advise me, would help a lot.
I have the 4G sim in a TPLink 4G router, this is so we can all connect our phones and laptops etc... to it as well, it has a DC 12v power supply so very easy to run in a car/van. However, if the only thing you need the connection for is the iPad then for sure, skip the router part. Ours is a camper so when we are not driving it is great to have normal wifi. And yes, I think I have a link in the description to the case that I used, it was a cheaper amazon version of the folio case, and you just cut the front cover off. The magnets are super strong, and I have done the same in our new van and not once has it ever fallen or moved while driving.
@@LukeHames That sounds interesting, I wonder why you did not just put the sim into the iPad altogether? I wonder what model it is and what cellular technology it supports. I assume in your camper that you have a 110v plug that you can plug the router into if you need to charge it. What is the exact listing of the amazon folio case so that I can potentially consider it, along with what stand did you use so I can look into this. I would like to know so I can do this for my own car as well. Want to see how fast I am driving in kilometers per hour while the car displays miles per hour on the widgets screen on the dashboard’s center. Did you ever use any speedometer apps for your iPad at the same time?
how about how to install on ?
How and where did you get that
The van?
You look like Luke Perry.
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Video is called "how to install an iPad in your car". First 7 minutes is a tutorial of Google Maps.
Sorry I went on a bit... got a little carried away, I have changed the title to make it more accurate. Thanks :)
@@LukeHames Fair enough, I'm sure there's some people who appreciate the detailed explanation. Cheers.
Don't have it permanently commected. You will lose battery capacity after some time. It happen to me with tablet.
Fibra thanks for the feedback! This is not true with iPads though, in fact the more you use them while plugged in the less battery cycles it will use so it will be better for the battery. But other tablets laptops like you say can actually ruin the battery if left plugged in 👍
Well, it has nothing to do with ipads. Lithium batteries does not like to stay topped up for prolonged periods of time. In order to conserve them, they are tippically charged to 60%. In fact, not exceeding 80% significally increase battery life. Does ipad have the option to stop the charging at 60% while staying plugged in?
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WiFi in the car ?
@@vasterbottning 4G router setup so all devices can connect to the WiFi
It's a wooden bracket he made. He doesn't go into further detail about this bracket, but essentially he simply screwed a iPad case into a wooden bracket. You just saved yourself 8 minutes of him showing you how to use an iPad, and then 2 more minutes talking about a bluetooth receiver and some other speakers he has in his van.
I hope you liked the video? I tried to cover the install/how to use an ipad in your car van, the wooden bracket works in my situation, but might not in your car so I didn’t want to spend too much time on the bracket as is is not universal so to speak. But hopefully the idea of the magnetic case and a way to connect it to a standard single or double din slot will help.
@@LukeHames In a video titled “iPad Pro Dash Install | How to Install an iPad in Your Car” you showcase everything except installing an iPad in your dash...
5 minutes in...still waiting to hear how it's installed lol
My Mobile hope you found it useful in the end? It is installed on a magnetic iPad case. Looking to do an update on this video as found new ways with shortcuts etc... to integrate the iPad with the van for when we drive. If there is something I have missed let me know and I will cover it in the next one 👍
We fucking get it maps
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