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		krzyk on Dec 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Lightning (2020) I don't understand. Just place a phone/charging case on a Qi charger? Doesn't CarPlay support wireless communication? Android Auto does.

Unklejoe on Dec 28, 2022 [–]

Cars didn’t really start getting wireless CarPlay until around 2021. It would take a while for those cars to age out. My guess is that if Apple makes a portless iPhone, they will also make a wireless to wired CarPlay bridge.

gorbypark on Dec 28, 2022 | [–]

There are already third party wireless to wired CarPlay dongles.

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