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Wireless Carplay and GPS antenna clarification

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by MillbrookMike, Feb 26, 2021.

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  1. Feb 27, 2021 at 8:24 AM
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    erikarthur

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    I think wireless carplay uses the GPS radio on the stereo and not the phone. I used the external antenna that came with the Pioneer unit before I got the adapter. I had the external unit inside the dash and the signal was a noisy. Waze shows the speed of the vehicle the screen and it was not accurate and jumped around a lot. I think the external antenna would have been fine if I had it on the dash rather than in the dash.
     
    erikarthur, Feb 27, 2021
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  2. Feb 27, 2021 at 8:28 AM
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    cosmic65charlie

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    Have you updated the firmware? There have been 2 updates since I bought my DMX906S in November 2019. Mine only occasionally would reboot, like once a month. Hasn’t happened since the latest firmware update.
     
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  3. Feb 27, 2021 at 5:04 PM
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    Mortimer

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    Last I had looked I had the latest, but it looks like there’s a new one, will give it a shot, thanks.
     
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  4. Feb 28, 2021 at 7:15 PM
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    OK, I popped on the new version. I'm going to take this as an excuse to do a Tacoma road trip, make sure it's working.
     
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  5. Feb 28, 2021 at 7:31 PM
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    Hopefully it’s an improvement for you!
     
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  6. Feb 28, 2021 at 9:07 PM
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    CarPlay actually uses the vehicle gps. I know because I accidentally connected to the satellite radio antenna instead of gps and it was all over the place.
     
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  7. Feb 28, 2021 at 9:09 PM
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    This is what came with mine. You are technically supposed to mount it on the dash but it works fine buried under it
    image.jpg
     
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  8. Sep 16, 2023 at 6:15 AM
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    Reviving this thread….hmm. I’ve been using the
    $30 ACC-SAT-TO2 Sat Radio and GPS Antenna adaptors for TO2 Vehicles
    ACC-SAT-TO2 adapter for the GPS with two different Kenwood head units (DMX957XR & DMX958XR) for over a year now. The factory GPS antenna accurately gets the time/date onto the radio, and it allows me to authorize wireless CarPlay to function, but then it never works. When wireless CP goes to automatically kick on, it tells me I need a gps antenna plugged in. Makes no sense. Thoughts?
     
    BLtheP, Sep 16, 2023
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