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Options for talking on the phone with CarPlay

theblet

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Been using CarPlay for awhile, as I have a non-nav radio. When I get or make a call, the only options my phone give are CarPlay and speaker. Bluetooth gives an extra option for private calls straight on the phone itself. I sometimes use this option when the other party can’t hear me too well, but I don’t want to unplug my phone and lose my Waze map.

Is there any way to enable the “iPhone” option when using CarPlay?

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You should be able to select your phone under the device manager option.
 

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Not sure what you mean. Can you explain in further detail? Thanks
 

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Been using CarPlay for awhile, as I have a non-nav radio. When I get or make a call, the only options my phone give are CarPlay and speaker. Bluetooth gives an extra option for private calls straight on the phone itself. I sometimes use this option when the other party can’t hear me too well, but I don’t want to unplug my phone and lose my Waze map.

Is there any way to enable the “iPhone” option when using CarPlay?

Thanks
It's a safety thing, and I don't think you can switch to talking on the phone itself when using carplay. But I can't say I've ever had anyone not be able to hear me talking handsfree through the truck mic and speakers.
 

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It's a safety thing, and I don't think you can switch to talking on the phone itself when using carplay. But I can't say I've ever had anyone not be able to hear me talking handsfree through the truck mic and speakers.
I gotcha. I talked to one of my friends who has an aftermarket radio (not in a ram) which has CarPlay. His gives the option. Another reason I would like that to work is for if you get a phone call you don’t want everyone else in the truck to hear.
 

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I gotcha. I talked to one of my friends who has an aftermarket radio (not in a ram) which has CarPlay. His gives the option. Another reason I would like that to work is for if you get a phone call you don’t want everyone else in the truck to hear.
Aftermarket radios are kind of exempt from a lot of the safety features OEM stuff has to abide by.
 

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just to clarify, this is what I’m looking for

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Can someone see if their iphone has the same behavior using carplay (plugged in)?
 

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