there's not a whole lot more you can do with CarPlay that you can't with Mazda Connect
Navigation with always up-to-date maps and traffic is a HUGE new capability.
Actually, it's pretty close for most people.
Most people don't need LIVE Traffic.
Most people don't NEED constant updates.
Most people know how to BT and use Google Maps if they need to.
Many people came from cars with just... a radio so yea... MZD Connect is a MONSTER upgrade for some of us.
And Mazda's nav does some cool things Maps nor Waze do.
The few. The proud. The MZD Connect Fans.
my biggest issue so far is the color choice and the lack of the option being able to change it.
Red just makes it look so old and dated, if you notice on new phones they never show them with red backgrounds, its always a nice cool looking blue/green/purple hues.
When i play music through aux, the screen is basically blank, wish they had some kind of image that moved a little bit or even just a big digital clock face, right now its pretty bare with music on.
Saab used green and said it was for that reason.Red is often used in automobiles, and plane cockpits, due to it affecting night vision less.
I think there's a hack to change the red color, but I haven't looked into it. Anyway, both of these things seems trivial, as one's focus should be on the road while driving. I don't understand the need for a moving image.
I went out to eat tonight to a new restaurant. Entered it into the GPS. I love how it gives you directions in the upper NAV bar no matter what screen you're on.