PCM5 Whole Screen Carplay/Android Auto
 

Before I get started, I am like most of you. I was skeptical, thought I was going to be scammed and thought the PCM would be bricked after this. But I was WRONG; I went with someone who had lots of reviews on multiple forums and is the original developer of the product. Not some copycat or pass-through imitators.

Now to the real stuff, I upgraded my MY2021 PCM5 911 to Whole Screen Apple CarPlay, and it is a game changer. So let's go over the process. I first started communicating with Raymond from https://www.innovativesoftnz.com/ via WhatsApp; his number is +64 21 404 548, and we exchanged many messages before I took the plunge. He was very knowledgeable and answered all my questions. They are running a promotion on their website for forum members too. I purchased this option https://www.innovativesoftnz.com/pro...o-whole-screen since they have two versions. Think of them as basic and premium. The basic gets you full screen, but the icons are not scaled; they are just spread on the screen to fill the space, with no distortion or any weird misplacements. Knowing how OCD I am and how I will not be happy with the basic option, I went with Whole Screen (premium option). This gives you the full screen, but things are appropriately scaled, and the icons are larger; again no distortion or weird misplacements. Here is a link to what I ended up getting https://www.innovativesoftnz.com/pro...o-whole-screen. You can see the pics on their website, but I am sharing my pictures here. Once I made the purchase, I was asked to buy a specific USB Ethernet Connector (link ). I tried to be smart and buy locally to expedite the process. I bought 7 different connectors from microcenter and Best Buy hoping that one of them would have the required chip AX88772, but none did, so I bought the amazon one. When it arrived, I texted Raymond on WhatsApp, and he got right to work.

You need a computer running windows (I used my matchbook pro with Bootcamp, and it worked just fine). Of course, I connected the car to a battery tender to avoid any unintended shutdowns. You also need TeamViewer, USB Drive, and an Ethernet cable. Raymond sent me a folder to exact to the USB drive and sent instructions at the start of the process. I started a TeamViewer Session where he first he configured the USB/Ethernet connector, then asked me to plug the USB/Ethernet into the car's USB1 port, the thumb drive into USB2 ports, and resort PCM in engineering mode using the two-finger method. From there, I sat back and watched. If you have ADHD or anxiety, make sure you take your meds before the process, the system will go blank and reboot a couple of times. Every time I run the scenario in my head of what I am going to tell the dealer of the system is bricked. ONLY the Apple CarPlay screen is impacted; everything else stays the same. I asked if the dealer can detect this and the answer was no because it is at the application level, returning to stock is just as easy and lastly this should not interfere with any OTA updated.

About 20 minutes later, the process was complete, and as promised HQ Whole Screen Apple CarPlay. Raymond asked permission to go into the last top to reset network settings again and remove the temp files; of course, I said yes because I had no idea what to do with these files.

I am happy to answer questions and post more pictures if anyone is interested.

Disclaimer: I am not getting anything for this review, I already paid and have it running. Just doing the guy a favor and sharing my experience.

Thanks , enjoy the new HD CarPlay like PCM6 now :)


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How much is the forum discount?

So is this a permanent change or can you toggle back to a split CarPlay/PCM view like OEM if you wanted to?

To my knowledge to revert it back to 3/4 screen it needs to be coded again.

I have the same mod and it's amazing...highly recommended and can't think of a reason to change it back (though it's definitely a bit of a science project as mentioned). No idea why this is not available from the factory.

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Are you doing this for PCM6 also, to get rid of the persistent set of PCM icons on the left?

no, pcm6 already made screen in good display radio, no need to change





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Hello everyone,

After months of searching for a solution for my Apple CarPlay I have discovered Raymond and innovativesoft and they have done a great job updating my PCM to have full screen Apple CarPlay.

Fast, effective and high quality. I'm happy!

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Based on all the positive comments here, I am scheduled for today!

You are going to love it!

Coding is pretty much constant, why have a subpar version and a “normal” version of scaling at separate price points? And then it is sold as premium. That’s insane. Would make more sense if it were tangible feature add on

Can you confirm it is not impacted by iOS/Carplay updates?

As to differentiate the product from others, because guys call normal full screen is HD, which is hard to explain, so better to have two product listed

I remember this from the Cayenne 3rd gen forum. Looks cool, just don’t think it is $600 cool with no more/new usable features.

I have a 2018 Volvo w/ CarPlay - wired CarPlay. I bought one of those hardware dongles that plugs into the USB jack in my console and makes it wireless, CarPlay2Air. I think I paid $125 for it. It is great.

Of course the 992 has wireless CarPlay so that doesn't matter.
Now he is offering full screen CarPlay for like $250 or the complete experience where the software actually makes the spacing right for $650 or so. Not sure what the coding difference is to make that happen, but we are talking 2x+ the cost.

To put it into context, my:

Escort RedLine360c was $800 or so.
Blackvue DR-900X-2Ch dashcam was $500 or so.

and I have yet to purchase but consider an M-Engineering Tune at $2,500 which is pricey but I hear quite a good tune, is appealing and feel there is good value.

Not sure a $650 version of full screen CarPlay in line with that. That's just my opinion. I can see $129 for the base version and $199 for the better version. That would make sense.

For the longest time I didn't like the icons on the side, showing album art for a station that wasn't playing. Then I found out I could permanently change it to the AC functions including controlling how hard or soft the airflow is. I did that and it's less obtrusive and right at your finger tips. The far right of the screen is far away I don't really need to engage with it and it isn't really part of my driving view.

Thanks for the feedback in term of the pricing. And really appreciated that.

however the modification is not coding, it requires UI to be recompiled in manufacturer standard. if it just coding then it wouldn’t be that hard, and no development is needed. I guess everyone could even do that by themselves.

In order to make it to work, there are a lot development work and resources involved.

Got my install done last night and concur with the other positive posts here!! Everything went very smoothly. All I had to do was plug a usb/ ethernet adapter and memory stick and sit back to watch as everything was done remotely. Looks and operates just like the oem installs on my other vehicles. Highly recommend!

How much is it for Android Auto functionality and is it wireless?

$250 for all forum members with discount code

You get full screen android auto
PCM5 does not support wireless android auto, only wireless CarPlay.

but to get the wireless android l, you can by a Motorola MA1 adapter it will turn your wireless android auto to wireless

this has nothing to do with your phone update,
whatever you do on your phone will not have any impact to the car system.

New android auto
 

Looks like the new UI for android auto is about to roll out , it looks awesome


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it looks perfect on the wide screen, assume we could see that on our PCM5 as well, for those of you had android auto activated

enjoy the HD PCM6 look now :)

I do have a question, I have 2 vehicles that need to be updated and both fall within the range of PCM5. Based on your experience do you think I'd need to purchase the update twice or would I be able to pay once and have it updated on both of my vehicles? Just wondering if the price is for the leg work or for the access to the update? Thanks.

two car will be 2 installs
but surely can do something for you, please contact me for more info about pricing and detailed info

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Not sure if this was addressed in the thread. Can this update also allow one to use the CarPlay keyboard at all speeds?

The update will give you HD CarPlay and android auto like PCM6, it doesn’t change anything else.
but I am not sure which keyboard are you referring to, best way to contact me on the WhatsApp for more detail

It was controlled by speed threshold setting on the head unit and it may can be changed

I would like to share my experience. Raymond replied fast on whatsapp, no matter what time you msg him. After payment, I couldn't do it and texted him 3 days later, fast response, he sent me the files to download on a USB, he prepared it in 3 minutes. After memory USB was ready, I used a MacBook air with boot camp, emulating windows, connected the computer to the car via ethernet and USB inserted on car. He did everything in 20 minutes, I didn't do anything on the computer, in the meantime, Raymond explains all the process via whatsapp. Go grab a beer in the meantime. =D Everything was great, now my PCM5 have android auto, I recommend him.

Raymond is the real deal!
 

I am 100% in agreement with the OP. Having done a software mod AA conversion on a 718 Cayman S, I really missed the convenience and usability of AA on my 2019 992CS.

Enter Raymond at @innovativesoft https://www.innovativesoftnz.com/. He's super knowledgeable, a real expert and very helpful. Based on the reviews on this thread I went ahead and placed an order for the Whole Screen/HD mod. He answered all of my questions and was super available especially considering he's in NZ and so +13h from me!

The first pass involved taking a dump of my PCM as it was a very new version following a recent dealer visit. An hour later he was back with the needed mods, and a further 20 mins later I had this beauty of a thing. In fact, it's WAY better than the the PCM3.1 mod on my Cayman. Much more seamless, much faster and responsive and much more integrated.

Media, maps, notifications, phone calls, Google assistant all work perfectly. Switches to AA automatically on phone plug in and, best of all, the phone can now sit in the center console. The most important part of that is that it can no longer fly around the car when I do a launch 😎😎

PCM controls on the steering wheel work perfectly e.g., phone, skip, volume, mute etc.

The only thing I haven't figured out is how the back and Opt buttons near the gear lever work - that's not 100% critical but would be nice.

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AA on a 2019 992CS, nice!

Just placed an order with Raymond. Will report back in the next couple of days what the experience/upgrade is like.

Tend to agree. Sounds like it's $545 with discount.

@asunnyhero , i assume you used the ma-1 to make it wireless?

Took the plunge and upgraded to full HD about 2 weeks ago. New CarPlay interface is an improvement.
My experience with Raymond was very positive. He promptly answered all my questions via WhatsApp.
He made the whole process very easy. The whole upgrade took about 1 hour. Highly recommend his services.

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Happy customer
 

Posted this in the wrong thread …

Anyway, I got my install yesterday and I’m very happy


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@William992 I haven't gone wireless yet, still wired and phone secured in the center console

New android auto looks awesome
 

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on HD whole screen

A real slice of heaven......

Update your android auto on your phone now
 

You can now upgrade your android auto on your phone to android auto 8.6 beta

the link below as the download link for new 8.6 beta

https://www.androidsage.com/2022/11/...lk-ui-for-all/

video :
have some photo on Porsche PCM5:


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Info in the link says Waze does not work but I see the icon on your screenshot. Yes or no?? Lack of Waze is a deal breaker for me.

which link says Waze does not work ?
i am confused too

I think your are talking about customised launch menu that has the bug which Waze will crash. (In new coolwalk beta)
but if just launch it normally it will work

The link in post #40 just before the video.

I think your are talking about customised launch menu that has the bug which Waze will crash. (In new coolwalk beta)
but if just launch it normally it will work

Did the upgrade with Raymond a couple days ago to my 2021 992 S. So far everything works great.

As others said - this will require a laptop running Windows (either PC or a Mac with Bootcamp or Parallels).

I know people have issues with the price- but this is far more involved than simple coding. Car gets put into "Engineering Mode" and the PCM software is modified. Yes, $545 I paid (after forum discount) is steep, but in many ways this is akin to the tune that M Engineering offers. You're paying for the work involved to bring this to a small group of 992 owners that will pay. I also have the M Engineering tune and totally respect that team/approach.

Here are some photos, Waze works perfectly. This is simply a modification of the screen parameters, it has no impact to your phone and all future iOS/CarPlay upgrades will work seamlessly.

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Waze will work just fine , in new UI it just won’t allow split screen in Waze view , that is all

enjoy

checked the video, the Waze will work as full screen in beta version of coolwalk only, so Waze won’t have Split View in beta version of coolwalk

New coolwalk
 

As a point of feedback, I would personally pay for this even for PCM6. I want CarPlay to be literally the *only* thing visible on the display, with absolutely no other PCM infotainment “chrome” around the sides. If you could do this for PCM6 as well you’d have at least one customer.

Unfortunately, there is no easy way to do the same upgrade on PCM6 yet. But at least PCm6 already scaled to use proper resolution for the CarPlay with correct DPI setting. Much better than PCM5

will this void any warranty provisions?

Porsche does have very restricted warranty policies that is why we have made our mod very unique way. The mod on just application level which will be fully invisible to any dealers diagnostic tool. We have done so many of them for Rennlist member (more than 100) all had 100% satisfaction. No warranty issue at all

could someone post a video interacting with the new interface? I just want to see how you toggle between the carplay and regular PCM interface; like how do you go back after in carplay mode?

CarPlay always has a button to go back, it’s a button with a logo of the car manufacturer (in this case Porsche, obviously). You normally just don’t need to use it since the sidebar is there.

you can use the Porsche button or any one of the shortcut buttons below the screen


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PCM Apple CarPlay Full Screen Mod - Innovative Soft
 

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to report that I learned about the CarPlay big screen/whole screen mod here. I contacted Raymond at Innovative Soft, and he was on it right away. Walked me thru the whole process. I really didn't have to do anything except had to buy a couple small items from amazon, and let Raymond handle the rest. He remoted into my Mac with teamviewer, we downloaded a couple easy programs that were free like Parallel to get windows on my Mac. I'd say all in all it takes about an hour or so. Raymond was really easy to work with. I don't know how they did all the coding and software to make this work, but it works!

Have to say I'm real pleased to see a full screen/whole screen Apple CarPlay. Much, much better than the small CarPlay screen that comes with 2020 992. I tested it out, everything works great OEM style. All the apps work. I know it's pricey but if you want to have a way better user experience then worth it. I always found it frustrating using the small CarPlay. If you're wondering whether to do it, and are annoyed with the small apple CarPlay, then go for it.
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@PJSD Please elaborate on what you had to buy and for how much. I’m a Mac only guy too and don’t own or run Windows except at the office.

same question

You can install windows on Mac with parallels, it gives you 14 days trails.

other thing you need to buy is a usb Ethernet adapter :

and usb flash drive

then we will do rest remotely via your computer to car

connection is like :

My server-> internet-> your computer—> Ethernet cable —> usb Ethernet adapter -> usb port in your car

You can install windows on Mac with parallels, it gives you 14 days trails.

other thing you need to buy is a usb Ethernet adapter :

and usb flash drive

then we will do rest remotely via your computer to car

connection is like :

My server-> internet-> your computer—> Ethernet cable —> usb Ethernet adapter -> usb port in your car

I only have macs at home and they installed the whole screen upgrade using windows on my MacBook Pro

I had to order a USB-C to regular USB adapter for my macbook. And i had to buy a USB to ethernet adapter. Both around $10 each. I think that's about it. If you have a USB-C to regular USB adapter you probably don't need this. All the other software I had to download was free.

what ports does the computer need? does the laptop have to have an ethernet port? I have a MacBook Pro and the only ports it has is 2 USB C. I would use my son's windows machine and it has two USB and one or two USB C, but no ethernet port. Does that mean I would need to buy two usb to Ethernet adapters?

You'll need an ethernet port and a conventional USB Type A port. The USB Type A port is needed to transfer files to a USB key that gets plugged into the car and to program the USB ethernet adapter (which you will buy from Amazon). You connect that USB ethernet adapter to the car and then link to it via the ethernet port on the computer.

Any idea how to get around not having an Ethernet port on the laptop. Seems that most don't have those these days.

USB -> Ethernet adapter. You can get them on amazon or at most places that stock connectors.

You’ll probably need to order:
USB C to USB A adapter
USB c to Ethernet adapter
the specific Ethernet adapter that Raymond will tell you to order

All you need to have are:
1. Windows computer with Ethernet port ( can use any usb Ethernet adapter if you don’t nha be an Ethernet port on your computer)
2. USB flash drive
3. Ethernet cable
4. USB Ethernet adapter with ax88772 chipset




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Wifi 5G and wireless CarPlay not available in certain countries
 

Have just found out wireless CarPlay is not activated for certain countries, such as Japan, Brazil ..etc

good news is we can activate all, it is abit tricky to get that working as it is not just simple coding, as you have to lift the wifi restrictions on the PCM5.


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Android auto 992
 

Another happy customer

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Just confirmed that 5G Wi-Fi is disabled for Japan and can be enabled and got wireless CarPlay activated after the 5G is enabled



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Yes! This was me. Extremely happy about this upgrade. For the past 2 years I put up with the tiny awful CarPlay on my 2021 C2S (not to mention having to pay for an extra phone line just for the vehicle since my primary phone is a Google Pixel); not only did it look terrible but was extremely flaky, and would lose its connection to the phone all the time (didn't matter if it was wireless or plugged in through USB). Was so frustrating. And it really soured my experienced with this vehicle since the infotainment experience on my little 2017 Golf R was just so much better by comparison.

After getting this upgrade a couple of weeks ago it finally looks and works as I would have expected from the factory. Android Auto is gorgeous and takes up the entire screen (as you can see in the picture above). And it's been super reliable so far, no issues. Very satisfied with this purchase!

I am considering getting this but the prices seemed to have gone up. Will someone be kind enough to tell me how much you paid for the HD 1920x720 resolution option? Also, what kind of discount you may have gotten. If you don't feel comfortable posting publicly, please feel free to IM me. Thank you.

read the thread? Several people, myself included, have posted how much they paid.

Is it really so hard to answer the question? If it's too much trouble to answer the question, don't reply.

Can’t be confident you’ll read it with this track record…

Hi
we do have forum member discount with discount code: CPPAYD
will bring the price down from the listed price on our website

I have sent your private message as well, with the code

not sure what other information you need regarding the product and pricing , you can contact me directly

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Another very satisfied Mac only customer. Raymond was most of all patient and competent. VERY happy with my full screen HD CarPlay. This is the top end product he offers. As a Mac user with no access to a Windows computer, Raymond walked me through the process of installing free trial versions of Team Viewer and Parallels, configuring my M1 MB Pro, ordering the right Ethernet adapter and prepping the USB drive.

Equipment needed:

USB adapter from Amazon that he provides the link to (under $20);
USB flash drive;
Belkin Ethernet adapter for my M1 MB Pro (which I already owned); and
Ethernet cable.

Once configured by Raymond, the install takes under 30 minutes during which you do nothing. You must have good WiFi during the install and I strongly recommend starting up your 911 and leave it running during the install to prevent battery drain, or a dead battery.

Strongly recommended, and very satisfied customer.

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Apple Maps

Was talking to a service manager while my car was in, he said that Porsche received a bit of complaints about the lack of full screen support. They plan to push an update to allow you toggle. Was not sure if it will be OTA or in person.

Keep putting pressure on PCNA, looks like complaining helps.

The rumours came out 2 years ago, as a Porsche owner I made many complaints before, and have been told by dealer that they may consider to do something about it. But the reality is they want people to by new cars with PCM6 , so they won’t don anything for PCM5 any more, if they want I do that they could done it long time ago, it is much easier for them to do than we developed.

again there is no more PCM5 for any future production cars after 2023. I just can’t see any signs that manufacture to do something for PCM5 CarPlay UI to look like PCM6. If they do this, it will be not good for promoting their new cars

I seriously doubt Porsche is going to do anything for free. This is the company that charges $250 for colored crest on the wheel. They have zero incentive to give current owners this upgrade for free. We already paid for the car! I don’t want to change topics but read the thread about activating the matrix headlights to see why I’m saying this.

to be clear, they are not upgrading the pcm, just tweaking it. It would be the same old interface just car play being full screen. This is not updating 5 to 6 or adding anything special.

I guess time will tell. They were upgrading my software for some bulletin update. They said the right bracket arrow “>” to the right of the CarPlay window was a major source of complain in CarPlay as folks thought it functioned as expanding to fullscreen and asked them to fix it. So given the level of details, I’m quite hopeful.

They said early Q1. So let’s see.

maybe is not too much about how much they charge or free, I think Porsche just can’t be bothered to do anything with it. It just no point to make it same as PCM6 look from manufacture prospective.

It will make new system not standing out from the upgrade, I just can’t think any reason and motivation they want to do that. And if they want to do it, it would be released before the PCM6 was introduced.

in addition the PCM5 will be ending from next year production, why manufactures would do that to compete the new product by upgrading the old system ?
It just doesn’t make sense from both market and business prospective. I could be wrong, but the chance getting manufacture update to match then CarPlay like PCM6 is absolutely very low.

I am just sharing what I got. You might be right or not. No one knows for sure. Considering they create pcm hardware for older cars, there is precedence at least on the hardware side of things. So… who knows.

Either way time will tell

also from technical perspective, the PCM5 hardware is made by alpine with qnx6.6, and new PCM6 is with APTIV with Linux on it. Completely different hardware and software.

Yeah, as I said I could be wrong, just trying to express the possibility of this rumours based on the history and facts from technical, market and business perspective.
There is no 100% guarantee what will happen, but I think the chance of making old system to look like exactly the new one is just too low.

of course time will tell, but the longer we wait the lower chance for manufacture update will happen



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Please do understand that routine update for car control modules with bulletin update are not including the PCM firmware update. All other control modules update are done via OBD can bus.

PCM firmware can only be updated via external storage, like usb flash drive or sd card, which is done by manufacture level not at dealer level.

That is why the PCM firmware number never changes even after each routine update from dealer

Just got the update done on my 2020 911. I was on the fence about this upgrade since I don’t drive much to justify the full screen HD upgrade cost, however, I finally bit the bullet and got it done.

The upgrade feels like the way CarPlay should’ve been from the start. All my other cars display like this and it was an annoyance when I picked up my 911.

Overall the install was very easy and Innovative was very responsive and easy to work with. This little upgrade does make a big difference especially when using Waze navigation. I’m happy with my decision and glad it didn’t impact anything else with my car. Everything works flawlessly and looks great. I recommend getting it done.

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Thanks for the feedback ,
enjoy and happy new year


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Fyi, if anyone wants to extend aa to wireless i have successfully tested this device from Amazon:

Wireless Android Car Adapter, Wireless Carplay, Wired to Wireless Android Car Play Dongle, 5Ghz WiFi Online Upgrade, For Cars with CarPlay Function Support Android 11 and Later
Been using it for several weeks and connection is 100%.

How about a hot link to the specific item you purchased??

Wireless Android Car Adapter, Wireless Carplay, Wired to Wireless Android Car Play Dongle, 5Ghz WiFi Online Upgrade, For Cars with CarPlay Function Support Android 11 and Later https://amzn.eu/d/hWUj4FC

This is the US Amazon link for what looks like the same item:
This is a Motorola product that seems to do the same thing:
(I have no experience with either of the above and I also use an iPhone, not an Android phone)

Further solidifies my position on not paying $500 for a software unlock. Sooner or later the solution will flood the web. This is some next level greed.

Not sure how this is related? You need the “$500 software unlock” just to get Android Auto on PCM5 and then one of these dongles to make it wireless.

The software changes that Raymond is applying are a lot more involved than simple coding, it’s a bunch more reverse engineering to develop. I’ve coded BMWs myself in the past and this is another level. I say all this with zero skin in the game aside from being a satisfied customer.

not sure how this idea comes out, as the PCM5 system will be discontinued from next year, and the product life cycle is around 3 years time.

so if you wish free solution for it, not sure when it will happen, maybe 3-5years later, or never. By that time, most of us will be changing the new cars, it will be no motivation for this anymore.

again the HD product is more than just coding, it is full development on it, unlike you are doing something that factory already have. We made this based on something that manufacturer doesn’t have.

well, I am not expecting everyone can recognise the value of the product. We are living the world that we want to have something to enjoy at the right time.
like you are buying any product. At end of the day, the matter is that do we need it for the time we really need it.

As I said , I appreciate your concern and feedback, but I guess most of people still want to enjoy the best feature as long as we could. And that is why we are always buying newer products

Being the one that started this thread, I can tell you that I thought long and hard about the price. And even went back and forth with Raymond a lot to understand what they had to do. I even read the threads in the other forums to followed his 2 years of reverse engineering a product to get full screen and HD.
Even after I paid and he had it installed I had buyers remorse, but guess what, that remorse quickly vanished after I drive the car for a while with that full HD screen of Waze. Man it’s worth every dime, it’s not a hack it’s like it’s meant to be from the manufacturer. Works every time, even more reliable than Porsche garage door opener.
Again, I get nothing for this post or promoting the product, I’m just sharing my experience.

Lastly, I just want to point out that we are quibbling about paying 500 for a product we see and use everyday but have no problem paying almost 3k for matrix headlights that don’t even work in the US, just sayin!!

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Another happy owner
 

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I am very pleased with the mod, initially I was apprehensive of the cost, but Raymond made it a smooth process and was super understanding of my changing schedule. As a plus, he figured out how to raise the speed threshold so the on-screen keyboard is usable at all speeds.

Hope you enjoy




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Wish I did this so long ago!!
 

I just got the update for my PCM through Raymond at Innovative Soft. Man, I wish I knew about this years ago!! I was a bit nervous about the process, even with all the reviews. But I contacted Raymond and he was so knowledgeable and reassured me that it was a seamless process. He was right! He was so friendly and patient with me throughout the entire process. He provided me with the Rennlist discount code and I was able to save $50. This is so worth it! All I use is CarPlay and this is literally a game changer. If you had any doubts, you shouldn’t. Best investment I’ve made yet. Worth every penny. I’ve attached before and after photos of my CarPlay- can’t wait to start using this as it’s intended! Thanks so much Raymond!!
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Just completed doing mine on Friday. All went well, very satisfied!

enjoy

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Android auto coolwalk officially released
 

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Looking forward to doing this upgrade in the spring, provided Porsche doesn't update PCM5 on their own as mentioned above (seems unlikely to me, but I dare to dream!).

I'm comfortable at the current pricing, as it competes with me getting $C 200/year Nav Pkg from Porsche for map updates and traffic info. I like the look of PCM5 (I seem to be in the minority) but full screen CarPlay would be a very nice alternative.

From what I can find cool walk is being rolled out gradually to customers, whatever that means. It is not available to me as yet.

I think that will be very soon

I am sure you will love it



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I've just finished upgrading my 21 C2S to full screen android auto. Working with Raymond was a pleasure, the whole process took maybe 40 minutes and it's pretty much hands-off. I highly recommend it, now driving the car is way easier than fiddling around with sub-par phone mounts. Porsche should've provided AA support since the beginning.

thanks for the feedback

Enjoy the new HD mode and android auto


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Hi All,

Does anyone know anyone in the UK that can do this?

we do all this remotely, have many customers in UK already. Hope we can help


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Hi,

Fabulous. What time of day UK would you do it etc?
I am getting my car in a couple of weeks.

We can accommodate your time no problem

have already sent you the PM as well


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Perfect job -Perfect result
 

I just updated the PCM5 in full screen mode on my 992 with Raymond.
The first step is to update the USB 2.0 adapter (Ax88772/uGreen)
The second step is to update the PCM using the previously updated adapter.
The whole process takes about 1 hour following Raymond's instructions.
Raymond has a perfect command of his business and everything is done under control.
The result is perfect and corresponds exactly to what is expected 🤩.

• You can go in with confidence

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thanks for the feedback
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I updated my 2020 992 (PCM5) to finally benefit from the full screen experience of Wireless Android Auto this week thanks to innovativesoft! The upgrade was a breeze, took an hour to run thru, and then i picked up a carsifi wireless adapter - https://carsifi.com/ - so now i have the carsifi plugged into the 1 usb slot, and a wireless phone charger pad plugged into the 2nd usb slot (adding basic technology features that car should have been built in the first place for a six figure vehicle!).

As I posted above Raymond performed the full HD upgrade on my car and it's been fantastic. Minor nitpick: most navigation apps (Google Maps, Here WeGo) display full-screen, except Waze goes into split mode with Spotify for example (or PocketCasts, etc.. always split screen). Has anyone managed to get Waze to use the full screen? If so, how?

I'm in the UK and Raymond did it for me from NZ. It works beautifully especially when paired with an AAwireless dongle https://www.aawireless.io/

As I understand it, we are waiting on the rollout of Coolwalk to all users. It is being done slowly but started early January . Google coolwalk and you'll see what I mean.

Does adding this void the pcm manufacturer warranty since there’s modification to software it sounds like?

not at all , all will be on application level , which is fully invisible to any diagnostic tool.
like yo I have app on your phone ,how could it be void warranty and also no way to tell

Raymond has just spent an hour on my laptop connected to my 2020 992…..worked his wonders, and now my screen in CarPlay mode is useable, and visible…..great work :)


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are you an iPhone user?

I also had the full screen PCM upgrade about a week ago to my MY2020 C2S. Was talked through the process and completed successfully, recommended...
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Enjoy


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enjoy the new HD view



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why they cost "only" 299$ ?

Porsche CarPlay Fullscreen PCM5 Activation for 2021 Porsche 992 CarPlay Full Screen - porschesolution.com

Which is the difference from www.innovativesoftnz.com ?

don't want to create too much rumor ... just to understand

you have two options:
A. Full screen 1772x650 resolution with smaller icon
B. Whole screen 1920x720 resolution with bigger icon like 2022 cayenne,Panamera



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Option A 1772x650 CarPlay $299 and we offer $50 discount for forum members



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Option B 1920 x720 resolution like 2022 992


For android auto


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Option A android auto
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Option B android Auto

OK Clear,,,

will there be a solution for p cars with PCM6 at some point?

PCM6 already got HD CarPlay and android auto

copy that. doesn't mean you guys aren't working on improvements for PCM6. not expecting 6 to be perfect, let alone Porsche to be quick to improve pcm6

we are making the CarPlay and android auto on PCM5 to looks like on PCM6

Very nice, Enjoy



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Can we assist your more with it ?
just PMed you

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I haven’t touched anything windows in about 20 years, any way to do this using iOS devices?

Mac is fine

New android auto coolwalk
 

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Did you contact us for the upgrade ?




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Worked Perfectly only 30 minutes!
 

Paid my fee via the website, ran to Bestbuy for USB/ETHERNET adapter, downloaded TeamViewer, followed his steps via iMessage… boom 30 minutes and I have a beautiful full screen CarPlay!!! Highly recommend.

enjoy the new upgrade, like getting a new car :)

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Another successful upgrade!
 

There is plenty of details above explaining how this works so I won’t go into detail.

I came across the website and contacted Raymond via WhatsApp.
I have a C4S 992 2021 model in Sydney Australia.
I paid a fee with discount for the full screen CarPlay option.
He told me to buy the Ethernet adapter which I did.
I asked him if he was free via WhatsApp (always communicable and responsive), he was and then we set up TeamViewer and he got to business.
30 min later I had not just full screen CarPlay but also wifi re-enabled and wireless CarPlay.

Highly recommended and a must have for the 992!
thanks Raymond 🙏🏻


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Did this today and it’s awesome! 👏

you can enjoy your car more now :)

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Renming updated my system for me and i am extremely happy.
i found out about him on the Porsche enthusiasts group on facebook that lead me here, i bought the full screen package weeks ago, i asked Ren for some time as i was swamped at work and was going on vacation in a few day, after coming back i ordered the ethernet converter and a wireless device for my pixel phone.
we booked the slot and Ren was great about it, i used an older laptop that had a few firewalls on, Ren was great figuring that out and bypassing all of so he could connect to my 992 and update the system, it has been a few days and it works great.
I highly recommend it.
I own conceptwraps.ca and i am hoping to get some of my customers to get this upgrade as well.
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Upgrade success!
 

Raymond just installed same for me today. As others have noted, they are extremely patient and flexible. Got everything working with no fuss. Slick upgrade. For those (like me) who were concerned bout losing the tiles on the side that allow you to rapidly switch radio stations and the like, Raymond suggested that I make the unassigned switch on the dash a hotbutton for radio inputs. Works very nicely. Now if only we could get google maps to show up on the right guage cluster like the native (useless) navigation.

Thanks Raymond! Let us know what other upgrades you guys come up with!

Rumi

Hello

Is this applicable for PCM6 on new 2023 992?
I would really like to get Android Auto.

Thanks.

2023 992 come with android auto by default


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nice, enjoy


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Glad you are happy with that

Enjoy


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I just had this upgrade done yesterday. It's a MUST have!! I love it. Raymond was great and installation was quick.

Another satisfied customer of Innovativesoft. Had the full screen done on my 21 Carrera S yesterday with Raymond. I should have done this a long time ago! If you're on the fence about if its worth it, it absolutely is!
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Wow that looks cool! BUT.... I REALLY like the "One Touch" function of tapping the "Car Play" button to the right that returns the system to CarPlay from any other menu.... (Is there still a way to do this?)
Having to traverse up and down menus is bonkers.. Had considered making the quick button do that, but opted to use that for the park assist cameras for times when needed

I’ve been using it for months without any issues. Highly recommended, best upgrade I’ve done to the car, well second best after the exhaust and M engineering tune.

Waze update to full screen on AA, only down side is Terminator voice guidance no longer available
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I still don't see this in my 2020. Something new in the past few days from AA??

Try this link for the beta program and see if it works for you, it worked for me

when I'm in CarPlay, I am having issues with the front camera for curb protection is not coming up sometimes and also the homelink for the garage. Other than that they work without using CarPlay. Is everyone having the same issues?

Link???

opps, my bad

https://support.google.com/waze/beta.../7287364?hl=en
waze beta

Full Screen Carplay on 2020 C4S
 

Had this done a week ago...not much to add about the process, it is well covered in the thread. Raymond is good at guiding through the steps. Now that I have used it for a week, I wish I had it done earlier. Expensive?...yes...but take your frustration out on Porsche, this is the experience that should have been available in the first place. Much more user friendly after the Innovativesoft upgrade has been installed.

Another satisfied customer.

How do u enable fullscreen? I am still getting 3/4 screen after downloading the beta tester version.

If you mean Waze, you have to be a beta tester. Even after I signed up it took a couple of days for the full screen to load.

Besides signing up, which i did, any coding required? I am still not getting fullscreen.

Did you download the beta program??
I am running 4.92.90.900 version.

Yes. I am running 4.93.5.11.

here’s the solution for you: Raymond switched me to this much cheaper version.
negative: The icons are smaller and it might not look as classy to some but they are totally legible.
Positives: the menu strip remains on the left allowing you to one- touch out of CarPlay and go right to media or anything else. I use satellite radio a lot and this saves a step with each channel change.
As second win in my opinion is that because everything is smaller your map shows more. I like this a lot especially in Waze, where I found the standard images are blown up and a little crowded.

I ran both setups for two weeks. For me this one seems to be the better fit.

Honestly both great options and both way better than stock 2020 911.

here’s the solution for you: Raymond switched me to this much cheaper version.
negative: The icons are smaller and it might not look as classy to some but they are totally legible.
Positives: the menu strip remains on the left allowing you to one- touch out of CarPlay and go right to media or anything else. I use satellite radio a lot and this saves a step with each channel change.
As second win in my opinion is that because everything is smaller your map shows more. I like this a lot especially in Waze, where I found the standard images are blown up and a little crowded.

I ran both setups for two weeks. For me this one seems to be the better fit.
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Honestly both great options and both way better than stock 2020 911.

How do you leave whole screen CarPlay? Sorry if this is covered already.

Click on the Porsche icon as it is a standard CarPlay and android auto feature

It is built in feature doesn’t matter you are in standard , full or whole screen mode


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Option B 1920 x720 resolution like 2022 992

that’s the winner.

PCM 5 Updated!
 

I'm singing Raymond's praises! Raymond, of Innovation Soft did the upgrade for my 992 2020, two days ago. So now, I've finally gotten what Porsche should have delivered from the get go.
There has been a lot of information posted and I'm not be saying anything new, but Innovation Soft has been doing these upgrades since the middle of last year. Thanks again Raymond and Innovation Soft!

Raymond converted my 09 C4S to full screen over a year ago and it ran with zero issues. Well worth it

Last week Raymond upgraded my 21 C2S to full screen android auto. It was a pleasure, the whole process took around 45 minutes and it's pretty much hands-off.
Its also easy to contact him, seems this guy is never sleeping ;)

Thanks again Raymond!

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Just finished upgrading to full screen (wanted to keep my B&W icons on the left — felt more stock that way). Raymond was great to work with!

We had a couple technical issues (none of which were his fault — faulty cable, incompatible Mac, etc). Be sure to get yourself a great quality Ethernet cable and the exact Ethernet adapters and flag if you have an intel mac vs an M1/M2 processor.

Very happy with end result! Highly recommend Raymond and Innovative Soft).

EDIT: After a couple hours I decided to upgrade to whole screen since I wanted the better resolution and scaled icons. Very happy!

OI OI OI ....! Praise the innovativesoft Gods for helping us convert our LOW RES TO A HIGH RES PCM5 MACAN GTS ....
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Thanks Raymond
For us , we just use APPLE CAR PLAY TIDAL\XM APP and a few others so no real reason to go into the cars XM..unless IPHONE is being spotty....

THANKS AGAIN...

Enjoy the new HD

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FULL SCREEN Android Auto!! https://www.innovativesoftnz.com/
 

I have to second everything mentioned in this post. I just had this done for my C4S yesterday and Raymond was absolutely awesome! I ran into some issues on my end because of my laptop- old Toshiba from 1999 🤣, but Raymond was very patient and didn't bat an eyelid.
Extremely knowledgeable and very thorough with his work, he got AA up and running in no time once we were past my laptop issues.
If you want AA on your PCM5, this is THE SOLUTION. Everything looks OEM, and works perfectly. I have no complaints and would recommend Raymond and https://www.innovativesoftnz.com/ for sure!!

Cheers!

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Very nice, enjoy


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Updated my old PCM to HD CarPlay with wireless mode. Dealership told that wireless mode is unavailable for MY2020, but Raymond helped with it. Highly recommend.
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Our pleasure

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Hi Raymond, have a MY 2024 Targa coming this fall. Will these newer cars still require your software to get full screen AA?

it will be already in full screen for all build after 2022

Hi forgot to add my review..

I purchase the upgrade with Raymond installed with the wireless Android.. It´s awesome...

It took the entire process around 1 hour.

Overall a great experience.

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Looks great, Raymond was communicative and quick.
 

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told me what we needed and got it done quick and easy. Definitely worth it. Love CarPlay.

Another satisfied customer: Raymond was communicative and quick.
 

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The streaming over bluetooth sounded "harsh" or something on Bermester system. IDK how to describe it exactly but I didn't like it. I have an android phone and preferred not switching to Apple to get streaming over USB. This fixed it, stereo sounds great and happy now - thanks Raymand!

Very nice one


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Very nice one ,enjoy


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Reviving this thread for a question: once AA launches, most of the time it works flawlessly.
However I have 2 problems I hope someone has the solution for: it takes quite some time for AA to become available on PCM once I turn the car on, so maybe a minute or two. And when in need for immediate driving (and most importantly getting Waze directions), this delay is annoying. Any way to speed it up?

Also sometimes AA randomly disconnects, I have to wait a minute or two for it to appear on PCM again. Anyone faces this too?

first, I have 2021 Model and Samsung S23 phone.

1. I think the spool time is consistent with the amount of time it takes PCM to spool the home screen and activate my homelink access.
2. I had the same issues with disconnect, and they got worse. I DO NOT have these issues with my S23 phone. I had them with my S-9.
a) do not connect your phone to the car's BT. Let the wire be your only connection. Otherwise they conflict.
b) if your connection is via a dongle, the only BT connection between your phone and your car should be thru the dongle. Do not connect your phone to car's BT. Otherwise they conflict.
c) I am not a patient customer, and I was inclined NOT to believe the issues were related to operator error and/or my phone. Raymond was very consistent in his helpful feedback, and I was growing weary. In the end, it was all on me/my phone. My S23 has worked flawlessly. "Five Thumbs Up!"

Thanks for the informative reply. I have the same phone, I've been going wired-only lately due to those issue. On USB the spool time is lightning fast, BUT I have to switch the USB mode on my phone a few times between File Transfer/Android Auto/MIDI/etc.
I'll make my car forget all bluetooth connections then will try solely via the dongle and see if there's any improvement. BTW do you use the same Motorola dongle?

Pcm5 upgrade
 

Just had mine upgraded. Raymond was very easy to communicate with and get ahold of. Even tho he was on the other side of the world. Seamless transition. Recommend 100%

Truth? Yes. But I have not used my dongle since I got it all to work with the S23. I didn't want to tempt fate.

What I find is on my Samsung phone I need to turn it on before plugging into the wired connection.

Interesting; I have wireless carplay in the 911 which works well, but my other two cars have wired carplay so both of those have dongles. The Mercedes has a CarlinkIt and the Polestar has an Ottocast one. On the Mercedes I can leave Bluetooth active, the MBUX system on it copes happily with that, but the Google Automotive infotainment system in the Polestar gets horribly confused so on that car I have Bluetooth off.

The issues it had were primarily at connection, my phone would happily connect to Bluetooth on both the car and the dongle but the car got confused and the wireless connection would not hand off to WiFi.

great enjoy now

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Every few years, I go through this cycle of having enough of Apple and wanting to switch to Android, but I fail miserably. So with the introduction of the fold 5, I said that is it, I need a bigger screen, and I am switching. I bought one directly from Samsung and plugged it into my 2021 992, and WTH, no Android Auto. I only wanted a WIRED Android auto that is not included ..... what's with that VW???!!!!! I immediately lit the bat signal and reached Raymond, who did the full-screen Apple carplay for me. He said I have two options: trade the car in for a 22 or newer model or allow him to upgrade..... a no-brainer decision, I went to the dealer to trade my 2021 992 for a 2022 model and discovered they had none in stock and they wanted MSRP+ for used ones. So I resorted to option B and called Raymond again. The dude must be a magician, 10 minutes of witchcraft, and the problem is solved. Android Auto works in full-screen mode like a charm.


I highly recommend Raymond; he saved me tens of thousands of dollars (not having to buy a new car). The sad part is, I returned the Fold 5; my entire family and every device I own (except my work PC) are Apple, so having an Android is like voting me off the island.

Wow good thing you didn’t trade in your Porsche! That would have been 40K for nothing…

Great service, works well
 

Very satisfied with the service. Only took 20 minutes to get full screen CarPlay on my 2021 992 Targa 4S.


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Full screen CarPlay!

Awesome job, quick and effective!
 

Congratulations to Innovative Soft and Raymond!
They've done a terrific job that went quickly and flawlessly. They turned my half size screen CarPlay into a whole screen CarPlay in my Porsche 911 (992).
It's a pleasure working with Raymond, a very nice, knowledgeable and effcient guy.
No need to waste time with others, Innovative Soft and Raymond are the real ones!
From France, Marc.

Do the 2022 come with this stock?

Is anyone using AAWireless and care to share their experience? I'm having trouble with the Motorola dongle.

Yes , all 992 after 2022 build will come with it as standard option




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Just purchased my 2020 Carrera 4S and picked it up Saturday. I was sufficiently underwhelmed at the CarPlay look and feel. So much real estate and Porsche decided to crap the bed on the implementation? Further…no Android Auto on the 2020’s made little sense to me.

Reached out to @innovativesoft to understand what he was offering and took the plunge on the HD version.

Booked an appointment to install the next day using Team Viewer and Raymond confirmed the existing Ethernet dongles I had would work.

30 minutes after starting…and voila. CarPlay and AA the way they were meant to look in this screen. Way happier now.

Crazy to me that Porsche doesn’t have it set up like this. $600 is a lot of money, but a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of the Porsche. Looks great now.


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After the programming of pse I lost Android auto. Raymond has fixed it again free of charge. Super service !

Did you lose the HD Apple CarPlay as well? I’m trying to see if I can get a Porsche dealer to program the PSE valve control into my non PSE 2020, and literally just had Raymond do my upgrade last night.

It will stay , don’t worry

Enjoy , and we are here all the time to help

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Is there still nothing to improve PCM6?
ok that has full screen carplay and android, but some more functions like splitting the screen to put the map on one side and climate control options or driving settings on the other?

The CarPlay screen looks a bit low, like the bottom is cut off by a few pixels. The Android Auto screen seems to have the correct amount of black border on the bottom. Makes the CarPlay one look a bit sloppy and unfinished. Can this be resolved?

Your car is 2022 model and using PCM6?



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Another happy camber here!
did the upgrade with Raymond today and couldn't be happier. MY21 C2S

While process took 45min,

Thanks Raymond

PCM5 Whole Screen Apple Carplay
 

I just finished having the PCM5 Whole Screen Apple CarPlay upgrade installed on my 2020 992. Once my computer cooperated and installed everything I needed, the install was very easy. The screen looks absolutely amazing! Worth every penny. Innovativesoft was easy to deal with, very patient and helpful. I highly recommend this upgrade! I couldn’t be happier.
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Raymond just finished installing the Whole Screen Apple Car Play upgrade on my 2021 992. I'm not a computer guy but the process was pretty straight forward, I did need to obtain an ethernet to USB adapter he recommends (about $12 on amazon) but I had the rest of the required items.

Interestingly, my daily laptop must have been too locked down by my company's IT guy because Raymond could not get it to recognize the Ethernet connection. Raymond tried a bunch of different approaches and we ultimately used a cheapo laptop I have just for installing/uninstalling my M Engineering tune and running the PIWIS clone and he got that one to work perfectly. Once that computer cooperated the install was very easy and only took about twenty minutes, as noted above. The screen looks absolutely amazing!

This modification is something I should have done a couple years ago and it's certainly worth every cent. Raymond is a complete wizard and he was easy to deal with, very patient and helpful. I highly recommend this upgrade! I couldn’t be happier.

Best,
Karl

Yeah, came across a 911 992 with the OEM carplay interface, and it literally looks archaic now to me. Such a nice big screen and they wasted 1/4 of it.

Hi

Just wanna chip in my experience with Raymond.

Raymond helped install Full Screen Apple Carplay & Porsche Asian maps on my C4S Cabriolet. He's very patient & got the job done in 2 hours approximately. Very responsive & highly recommended.

Les

Are there any videos out there outlining the differences between oem and the upgrade? @innovativesoft was at your site and didn't see any? Maybe this would be useful and a good marketing tool to show people what they'll be getting? Thanks.

OEM you can obviously look at what came with the car (where 1/4 or 1/3 of the screen is wasted space). In the pics above you can see what it looks like full screen.

It’s just “right” with full screen.

What I would have been interested is a video between HD and non HD upgrade as there is a significant price diff!

But it is still my favorite upgrade I’ve done as I appreciate the large screen every drive.

Thanls for the clarification. So this is JUST to utilize full screen? Has nothing to do with function?

The only thing im looking for is to have the G icon so I can use that for navigation. I'm assuming PCM5 doesn't have that and thought this might add that.

The G icon?

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Middle icon top right.

I spent a fair bit of time trying to get that on my ‘20 car and couldn’t. I did find something on the web that essentially said it’s not on US market 992’s; if you find something different please do share!

Idk if you meant just on pcm 5, but it's definitely on pcm 6 in the US.

I’m talking PCM5.

Ok cool. Then we're on the same page. So if we get this upgrade we wouldn't get this icon?

Google icon? What does it do?

searches Google for locations, not the Porsche database.

Curious, how’s that different from just using Google Maps? Doesn’t it search Google for locations?

Same. Does PCM 5 have Google maps?

You can use Google Maps on CarPlay, just download the G Maps app to your iPhone.

Or if you’re an Android user this hack will also install Android Auto on a 2020 992/PCM5.

True, however my Polestar has Google Maps native and it works really well, plus I use Apple Maps on my phone.

I don't really like Android Auto. Maybe I'm using it wrong. There's also an issue with sound degradation while using it to play music from my phone.

You need to have the Porsche Connect service subscription, and in my '20 Macan with PCM 5 I also need to wait a minute or two for it to log on. The 'G' icon becomes available at the same time the other apps do. I imagine it works the same in the 992s with PCM 5.

I do have the connect subscription, maybe the 992’s are different to the Macan.

That's insane. So these f*ckers aren't updating software on purpose so they can get paid in perpetuity by bleeding their customers on a subscription model. Thanks, Porsche.

Just tried connecting my Android phone to the car but AA isn’t popping up on the screen as available. Usually an iPhone user so haven’t checked since it was installed weeks ago.

Looking at my phone it shows the below. Have tried a couple different USB cables?


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Well, to be fair, Porsche isn't exactly a charity and Google API keys aren't exactly free, nor is cellular data. Given that Porsche incurs their own ongoing expenses to support things like Google search and maps, I can see some justification for charging users an optional subscription for access.

Where I draw the line is when an automaker tries to impose subscriptions for things that don't cost them anything to support, like BMW's attempt to charge subscriptions for CarPlay. That's infuriating enough to make me pick a different car. See also GM.

Google search should work for you on your 2020 992. Were you able to get it working as per this thread?

I’ll try again. Unfortunately I’ve had other things to deal with for the last few weeks.

Working now, your instructions solved it for me. My bad….😞

Sunday, I decided to switch from Android to iPhone. Since I have no experience with the Apple system and I had issues connecting, I sent a message to Raymond, who promptly replied and helped things get sorted, even though I purchased it a long time ago.

I highly recommend his services.

I could not be HAPPIER with what @innovativesoft did to my 992 Turbo S with their PCM5 FULL CarPlay upgrade this weekend. First off hats off to Ray! Not only was the process smooth, there was a last minute very minor hiccup due to a connection issue on my end and he had the patience and cleared his schedule to help me manually finish the process, let alone helping me on a weekend. I've had a few 992's with PCM6 so this update was important to me and it's actually blown my mind. I feel as though the connection is even quicker. As soon as my phone connects it goes to full CarPlay mode. The clarity and responsiveness of the update is well worth it in my opinion. VERY happy I ended up finding this thread in the first place.To all who are on the fence, don't think about it too much, just do it, it's worth it!

(Don't mind the phone notifications lol)

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Thanks! I’m a satisfied customer

The best investment in my 992, hands down! Ray is the best!

Upgrade whoke screen Android auto/applecarplay
 

I have been enjoying my whole screen upgrade installed by Raymond - https://www.innovativesoftnz.com/

Works like a charm. I have yet to have any issues and u have been using it now for a week on my 992. As mentioned in the thread he will walk you through it.

I have no relationship nor do I receive any money from this company. i am completely pleased by the prosuct

Jorge

I had mine installed a year ago. Best money I’ve ever spent! Zero issues. Raymond was awesome!

I’ve had mine for over 3 years with no issues. I echo what others have to say about Raymond and the experience. Effortless and worth every penny! Feel free to message me if you have any questions or want a discount referral code. He’s the best in the biz!!

If anyone is looking to get this done through Raymod, DM me. I decided not to get this done and he's graciously letting me tranfer this to someone else. Thanks..

what made you change your mind? Just curious.

How much does it cost after the discount?

I'm under a gag order. DM me if interested.

After driving around a bit I realized it'd be burning money as I don't really use my phone in there.

Just did the install with Raymond...seamless. Went faster than expected...probably 40 min total on my end.

Obviously a lot of technical knowledge is required to make this happen.

Interface seems so much cleaner as PCM and CarPlay both fill out in the same proportions. It definitely loads faster and im looking forward to the first navigation.

No issues with prompt communication throughout. That is appreciated.

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Had this done with Raymond on my Macan GTS. Great company and service. Highly recommend if you’re interested.

I had this installed in my 2021 CS4, and Raymond was easy to contact with ‘at the elbow’ support throughout the installation process. Even after the installation, he was readily available the next day for a couple of follow-up questions.

The full screen CarPlay works flawlessly, it seems to boot faster and has been rock solid stable. The aesthetic upgrade is like having a new car, and a feature that Porsche should have had built from day one — it makes the stock pre-PCM6 look downright antiquated.

To anyone on the fence, I would recommend it — Raymonds professionalism and expedience service makes the process painless.

Innovative soft
 

Raymond at Innovative Soft upgraded my 2018 Panamera to full screen yesterday. The process was quick and easy. I'm very pleased with the entire process, Raymond's knowledge, and his help.

If you are going to have this done to your car you will need the following:
-A Specific USB to Ethernet adaptor (Raymond will inform you of the adaptor to obtain.
-An Ethernet female connection on your laptop computer. If your laptop does not have one, then you will need a second USB to Ethernet Adaptor.
-An Ethernet cable (RJ-45 to RJ-45)
-An SD card. Raymond will tell you the capacity. I used a 32 GB.
-An SD to USB adaptor if you don;t have an SD slot on your laptop.

Definitely for sale. Msg me if interested.

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hi
another successful Innovative Soft installation. running on a uk 2020 992c2s, as an android user i was pretty fedup with not being able to use waze or spotify properly.
it took a bit longer than expected - mainly my fault. internet over via a mobile fone hotspot proved problematic for the vpn which is required, and then we got a flat battery. but we got there in the end. thank you
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