innovativesoft

Background:

Recently, I have been asked so many questions about the full screen and whole screen as well as Android auto in full screen mode, so today I will make a post to explain all here, so make sure no secret about this, and for all Porsche owner with PCM5 system
To answer these questions,
And as we know that all 2022 model of Macan still equipped with PCM5 not PCM6, so this post will give all new owners chance to have CarPlay and Android Auto in full HD mode


1. the difference between full screen and whole screen display:




Normally you will see people are providing similar service that has full screen enabled on PCM5 equipped cars


The normal full screen resolution is 1776x650
As this resolution is not commonly used, so that some apps will not show contents properly, here is an example of using Huawei hi-car in full screen CarPlay mode


You can see that bottom line of the display will be cut in half and won't properly displayed in this non standard resolution
The top picture shows that original CarPlay screen, that one 2/3 of the screen display which only 800x650 resolution, because of that, manufacture has made the icon on the CarPlay screen very small to cope with the smaller Display area, otherwise it will looks very awful with regular CarPlay icon size in such small display area. (see first pictures to compare the size of icon) if you have seen PCM4.1 in Panamera 2017-2020 model you will see how bad it looks when have normal size carplay icon in that small display area.

Below is a PCM4.1 in Panamera 2017-2020 model




That is the whole reason why on PCM5, manufacture made the icon smaller in the same size display area to make it look better

However, when you activate the normal full screen, it actually just stretch the display horizontally to one side (depending on RHD or LHD), but the icon size still stay the same as before, which make the resolution became non standard as well, so that some apps won't cope with that resolution well.

If you look at the comparison picture above you will find that both standard and full screen have the same icon size but the one in PCM4.1 shows the correct normal icon size that suppose to show up in full screen mode.




So the normal full screen is only stretching it to have some more display area rather than giving you better user experience

If any of you have seen PCM6, you will notice that CarPlay icon size need to be in regular size when in full screen mode, the below picture is in PCM6
Unnaturally, Macan 2022 still using PCM5 not PCM6



With whole screen resolution on PCM5, you the icon size will return back to normal size it suppose to be just like PCM6




So you can see that after optimised the resolution to 1920x720 the CarPlay icon size is back to normal and just looks like identical to PCM6 look, and that is what you really want to get, not just stretching the image horizontally to one side.

And back to the same HI-car screen you can see the contents are not properly displayed as below





And I have got someone approached me showed that even worse in Android Auto mode, Someone else enabled android auto for him as full screen mode which is completely unusable:





You can see that picture is squashed and you can't even put and destination in by using the touch screen

But with 1920x720 whole screen display you will have full HD resolution on Android auto with native split screen for it like this:








Now, you may already know what you should get for your PCM5, but still one concern you have is for the soft button on screen to allow you get back to the main menu.

Originally, there are soft buttons on the side you can touch to get into normal car menu, now it is not showing anymore, so you may think there is a hassle to go back to any other screen.
Here is how you can do it:

1. By using the Porsche icon on CarPlay main menu




2. For Macan and Cayenne or Panamera you can press any physical button below the screen to access any other screen just lick pressing on the soft key in screen, so it won't be any problem at all





But 992, there isn't any shortcut physical buttons, but you it has 2 physical buttons that you can assign any feature to it




You can use one of them to assign a shortcut to main menu so that you don't need to press the Porsche icon in CarPlay screen, in order to get into normal car screen.
After few tries and one of the forum member has pointed out that button with some function assigned to it would not work in CarPlay mode , it turn out to be only PDC and camera view can take higher priority as factory called "Early App" . will try to test to see what else can also take higher priority than CarPlay.



Modification on Application level for Android Auto and CarPlay activation:

Initially, I was afraid to patch the application in the PCM5 due to restrict warranty policy. I have done some research that people did in PCM4 system. They have patched MIBroot program in RCC board to bypass the signature check on the FEC (Function enabling file ) and repackage it into IFS image and then flash it back to unit for Android Auto activation.

However, you will need to modify the FEC container file to add 0000608 code for Android Auto or 609 for CarPlay with a invalid signature in order to get it feature enabled:
Here are the list for those enabling code :

00060500 -- sport chrono
00040100 -- activate nav
06310022 -- this seems to have to do with the nav maps for north america, yours being 99 instead of 22 is beyond me.
00030000 -- enable USB
00050000 -- enable bluetooth
00060700 -- enable "online services" (no subscription so can't verify, but the car came with this)
00060800 -- enable apple carplay
00060900 -- enable android auto

also a link described in detail how this patch was done and applied (step by step)

Possible (?) MIB2 DIY retrofit (including CP bypass and Fec's enabling)

I went done the same route for the PCM5 initially but then I realised that after you have changed the FEC container, it will show up on PIWIS factory diagnosis system and dealer can easily see that enable code that you not suppose to have.

To avoid that , I have found another better way to enable the Android Auto without patching the verification program and activate the Android Auto or CarPlay without adding any FEC code in, so the diagnosis tool will not see any change on it at all.
No firmware change no patching Fec file verification, it can be done just bypassing all of that and invisible to any kind of diagnostic tools.


The full development, takes really long time for this, as you can see, it is not about just getting it to work, there are a lot of more for getting everything right and perfect so that people who bought the service are 100% satisfied

To make people feel confident about our service, the number of cars we did for this whole screen will speak by itself, we have done 500+ cars with PCM5 (majority are Macan but all 992, 971 and Cayenne share the same PCM5 system ) in last 6 months and have 100% satisfaction.

innovativesoft

Full HD 1920x720 Resolution for all MACAN

innovativesoft

Another happy customer from Australia

kurtcee

@innovativesoft just enabled Android Auto on my 2022 Porsche 718 GTS. I am happy and extremely satisfied with the service provided. Thank you.

idhere_in1

Fantastic service by the gentle man who made my Macan more loving than ever. Factory installed experience. Thank you

hitmonlee

How much does it cost to wire up fullscreen wireless CarPlay for a 2021 Macan? Obviously besides any adapters/cables/whatever we might have to buy.

innovativesoft

starts from $250

TrueaAndOnlyTrue

But here was in 3 months 500+ cars ,

https://www.macanforum.com/threads/a...vation.183221/

and in OP says 6 months 500+ , these resellers of other author's solutions are incredible in selling fairy tales at forums, one forums 6 monts 500+ , 2nd forum 3 months 500+ , what's next, 3rd forum 1 month 500+ cars done carplay full screen

And to be more fun, you say here you are rennlist member @Darkpower or you write by 2 nick names here

https://www.macanforum.com/threads/a...1/post-2684431

))

innovativesoft

Not sure what is your purpose of doing this? The best way is to check the reviews from all forum members.

jhbrennan

Agree. As far as I know, no one has complained about the pricing or the service provided. I had this done on my 2022 Macan GTS and I was completely satisfied. Mr. True is disgruntled for some reason.

innovativesoft

Thanks for the support

innovativesoft

Another happy member from US

spyderdoc

Raymond installed the full screen Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on my 2023 Macan GTS. He is very friendly and patient since I had some hardware issues. Once I had all the necessary wires and adapters, the process was smooth and seamless.

In a nutshell, you need to make sure you have:
-Windows computer with an ethernet port (may use a standard USB ethernet adapter if your computer does not have a built in ethernet port)
-USB flash drive
-USB ethernet adapter (specifically with a AX88772 chipset).
-Two USB A ----> C adapters with FEMALE USB A and MALE USB C
-Ethernet cable
-Latest version of Teamviewer installed on your computer.

Once you have all of these, the process takes about 30 min or less. Raymond will connect to your computer and get it all taken care of...You need to make sure you have WiFi access where your car is stored so he can access your computer wheen it is in the car. May use your phone hotspot function if your car is outside of yor home wifi network.

The full screen Apple CarPlay is awesome and it all works as advertised. Highly recommend Raymon's service. Raymond says that if, for some reason, Porsche updates the head unit firmware, and full screen goes away, he will re-do the programming for full screen for no cost.

innovativesoft

Thanks so much for the feedback and good info for other members in the future

nykeeo

Hi
I was also a bit reluctant to pay this service but Raymond made me feel comfortable and safe about the whole process.
Writing a feedback is a fair way to give a credit to Raymond and you can check my profile isnt fake as I was usually posting on the 911 thread (for my new 911 gts)
The process takes between 10 to 20 minutes since you have nothing to do.
I chose the full hd service because I wanted to have a real apple car play in full screen on my macan s 22
If anyone has any question, feel free to ask or dm me