ShenZhen Exploter Electronics AI-996 ApplePie Mini CarPlay AI Box Instruction Manual
- June 6, 2024
- Shenzhen Exploter Electronics
Table of Contents
ShenZhen Exploter Electronics AI-996 ApplePie Mini CarPlay AI Box
Warning:
- In order to protect the driving safety and avoid break the traffic law; please DO NOT watch videos while driving.
- Please DO NOT put the product in the damp environment or water, in order to avoid electric shock, damaged and fire accident caused by a short circuit.
Description
ApplePie Mini is the 2nd version of our ApplePie Series CarPlay Android Car Smart Box, which streaming video,audio and control data Such as touch ,the buttons on the steering wheel, the knob operation and so on, Through the OEM CarPlay USB OTG interface in the car, and mirroring the whole Android system to the OEM screen. User can control and operate Apple Pie on the OEM screen, powerful video decoding and playing ability, fully open software application environment.
Features
- ApplePie AI Android CarPlay MMB box with 4G built-in
- Android 9.0 system, wireless CarPlay ,Wireless Android Auto into one module
- Provide Google Play store. Free download and install different APP software
- Full free and open system to DIY own ApplePie and different launch
- Dual Bluetooth built-in for hand free calling, Music and connect all kinds of Bluetooth TPMS, OBDII etc.
- Mirroring whole Android system to OEM Car screen via OTG plug
- HD Video display ,Watch YouTube, online navigation, online radio multimedia system
- Slip screen display and picture in picture
- OEM Touchscreen or OEM Buttons knob control
- Keep OEM Function ,not impact OEM features
- Easy to connect, power supply by OEM CarPlay USB port
- Built-in 4G/3G/2G, ApplePie can be used as a mobile Wi-Fi route to be a hotspot to other device
- Strong specification to offer a stable performance
- 4G Wi-Fi, GPS Antenna all built-in the unit
Specification
Unit Picture
No need install, just connect USB to Car OEM CarPlay OTG Interface port
P.S: Insert 4G Sim card as above photo
Attention: ApplePie Mini accessories are only a USB cable and a Type C adapter as above photo
Compare with Other AI Android Box
Operation
How to Connect ApplePie’s Bluetooth Phone
You can search for ApplePie from the mobile phone, or search for mobile phones
from ApplePie.
From the mobile phone, you can find the Bluetooth device name “ApplePie”, then
complete the Bluetooth pairing connection.
From ApplePie, Click the “BT phone” icon:
Search the mobile phone, Click to select the mobile phone to be connected, Click the pairing connection button to complete the pairing and connection
How to Use Wireless CarPlay?
Click the “BT phone” icon to connect the iPhone with the Bluetooth module (slave Bluetooth, BT5.0) on the ApplePie. After one connection, every time the ApplePie starts, it will automatically connect with the Bluetooth of the iPhone.
Click the
“SpeedPlay” icon to enter the wireless CarPlay connection.
Then ApplePie will automatically switch to the hotspot sharing mode (at this
time, the Wi-Fi switch is automatically turned off), share a hotspot, and send
the hotspot name and password to the iPhone via Bluetooth. The iPhone
establishes a wireless CarPlay connection with ApplePie through the hotspot
shared by ApplePie.
After the connection is completed, ApplePie’s slave Bluetooth will be
automatically turned off, and Wi-Fi will also be automatically turned off
(because it has been switched to hotspot sharing mode). Then, you will enter
the CarPlay UI.
At the CarPlay UI, click the car icon, or click the suspension ball, expand,
click the HOME icon, you can return to the launcher of ApplePie.
If you completely close the SpeedPlay app, ApplePie’s slave Bluetooth will
automatically turn on and reconnect to your iPhone. But ApplePie is still in
hotspot sharing mode and will not automatically switch back to Wi-Fi mode. If
you need to use Wi-Fi now, you can pull down the status bar and turn it on
directly through the Wi-Fi switch in the status bar.
How to Use Wireless Android Auto
Android 11 mobile phone with local 5G to support wireless Android Auto
function
Click the “BT phone” icon to connect the Android mobile phone with the
Bluetooth module (slave Bluetooth, BT5.0) on the ApplePie. After one
connection, every time the ApplePie starts, it will automatically connect with
the Bluetooth of the Android mobile phone.
Click the “speedPlay” icon to enter the wireless Android Auto connection.
Then ApplePie will automatically switch to the hotspot sharing mode (at this
time, the Wi-Fi switch is automatically turned off), share a hotspot, and send
the hotspot name and password to the Android Phone via Bluetooth. The Android
Phone establishes a wireless Android Auto connection with ApplePie through the
hotspot shared by ApplePie.
After the connection is completed, ApplePie’s slave Bluetooth will be
automatically turned off, and Wi-Fi will also be automatically turned off
(because it has been switched to hotspot sharing mode). Then, you will enter
the Android Auto UI.
At the Android Auto UI, click the car icon, or click the floating ball,
expand, click the HOME icon, you can return to the launcher of ApplePie.
If you completely close the speedPlay app, ApplePie’s slave Bluetooth will
automatically turn on and reconnect to your Android Phone. But ApplePie is
still in hotspot sharing mode and will not automatically switch back to Wi-Fi
mode. If you need to use Wi-Fi now, you can pull down the status bar and turn
it on directly through the Wi-Fi switch in the status bar.
About ApplePie’s Setting Options
- Navigation app setup: Allows you to specify an APP to join our navigation software whitelist, and the system handles the sound type of this APP in accordance with the navigation software.
- Voice assist: Allows you to specify an APP to use the original car’s voice button (long press for 3 seconds) or the voice button on the floating ball to wake up.
- Use the OEM GPS data: If this option is checked, the GPS data output from the OEM navigation hardware can be used. If the test is OK, the GPS antenna can not be plugged in. The vehicle does not have navigation hardware, or has navigation hardware, but does not implement GPS data transmission function specified in CarPlay standard protocol , then you can’t check this option, you can only connect the GPS antenna to obtain GPS data.
- Copy log file to SD Card: Copy the log of startup and system operation to TF card, mainly for R&D and debugging. Simple insert TF card and it will make Log automatically.
About Floating Ball
The functions of the row of buttons after clicking on the floating ball to expand are: Home, Return, Recently, Voice, Return to the original car UI, Clear memory and one button split screen display
Restore APPS
ApplePie pre-install many applications. If you updated new version of the APPS, and found it not works properly, You can install the pre-install APP again by Install Manager in ApkInstaller.
Resolution Choosing
The ApplePie Mini resolution support the highest 19201080 and lowest 800480 , Please Drag the green bar below photo to choose the right resolution according to the OEM headunit. Which will ensure the video play smoothly.
Firmware Update
- Download the firmware and copy file update.zip to empty TF card directly without unzip.
- Insert it to TF Card slot, turn on the unit it will copy the file to the smart box.
- After it finishing copy , it takes 6mins to update. wait till it reboot and take out TF card.