Member Since: 10 Jun 2015
Location: Winchester
Posts: 25
Incontrol apps, phone connections - what do people do?
I have recently got a 2016 Landmark. I can plug the phone in to charge in the glove box and then also use the Incontrol apps, but then I can't see the phone as it's in the glove box.
Whilst I generally prefer the LR sat nav the Sygic (handset based) one has the advantage of displaying current speed limits and better traffic avoidance so I'd like to be able to use it without faffing around plugging the phone in the glove box.
I'm thinking of getting a charging lead wired in to a phone cradle but that doesn't enable the apps. What do other people do?
20th Apr 2018 12:15 pm
Russellg
Member Since: 24 Oct 2017
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 48
Are you aware that you can use Sygic on your LR Screen with in Control?
No problems with the phone being in the Glovebox, but if you have an IOS or Android handset you can use Sygic as one of your apps an display in on the LR Screen Graphics arent quite as claer as teh LR, bust seeing as they look like they are from teh 80's anywat its not that much of a difference.
The Sygic In control version is fairly configurable too.
Would that work for you?
Shame it doesn't do CarPlay or Waze.
Russell
20th Apr 2018 2:07 pm
Russellg
Member Since: 24 Oct 2017
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 48
That being said I can't recall if for sure that it displays the speed, but I 'think' it does.
20th Apr 2018 2:08 pm
KTM Gordo
Member Since: 18 Jul 2017
Location: St Neots
Posts: 109
The problem I have with my D4 Landmark is that you need to plug your phone in to a different socket to get InControl Apps. I listen to music streamed from my phone as well as using it for sat. nav., and I have it in a Brodit mount on the centre console:
There's a USB plug on the end of the lead, and I've routed it in to my glovebox.
I thought that it might be possible with one of the built-in apps in InControl to listen to music and use the other apps, but what's there seems to use Bluetooth and doesn't have much in the way of refinements to be able to choose playlists etc.
Not found a workable solution to that one just yet
My Discovery Sport had just one socket for both audio and InControl.Gordon
2016 D4 Landmark, Yulong White, SDV6, Ex-JLR Fleet
2013 D4 HSE (Gone! Sold within the forum)
20th Apr 2018 6:27 pm
800jimbo
Member Since: 10 Jun 2015
Location: Winchester
Posts: 25
Russellg wrote:
Are you aware that you can use Sygic on your LR Screen with in Control?
No problems with the phone being in the Glovebox, but if you have an IOS or Android handset you can use Sygic as one of your apps an display in on the LR Screen Graphics arent quite as claer as teh LR, bust seeing as they look like they are from teh 80's anywat its not that much of a difference.
The Sygic In control version is fairly configurable too.
Would that work for you?
Shame it doesn't do CarPlay or Waze.
Russell
Hi thanks for that - yes I was referring to using Sygic through incontrol / LR screen, it's just that it can be a bit of a pain not least unlocking the phone in the glovebox when switching to incontrol. I have also realised that direction instructions only work if playing sound from the phone.
Ideally I'd get the LR screen to show traffic cameras and current speed limit but I don't think it can?
25th Apr 2018 5:03 pm
nrich
Member Since: 04 Jan 2015
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 269
Does a 2014 hse lux have in control apps if not can I update the sat nav.
25th Apr 2018 5:07 pm
alexjgrey
Member Since: 07 Jul 2018
Location: Manchester
Posts: 6
Hi,
Has anybody tried the Tom Tom in control app? It's about £55.
12th Jul 2018 8:42 pm
800jimbo
Member Since: 10 Jun 2015
Location: Winchester
Posts: 25
It looks as though Tomtom is available on Android but not Apple - so no not tried it myself
7th Aug 2018 10:44 am
800jimbo
Member Since: 10 Jun 2015
Location: Winchester
Posts: 25
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