Having tried to find an apple phone that works on the smart link,in the Skoda compatibility list, most like the samsung 2017 and others like the apple 5 and 6 are showing they are not compatible,with mirror link, or are they 2 different set ups ???. can you post what phones you have and if they are compatible with it and have a good bluetooth connection that lists contacts, need a decent phone with good battery life, my HTC one , dies after 5 hours and needs recharging

Edited 3 July, 20187 yr by skippy41

Isn't Mirrorlink an Android only option. 

For Apple connectivity you need CarPlay.

Yup.

 

Android = Android Auto / Mirrorlink

iPhone = Apple CarPlay

 

CarPlay works on any iPhone 5 and above (so 5, 5s, 6, 6s, 7, 8, X etc including the Plus models all work)

Android Auto works fine with my 5 year old Nexus 4 phone, so you don't need a particularly fancy or modern phone for it to work.

Motorola Z Play works for me and has long battery life.

So is smart link both Android and car play ???

 

On 7/3/2018 at 14:08, uchuff said:

Yup.

 

Android = Android Auto / Mirrorlink

iPhone = Apple CarPlay

 

CarPlay works on any iPhone 5 and above (so 5, 5s, 6, 6s, 7, 8, X etc including the Plus models all work)

 

 

Even the bluetooth??

The Bluetooth connectivity is totally different to a cabled Smartlink connection.

Depending upon what phone and Bluetooth module you have may reflect the ‘extra features’ such as showing contact photos etc but the ‘mainstream’ calling features will all be there.

Skoda have generally been pretty decent at getting this tech out to people I think, the original fee was pretty reasonable and they don't even charge that now on new cars. Compare to someone like BMW who want (I think) nearly £250 for 3 years CarPlay, not even a permanent enable. 

 

On 04/07/2018 at 13:45, skippy41 said:

So is smart link both Android and car play ???

 

 

As far as the Octavia 3 goes, yes. SmartLink  is MirrorLink, Android Auto and CarPlay. Available on MY16 cars with the MIB2 head units (generally 65 plate onwards) as a paid upgrade for around £150, facelift vehicles all get it free from day one.

 

Some other Skodas, Fabia maybe, had a brief period with units that just had the MirrorLink part, not Android Auto or CarPlay, the Octavia 3 didn't get those though.

 

6 hours ago, skippy41 said:

Even the bluetooth??

 

As @john999boy mentioned, any phone with Bluetooth should be able to connect ok to the head unit. Which Bluetooth features (profiles) the phone supports will vary but any modern smartphone should be ok making and receiving calls, or streaming music.

 

MirrorLink, Android Auto and CarPlay all work via the USB cable. When you connect to CarPlay at least, the standard Bluetooth connection to your phone is disconnected until you unplug again. This means any phone calls or music streaming from your phone then come through the CarPlay interface, not the regular car Bluetooth interface. It's all quite logical once you are using it.

Edited 6 July, 20187 yr by uchuff