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CarPlay or Android Auto feels slow on the CHIGEE Display

Why touch response can be slower than on your phone, and which settings make CarPlay and Android Auto smoother.

CarPlay and Android Auto can respond more slowly on the CHIGEE Display than on your phone. Some delay can occur because each touch is processed by your phone before the updated screen is sent back to the CHIGEE Display.

Why there's a delay

When the CHIGEE Display shows CarPlay or Android Auto, your phone controls the screen, not the CHIGEE Display. Each touch works like this:

  1. The CHIGEE Display sends your touch to your phone.

  2. Your phone processes the touch and sends the updated screen back to the CHIGEE Display.

This back-and-forth can cause a noticeable delay, especially with older or slower phones, or when your phone uses a lot of data or runs apps in the background. All wireless CarPlay and Android Auto systems have this kind of delay.


Make CarPlay or Android Auto smoother

To improve how quickly CarPlay or Android Auto responds on the CHIGEE Display, try the following:

  • Use 5 GHz Wi-Fi: on the CHIGEE Display home screen, tap Car Link, or the leftmost icon in the bottom bar if the home screen shows only icons. Then tap the Settings icon and select 5G instead of 2.4G.

  • High frame rate: turn on High Frame Rate in the Car Link settings for smoother CarPlay and Android Auto. See Change the phone-mirroring view on your CHIGEE Display.

  • Phone apps: close apps you aren't using, and avoid running demanding apps in the background while you use CarPlay or Android Auto.

  • Wi-Fi channel: if the picture stutters in busy areas, switch the CHIGEE Display's 5 GHz Wi-Fi channel. See Change the Wi-Fi channel on your CHIGEE Display.

  • Another phone: test with a newer or faster phone to see whether the response improves.

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