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DiPlay Wired USB CarPlay Setup and Compatibility

USB needs Android 9+, a data-capable port/cable, and the correct host/device roles. Charging your iPhone does not prove the data link works.

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Connect in order

  1. Use the vehicle’s documented USB data port and a known data-capable cable. Unlock the iPhone.
  2. Open DiPlay and select Connect with USB. Approve USB access on Android and Trust/CarPlay prompts on the phone.
  3. Approve the local VPN permission if shown. It carries the USB network connection locally, not a remote internet VPN service.
  4. Keep other projection apps closed and start with H.264 / 30 fps / Default scale.

Phone-specific evidence

Seal 06 report #57 says iPhone XS Max / iOS 18.7.1 connects on 0.2.7, while iPhone 13 Pro / reported iOS 26 reconnects repeatedly on the same car. That is a report for those combinations, not all iOS 26 phones.

Han / DiLink 4 report #11 describes working wired projection and touch, but repeated permission prompts and a 15–25 second startup. A head unit can permit a working link while retaining firmware-specific permission behavior.

If it still fails

Save a diagnostic report after the failed attempt. Record whether the iPhone is discovered, permissions are accepted, the UI loops before projection, or audio/video starts then stops.

Do not infer an ADB requirement from a USB failure. Core CarPlay has no runtime ADB requirement.

Reported setups

The following are source reports, not a universal affected-car list. Unknown fields remain unknown.

BYD Seal 06 DM-i · DiLink 5 · Android ?

iPhone 13 Pro / iOS 26 · DiPlay 0.2.7
Reported incompatible

Reporter describes repeated USB reconnection with this phone. Issue closed; no confirmed 0.2.8 retest. Year supplied in a reporter comment.

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Last verified: 2026-10-01
BYD Seal 06 DM-i · DiLink 5 · Android ?

iPhone XS Max / iOS 18.7.1 · DiPlay 0.2.7
Limited evidence

Same reporter says this phone connects over USB. Audio, controls and long-term stability not assessed.

View original report
Last verified: 2026-10-01
BYD Han · DiLink 4.0 · Android ?

iPhone 13 Pro Max / iOS 27.0 · DiPlay 0.2.0
Works with known issues

Projection and touch explicitly work. Steering-wheel media keys fail; USB permission repeats and startup takes about 15–25 seconds. Newer steering-wheel implementation exists, but this exact setup has no retest.

View original report
Last verified: 2026-10-01

Related GitHub issues

Closed does not necessarily mean fixed. The source is authoritative for later updates.

#11 · Open · 2026-09-29#44 · Closed · 2026-09-29#57 · Closed · 2026-09-30

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