A little LineageOS magic gives Amazon’s forgotten smart display a new life. Someone put Apple CarPlay on an Amazon Echo Show running Android, and it actually works. Apple CarPlay works on a first-gen Echo Show 5 with Android.
Smart home Someone put Apple CarPlay on an Amazon Echo Show running Android, and it actually works A little LineageOS magic gives Amazon’s forgotten smart display a new life. The setup uses LineageOS and DiPlay and requires no external dongle or Wi-Fi network. With a few tweaks, the project works, giving another reason to revive an old Echo Show rather than throw it away.
Who says Apple CarPlay belongs exclusively in cars. Apparently, nobody told one adventurous Echo Show owner, who has turned Amazonโs aging smart display into an unlikely CarPlay companion for your desk. A little Android freedom, courtesy of LineageOS.
Reddit user ARJeepGuy123 pulled a first-generation Echo Show 5 out of a closet after seeing someone bring CarPlay to Spotifyโs discontinued Car Thing.
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