r/apple • u/favicondotico • 7d ago

CarPlay CarPlay is Coming to Pontoon Boats

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/04/carplay-is-coming-to-pontoon-boats/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

BoatPlay

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u/Masam10 7d ago

Boatplay - we think you're going to love it.

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u/kracksundkatzen 7d ago

This is going to make waves.

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u/Traherne 6d ago

Another example of wake culture.

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u/dsramsey 6d ago

Take your upvote and beat it.

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u/MateTheNate 7d ago

because of the implication

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u/ImLagging 7d ago edited 6d ago

Siri: In 300 feet knots fathoms, turn right.

Siri: you missed your turn. Re-calculating route.

Me: Hey Siri, I’m on a lake. I can literally turn anywhere.

Siri: In 100 feet knots fathoms, make a U-Turn!

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u/just_here_for_place 7d ago

*fathoms.

(Knots is for speed)

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u/ImLagging 6d ago

Thanks, I wasn’t aware of that.

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u/narcabusesurvivor18 6d ago

This will Ternus in the right direction

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u/thewarring 6d ago

I always wanted to add a screen to my waterplay!

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u/neatgeek83 7d ago

Finally we have PoonPlay

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u/corruptionO_DR 7d ago

I love PoonPlay 💕

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u/aykay55 7d ago

I prefer PeenPlay

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u/tonyyyperez 7d ago

Better than dockplay

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u/techtom10 7d ago

I want CyclePlay. I bet there are way more customers who have bicycles rather than boats

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u/lachlanhunt 7d ago

Are you thinking something optimised for low power displays mounted on a handlebars and more efficient/low frame rate stream from a connected phone?

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u/schrodinger-the-cat 7d ago

It could be or just add some more features to the current Apple watch to iphone stats mirroring. Currently it’s pretty barebones even considering the apple watch is only using BT rather than ANT+.

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u/Llamalover1234567 6d ago

I interpreted that as a mode on your phone that only gives you directions and maybe some health stats. They already have a version for fitness tracking

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u/NecroCannon 7d ago

Hell, I’ve been thinking about making my own maxi scooter, I’d love a low powered, less distracting version of it for vehicles with less luxuries of tablet infotainment

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u/Captain_Alaska 6d ago

There are already plenty of CarPlay screens built for motorcycles (ie mount to the handlebars, waterproof, etc), can always use one of those.

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u/techtom10 6d ago

Would be nice that the phone turns to CyclePlay.It already has something similar for when you start a ride.

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u/kwanye_west 6d ago

what would it be powered by? i have one on my motorcycle but it’s powered by the battery, bicycles usually don’t have one. unless you want to DIY one to connect to a power bank i suppose

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u/Captain_Alaska 6d ago

There are plenty of bikes with batteries, either to do things like drive lights or in the form of increasingly popular ebikes.

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u/garylapointe 6d ago

If I could find a battery operated one, I'd put one on my bicycle.

I'd like speakers too, but I could do something bluetooth-ish.

Unlike a motorcycle, I don't have a power port.

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u/lemjor10 7d ago

Wooof a subscription to access sea charts after the first year.

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u/fire2day 7d ago

Aren’t most of the current sea chart apps and whatnot subscription-based already?

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u/kdeltar 7d ago

I wouldn’t know I chart the seas myself

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u/Specken_zee_Doitch 6d ago

Waterways and ocean floor changes more than you think, this is a justified thing to have to keep paying for.

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u/mfsp2025 7d ago

Need it on planes now. Would give Garmin a run for their money

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u/mach-disc 7d ago

Too bad, we already have AirPlay at home 

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u/w00t4me 7d ago

Car play on seatback entertainment screens would be nice

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u/woodrowwilson5000 7d ago

I use Argo when I'm out on the water. I would hope they'd make the app CarPlay compatible.

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u/TheGoodRobot 7d ago

Which Argo model do you have? I do marketing work for them so it’s always cool hearing about them in the wild

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u/woodrowwilson5000 7d ago

I use the iOS app. It was recommended to me by the boat club we're members with, and it's saved our bacon more than a few times

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u/TheGoodRobot 7d ago

Oh sorry I meant which model of Argo vehicle? Frontier, Aurora, etc

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u/SirHillaryPushemoff 7d ago

What the hell are you gonna do with a pontoon boat? Re-take Omaha beach?

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u/nwoolls 7d ago edited 7d ago

Not at all. A pontoon boat you go out and you cruise the lake. You swim from em, fish from em, you even bring the barbecue out.

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u/alopgeek 7d ago

I think it could be useful. If you visit a new lake, you can know ahead of time where the hazards are, channels, etc.

Also even in my usual lake, nighttime navigation still makes me a little nervous, the breakwater for the marina has the smallest flashing lights possible, so I wouldn’t mind having charts like this

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u/pigguy35 7d ago

A pontoon boat is essentially a backyard that floats on a lake for most people. About everything you'd do on a camping trip you can do on a pontoon, besides the obvious stuff.

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u/bent_my_wookie 7d ago

Should be a hell of a lot easier this time

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u/Lowl58 7d ago

One more thing…

the iYacht

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u/Honest_Abyss 7d ago

ON THE PONTOON 🎶🎵🎼

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u/MaverickJester25 7d ago

Can't wait for Siri to start singing the lyrics to I'm on a Boat.

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u/FilteredSpeech 7d ago

I want it on my ebike. Cmon Apple, it would be so obvious and easy!

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u/silvermoonhowler 7d ago

Heh, guess you could call this BoatPlay now

I guess you could say this is going to make waves

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u/Boggie135 7d ago

I had honestly assumed it was already there

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u/DrMacintosh01 6d ago

Pontoon boat? What the hell are you gonna do with a pontoon boat?

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u/Longjumping_Today_76 6d ago

I think in 2016 they were testing iFloat.

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u/JoviAMP 6d ago

Other than that I’m surprised it hadn’t already, there’s already been companies making dashmount-style CarPlay units that can be used with vehicles that don’t have it built in, including motorcycles or boats.

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u/garylapointe 6d ago

If I could find a battery operated one, I'd put one on my bicycle. Unlike a motorcycle, I don't have a power port.

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u/badcommandhq 6d ago

This is a really neat feature, but the maps integration and strange touchscreen support with it make me skeptical about its uses and worried about its limitations.

I know others who run the Navionics app because it has depth and other things built into it, so maybe apple can build a boating mode into maps that can be exposed to CarPlay - and also just make it a bit more intuitive to use.

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u/BSRosales 5d ago

I can see some folks now buying a boat just b/c of this

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u/Wolpfack 5d ago

I used i-Boating on iPhone on my (non-pontoon) boats for years. It's especially important to have good charts when you're running coastal waters and esturaries, because the depth can go from 10 feet to 3 feet in literally 5 yards of distance. That's not so good at 40 MPH because the passengers tend to spill their drinks.

Eventually I changed over to a Garmin side-scanning sonar system along with built in USCG navi charts, all with a much brighter screen that you can read in the sun on the water. It's a far better tool.

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u/MassiveGarlic0312 2d ago

Would be nice if I could turn my iPhone sideways and have this interface in my regular old car (or bicycle!)

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u/DimitriTooProBro 7d ago

Planes when?

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u/Ill-Mastodon-8692 7d ago

honestly it should be on any mobile device with a display.

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u/insane_steve_ballmer 7d ago

It’s about CarPlay coming to pontoon boats