Tesla owners need this $150 Android-powered CarPlay hack
(iMore iPhone)

What you need to know Someone wanted to add CarPlay support to their Tesla Model 3 and used an Android tablet to do it. An Amazon Fire 8 Plus was used as a replacement for Tesla`s big screen. The whole thing cost around $150. Teslas are cool and all, but a Tesla with CarPlay is even cooler. Elon Musk`s Tesla might make some of the most popular electric cars in the world but it still refuses to add a basic feature that owners have been crying out for in recent years. Tesla refuses to add CarPlay support, leaving some to take matters into their own hands. Like using an Android tablet as a workaround, for example. Yes, you read that right — someone used an Android-powered tablet to get Apple CarPlay to work in their Tesla Model 3. That someone was Reddit user euge_lee and they shared photos of the finished project for the world to see. They also shared information on how this all came about, with the Amazon Fire 8 Plus tablet powering the entire thing. At just $59, the tablet i...