TL;DR
- A Reddit user has transformed a first-gen Amazon Echo Show 5 into a wireless Apple CarPlay display.
- 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 Amazon’s aging smart display into an unlikely CarPlay companion for your desk. And the secret ingredient? 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 Spotify’s discontinued Car Thing. Rather than letting the forgotten Alexa device gather more dust, they gave it an unexpected second career.