MirrorLink allows you to transfer whatever’s displayed on your smartphone to your car’s built-in infotainment system display. Since the purchase of my forester a year and a half ago, all I've wanted to do is use Google Maps for turn-by-turn directions through the display (since this is what I was told it could do by the salesman before I bought it - what a liar). You will need to plug your phone into the USB port below the head unit. Mirrorlink is an old android thing. It works!!! I had Subaru update the firmware on my HU today as per TSB 15-205-16 to see if Mirrorlink works with my Galaxy Note 5. It "works" on android phones, but only with apps which are written to use it. STARLINK is composed of two separate systems: STARLINK Multimedia gives you access to news, navigation, food, weather, music, podcasts, audiobooks, and other multimedia content. Download SUBARU STARLINK and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Android users can utilize MirrorLink to view their mobile devices on their cars. You are right, iphone won't use it. MirrorLink turns the promise of the connected car into reality. The '17 Outback has MirrorLink 1.1, so the '15 is probably going to have v1.1 or v1.0. Since Pandora, Aha, and MirrorLink are independent functions of the Subaru head unit, it’s possible that the Pandora connectivity app is the one launched when an iPhone is plugged in via USB and Pandora is running on the phone. For iPhone Other Feasible Ways MirrorLink – Mirror Android to Car Screen. This is a popular car tech which you can rely on when you’re in need of mirroring app. Just connect your iPhone, and go. Well the only mirrorlink … I had to call Subaru to find the version number for my vehicle. CarPlay allows you to get directions, make calls, send and receive messages, and listen to music while keeping your focus on the road. Subaru has it non-functional in every promotional publication I've seen. Let me know if you get it working as I'm interested in how well it functions and if it works with google maps. I told her it was 4.4.2 which does not work with Mirrorlink 1.0 but supposedly works with 1.1. Simply connect any MirrorLink-enabled smartphone to any MirrorLink-enabled vehicle, and take advantage of easier and more responsible access to navigation, music and phone apps while you drive.The apps run on the smartphone, but you see them on the dashboard display and hear the audio via the car's speakers. SUBARU STARLINK is the in-vehicle technology that provides hands-free connectivity, entertainment, and the security that you need to help keep you and your vehicle safe. Then I hear Mirrorlink won't work in the US. I've heard Mirrorlink shouldn't work in North America. When you connect your phone via USB, you may be able to check in the "settings" section whether the "USB connection" is being used for MirrorLink or some other function like "charge only". I just recently got what I think is an answer to my question. Apple CarPlay is the smarter, safer way to use your iPhone in your Subaru. The android phone would connect via mirrorlink while being tethered to my iphone via wifi for nav and traffic data. Subaru of America asked what my OS was on my phone. By installing the SUBARU STARLINK™ app on your mobile device, you will have access, via your in-vehicle Multimedia touch-screen, to a suite of STARLINK cloud-based applications. Now mirrorlink 1.1 does not allow you to mirror the screen but only allows you to use mirrorlink compatible apps that are on your phone. 2. The thing is that the mirrorlink is old tech that no one developes for, and kind of never did, because android auto replaced it before mirrorlink … Search for "subaru mirrorlink" on youtube to find walk-through guides on how to connect. The reply is below:---Scott: Thank you for providing me with that information. Then I hear Mirrorlink totally works no matter where you are, you just need the right phone with the Android OS.