ScreenTune Features and Configuration Options
ScreenTune changes a reviewed set of behaviors on a first-generation (Gen 6) Mazda Connect system running v74.00.324 in any supported region. You choose the options in the configurator, and you can change them later from My ScreenTune with Change features.
Everyday improvements are on by default
Section titled “Everyday improvements are on by default”The Setup step lists these under Everyday improvements. Select Customize to turn off any of them.
| Option in the configurator | What it does | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Touch while moving | The factory speed lockout no longer turns off the touchscreen, and the cluster compass keeps working when Mazda navigation stays on. | Touch while moving |
| Skip the startup disclaimer, Remove the reverse-camera warning | Mazda Connect skips the startup caution screen, and the “Please Check Surroundings For Safety” text no longer covers the camera image. | Startup notices |
| Shorter page delay, Loop the main menu, Loop lists | Holding the commander knob tilted in a list scrolls sooner and faster, and menus and lists wrap from the last item to the first. | Interface and sounds |
| Disable interface beeps | Menu beeps and some notification sounds stop. Your car’s warning settings are unchanged. | Interface and sounds |
| Fix message ordering, Less background logging, Keep recent screens ready | Background fixes for a Mazda message-ordering bug, memory use, and screen reloading. | Reliability fixes |
ScreenTune also starts faster than stock. On the test CMU, a ScreenTune configuration was ready for touch at about 32 seconds instead of about 48. Boot benchmarks lists the configuration and its limits.
Add-ons are free and off until you add them
Section titled “Add-ons are free and off until you add them”The Add-ons step offers three options at no extra charge. Each card changes from Add for free to Added when selected.
| Add-on | What it does | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Miatafy Meters | Instrument themes and 59 live vehicle readings on the Mazda Connect screen, with no phone or OBD adapter. Choose up to 10 themes for the car in My ScreenTune, including your own designs. | Getting started with Meters |
| AA Touch | Tap, swipe, drag, and keyboard input in Android Auto, parked or moving. Android Auto must already work through a factory or retrofit USB hub. | Using AA Touch |
| Wireless CarPlay startup | For cars with wireless CarPlay: starts Wi-Fi and CarPlay sooner and opens CarPlay when the phone connects. The test car connected at about 55 seconds instead of about 71. | Wireless CarPlay startup |
Unused Mazda services can be turned off
Section titled “Unused Mazda services can be turned off”The Setup step also lists Mazda services you don’t use. ScreenTune preselects only what your vehicle profile shows the car cannot use, such as software for missing hardware and the discontinued Stitcher service. Everything else, including SiriusXM, Pandora, Aha, DAB, Mazda voice commands, and Mazda navigation, keeps running unless you select its Turn off choice.
Leave Mazda maps and compass on if your car has traffic sign recognition or Active Driving Display. Mazda services you don’t use explains what each service does and what keeps working without it.
ScreenTune does not add apps or hardware features
Section titled “ScreenTune does not add apps or hardware features”The current product does not include:
- custom boot animations, or backgrounds, themes, or accent colors for Mazda’s own screens (Meters themes are separate);
- telemetry logging or Mazda Connect apps and input features beyond the options above;
- Wi-Fi access, SSH access, or a video player;
- CarPlay or Android Auto hardware, or a conversion from wired to wireless CarPlay; or
- changes to the engine, transmission, brakes, steering, stability control, airbags, or emissions systems.
CarPlay and Android Auto need compatible factory or retrofit hardware. CarPlay retrofit options covers that separate upgrade.
ScreenTune can be removed
Section titled “ScreenTune can be removed”REMOVE restores the first-install baseline: the files saved at the first ScreenTune installation. That baseline is factory only if the system was stock then. See remove ScreenTune and safety and risk.