Apps on Mazda Connect v74: Current and Legacy
ScreenTune can be configured with Miatafy Meters and AA Touch as included options at no extra charge. Older community apps usually target firmware that predates v74.
Miatafy apps and input projects
Section titled “Miatafy apps and input projects”| Project | Current status | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Miatafy Meters | Included ScreenTune product | Ten-theme speed, RPM, GPS, trip, and temperature display with 59 selectable readings on the factory screen |
| TrackTune | Closed beta | Track gauges and vehicle-data logging on the factory screen |
| AA Touch | Included ScreenTune product | Touch input for Android Auto while parked or moving; commander controls remain available |
| Hotkeys | Paused research | Button-remapping research; the attempted CarPlay key-7 pause path is Play-only and does not pause active playback |
| AA Wireless | Closed beta | Native Wireless Android Auto using Mazda’s built-in receiver path |
Selecting Meters or AA Touch records the option with the ScreenTune configuration. Both are optional and included at no extra charge. Neither is installed unless selected.
Firmware changes broke most legacy app interfaces
Section titled “Firmware changes broke most legacy app interfaces”Gen 6 Mazda Connect renders some screens as HTML and JavaScript inside its built-in browser engine. Community apps used lifecycle, data, and input interfaces reverse-engineered through CASDK and distributed through MZD-AIO.
Those firmware interfaces changed during the Gen 6 run. Most AIO and CASDK apps were written before v70 and were never qualified on v74 by their authors. Owners running AIO on 74.00.324 by the community route report some of them working; read MZD-AIO on v74 before installing any of them, especially on a unit with wireless CarPlay.
| Legacy app | Purpose | v74 status |
|---|---|---|
| Original MZD-AIO Speedometer | Large digital speed readout | Community-reported working on 74.00.324; reboot reports on wireless-CarPlay units. Miatafy Meters is the v74-qualified ScreenTune product |
| Video Player | USB video playback | Community-reported working on 74.00.324 with the swapfile tweak |
| CastScreen Receiver | Phone-screen mirroring over Wi-Fi | Legacy |
| Vehicle Data Display | RPM, temperature, throttle, and other readings | Legacy |
| MultiDash / Simple Dashboard | Replacement dashboard layouts | Legacy |
| Android Auto Headunit | Android Auto rendered by community software | Does not work on v70 or v74; installed beside OEM Android Auto it causes a reboot loop |
Owners staying on firmware supported by the original project should follow that project’s exact version guidance. MZD-AIO on v74 covers the community route on v74 and its failure modes.
Community references
Section titled “Community references”- MZD-AIO: original tweak and app distribution project
- CASDK: community app framework
- ScreenTune vs MZD-AIO: product and firmware boundary