How to enable touchscreen in a 2023 CX-5?

[markhen001]

Is there a way to enable touchscreen in CX-5 2023?
I'm assuming here that the infotainment screen is actually a touchscreen which is disabled via firmware/software.

 

[RedBaron]

Apparently not!

With older model years and firmwares, you could apply the AIO tweaks, which were essentially a series of hacks, one of which would enable touchscreen while driving. In later firmware versions, Mazda closed the loophole that allowed these hacks, so no touchscreen for you!

(On our 2019, I applied the AIO tweaks, so now I cannot upgrade the firmware, or I'd lose them. That's OK by me as there is nothing that I care about in the later FW versions anyway.)

 

[stickerbush]

You can use the touchscreen when the car isn't moving.

 

[Wire4money]

You can use the touchscreen when the car isn't moving.

23 doesn’t have touchscreen

 

[ThunderDump]

23 doesn’t have touchscreen

This. '23 with the wider 10" screen is not a touchscreen so there is nothing to enable.

 

[stickerbush]

23 doesn’t have touchscreen

My '24 has touchscreen for Car Play but not for Mazda native stuff.

 

[Wire4money]

My '24 has touchscreen for Car Play but not for Mazda native stuff.

Yes, but a 23 does not.

 

[SimpleCanuck]

Touchscreen functionality for Carplay and AA was new for '24 on the CX-5.

 

[N7turbo]

While I'm fine with no touch as the driver, I would like my passenger to be able to control music or navigation more easily.

 

[cz5gt]

Its dumb thing what Mazda did. I am temp driving another car and having the touch ability at any time is quite useful.