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Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto)

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From "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto)
Date Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:52:28 +0200
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On 2026-09-14 23:23, Jeff Layman wrote:
> On 14/09/2026 22:04, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2026-09-14 13:33, Jeff Layman wrote:
>>> On 14/09/2026 08:12, Chris wrote:
>>>> Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Note this sentence about Google's standalone car operating system:
>>>>>
>>>>>      Ironically, that alternative is being built around Android
>>>>> Automotive
>>>>>      (not Android Auto), Google's standalone car operating system.
>>>>>      Rather than simply mirroring your phone apps, Android Automotive
>>>>>      runs apps directly on the car itself. You won't need to connect a
>>>>>      smartphone at all.
>>>>
>>>> Worst idea ever. Car manufacturers are very bad at supporting tech long
>>>> term. This matters critically for cars as they last much longer than
>>>> other
>>>> devices. Even a 7 year support cycle is inadequate. Our eight year old
>>>> car
>>>> has not had GPS map updates for several years.
>>>
>>> Because you have to pay for them.
>>
>> An quite expensive. And need a visit to the garage, which happens once a
>> year.
> 
>  From what I remember, you plugged a clean usb memory stick into the 
> car's usb socket, and downloaded some code from the satnav. You then 
> downloaded the satnav update *.exe from Garmin

Can't do.No Windows here.

> onto the same stick, then 
> ran it. It read the code and that allowed a file to be produced which 
> could be uploaded into the satnav to update it. The problem was that the 
> *.exe had to be run to get it all to work. Not much use if your OS is 
> Linux! I think I read somewhere that it wouldn't work with Wine, either.

Sigh :-/


-- 
Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.

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Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-13 20:30 -0700
  Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Nick <nick@koohii.invalid> - 2026-09-14 05:52 +0200
    Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-09-14 17:12 +1200
      Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) blacky <bhju88@gmail.com> - 2026-09-14 15:44 +1000
        Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Jim the Geordie <jim@geordieland.co.uk> - 2026-09-14 12:20 +0100
    Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-14 07:27 +0100
  Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-14 07:12 +0000
    Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-14 12:33 +0100
      Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-14 07:56 -0800
      Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-14 20:29 +0000
      Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-14 23:04 +0200
        Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-14 22:23 +0100
          Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-15 13:52 +0200
            Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-09-16 09:12 +1200
              Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-16 01:41 +0200
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-16 16:55 +0000
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-16 18:26 +0100
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-16 19:02 +0000
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-17 11:34 +0100
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-17 18:06 +0200
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-17 18:33 +0200
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-17 20:24 +0300
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-17 20:44 +0200
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-17 23:02 +0300
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> - 2026-09-18 20:19 +0100
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-21 12:52 +0300
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-21 13:03 +0300
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-09-18 14:15 +0000
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-17 20:07 +0000
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-18 00:36 +0300
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-18 07:15 +0000
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Nick Charles <none@none.none> - 2026-09-18 19:49 +0000
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-09-19 02:43 +0000
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-16 20:46 +0200
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-16 19:58 +0000
                Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-17 08:31 +0200
      Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-09-15 14:37 +1200
  Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-14 23:21 +0200
    Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-15 08:47 +0100
      Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-09-15 12:49 +0100
        Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-09-15 13:54 +0200
          Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-15 14:47 +0000
      Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2026-09-16 09:13 +1200
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