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| From | blacky <bhju88@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Car manufacturers are ditching CarPlay in 2026 (and Android Auto) |
| Date | 2026-09-14 15:44 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <op.3vmkvmppohnwxp@pvr2.lan> (permalink) |
| References | <1187r2e$169re$1@dont-email.me> <1187vol$17pmf$1@dont-email.me> |
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Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote > Nick wrote >> I'm not sure what to think. Right now my car is running an aftermarket >> Android-based head unit with support for wireless Android Auto. >> Basically, it identifies itself as a tablet, and has an app that >> automatically connects to my phone wirelessly if it sees it. >> I've installed OsmAnd and Aurora store on the head unit itself, as >> well as downloaded local maps, but I still end up using the app >> installed on my phone by default, just because it's right there next to >> the music player when I'm driving. >> A friend of mine offered to sell me a unit running Linux instead, but >> that one doesn't support wireless connection (wired AA connection >> only), which is a huge downside for me personally. Not to mention >> additional effort needed to replace the unit, as well as other stuff >> that unit is missing (car specific integration to replace the missing >> buttons from the original unit that came with the car). >> On one hand, I find it annoying that I basically have duplicate apps >> on the unit itself, but at the same time, I am glad that, if needed, I >> can use maps without having to have my phone with me, charged and >> connected to my god damn car. I have considered restoring the original >> unit, but in the end, I just KNOW I will miss the map display that's >> right there. >> Recently I started hating my smartphone more and more, so if and when >> they take this flow away and replace it with something more awkward, or >> not as functional, might just be the time I just go "screw everything" >> and go back to using a dumb phone, mandatory banking app be damned. > I've never had any mobile phone, my car is 30 years old so has ye olde > radio-cassette player single-DIN box behind the gear stick, and I either > use a paper map book that stays in the car or more rarely print out a > Google / Apple Maps page before I leave home to go somewhere new. Wota fucking dinosaur > There's no actual need for all this fancy electronic gimmickry - it's > simply extra expense aimed at the lazy-more-money-than-sense brigade > and something else that can go wrong. As for satnav guidance, including > Google Maps directions, they give such idiotic instructions (even worse > with stupid AI) that they certainly aren't worth the money. Completely off with the fucking fairies
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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
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