No option to use other softwares? I don't want Google Maps for directions, but (Google Owned) Waze for better traffic information, or Here for when I have poor connectivity. Bring on some competition.
Android Auto: right on your phone screen
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#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd guess that's probably due to regulations around in-car hardware and user interfaces. Compliance is hell.
EU uses same car software across the board (with same synchronized regulations) and Auto still isn't available in all those countries. Apple CarPlay (as usual) is. I always hear this same tired out argument... and then see Apple somehow managing to handle it while Google region locks even their free apps like Google+ or podcast feature in Google Play Music.
Maybe Apple dedicates more lawyers to figuring out regulation and compliance. And lawyer time is far, far more expensive than engineering time.
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#13Just Bluetooth connection? I connect my phone to my car radio using an USB cable and the Android Open Accessory Protocol (AOAP). It charges and gives me better sound. Won't it be supported?
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#14This sounds useful. Is it just an app that takes over the full screen?
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#15No option to use other softwares? I don't want Google Maps for directions, but (Google Owned) Waze for better traffic information, or Here for when I have poor connectivity. Bring on some competition.
Write an email to the EU Antitrust Committee ;)
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#16They seem to have confused "every car" with "any car"
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#17They seem to have confused "every car" with "any car"
> Whether your phone is connected to a compatible car display, or placed in a car mount on the dashboard, Android Auto brings your favorite apps and services into one place, making them accessible in safer and seamless ways.
This announcement really boils down to "you can have have your phone... in your car. Pretty amazing right?"
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#18They seem to have confused "every car" with "any car"
Dunno, does "available" connote "present"?
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#19Just Bluetooth connection? I connect my phone to my car radio using an USB cable and the Android Open Accessory Protocol (AOAP). It charges and gives me better sound. Won't it be supported?
The app itself doesn't need Bluetooth.
From what I understood, Bluetooth is necessary only to have the app automatically launch when connecting to whatever Bluetooth device/infosystem unit you have in your car.
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#20> Android Auto: now available in every car > The latest version (2.0) with the phone screen experience will be rolling out in the coming days to more than 30 countries where Android Auto is currently available. Thanks again Google for completely ignoring millions/billions of people in your phrasing of "every[one]". Available in Germany, France, Spain, etc. Not available in mine and many other EU countries with shared…
? Not available in my country, so I downloaded the app
Works.. :)