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GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by bdcravens »

st-keller wrote: post #39
browningstreet wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I said my next car would have to have CarPlay but the Tesla software in my Y is good enough to live without it. I rent a lot of cars with CarPlay, and like it, but now that the Tesla software supports both Apple Music and Spotify, I’m good. That said, I wouldn’t buy a car that supported Google Carwhatever but not Apple CarPlay.

As far as i know the tesla car has its own spotify account. So this only works, if you’re the only one driving your car. In my family up to five people drive a car - I don’t think i want one spotify-account used by five people.

It's not the same Spotify account you login to your phone with, or it only supports logging into one account?

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by mynameisvlad »

st-keller wrote: post #39
browningstreet wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I said my next car would have to have CarPlay but the Tesla software in my Y is good enough to live without it. I rent a lot of cars with CarPlay, and like it, but now that the Tesla software supports both Apple Music and Spotify, I’m good. That said, I wouldn’t buy a car that supported Google Carwhatever but not Apple CarPlay.

As far as i know the tesla car has its own spotify account. So this only works, if you’re the only one driving your car. In my family up to five people drive a car - I don’t think i want one spotify-account used by five people.

This was only the case in Europe. US cars instead come with a Slacker account, and you need to associate your Spotify account to access it, same with Apple Music.

Not sure if the associations are per-user or per-car, though. I believe there was work to move them along with some other settings to your "user profile" and would go with you across cars.

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by Tagbert »

voisin wrote: post #65
pc86 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not only that but wireless CarPlay. I recently picked up a '23 RAV4 and I didn't think it would matter but the difference is noticeable. At least in this model it's connected before I'm even out of my garage.

I don’t understand why this can’t be an OTA update? Maybe with slightly less functionality but why can’t it just Bluetooth CarPlay?

It's done over an adhoc wifi network, not bluetooth.

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by mikestew »

Pre-orders for the EV Blazer started recently. My retired GM-employed father went down to sign up, because if he didn't want it come delivery, I said we'd take it. Parents have a new ICE Blazer, and it would fit our needs well as an EV.

But no CarPlay? You can keep your Blazer, Chevy, we're going to go buy a Kia.

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by mikestew »

Pre-orders for the EV Blazer started recently. My retired GM-employed father went down to sign up, because if he didn't want it come delivery, I said we'd take it. Parents have a new ICE Blazer, and it would fit our needs well as an EV. But no CarPlay? You can keep your Blazer, Chevy, we're going to go buy a Kia.

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by calvinmorrison »

For the love of open standards, just stop!

I love my car, it has a 1 din radio. Many years ago I replaced the tape deck with a unit that had a CD player. A few years after that, I had a 3.5mm aux jack and even a USB charger for my iPod Classic. After that - bluetooth baby. It works like a dream and it was like 30 bucks at walmart.

Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by dang »

Url changed from https://9to5mac.com/2023/03/31/gm-carplay-support-ev/, which points to this.

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Re: GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help

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Post by peoplearepeople »

st-keller wrote: post #39
browningstreet wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I said my next car would have to have CarPlay but the Tesla software in my Y is good enough to live without it. I rent a lot of cars with CarPlay, and like it, but now that the Tesla software supports both Apple Music and Spotify, I’m good. That said, I wouldn’t buy a car that supported Google Carwhatever but not Apple CarPlay.

As far as i know the tesla car has its own spotify account. So this only works, if you’re the only one driving your car. In my family up to five people drive a car - I don’t think i want one spotify-account used by five people.

It used to be that way, now you can set a spotify account per driving profile
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