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CarPlay Is Additive

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Re: CarPlay Is Additive

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Post by Poacher5 »

faitswulff wrote: post #104

Surprised no one's mentioned it so far, but CarPlay / Android Auto aren't just features, they're consistency . Across makes, models, years. I know what I'm getting when I connect my phone - and if anyone uses my car with their own device, they get their own dashboard, as well. One interesting use case I saw was a couple where one used a left-to-right interface and the other a right-to-left UI. CarPlay makes this easy…

This is huge for me - I'm in rental cars every other week or so 'cause I fly a lot for work and getting to factories in the boonies isn't really doable on public transport. I used to spend 20 minutes in the europcar car park every single time and then have to log out of everything when I dropped the car off. Now I just hook up Android Auto and I'm back into the same podcast I had on the flight, my itinerary is planned in already and I can head straight to my hotel. Still have the old problem with smart TV's though. Can't usually be fucked to login for two nights so I just watch TV on my laptop.

Re: CarPlay Is Additive

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Post by kenjackson »

alerighi wrote: post #366
linzhangrun wrote: post #302

For pure interaction, CarPlay as a generic solution is very hard to beat infotainment systems that are deeply integrated with the vehicle itself. Its advantages are mainly these: - Consistency. You get into a new car, all you need to figure out is how to open CarPlay, no need to learning a completely different and often complicated infotainment system. - "It's on your phone". You can decide what playlist to play or w…

I appreciate my 2011 vehicle that only has a car radio with FM tuner and CDs, and yes, I know that I could easily swap it but I didn't on purpose, let me explain why: - all the controls that I need, that are basically volume, radio station or CD track, are easily accessible trough physical buttons and knobs, that I can use without taking my eyes off the street - I get in the car, insert the key and the radio turns on…

Your use case sounds like exactly the opposite of what I’d prefer.

And, I personally find the quality of YouTube Music Premium (256kbps AAC) superior to FM radio.

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Post by frollogaston »

tonypapousek wrote: post #15
echelon wrote: post #5

> Let me help you, [Rivian Chief Software Officer] Wassym Casey Liss, let me help you : Apple and Google are monopolies. You are boot licking an invasive species trillion dollar company. These two megacorps are trying to put their greedy tendrils into the automotive industry and extract even more money from an industry that is not healthy and very difficult to succeed at. It's high time the governments of the world t…

Geez, did Apple CarPlay burn down your house and kill your livestock or something?

No, that was the original Ford SYNC for Windows Phone

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Post by Telaneo »

artisinal wrote: post #244
varenc wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Carplay isn't about entertainment for me. It's just a vastly superior and convenient way to view the same map you can see on your iPhone.

I’m not a big fan of the dumbed down interface. Using the Music app on CarPlay is frustrating. I prefer operating the music app on my phone with a phone mount. Same goes for navigation apps. Finding a restaurant with pictures and reviews is so much faster on my phone.

> Same goes for navigation apps. Finding a restaurant with pictures and reviews is so much faster on my phone.

You shouldn't be doing this while driving. If you're doing this while not driving, you still can. Carplay doesn't make your phone inert while connected. You can still use Google Maps on your phone to punch in a location or look around the area, while still connected to Carplay.

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Post by JoBrad »

stavros wrote: post #287
jackvalentine wrote: post #123

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I bought a BYD that is as close to that as I could. https://esv6hz7yeij.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/b...

But still no pause button, only mute! Just maddening, do they think I only listen to radio?

Not only does my wife’s vehicle pause CarPlay audio when I mute it, it can also pause the radio, and pick up when I play it again.

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Post by stavros »

cromka wrote: post #387
stavros wrote: post #337

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Ah yes, the play button, and also clearly the reverse play button on the opposite side, which presumably makes the audio play in reverse. I have the same car, those are the previous/next buttons.

You feel better about yourself when you patronize this much? We're literally talking about a car wheel, how do you get off on it so much? There's no Play button on the whole wheel? That roller, doesn't it also play/pause when pressed?

The roller mutes when pressed.

This is what set me off:

> Like it's been a case for like 40 years or so?

Re: CarPlay Is Additive

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Post by Telaneo »

addozhang wrote: post #239

If the cainfotainment system is good enough, I don't use CarPlay - at most I just connect Bluetooth to make calls. The reason CarPlay and Android Auto exist is that car infotainment systems used to suck.

They still suck (modulo Tesla and maybe a few other very recent models).

Re: CarPlay Is Additive

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Post by stavros »

JoBrad wrote: post #415
stavros wrote: post #287

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But still no pause button, only mute! Just maddening, do they think I only listen to radio?

Not only does my wife’s vehicle pause CarPlay audio when I mute it, it can also pause the radio, and pick up when I play it again.

Must be frustrating for the radio host to have to wait mid-sentence for you to unmute.

Re: CarPlay Is Additive

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Post by [deleted] »

fragmede wrote: post #34
parl_match wrote: post #16

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I have a vehicle that's basically a BMW, which has excellent navigation integration with a HUD. Recently, they announced that my vehicle would receive map and software updates, for basically as long as the included modem was functional. My vehicle doesn't support the carplay to hud stuff, but that's okay. The thing is... when my car stops getting map and traffic updates, I will still be able to switch to carplay for…

> I have a vehicle that's basically a BMW Why not just name the brand?

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Re: CarPlay Is Additive

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Post by rafram »

makeitdouble wrote: post #409
linzhangrun wrote: post #302

For pure interaction, CarPlay as a generic solution is very hard to beat infotainment systems that are deeply integrated with the vehicle itself. Its advantages are mainly these: - Consistency. You get into a new car, all you need to figure out is how to open CarPlay, no need to learning a completely different and often complicated infotainment system. - "It's on your phone". You can decide what playlist to play or w…

To voice an alternative that isn't touched much in this discussion: > - "It's on your phone" Straight use your phone. There is no need for the car to adapt, no updates, no back deal by the car manufacturer, nothing is tied to the car except Bluetooth. Current screens are IMHO big enough, moving to a tablet or foldables is also an option Mounting/unmounting is a solved problem since magsafe (or Peak Design like strong…

CarPlay enables a car-friendly interface with big buttons, shortcuts to navigation/music/communication, and minimal distractions. I don’t know of any way to get that on the phone’s own display.
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