Android Auto: right on your phone screen

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Post by edmorley » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 4:34 PM UTC

Android Auto: right on your phone screen
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Re: Android Auto: right on your phone screen

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Post by thekevan » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:29 PM UTC

Title: "...now available in every car"

Last sentence of the article: "Sign up on the Android Auto website to receive an email when the update is available for your phone."

Re: Android Auto: right on your phone screen

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Post by jmartinpetersen » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:39 PM UTC

thekevan wrote: post #2

Title: "...now available in every car" Last sentence of the article: "Sign up on the Android Auto website to receive an email when the update is available for your phone."

And the sentence before that explains that Android Auto is only available in 30 countries. I don't get this kind of region/country lock-in.

Re: Android Auto: right on your phone screen

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Post by digi_owl » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:45 PM UTC

jmartinpetersen wrote: post #3

thekevan wrote: post #2

Title: "...now available in every car" Last sentence of the article: "Sign up on the Android Auto website to receive an email when the update is available for your phone."

And the sentence before that explains that Android Auto is only available in 30 countries. I don't get this kind of region/country lock-in.

Likely to avoid legal/regulatory issues...

Re: Android Auto: right on your phone screen

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Post by ucaetano » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:45 PM UTC

jmartinpetersen wrote: post #3

thekevan wrote: post #2

Title: "...now available in every car" Last sentence of the article: "Sign up on the Android Auto website to receive an email when the update is available for your phone."

And the sentence before that explains that Android Auto is only available in 30 countries. I don't get this kind of region/country lock-in.

I'd guess that's probably due to regulations around in-car hardware and user interfaces. Compliance is hell.

Re: Android Auto: right on your phone screen

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Post by shitgoose » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:49 PM UTC

this is more accurate headline:

"Android Auto: now available not in every car"

Re: Android Auto: right on your phone screen

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Post by wlk » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:50 PM UTC

thekevan wrote: post #2

Title: "...now available in every car" Last sentence of the article: "Sign up on the Android Auto website to receive an email when the update is available for your phone."

"In every car" but not necessarily "in every phone" :)

Re: Android Auto: right on your phone screen

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Post by currywurst » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:51 PM UTC

For those interested, Windows Mobile has had this since 8.1 :)

Re: Android Auto: right on your phone screen

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Post by izacus » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 5:57 PM UTC

ucaetano wrote: post #5

jmartinpetersen wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And the sentence before that explains that Android Auto is only available in 30 countries. I don't get this kind of region/country lock-in.

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.

Re: Android Auto: right on your phone screen

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Post by croon » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 6:00 PM UTC

> 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 regulations. Same thing with every Google device in the Play Store that isn't Chromecast.