Was planning to buy an Android Auto-based head unit next month. Guess I'll give this a try first! The one other thing I need is integration with a backup camera...
Android Auto: right on your phone screen
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#22Was hoping for OBD-II compatibility. AutoMate with Torque provide a wonderful little dashboard for engine information.
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#23> 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.. :)
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#24From the name, it sounds like it drives the car. But no.
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#25Earlier 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.
Happens to non-car updates as well I think.
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#26Earlier 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.
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#27For those interested, Windows Mobile has had this since 8.1 :)
FWIW, my Moto Droid did this in 2009 on Android 2.0. But Google has to make a big ordeal about reinventing the wheel to keep the news cycle focused on them.
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#28While it is nice to be able to use your phone directly, still much better to make your phone talk to an in-dash display and for that you need a compatible in-dash system.
The good news is that there's plenty of aftermarket in-dash displays.
The bad news is that you have to muck around their awful websites for too long to filter out all the junk and then pay for something that has way more than you need. For whatever reason "android-auto" capability is always a premium option that automatically includes a long list of frilly bauble features.
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#29For those interested, Windows Mobile has had this since 8.1 :)
That's cool. Android had it in 2010, and the Car Home was a big push for a while. This is a rebirth / reconsideration of Car Home.
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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.
...which, if that is the case, is something Google could certainly afford, but choose not to.