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For 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.
Why not advertise it if it's Google wants people to know now exist and want them to use?
This sounds useful. Is it just an app that takes over the full screen?
While 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…
While 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…
Only if your existing display is in DIN format, which is extraordinarily rare these days. Of course you could rip the whole thing out, but then you'd have to do something about basic car and AC controls.
Just 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?
This is a fallback for units that don't support the protocol.
Never nice to have a bigger company eat your lunch, but it was always going to be a victim of it's own success plugging that hole.
Hope they can keep going, but it looks like the writings on the wall here.
This really sucks for AutoMate. They've been offering exactly this for years now. Never nice to have a bigger company eat your lunch, but it was always going to be a victim of it's own success plugging that hole. Hope they can keep going, but it looks like the writings on the wall here.
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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.
The big deal is that this is potentially available to everyone(who has a compatible phone) and not just a feature available from a specific manufacturer. Why not advertise it if it's Google wants people to know now exist and want them to use?
Google just announced they reinvented the wheel again.
While 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…
> The good news is that there's plenty of aftermarket in-dash displays. Only if your existing display is in DIN format, which is extraordinarily rare these days. Of course you could rip the whole thing out, but then you'd have to do something about basic car and AC controls.
Basically any popular make/model in the last 8-10 years can be accommodated. It is a little more involved than DIN installation in that you have to remove panels, but its not so bad. The openings for the AC controls are part of the panel that you install. It all snaps together.