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Re: GM will ditch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, not just EVs

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Post by listenallyall » Fri, Oct 24, 2025, 1:13 AM UTC

realslimjd wrote: post #33

listenallyall wrote: post #28

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Is it possible Apple/Google initially charged a nominal fee when the technology was brand new, and now that it has widespread acceptance and is mandatory for many car purchasers, they turned the screws and are now charging an exorbitant price?

Is it possible? Yes. Is it happening? No.

What is the economic incentive for Google and Apple not to do this? They've convinced much of the public that it's a necessary feature (moreso than SiriumXM, for example, which also starts free then costs a lot), and better than what the manufacturers can develop internally, so why allow the manufacturers to integrate it for such a low price?

Re: GM will ditch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, not just EVs

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Post by hulitu » Fri, Oct 24, 2025, 7:08 AM UTC

olyjohn wrote: post #40

dangus wrote: post #31

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I think this is a negative recency bias, nobody makes aftermarket stuff for brand new cars because nobody with a brand new car is trying to augment it. You can find infotainment replacement systems for more recent cars. Example: https://www.caraudiocoho.com/products/mazda-6-car-radio-mult...

Your link proves my exact point. You need some specific one-off gear from some no-name android tablet manufacturer that doesn't fit any other car. LOL@ this thing running Android 12, which was out of support in March of this year... Much aftermarket support wow. The 2004 Accord has a DIN slot in it. Which has a myriad of options available for it, despite the dwindling aftermarket. Have you seen how to upgrade a 2023…

> then run the speaker outputs out to some crazy-ass 8 channel amplifier (because more speakers means the stereo is better for some reason),

As Zaphod Beeblebrox famously said: Two heads better than one. /s.

Re: GM will ditch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, not just EVs

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Post by taylodl » Tue, Oct 28, 2025, 7:14 PM UTC

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #39

syntaxing wrote: post #2

CarPlay is probably the top of my list of features when I buy a car. I can careless about performance specs after a certain threshold. But not having CarPlay would straight up go into my do not buy list (yes, I wouldn’t buy a Rivian or tesla either.)

> CarPlay is probably the top of my list of features when I buy a car Do you own a GM vehicle? Were you considering it? No CarPlay is a dealbreaker for me too. I’m just not convinced there are that many of us.

Being made by GM is already a strike against the vehicle, in my opinion. No CarPlay just kills the deal.