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Now I don't know about carplay specifically, but Android auto works great even without a touchscreen, giving you the tactile feel that you want, and there is no

Now I don't know about carplay specifically, but Android auto works great even without a touchscreen, giving you the tactile feel that you want, and there is no reason why BMW can't extend the customizable physical buttons to work for functions in AA. And Tesla does get shit for not supporting either, quite frequently. Not to "boycott" levels, but it has absolutely affected my last car purchase, and the fact that they don't support it makes me want the brand a lot less.

tacomonstrous 9y ago
I installed Android Auto on my Mazda after someone on a previous HN thread convinced me to, and now I can't go back to using the native system. It makes such a huge difference, and works perfectly with the physical controls.
- Yhippa 9y ago
  How were you able to do that? Was this made available through Mazda?
  - neogodless 9y ago
    https://mazdatweaks.com https://mazdatweaks.com
  - tacomonstrous 9y ago
    It's unofficial, from the link that the other commenter posted, but works well enough, and takes about 5 minutes to install if you have a USB drive lying around.
- DannyBee 9y ago
  As far as i'm aware, there are no Mazda's directly that support android auto at this point in time. They keep claiming they will, but they haven't made it happen yet. (I looked at various 2018 models just last week, and if you go to various mazda forums on the internet, it's a constant topic of discussion) The only way i'm aware of to get Android Auto on a Mazda would be to replace the head unit.
  - izacus 9y ago
    Someone built a binary that can be pushed on the Mazda Connect system (it's just Linux running a web browser underneath).
  - tacomonstrous 9y ago
    It's an unofficial mod, available at mazdatweaks.com
Reason077 9y ago
"Tesla does get shit for not supporting either, quite frequently." Yup. As cool as Tesla's giant touchscreen is, the UX just doesn't compare to CarPlay. Much of this is down to Siri, which mostly eliminates the (potentially dangerous) need to hunt around in menus/touch controls for audio and navigation functions while you're driving. No doubt Android Auto has this same advantage. Tesla's voice controls are a joke in comparison.

tacomonstrous 9y ago

I installed Android Auto on my Mazda after someone on a previous HN thread convinced me to, and now I can't go back to using the native system. It makes such a huge difference, and works perfectly with the physical controls.

Yhippa 9y ago
How were you able to do that? Was this made available through Mazda?
- neogodless 9y ago
  https://mazdatweaks.com https://mazdatweaks.com
- tacomonstrous 9y ago
  It's unofficial, from the link that the other commenter posted, but works well enough, and takes about 5 minutes to install if you have a USB drive lying around.
DannyBee 9y ago
As far as i'm aware, there are no Mazda's directly that support android auto at this point in time. They keep claiming they will, but they haven't made it happen yet. (I looked at various 2018 models just last week, and if you go to various mazda forums on the internet, it's a constant topic of discussion) The only way i'm aware of to get Android Auto on a Mazda would be to replace the head unit.
- izacus 9y ago
  Someone built a binary that can be pushed on the Mazda Connect system (it's just Linux running a web browser underneath).
- tacomonstrous 9y ago
  It's an unofficial mod, available at mazdatweaks.com

Reason077 9y ago

"Tesla does get shit for not supporting either, quite frequently." Yup. As cool as Tesla's giant touchscreen is, the UX just doesn't compare to CarPlay. Much of this is down to Siri, which mostly eliminates the (potentially dangerous) need to hunt around in menus/touch controls for audio and navigation functions while you're driving. No doubt Android Auto has this same advantage. Tesla's voice controls are a joke in comparison.