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Controlling Android Auto and CarPlay with car controls is like operating a home theatre with a Logitech remote: it's great if you remember how third-party physi
by sjwright 9y ago
Controlling Android Auto and CarPlay with car controls is like operating a home theatre with a Logitech remote: it's great if you remember how third-party physical buttons map to the software.
The superiority of iDrive isn't readily apparent until you live with it for a few weeks and you realise how straightforward the controls are for frequent tasks, and how the quick-access buttons can turn complex UI dives into one-button macros.
I love having physical buttons for "drive home", for "open my GPS address book" button, for "stop nagivating", for "call my wife", for "show trip data" and "show program details for the current DAB radio station".
- izacus 9y agoAll that superiority of iDrive immediately disappears when you notice that you can't even start Podcast playback in PocketCasts on Android over it. While you can on Android Auto. Same goes for Waze and other important services BMW will never upgrade (or will charge ludicrous amount of money and demand dealer visit to upgrade).
- sjwright 9y agoI agree about Waze, and I said so in my OP. And you can’t play Angry Birds on iDrive either so wow it sucks.
- thrillgore 9y agoIf you really want to play Angry Birds on your dashboard while driving, you shouldn't be driving.