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The iPhone still has the tactile "silent mode" toggle, and CarPlay is definitely designed to be less distracting than Android Auto (despite Android Auto working

The iPhone still has the tactile "silent mode" toggle, and CarPlay is definitely designed to be less distracting than Android Auto (despite Android Auto working generally better, imho), so I wouldn't be so sure about that.

willyt 4y ago
The driving directions in google maps are terrible though. I’ve been using Apple Maps for a while and someone WhatsApped me a map link I didn’t notice it had opened google maps and I was getting annoyed that it wasn’t telling me what lane to go in and it was too late telling what exit to take on roundabouts.
gorjusborg 4y ago
Glad I'm not crazy. I have used android auto and car play in the same vehicle, and car play seems noticably worse. The top of mind issues I've seen: Car play requires unlock when the phone is reattached via USB. With android auto, I can simply reconnect after initial configuration. Music playback stutters fairly often when streaming spotify. Car play and the iphone more often get into a state where the phone is connected physically but the phone "isn't connected"
- capableweb 4y ago
  > Car play and the iphone more often get into a state where the phone is connected physically but the phone "isn't connected" I thought this was just me. I used to use Android Auto on the same car I have now, and never had this issue. Got a iPhone some year/s ago and sometimes this happens, maybe once every month or so, but thought the issue was my car or the phone itself. Good to know it happens to others.
newaccount74 4y ago
They also managed to place the only buttons on the iPhone exactly opposite of another, leading to a situation that there is a 50% chance of me taking a screenshot when I just want to adjust the volume.
- capableweb 4y ago
  Also the reason I have 100s of screenshots of my lockscreen...
  - elzbardico 4y ago
    Me thinking I was the only one!
- matt-attack 4y ago
  I much prefer when the lock button was on the top of the phone.
capableweb 4y ago
> CarPlay is definitely designed to be less distracting than Android Auto I don't think this is true. CarPlay still covers my entire display (which I use for navigation/GPS normally) when someone calls. How this pass any sort of QA/user testing is beyond me. At least Android Auto displays a little message about it, rather than covering the entire display together with the navigation.

willyt 4y ago

The driving directions in google maps are terrible though. I’ve been using Apple Maps for a while and someone WhatsApped me a map link I didn’t notice it had opened google maps and I was getting annoyed that it wasn’t telling me what lane to go in and it was too late telling what exit to take on roundabouts.

gorjusborg 4y ago

Glad I'm not crazy. I have used android auto and car play in the same vehicle, and car play seems noticably worse. The top of mind issues I've seen: Car play requires unlock when the phone is reattached via USB. With android auto, I can simply reconnect after initial configuration. Music playback stutters fairly often when streaming spotify. Car play and the iphone more often get into a state where the phone is connected physically but the phone "isn't connected"

capableweb 4y ago
> Car play and the iphone more often get into a state where the phone is connected physically but the phone "isn't connected" I thought this was just me. I used to use Android Auto on the same car I have now, and never had this issue. Got a iPhone some year/s ago and sometimes this happens, maybe once every month or so, but thought the issue was my car or the phone itself. Good to know it happens to others.

newaccount74 4y ago

They also managed to place the only buttons on the iPhone exactly opposite of another, leading to a situation that there is a 50% chance of me taking a screenshot when I just want to adjust the volume.

capableweb 4y ago
Also the reason I have 100s of screenshots of my lockscreen...
- elzbardico 4y ago
  Me thinking I was the only one!
matt-attack 4y ago
I much prefer when the lock button was on the top of the phone.

capableweb 4y ago

> CarPlay is definitely designed to be less distracting than Android Auto I don't think this is true. CarPlay still covers my entire display (which I use for navigation/GPS normally) when someone calls. How this pass any sort of QA/user testing is beyond me. At least Android Auto displays a little message about it, rather than covering the entire display together with the navigation.