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> Not sure why, but cars don't generally support that. Yeah, I wasn't suggesting it as something that cars support right now, but it's something that 100% coul
by wolrah 4y ago
> Not sure why, but cars don't generally support that.
Yeah, I wasn't suggesting it as something that cars support right now, but it's something that 100% could be supported easily and would "just work" with basically every modern computing device.
> Maybe because "digital keyboard" is too generic compared to "play/pause/next/previous/volume"? Then there's also the phone call controls.
The HID class covers keyboards, mice, trackballs, gamepads, touch devices, spinners, media controls, telephony, etc. All the media and phone controls you could ever want have been defined for decades, so there's definitely no technical reason it wouldn't be usable.
> Wired CarPlay is pretty nice, though.
Likewise to Android Auto, I certainly wouldn't trade it for the controls and audio only system I'm describing, but those who don't want a screen or whatever else could be better supported.
- dontlaugh 4y agoTo me the screen is the least interesting part of CarPlay, I was fine with my phone screen when I was using bluetooth. It is more important to me that it's a wired digital protocol that matches the car's built-in controls.
- wolrah 4y ago> To me the screen is the least interesting part of CarPlay, I was fine with my phone screen when I was using bluetooth. It is more important to me that it's a wired digital protocol that matches the car's built-in controls. For media playback I agree entirely, TBH I still browse podcasts and music on my phone even while using Android Auto because the app is unrestricted on the phone where over AA it severely limits browsing unless I'm stopped. For me the screen integration is all about navigation. OEM navigation is almost universally terrible, the few that aren't terrible now will be in 5-10 years when the OEM has moved on to their new system and stops supporting the old, and none of them will ever support something like Waze that offers speed trap alerts.
- dontlaugh 4y agoEven for navigation I’m fine with the phone screen. The car’s own bigger screen is an upgrade, but less important than the steering wheel controls.