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Not sure about negative comments here. You dont like it, dont use the feature! Its not like Google is forcing you to use this. I bet people will celebrate this
by Bhilai 3y ago
Not sure about negative comments here. You dont like it, dont use the feature! Its not like Google is forcing you to use this. I bet people will celebrate this feature when Apple rolls around implementing it two years from now. I for one, look forward to using this feature on my Pixel as I live in a city where drivers are very aggressive and in general have a disregard for following the rules. I have been in an accident where the other driver outright refused to accept their mistake and made up a completely false story and a dashcam would have proved their fault without a doubt. I did mount a dashcam in my car since then but using the phone would be a much better proposition.
- wnevets 3y ago> I bet people will celebrate this feature when Apple rolls around implementing it two years from now. Not only will it be celebrated but people will claim its revolutionary
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- BoorishBears 3y agoApple would never put iPhones up to something this low-brow. This is the company that put a charging port under a mouse so you wouldn't leave it hooked up all day: they're not going to encourage you to stick your phone in a creaky phone mount in hot sunlight all day so you can do a bad dashcam impression.
- mrguyorama 3y agoIn Apple world you don't need your phone to be a dashcam because you can afford stupid accidents and other expenses that mostly screw over the poors
- ralfcheung 3y agoNo need to wait for another two years, I already made an exact app you're talking about. it's not only a dash cam, but it's integrated with turn by turn navigation as well. maybe I can claim it to be revolutionary :) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dashmap/id1638360259 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dashmap/id1638360259
- thunkshift1 3y agoCool app.. but why subscription? this should be a one time payment.
- CamelRocketFish 3y agoWhy not a subscription given with each iOS version comes new APIs and deprecations requiring time and effort to fix?
- thunkshift1 3y agoHmmm.. Id say thats a cost of doing business on the app store? App stores should be doing a better job of making sure everything doesn’t require rework ever so often, but I don’t see why end customers have to pick up that tab. On a continued basis like in a subscription.
- CamelRocketFish 3y agoSubscriptions for apps are like paying the service fee to a skilled mechanic for your car's maintenance and upgrades. The developer acts as the mechanic, using the subscription revenue to continually improve the app's performance, security, and features. Just as the mechanic ensures your car runs smoothly and can add better features (tinted windows, reverse camera etc), the developer can deliver regular updates, replace outdated components, and introduce innovative features. Subscriptions support ongoing app maintenance and enhancement, providing users with a reliable and up-to-date experience, similar to how a mechanic's services keep your car in optimal condition.
- zoover2020 3y agoThat's a lot of fluff for meaning to say that subscriptions earn more than one-time purchase fees.
- thunkshift1 3y agoHow often do you pay your mechanic
- mariusor 3y agoYou're saying that as if it's the same people doing both. HN has a large enough number of users for both to happen and it not being hypocrisy.
- wnevets 3y ago> HN has a large enough number of users for both to happen and it not being hypocrisy. Why would that matter in this hypothetical scenario? Releasing a feature two years after someone else has would not be revolutionary regardless of which phone someone uses.
- jeromegv 3y agoYeah, those comments calling on the hypocrisies of a crowd are really getting boring. Same thing on reddit where people call on an entire subreddit for having been wrong or having a different opinion in a different thread. We are talking of hundreds of thousands of user, is that really surprising that we see different opinions in different threads? I don't think it's unreasonable to believe that a comment thread about Google and Android might attract an entirely different crowd than an Apple thread.
- johnea 3y agoThe operative word here is "let", since any linux OS computer could do this. It's only been goggle's abomination on top of linux that has prevented it... Isn't it nice of the mulit-trillion dollar corporation to "let" you do things? Let's all just worship the mega-wealthy a little more...
- bsimpson 3y agoIf it's your word against the other driver's, the insurance company can find you each at fault. I've gotten in the habit of recording my rides since then. Was using Droid Dashcam, but it make my Pixel feel slow/hot/buggy. Very keen to see a built-in version of the same functionality.
- jeffbee 3y agoWhen Apple rolls this out as Continuity Recorder, it will require your car to be signed into your iCloud account.
- barbazoo 3y agoGoogle is in no way interested in traffic safety and that's the reason I despise them for playing around in this field. For example, they encourage active use of the phone while driving by asking you to report and confirm/deny reports of "speed traps". It's similar to Tesla tinkering with self driving and using everyone around us as beta testers.
- SoftTalker 3y ago> they encourage active use of the phone while driving by asking you to report and confirm/deny reports of "speed traps" Apple Maps does this also.
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- barbazoo 3y agoThat's a bummer
- Dylan16807 3y agoSo what are you implying here with the quotes on "speed traps"? There are very real speed traps on roads, and they endanger drivers in exchange for generating ticket revenue.
- barbazoo 3y ago> There are very real speed traps on roads, and they endanger drivers in exchange for generating ticket revenue. Not if you drive the speed limit or less. Google endangers drivers (especially other drivers) by implicitly encouraging rapid deceleration at one of these "traps".
- mrguyorama 3y agoIf someone slowing ahead of you puts you in danger, you were following too close. The parent was talking about encouraging users to use their phone to report the speed traps is a cause of distracted driving, which it is, which is dangerous.
- theandrewbailey 3y agoAfter watching dashcam crash videos for 5 years, I finally got around to getting a dashcam for myself (not that I intend to star in any of those videos, mind you). From those crash videos, I've learned to never turn left in Russia. You'll get t-boned almost every time.
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y ago> Don't turn left in Russia. You'll get t-boned almost every time. I'm skeptical. How does this happen if I yield to traffic that's already on the road?
- thriftwy 3y agoSomebody decides to speed past you in the wrong lane as you try to turn? Otherwise, it's not as dangerous as dashcam videos make it look. What's the opposite of survivor bias?
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y agoOh, I see. I didn't lower my scumbag bar enough, I guess. Yeah, that's nuts.
- theandrewbailey 3y ago> What's the opposite of survivor bias? Confirmation bias, maybe.
- jefftk 3y agoSurvivor bias is a specific case of selection bias, and the issue here is also selection bias: there's a selection effect on which dashcam videos you end up seeing.
- johnea 3y agoThe operative word here is "let", since any linux OS computer could do this. It's only been goggle's abomination on top of linux that has prevented it... Isn't it nice of the mulit-trillion dollar corporation to "let" you do things? Let's all just worship the mega-wealthy a little more...
- olyjohn 3y agoI was gonna say this. I've thought of this idea years and year ago. This is an old ass idea, and the only reason phones didn't do it before, is because Google and Apple wouldn't let us do it. It should be embarassing that it's taken them this long to come up with it.
- victor871129 3y agoI prefer to use my $25 dashcam on my car (I did my research to find a pretty decent one). This dashcams always recording and mounted.
- shard 3y agoCould you pass on the results of your research? I don't think I found a dashcam at that price range, and I was actually looking to use an old smartphone as my dashcam, but it didn't seem like a good solution as 1. I would have to start the app manually whenever the phone powers up, and 2. I wouldn't want to leave the phone in a holder in the car all the time as it could invite thieves.
- jerryzh 3y ago> You dont like it, dont use the feature! Its not like Google is forcing you to use this. And why only Sony have 3.5mm headphone jack now? I guess Apple did not force us right?