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CarPlay does a lot: GPS, messages integration, audio (of _any_ kind), calls... honestly if car manufacturers start pulling support I'd love to see Apple introdu
by afavour 3y ago
CarPlay does a lot: GPS, messages integration, audio (of _any_ kind), calls... honestly if car manufacturers start pulling support I'd love to see Apple introduce a "CarPlay UI on your phone" mode and I can just buy a phone mount and an audio cable.
A car manufacturer integration fails on two counts:
1) I don't trust them to make good software. I dread to think what permissions I'd have to grant the GM app in order for it to read and write text messages but I'd fear data leaks, voice transcription errors, etc etc. and I don't want to have to choose a music/podcast service based on what they do and do not support.
2) They'd make you pay extra. You know they would. Maybe not to start but they'd introduce monthly fees for it all once they've got you locked in.
- AlexandrB 3y ago3) They would stop updating your infotainment system after a few years and you'd either be stuck running old versions of everything or buying a new car. I want my car to last longer than the average Android phone. Edit: Tesla might be the exception here, but do you imagine GM is going to be shipping OS updates for a 10 year old car? I think not.
- babypuncher 3y ago> 2) They'd make you pay extra. You know they would. Maybe not to start but they'd introduce monthly fees for it all once they've got you locked in. They have to, because in order to drive these features natively in your infotainment system they need active LTE/5G service. Which is a total waste for the consumer, who likely already pays for such service for their smartphone, which has built in software designed to provide all these features to your infotainment system.