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> and its ... playing the last podcast before I never want this. I fill with rage when a car automatically starts playing things without asking. Yes, it's true

> and its ... playing the last podcast before I never want this. I fill with rage when a car automatically starts playing things without asking. Yes, it's true, a week ago I listened to something. That was not an invitation for the car to start playing it now.

psadauskas 3y ago
For me at least, that's the right thing. I do get a bit annoyed that it'll sometimes play some random youtube video I happened to be watching on my phone instead of the podcast, but that's Apple's fault, not Toyota's. I wish there was a way to configure "preferred audio app when connected to this bluetooth device" in the setting somewhere. But I think playing the last podcast automatically is the right thing. Just like if I have it switched to the radio when I turned it off, when I turn it back on it goes back to radio, turned to the same station. I'd be annoyed if I had to hit the infotainment power button every time, even though I just turned the car on.
maxerickson 3y ago
It should just be easy to set (no autoplay or auto continue or whatever). My main use case is music on a short commute. Yes, I want it to start automatically playing as soon as it can. I don't want to mess with my phone.
Baeocystin 3y ago
Right there with you. And it's never instant, either. Some time (and it's random, not consistent!) between +5 and +30 seconds after I start the car, I will get some random song/podcast/voicemail playing, usually when I'm trying to focus on something else. I hate this behavior so much. Doubly-so in that I can't turn it off.
callalex 3y ago
My mental model is that every car designer peaked in the 80s. An FM radio automatically starts playing whatever it was tuned to when turned off. Therefore every car designer has decided that digital media should work exactly the same way, with no override option.
Tao3300 3y ago
This had hilarious results for me recently. I loaded the car with my tween kids and their neighborhood friends, realized I forgot something inside, and the history podcast I was listening to started automatically while I was bumbling around. It was an episode about the Marquis de Sade.

psadauskas 3y ago

For me at least, that's the right thing. I do get a bit annoyed that it'll sometimes play some random youtube video I happened to be watching on my phone instead of the podcast, but that's Apple's fault, not Toyota's. I wish there was a way to configure "preferred audio app when connected to this bluetooth device" in the setting somewhere. But I think playing the last podcast automatically is the right thing. Just like if I have it switched to the radio when I turned it off, when I turn it back on it goes back to radio, turned to the same station. I'd be annoyed if I had to hit the infotainment power button every time, even though I just turned the car on.

maxerickson 3y ago

It should just be easy to set (no autoplay or auto continue or whatever). My main use case is music on a short commute. Yes, I want it to start automatically playing as soon as it can. I don't want to mess with my phone.

Baeocystin 3y ago

Right there with you. And it's never instant, either. Some time (and it's random, not consistent!) between +5 and +30 seconds after I start the car, I will get some random song/podcast/voicemail playing, usually when I'm trying to focus on something else. I hate this behavior so much. Doubly-so in that I can't turn it off.

callalex 3y ago

My mental model is that every car designer peaked in the 80s. An FM radio automatically starts playing whatever it was tuned to when turned off. Therefore every car designer has decided that digital media should work exactly the same way, with no override option.

Tao3300 3y ago

This had hilarious results for me recently. I loaded the car with my tween kids and their neighborhood friends, realized I forgot something inside, and the history podcast I was listening to started automatically while I was bumbling around. It was an episode about the Marquis de Sade.