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How is CarPlay / Android Auto superior to Tesla well integrated infotainment system?

fnicfnac 1y ago
The eternal pattern of the industry is that a automanufacturer has negative interest in remaining interested in an infotainment system in a car they sold several years ago and retrofit makers provide less specifically integrated systems that win overall because developments in everything else amounts to more than the integration.
- spare_farts 1y ago
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moogly 1y ago
You can use almost any app, not just apps that Tesla have deemed worthy (or removed due to childish feuds, like Disney+). Podcast apps, music streaming apps, etc...
- denysvitali 1y ago
  IIRC Tesla has Disney+ too, an if it doesn't, you have a Chromium browser. Of course you can't use it while driving, but passengers on the back sit should be able to use the streaming services even when the car is moving. For podcast apps, IIRC Apple Music and for sure Spotify are supported. Still not convinced that Android Auto / CarPlay is superior, sorry.
  - moogly 1y ago
    Even if Disney+ has been restored for everyone (I don't know if it has), any app could be removed by a manchild for any reason and that's unacceptable: https://apple.news/A8If_BNgyS-mqPcq25GK-Rw https://apple.news/A8If_BNgyS-mqPcq25GK-Rw I use neither Apple Music nor Spotify and I'm not alone.
    - denysvitali 1y ago
      You literally have Chromium, I'm failing to see where the problem is tbh. Sure, having a native app is better, but in any case the Netflix and Disney+ apps are nothing than a Chromium wrapped app anyways on the infotainment
      - moogly 1y ago
        Yeah this is a waste of time for sure.
  - supportengineer 1y ago
    These fake Tesla apps don't stay logged in. There's no Face ID or Touch ID so you have to constantly re-authenticate.
supportengineer 1y ago
When I plug in my iPhone, the Maps is integrated with my Calendar. For example if my Calendar entries have a Location, I can simply tap on it to navigate there. Just one example.
- denysvitali 1y ago
  IIRC the same happens with Tesla. You don't even have to tap to navigate, it automatically sets the destination based on the calendar entries. I'm saying IIRC because I never used this feature, just read about it - I don't sync my calendar (yet!)
guywithahat 1y ago
It's not, it's just superior to what Nissan had before integrating apple carplay/android auto. It's so much nicer being able to interact with both my actual car and my phone through the screen, instead of just playing with my phone on a larger screen.
- denysvitali 1y ago
  Oh yes, I'm sure it's far superior than most, if not all, standard car infotainment systems (that are known to be laggy and their UIs look like they've been built in 2008).
Marsymars 1y ago
Well I have some audiobooks downloaded to my phone. The progress is saved on my phone, and because they're downloaded I don't need cell service to listen to them. I just did a 3000 km road trip with intermittent cell service, using an app on my phone via Android Auto to play my audiobook files, and was able to easily transition to hotel rooms with speakers, and different vehicles, and continue the books where they'd been paused. How would that even work in a Tesla?

The eternal pattern of the industry is that a automanufacturer has negative interest in remaining interested in an infotainment system in a car they sold several years ago and retrofit makers provide less specifically integrated systems that win overall because developments in everything else amounts to more than the integration.

spare_farts 1y ago
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moogly 1y ago

You can use almost any app, not just apps that Tesla have deemed worthy (or removed due to childish feuds, like Disney+). Podcast apps, music streaming apps, etc...

denysvitali 1y ago
IIRC Tesla has Disney+ too, an if it doesn't, you have a Chromium browser. Of course you can't use it while driving, but passengers on the back sit should be able to use the streaming services even when the car is moving. For podcast apps, IIRC Apple Music and for sure Spotify are supported. Still not convinced that Android Auto / CarPlay is superior, sorry.
- moogly 1y ago
  Even if Disney+ has been restored for everyone (I don't know if it has), any app could be removed by a manchild for any reason and that's unacceptable: https://apple.news/A8If_BNgyS-mqPcq25GK-Rw https://apple.news/A8If_BNgyS-mqPcq25GK-Rw I use neither Apple Music nor Spotify and I'm not alone.
  - denysvitali 1y ago
    You literally have Chromium, I'm failing to see where the problem is tbh. Sure, having a native app is better, but in any case the Netflix and Disney+ apps are nothing than a Chromium wrapped app anyways on the infotainment
    - moogly 1y ago
      Yeah this is a waste of time for sure.
- supportengineer 1y ago
  These fake Tesla apps don't stay logged in. There's no Face ID or Touch ID so you have to constantly re-authenticate.

supportengineer 1y ago

When I plug in my iPhone, the Maps is integrated with my Calendar. For example if my Calendar entries have a Location, I can simply tap on it to navigate there. Just one example.

denysvitali 1y ago
IIRC the same happens with Tesla. You don't even have to tap to navigate, it automatically sets the destination based on the calendar entries. I'm saying IIRC because I never used this feature, just read about it - I don't sync my calendar (yet!)

guywithahat 1y ago

It's not, it's just superior to what Nissan had before integrating apple carplay/android auto. It's so much nicer being able to interact with both my actual car and my phone through the screen, instead of just playing with my phone on a larger screen.

denysvitali 1y ago
Oh yes, I'm sure it's far superior than most, if not all, standard car infotainment systems (that are known to be laggy and their UIs look like they've been built in 2008).

Marsymars 1y ago

Well I have some audiobooks downloaded to my phone. The progress is saved on my phone, and because they're downloaded I don't need cell service to listen to them. I just did a 3000 km road trip with intermittent cell service, using an app on my phone via Android Auto to play my audiobook files, and was able to easily transition to hotel rooms with speakers, and different vehicles, and continue the books where they'd been paused. How would that even work in a Tesla?