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Android Auto in cars is just a dumb screencast, like iOS CarPlay.
by lloeki 12y ago
Android Auto in cars is just a dumb screencast, like iOS CarPlay.
- giovannibajo1 12y agoYes but the software being screencasted is not the regular phone interface that would not adapt to a tablet-like screen very well and contains many apps that are not useful. The phone detects the connection and casts a special software, optimized for automobile usage. So yes the screen is dumb, but also yes there is a special software that needs to be updated, and the article says that this special software won't be part of the standard Android open source layer.
- voltagex_ 12y agoI hope they do it in a standards-based way this time. I'm about to return a Sony head-unit that only supports Samsung and Xperia phones via a hellish mix of USB tethering, VNC and uPNP. I know that car audio isn't normally modified now that manufacturers have gone away from the 1 and 2 DIN formats, but if anyone else is reading this, stay away from the MirrorLink/DriveLink technology. AppRadio is the other competitor and the XDA guys have had more luck in unlocking it for all phones to use. Hopefully Android Auto supersedes the whole mess.