I bought a 2012 Focus and was promised that I would see an upgrade of Sync to support the AppLink platform...no such upgrade has materialized in 2 1/2 years :-(
I bought a 2012 Focus and was promised that I would see an upgrade of Sync to support the AppLink platform...no such upgrade has materialized in 2 1/2 years :-(
I wonder if Apple will have any say-so in pricing.
Agreed. I expect Carplay / Android Auto will be a premium upgrade above on board navigation, etc. Depending on the brand, you can expect that option to run $2000 +
So many people have smart phones nowadays, this would obliterate their pricey upgrade schemes. Unfortunately, this will be another "feature" available only to the wealthiest and the adoption rate will be slow.
Hopefully, I'm wrong. Time will tell.
I'm still waiting for the Pioneer update for the Nex line.
It's not a competition. Has any car manufacture pledge not to support android or iOS?
I just bought a new Jeep Cherokee...Jeep had better offer an upgrade for current owners of Uconnect.
Hmm...when CarPlay was announced I saw all this faux outrage from people (who should know better) that their choice of car would be dependent on what phone OS they use and how awful it was that CarPlay wasn't platform neutral. Then Android Auto is announced working basically the same way as CarPlay does and nary a peep from anyone...haha so much for the argument on here that 'luxury brands' only will use the Apple system and the cheaper ones will use Android.
I kinda hope they will have a system that offers both, perhaps something that will automatically switch between the iOS and Android version depending on the phone OS you use?
My take is they will ended up offering a hardware swap-out. I have been delaying a new car Jeep til the CarPlay deal is shipping.
This is certainly good news for Apple & very concerning for the current 800 gorilla of the North American car radio market.![]()
Isn't Tesla android only?
That was why I lol'd
Car manufacturers arent known to do anything out of the goodness of their hearts, to support their customers.
My parents just bought a new jeep as well. They love it.
Sadly, Jeep is starting to stand-out as one of the few brands that haven't even announced (to my knowledge) any intentions of incorporating CarPlay into their fleet. I don't know if they ever intend to do so.
Here is a comparison between CarPlay and Android Auto Support :
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So 29 for Carplay and 28 for Android Auto, for the moment.
Cool. Considering that the 2013 model Mazda I just bought didn't even come with bluetooth I look forward to experiencing Apple CarPlay sometime around 2020.
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It seems that all brands will now rush to support both CarPlay and Android Auto, fearing to be surpassed by their competitors. And that's great if it means that we'll get both solutions in most cars quickly.