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Google Announces 'Android Auto' CarPlay Competitor
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Shouldn't be very hard. Apple already persuaded the manufactures to offer smartphone connectivity that interfaces with their in dash screen.
In other news, both Apple and Dell plan to support up to 25 different brands of 4K monitors. Some should be available by the end of the year.
It's an in dash touch screen. You can put them anywhere, and with good software improve almost anything. If they put one in my microwave I would expect it to work with iOS and android.
In 2.5 hours watches and changes to their cloud platform were the only ideas that were not covered in WWDC (either this year or last year). Interesting because the only reason Google Gear even exists is Apple rumors. Well I guess there is the Android TV too, that actually looked pretty nice.
Still, pretty good show for Google. They did a lot of Chromecast demos on iPhones which I thought was a good idea for them. Essentially they have made Chromecast into the cross platform solution for video streaming.
Still, pretty good show for Google. They did a lot of Chromecast demos on iPhones which I thought was a good idea for them. Essentially they have made Chromecast into the cross platform solution for video streaming.
I cant believe this has been up voted 3 times.
My next car may have neither iOS in the car or Android Auto. It won't stop me buying it if as a car it does what I want it to chiefly.
I cannot believe with the cost of a car, (upfront and ongoing), people are basing a purchase decision on crappy integration with a phone which will lets face it take more of your attention from the road however its implemented.
What about safety, fuel economy, practicality, reliability ..?
Sheesh!
Perhaps that stuff is innovative by Android standards, but there's nothing in there at all that hasn't been done before on iOS ... or Windows.
In fact, if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then Microsoft should feel quite flattered by Android L!
You won't have to worry then as like CarPlay, the system is loaded from the phone. Each car will have their own UI but when you plug your phone in (ios or android), the UI will then be provided by your phone.
Really?
Show me the animations throughout iOS that Android just showed. Or, hell, show me those floating controls that were just showcased at IO. Show me one application that utilizes the layered/animated/floating control look that everyone just saw at IO.
Weird, Android Auto is not installed in the car. It is loaded from the phone. Car manufacturers will still come with their crappy UIs.
Actually, they could simply have a dual boot system.
Ultimately though, I don't want either. I want an independent system that works with ANY phone, because let's face it, we have three main Mobile OSes, Android, iOS and Windows Phone and that's not likely to change any time soon (unless Windows Phone dies, then we will be down to two).
But if I want to change phones, I shouldn't need to change cars as well to be able to get the most out of the system.
Please elaborate on why it's better than CarPlay, left alone 100000x time better.
I see the response time is very slow and laggy when they show it "in the actual vehicle". Other times, they just photoshop the screenshots on top of the car, which is not real.
How could people not see the difference? I don't care which you prefer, but to say they look the same is asinine.
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Yawn. Head back to your fanboy party.
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Yawn. Head back to your fanboy party.
Agreed. It seems we are stuck in simple times and nothing new or innovative is coming around.
Hopefully soon as the touch screen smart phones are past the 5 year mark, hopefully something great is around the corner. And when this greatness comes around, cars with the older technology will look even more outdated. This could really hurt the car market.
I don't see how Google can offer these ecosystem-esque features of Android when there are so many Android devices many, many of which won't be compatible with these features they're announcing. It's just a flawed operating system and it can't create a complete ecosystem.
It will be a fundamental error if a car manufacturer, if they choose to support one, does not support both, or you have to specify whether you want either Carplay or Android Auto and then live with it for the next 'x' years.
There is no reason not to support both in addition to the car manufacturers 'standard' system, it just makes it easier for everyone, they only need to produce one system and people (or their passengers) can use whichever they want depending what device they have.
There is no reason not to support both in addition to the car manufacturers 'standard' system, it just makes it easier for everyone, they only need to produce one system and people (or their passengers) can use whichever they want depending what device they have.
"Android Auto is designed to bring the Android experience to a car's in-dash infotainment system. "
As a big cheer goes up across America from Insurance and Medical executives...
As a big cheer goes up across America from Insurance and Medical executives...
Except the iOS version doesn't show you any glanceable information on the homescreen. It seems the apps themselves will work basically the same but having Google Now as your homescreen seems to be Android's differentiator.