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Survey Suggests Customers are More Satisfied With CarPlay Than Android Auto
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When you plug in for the first time it takes over the display saying unlock your phone. If you pick to Forget this car in the settings, then it just does the same process next time you plug in your phone. If you unselect the option to allow CarPlay while locked, then the display just stays on the unlock your phone message.
It sucks, because there should be an option to not connect from the settings app. Not all cars have a setting to turn it off, but it should be in iOS settings anyways. When it is stuck on the unlock screen - you can not doing anything else on the display.
The guy had a legitimate complaint and you guys are suggesting he switch it off in the settings, but that is his point - there is no way to do that.
Using another outlet isn’t always an option either.
I saw CarPlay in action for the first time recently, in my sisters Mercedes, whilst it was cool with the navigation and apps, you had to use Siri which was just utterly awful, really poor. My Fords built in rubbish Sync Voice control is so much better.
I don’t know on newer cars if you have to use Siri too though? Or if you can use CarPlay and the cars own voice control system?
Never seen Android Auto so can’t comment on that.
So for me, whilst it’s a cool feature, I wouldn’t use it if it meant using Siri because it’s just beyond utterly useless as an AI these days.
I don’t know on newer cars if you have to use Siri too though? Or if you can use CarPlay and the cars own voice control system?
Never seen Android Auto so can’t comment on that.
So for me, whilst it’s a cool feature, I wouldn’t use it if it meant using Siri because it’s just beyond utterly useless as an AI these days.
I guess that’s the main difference then. The Citroen C3 does have a touchscreen although not a very responsive one it’s okay for a car screen.
That's exactly one of the reasons why I sold my 2016 Civic Touring (amount other tech related glitches that crashed the entire car) and found out it wasn't CarPlay at all it was 100% Honda's buggy software.
I'm using an aftermarket CarPlay system (wireless) on a Prius now and it works excellent. I've used a few other wired ones and they've worked great as well. Honda's is the only one that's been terrible for me.
Just as a PSA bug your dealerships if you have crashes. They typically have hidden software updates to solve issues. I finally got an update from Honda but at that point had so many software issues that the car just wasn't worth it for me anymore. It definitely got me more on the aftermarket receiver train that way I could just sell it and upgrade as things got better.
I think a touch screen really is necessary for carplay to work properly - odd that Mercs don’t have it
I have a Citroen C5, probably similar system to the C3 referenced above, and it does have a touch screen
I agree that the system could stand some development eg the sound quality is a known problem on the music app, and only one app is visible at a time
I think Siri is ok most of the time
also, the maps app is much better than my factory satnav
I don't have Carplay and have never tried it. I've often thought the next time I get a car I MUST get one that has Carplay. However, all I ever hear is people complaining about it. The concept sounds great! But why are there so many problems and how do they manifest themselves?
I remember reading a review when both CarPlay and Android Auto came out. The reviewers of the article was falling all over themselves in praising the fun, more interesting interface of AA, and suggesting that Apple put little thought into the CarPlay interface and that it was boring. I remember at the time thinking this was a weird assessment, and that the CarPlay interface looked a lot simpler and more appropriate for driving.
After having used the CarPlay interface many times, and seeing it on many dashboards, the simple, iconic interface Apple designed seems even more appropriate, and the Android Auto interface seems silly and dated.
Based on these results, it looks like Apple was onto something from
the start.
After having used the CarPlay interface many times, and seeing it on many dashboards, the simple, iconic interface Apple designed seems even more appropriate, and the Android Auto interface seems silly and dated.
Based on these results, it looks like Apple was onto something from
the start.
When in Apple Music, it gives you pop up notifications to show your next turn if you’re simultaneously using Apple Maps. It would be much safer to allow Apple Maps to split screen so you could visually be prepared for your route.
Android Auto does this wonderfully, 100% disagree with you that it cannot be done safely.
Im one of them. When the Galaxy S9 came out I traded off my iPhone 7. Thinking Android Auto and Assistant would be better. THAT was a giant mistake. After 2 months I sold the Galaxy to pay off its financing and came back to Apple for an iPhone X. Android Auto is a goddamn mess. Mostly because it practically requires you to subscribe to google play because Assistant is utterly incapable of reliably playing locally stored music and absolutely cant play anything you physically uploaded to the free storage given to non subscribers. The only redeeming quality was the fact that Google Maps was more accurate with traffic and rerouting for me than Apple Maps. Plus its been 9 months and Apple STILL hasnt added my new construction home to the map. Google did it within a month of me providing the map correction. When Apple announced iOS 12 would allow 3rd part nav apps on CarPlay, that was the final nail in the coffin for Android.
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I'd look for the auto launch setting in your cars stereo settings. In mine, Chevy MyLink for me, it has toggles to enable and disable that. Wireless CarPlay would be nice I suppose but for me I'd rather have my phone plugged in to keep the battery from draining on long drives.
I've been enjoying CarPlay on my Chevy. It's the only reason I bother to use Apple Maps, which is ok about 85% of the time but has some serious quirks. For one thing it will sometimes randomly decide I'm somewhere other than where I am (so if I need directions from, say, Target to home, it thinks I'm at work). Also, when it has address fails, they're huge, like when it moved an address 4 miles to the east for no apparent reason.
It'd be a lot better if there were two things that were improved. One, wireless CarPlay standard across all new cars. I can't control that and there must be some licensing fee for wireless or Apple wants a cut somehow and most of the OEMs are like yeah I don't think so. 2nd, when I do have it plugged in, I just want the map to follow me as I'm driving. It only follows me when I have an actual address plugged in. If I just have maps turned on, I have to manually adjust it to keep up.
when it comes to navigation i have used apple maps extensively in UK in last 1-2 year and at times compared that with google/waze (initial days when i wasn't sure apple maps were good) and as per my personal exp its very good. I won't say on par or above google maps but i won't complain. Its gets stuff done. anybody else?
I've had nothing but good experiences with my CarPlay ever since I leased my vehicle a couple months ago. Android Auto isn't bad as well (my car supports both systems). But I'm really looking forward to iOS 12 when Waze and Google Maps are integrated into CarPlay.
I love the Car Play integration on my ‘18 Mercedes C43 AMG. It’s very intuitive, even without a touch screen. I actually prefer not having to reach out and touch everything, since I can use the central dial and steering wheel controls. I’m not sure why you’re having so many issues... I wonder if the CLA/GLA Mercedes HU is different than the C/GLC/GLE HU. The build/materials quality is certainly different, if that’s any indication.
There might be an option to turn off carplay on your car itself though. My Kia Optima I could turn off Android Auto or Car Play if I wanted to. I did for a while but have since moved back to it for simplicity. Excited for Waze to be on it this year though.
To use CarPlay you must have an iPhone correct? Of course CarPlay is going to get better reviews. Apple users are always an optimistic and loyal bunch when it comes to talking about Apple products.
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How is Ford Sync more distracting?
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How is Ford Sync more distracting?
I do love the way carplay integrates my needed phone features in my car, but I have many UI improvements. It's probably the Apple platform I have the most UI requests and changes.
1) I can't stand how the album artwork or audiobook cover in scaled and faded to the back while listening to either. It looks terrible. Just have the album artwork be next to the track and artist name.
2) I would like the music scrubber to be usable along a track timeline. They show it on the screen, I always want to move it to a different point in a song but that is not an interface option at this point.
3) I would like the left side drawer, where the three most recent apps, time, signal, and home button are shown, to hide after a few seconds, to allow the app to use the full display. let it work like the navigation does: when I tap on the display, they all move in from the side. I feel like they waste space always being displayed.
4) I would like the three most recent apps to change if I get a notification from an app that isn't in the list. For example, if the message app is not one of my recent apps used in carplay and I get a message, if I miss seeing the pop up, I have no indicator I have a message waiting for me unless i close the existing app and see that a message was received. I would like the apps on the left to be updated with the message app taking one of the spaces to notify me that there is a message.
If they did those 4 things, I would be a very happy user.
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It will follow. You have to tap the screen and let the top menu pop down. There is the arrow icon, if that is selected, it will just follow you along a road.
1) I can't stand how the album artwork or audiobook cover in scaled and faded to the back while listening to either. It looks terrible. Just have the album artwork be next to the track and artist name.
2) I would like the music scrubber to be usable along a track timeline. They show it on the screen, I always want to move it to a different point in a song but that is not an interface option at this point.
3) I would like the left side drawer, where the three most recent apps, time, signal, and home button are shown, to hide after a few seconds, to allow the app to use the full display. let it work like the navigation does: when I tap on the display, they all move in from the side. I feel like they waste space always being displayed.
4) I would like the three most recent apps to change if I get a notification from an app that isn't in the list. For example, if the message app is not one of my recent apps used in carplay and I get a message, if I miss seeing the pop up, I have no indicator I have a message waiting for me unless i close the existing app and see that a message was received. I would like the apps on the left to be updated with the message app taking one of the spaces to notify me that there is a message.
If they did those 4 things, I would be a very happy user.
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It will follow. You have to tap the screen and let the top menu pop down. There is the arrow icon, if that is selected, it will just follow you along a road.
We have a Mercedes GLS450 with CarPlay and I haven't had an issue. We used it and Apple Maps on the GLS this summer a number of times and it worked great. I wonder what the difference is.
Does the GLA-250 have the command touchpad type controller that moves you through the selections?
[I actually prefer CarPlay on the GLS to CarPlay on the Ford Focus.]
My Honda supports both AA and CP and as an owner of both a Pixel 2 and iPhone X, I tried them both.
TL;DR - I like CarPay much more, even considering I cannot use Google Maps or Waze (my preferred nav app)...yet.
I won't regurgitate my experience/reasons again here as I posted in another thread this past May. Once Apple allows Google Maps and Waze integrate after the release of iOS 12, I feel one of the few advantages of Android Auto will disappear as well.
All that being said, I'll use either smartphone solution anytime before the Honda integrated software (which is ironically built on an old version of Android).
TL;DR - I like CarPay much more, even considering I cannot use Google Maps or Waze (my preferred nav app)...yet.
I won't regurgitate my experience/reasons again here as I posted in another thread this past May. Once Apple allows Google Maps and Waze integrate after the release of iOS 12, I feel one of the few advantages of Android Auto will disappear as well.
All that being said, I'll use either smartphone solution anytime before the Honda integrated software (which is ironically built on an old version of Android).
I totally agree. I honestly don’t know what the dude you replied to expects. Does he want to play candy crush while using maps? All the while texting using his fingers because he doesn’t want to activate Siri because it will disrupt his precious music? Eyes on the road, please. And thank you.
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I would need to look at his car manual to find out if he could deactivate CarPlay in his infotainment center. I’m willing to bet it’s in there. “Not all cars have a setting to turn it off.” — are you sure?
What are the people at JD thinking?
I don't like 1-5 scale because it does not allow enough grading power; 1-10 is much better and concise. 1-100 alone means people have too much time on their hands and reminds me of school
!1-1000 - absolutely jobless cobblers wasting time collecting data in the most tedious yet way
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I agree... they are nearly equal on the scale. And, the one detail they talked about is one that Android overwhelmingly was better than Apple - navigation. It would have made sense for them to also mention what the details were that users preferred on Apple since they headline is that they like Apple better.
My experience is quite different. I have used CarPlay and Android Auto each, for at least a year as my daily driver. So I believe I have a really good view of both. Also, my wife just got a new Honda CRV about 6 months ago and she uses Apple and me Android, so I see them both on a daily basis.
I prefer Android Auto for most things. For navigation, no comparison. Google Maps and Waze wipe the floor with Apple Maps. For music, I use Spotify, as do my other family members. I have not now, or never had, a Google Play subscription and I can play music just fine. I find the Google Assistant to work as well (if not better) in sending messages, picking navigation locations, and playing music on Spotify. The Apple interface could be described as more "polished", but in my mind I prefer the Android interface.
Bottom line is that the article headline is actually the problem. It should have been "Survey shows a slight satisfaction preference to CarPlay over Android Auto, but users overwhelmingly prefer Androids navigation options". Both systems, in my extensive of using them both, offer very similar abilities and work about the same. The differences, other than navigation, are minimal.
As for nails in coffins, lets wait and see how well Siri is integrated with Waze.