Android Auto
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Pros
- Android Auto is much better in terms of usability than Apple Carplay. 1. Splitscreen is much better for controlling music while also having the full Google Maps open alongside.
- Way better than CarPlay in my opinion. The split layout with Maps/Waze taking up most of the screen and a small Spotify tile below is so much more usable than CarPlay’s 'form over function' approach.
- Android Auto is fine for general use unless there's a specific function you're looking to replicate.
- fortunately both Carplay and Android Auto work well in our car with no issues.
- One other thing: Android Auto works much better than Apple Car Play and Google Maps is better than the Apple maps.
Cons
- If you drive a lot and use apple car play then you'll struggle to move to android as Android Auto is ass compared to Carplay.
- When I test her Pixel with my car I can’t get android auto to work. I’ve also read about others having similar issues.
- android auto is a joke (if I’m Bluetoothing the phone, it’ll call my contact when asked but if it’s through android auto, it’ll show me the contact and then not call and the mapping system tries to take me halfway across a different coun...
- Android Auto Do app sometimes freezes but works 90% of the time
Sentiment
7 positive (64%) · 1 mixed (9%) · 3 negative (27%)
Trust + time weighted score: +37% · raw score 36%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
Android Auto is much better in terms of usability than Apple Carplay. 1. Splitscreen is much better for controlling music while also having the full Google Maps open alongside.
Way better than CarPlay in my opinion. The split layout with Maps/Waze taking up most of the screen and a small Spotify tile below is so much more usable than CarPlay’s 'form over function' approach.
Android Auto is fine for general use unless there's a specific function you're looking to replicate.
If you drive a lot and use apple car play then you'll struggle to move to android as Android Auto is ass compared to Carplay.
fortunately both Carplay and Android Auto work well in our car with no issues.
When I test her Pixel with my car I can’t get android auto to work. I’ve also read about others having similar issues.
One other thing: Android Auto works much better than Apple Car Play and Google Maps is better than the Apple maps.
android auto is a joke (if I’m Bluetoothing the phone, it’ll call my contact when asked but if it’s through android auto, it’ll show me the contact and then not call and the mapping system tries to take me halfway across a different country if I ask it where the closes gas station is - and yes, locations is turned on)
Android Auto Do app sometimes freezes but works 90% of the time
Android Auto has a better Google Maps experience than CarPlay does (I'd argue better than Apple Maps as well.)
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