XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com   
      
   Carlos E. R.  wrote:   
   > On 2026-02-17 12:04, Andy Burns wrote:   
   >> Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> in my experience the Android Car thing is almost crap. Not reliable.   
   >>   
   >> Huh?  Android Auto is better than any OEM satnav/multimedia system I've   
   >> had in a car, wireless (whether native or with a dongle) is the   
   >> finishing touch.   
   >   
   > It often fails to start. I have to manually tell the car to pair with   
   > the BT of my phone, and sometimes I need to reboot my phone. Sometimes   
   > it forgets the pairing with my phone, blue led flashes fast, and I have   
   > to delete in the phone the BT of Android Car and re-pair.   
   >   
   > Plugging the USB cable works better, somewhat. Still needs the car BT to   
   > pair.   
   >   
   > I can not tell the thing a destination by voice, it doesn't detect my   
   > voice. Can not answer Wasaps. some days it works.   
   >   
   > Crashes, leaving me with no map. Sometimes a critical crossroads, so not   
   > knowing what route to take.   
   >   
   >   
   > Fortunately, I have a TomTom navigator which is more reliable, but has   
   > its own problems.   
   >   
   >   
      
   I have never experienced any of this with Apple CarPlay on either my 2023   
   Toyota Highlander or my wife’s 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC300. Maybe it’s your   
   phone.   
      
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