XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: hugybear@gmx.net   
      
   On 17.02.26 12:50, badgolferman wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   ... and the old car.   
      
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