XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-17 15:14, Jörg Lorenz wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   5 yrs is old to you?   
      
      
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   Cheers,   
           Carlos E.R.   
           ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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