CarPlay
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I'll stop handing my phone when the car interface is as fast and direct. It's not as good as me just holding the phone and executing commands that way, until the car interface has a way to at least tie that speed of interface I will continue to ignore it as it's just a drawback/causes annoyance.
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I didn't know that's possible. It's really annoying when my wife screenshots and sends me a text. I think it sends four images. I know what to do when I get home tonight.
do any of you guys use the 'widget screen' of carplay? i didn't even know it existed until very recently, lol. trying to see if it's worth using.
in the phone carplay settings, you can setup 3 'stacks' of widgets.
in the phone carplay settings, you can setup 3 'stacks' of widgets.
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It's a massive PIA and always takes 20-30% longer or have I have missed inputs from not holding the interface directly in my hand/having less physical index over hand position.
I've installed enough of these stupid things and driven countless new vehicles with it and never once has it been faster or easier vs use picking up my phone and until that point I'm not going to waste time using a worse interface.
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No it isn't even close, I have to lean forward, break sightline vs tasks phone to eye level, the car doesn't always respond as fast and if the car is moving my hand needs to be stabilized.
It's a massive PIA and always takes 20-30% longer or have I have missed inputs from not holding the interface directly in my hand/having less physical index over hand position.
I've installed enough of these stupid things and driven countless new vehicles with it and never once has it been faster or easier vs use picking up my phone and until that point I'm not going to waste time using a worse interface.
It's a massive PIA and always takes 20-30% longer or have I have missed inputs from not holding the interface directly in my hand/having less physical index over hand position.
I've installed enough of these stupid things and driven countless new vehicles with it and never once has it been faster or easier vs use picking up my phone and until that point I'm not going to waste time using a worse interface.
No it isn't even close, I have to lean forward, break sightline vs tasks phone to eye level, the car doesn't always respond as fast and if the car is moving my hand needs to be stabilized.
It's a massive PIA and always takes 20-30% longer or have I have missed inputs from not holding the interface directly in my hand/having less physical index over hand position.
I've installed enough of these stupid things and driven countless new vehicles with it and never once has it been faster or easier vs use picking up my phone and until that point I'm not going to waste time using a worse interface.
It's a massive PIA and always takes 20-30% longer or have I have missed inputs from not holding the interface directly in my hand/having less physical index over hand position.
I've installed enough of these stupid things and driven countless new vehicles with it and never once has it been faster or easier vs use picking up my phone and until that point I'm not going to waste time using a worse interface.
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That's one reason I don't understand why they don't use a fully integrated HUD system with a low center console mounted control interface than would allow no sightline break to use. Raising a phone to eye level is as close as we can get right now
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How could you respond to a message like this on integrated CarPlay in under a minute?
How? How is looking totally away from the road, looking at icons and floating your hand in air, and using the interface better than raising your phone up in your right hand to eye level so you don't need to look away form the road at all?
How could you respond to a message like this on integrated CarPlay in under a minute?
How could you respond to a message like this on integrated CarPlay in under a minute?
