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Re:‘A huge blunder’: GM’s decision to ditch CarPlay, Android... by flatiron on Friday April 14, 2023 @08:57PM (#35576674)
I too like CarPlay and see no need for a wireless version. I like to charge my phone.

My only gripe is there should be an option to turn off Wi-Fi when you plug into the car. Every time I get in the car, start a song, drive away, 30 seconds of silence while it realizes I can’t get to my Wi-Fi, song is back on. Why would they not have an option to just use cellular in CarPlay mode which is what 99.9% of people do?

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Re:‘A huge blunder’: GM’s decision to ditch CarPlay, Android... by fma on Friday April 14, 2023 @09:32PM (#35576846)
The two vehicles that I have w/ wireless carplay have wireless charging, so just slip my phone in the center console and it charges if I want to charge while driving.

With wireless, no one is stopping you from having a charging cable.

Majority of trips are less < 10 minutes I don't have to take my phone out of my pocket.

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Re:‘A huge blunder’: GM’s decision to ditch CarPlay, Android... by tommoose on Friday April 14, 2023 @11:04PM (#35577276)
I had a similar problem, and solved it with a Shortcut which disables wifi whenever CarPlay is connected, and another to re-enable it when disconnected. Real easy since Shortcuts has built-in triggers for CarPlay.
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Re:‘A huge blunder’: GM’s decision to ditch CarPlay, Android... by flatiron on Saturday April 15, 2023 @08:43AM (#35580131)
I couldn’t find anything CarPlay related in the built in shortcuts app. Can you share the details?
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Re:‘A huge blunder’: GM’s decision to ditch CarPlay, Android... by danaris on Saturday April 15, 2023 @09:56AM (#35580679)
Click on the Automation tab at the bottom, and at least for me, the "CarPlay" section (with an example "When CarPlay connects") is at the bottom of the second grouping of suggested automations.
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