Re:‘A huge blunder’: GM’s decision to ditch CarPlay, Android...
by aaronbrethorst on Saturday April 15, 2023 @02:26AM
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Wireless CarPlay in my 2022 Kia EV is way less enjoyable than wired CarPlay in my 2005 Toyota with an aftermarket Sony head unit with CarPlay support. Latency is much, much lower in the Toyota and there's never any trouble with switching between my iPhone and my wife's. Whoever's is plugged in wins—the end. As opposed to the Kia where it's always a crapshoot and plagued by endless Bluetooth connectivity issues.
Re:‘A huge blunder’: GM’s decision to ditch CarPlay, Android...
by coolspot on Saturday April 15, 2023 @02:13PM
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I think you can use wired CarPlay in Kia even though it has wireless. I use wired in my 2023 Kia and love it!
Re:‘A huge blunder’: GM’s decision to ditch CarPlay, Android...
by aaronbrethorst on Saturday April 15, 2023 @10:00PM
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Interesting...I'll check this out next time I'm driving. Hope you're right! I'd love to be freed from the tyranny of Bluetooth :)
First CarPlay just takes a fair amount of power so you’re going to notice it’s effect on battery life.
Second is the audio playback lag. I can’t stand it. It feels like seconds (though maybe it’s not that bad). The interface is ok but hitting pause or play or next track takes noticeable time to happen.
I’ve only ever tried it in my car. Maybe it’s fine in other vehicles. But it’s useless to me. It’s extremely responsive when connected by cable, so I just ended up going back to plugging in.