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Re:Car companies are in a billion-dollar software war by Peanuts99 on Monday May 12, 2025 @04:24AM (#43960753)
The version in Volvo and Polestar's is actually Android Automotive, which is it's own Android distribution with it's own version of Maps/Spotify etc. Funnily it even has Android Auto functionality too.
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Re:Car companies are in a billion-dollar software war by mrpippy on Monday May 12, 2025 @09:00AM (#43962432)
Restated: “Android Automotive” != “Android Auto”
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Re:Car companies are in a billion-dollar software war by bigstrat2003 on Monday May 12, 2025 @11:37AM (#43964232)
Although it didn't use to have Android Auto, which was awful. Because as you alluded to, Android apps are not automatically available on AAOS. As it happens the music app I use is not available on AAOS, so until Volvo added Android Auto support to their cars I could not get a good experience with my music.
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