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Re:Car touchscreens are cheap, not good by max8539 on Monday July 06, 2026 @01:19PM (#48807691)
Not sure why the command knob in Mazda scares new users: it’s an option and you still could use the touch screen, it’s just a nice alternative for it… Absolutely love the command knob, so much better than using the touch screen
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Re:Car touchscreens are cheap, not good by wvenable on Monday July 06, 2026 @01:54PM (#48808135)
You cannot touch the touch screen on a Mazda with the commander knob unless you're in Carplay/Android Auto and only if you've found the buried setting to enable it.

It is not an alternative for touch screen, it replaces it.

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Re:Car touchscreens are cheap, not good by max8539 on Monday July 06, 2026 @04:47PM (#48810306)
Oh, my bad, the touch screen isn’t working when the car is moving. But this is just a Mazda restriction, not a technical one.
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