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No more CarPlay for GM EVs

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  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

    @89th said in No more CarPlay for GM EVs:

    Yeah that's dumb. Apple CarPlay is fantastic.

    After car-shopping recently we realised there aren't actually that many things that make much of a difference between rival models. This could be one, and most likely not in a good way for GM.

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    @Doctor-Phibes said in No more CarPlay for GM EVs:

    @89th said in No more CarPlay for GM EVs:

    Yeah that's dumb. Apple CarPlay is fantastic.

    After car-shopping recently we realised there aren't actually that many things that make much of a difference between rival models. This could be one, and most likely not in a good way for GM.

    Same here. In 2018 we were between a Honda CRV and a Toyota Rav4, but the Toyota didn't yet support CarPlan so we went with the Honda.

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      Trying to force consumers this way is a very, very bad idea. The antithesis of interoperability.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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        I think it's going to backfire.

        I wouldn't buy a new car without wireless CarPlay.

        Only non-witches get due process.

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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          I think it's going to backfire.

          I wouldn't buy a new car without wireless CarPlay.

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          George K
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          @jon-nyc said in No more CarPlay for GM EVs:

          I wouldn't buy a new car without wireless CarPlay.

          Even wired is good - you can buy a moderately cheap adapter to make it wireless. That's what I use all the time.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            Doctor Phibes
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            Of course, on the positive side you get a GM car instead of some foreign rubbish.

            Right?

            I was only joking

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              I have wired now. I should buy the adapter

              Only non-witches get due process.

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              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                I have wired now. I should buy the adapter

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                @jon-nyc said in No more CarPlay for GM EVs:

                I have wired now. I should buy the adapter

                This is an updated version of what I have.

                Works great.

                Carlinkit 4.0 Adapter

                Screenshot 2023-04-10 at 5.05.01 PM.png

                What's interesting is that it remembers the last phone it was connected to. So, if Mrs. George goes out for a drive, it sees her phone. However, if we go together, it still remembers her phone.

                When I travel alone, it forgets her phone and connects to mine.

                The only hassle is that you might want to be sure that contacts, etc are the same, or at least similar on both phones.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                  @89th said in No more CarPlay for GM EVs:

                  Yeah that's dumb. Apple CarPlay is fantastic.

                  After car-shopping recently we realised there aren't actually that many things that make much of a difference between rival models. This could be one, and most likely not in a good way for GM.

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                  @Doctor-Phibes said in No more CarPlay for GM EVs:

                  not in a good way for GM.

                  Yup, they'll try to sell tired old OnStar with a few new features and they'll want a monthly subscription.

                  I like the Bluetooth now. Whenever I get in the car it just starts playing music from wherever it left off.

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                  • CopperC Copper

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in No more CarPlay for GM EVs:

                    not in a good way for GM.

                    Yup, they'll try to sell tired old OnStar with a few new features and they'll want a monthly subscription.

                    I like the Bluetooth now. Whenever I get in the car it just starts playing music from wherever it left off.

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                    @Copper said in No more CarPlay for GM EVs:

                    I like the Bluetooth now. Whenever I get in the car it just starts playing music from wherever it left off.

                    It's the only thing keeping me sane on the drive to work. "Siri, play Miles Davis". It's a lot better than WGBH.

                    I was only joking

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                    • MikM Offline
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                      Just get a good Bluetooth portable speaker.

                      Better yet, don’t buy GM.

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        Meh! These fancy electronic systems will likely not be able to keep pace with smartphone advances. I am prepared to use a smartphone or tablet in a car independently of the car's electronic system.

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                        • AxtremusA Axtremus

                          Meh! These fancy electronic systems will likely not be able to keep pace with smartphone advances. I am prepared to use a smartphone or tablet in a car independently of the car's electronic system.

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                          @Axtremus This is what CarPlay helps solve. It allows a car's entertainment (and maps, messages, etc) interface to remain current based on compatibility with CarPlay (and Android Auto) even as the phones become more advanced.

                          Further, there are only so many "things" you can or should do while driving, so even if phones become way more advanced, you still need to not look while texting, etc. Unless you're talking about tablet use as you sit back in an autonomous vehicle.

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                          • 89th8 89th

                            @Axtremus This is what CarPlay helps solve. It allows a car's entertainment (and maps, messages, etc) interface to remain current based on compatibility with CarPlay (and Android Auto) even as the phones become more advanced.

                            Further, there are only so many "things" you can or should do while driving, so even if phones become way more advanced, you still need to not look while texting, etc. Unless you're talking about tablet use as you sit back in an autonomous vehicle.

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                            @89th said in No more CarPlay for GM EVs:

                            Further, there are only so many "things" you can or should do while driving,

                            Or shouldn't do.

                            Funny story: A few years ago when i was in Taiwan, and this was before a lot of cars had big screens, this taxi driver had set up a screen in his car to watch videos. I get in the taxi and there is a porno movie playing!!! 😯

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                              @89th said in No more CarPlay for GM EVs:

                              Further, there are only so many "things" you can or should do while driving,

                              Or shouldn't do.

                              Funny story: A few years ago when i was in Taiwan, and this was before a lot of cars had big screens, this taxi driver had set up a screen in his car to watch videos. I get in the taxi and there is a porno movie playing!!! 😯

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                              @taiwan_girl Ha! Wow. I recall something similar (not a porno) when in a Taxi in Aruba. Let's just say it was a very vulgar music video.

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