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#AndroidAuto

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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

#cursed development on semi-commercial #rave / #EDM / #festival scene - DJs using pre-recorded sets and pretending to operate the controller (which is easy to do as vinyl records and CDs aren't used as often as before), which (on top of pressure from #copyright authorities) has led to DJ's increasingly no longer sharing their mixes in easily downloadable form as others will pirate them and pass them off as their own

this also means its difficult to get a mix to listen to in the car if you don't want to use a streaming app (and audio volume control doesn't work that well if you have a #navi app running at the same time on #AndroidAuto

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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

@qlp I think USA gets a different infotainment system (certainly the firmware is different) - the screen isn't too bad on the MIB2 I have but in some ways I find the general flakiness of #AndroidAuto (both the apps themselves and the interface with the car) a downgrade from the standalone TomTom navi I used for many years and agree that this isn't good for road safety, as battling dodgy software could create more distraction unless you are self-disciplined enough to concentrate on the road (in fact the reason you now have to use navi in UK driving test is not for navigational skills, but so the examiner can check you don't get distracted by it!)

GoogleWatchBlog

#GWB - Android Auto: Gemini ersetzt Google Assistant – Start des neuen KI-ChatBot wird vorbereitet (Screenshots) - googlewatchblog.de/2025/07/and #googleassistant #androidauto #Google #gemini

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GoogleWatchBlog · Android Auto: Gemini ersetzt Google Assistant - Start des neuen KI-ChatBot wird vorbereitet (Screenshots)Google wird der Infotainment-Plattform Android Auto schon bald ein großes Update spendieren, das die digitale Assistenz in den Fahrzeugen betrifft. Denn der Abschied des Google Assistant steht bevor und gleichzeitig der Neustart von Gemini für Android Auto. Die jüngsten Schritte zeigen, dass der nicht ganz risikofreudige Tausch schon sehr bald stattfinden könnte.
GoogleWatchBlog

#GWB - Google Maps Navigation: Android Auto-Oberfläche mit neuen Buttons – schnelle Fahrt zur Arbeit & nach Hause - googlewatchblog.de/2025/07/goo #androidauto #google-maps #Google

google maps android auto neu
GoogleWatchBlog · Google Maps Navigation: Android Auto-Oberfläche mit neuen Buttons - schnelle Fahrt zur Arbeit & nach HauseViele Nutzer dürften die Google Maps Navigation hauptsächlich im Fahrzeug verwenden und dabei oftmals die Oberfläche von Android Auto zum Einsatz bringen. Jetzt steht ein kleines aber feines Update vor der Tür, mit dem der Einstieg in die Navigation zu den beiden meistbesuchten Orten noch schneller gelingen soll. Denn zwei neue Buttons sollen die Nutzer schneller als bisher zur Arbeit oder nach Hause bringen.
Mathzy

Android Auto is the final Google thing I still use (with no Google apps). But tried the car's in-built system today and - actually - it was pretty good.

Only had the car for 5 years!

Android Auto now disabled. Google Services is the only Google app working on my phone now. But without any account connection and with its permissions massively hamstrung.

#DeGoogle#LeaveBigTech#Android
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

The way #AndroidAuto works (and surprisingly strict rules devs must follow about what can appear on the screen and how the UI works) is a clear example that US #tech companies *will* comply to regulations if enough nation state governments and other corporates (such as vehicle manufacturers, who themselves have to obey laws) put enough pressure on them (and very few people would dare argue against attempts to increase #RoadSafety )

Martin 🇪🇺

11111km im #KiaEV9. (ist schon ein paar Tage her)

*Pros:*
- Platz
- Assistenzsysteme
- Ladeleistung
- Leistung
- Wireless #AndroidAuto
- Sitze
- Handy als Schlüssel

*Cons:*
- schiere Größe insb. Wendekreis
- Wireless AA führt zu Überhitzung des S25U
- Fingerprint sinnfrei
- wenig sinnvolle Ablagen vorn

Der Verbrauch ist im Sommer wirklich angenehm. Oft fahre ich unter 20 kWh. (ohne Autobahn)

GoogleWatchBlog

#GWB - Android Auto: Google Maps Navigation erhält zwei neue Buttons – schnelle Fahrt zur Arbeit oder nach Hause - googlewatchblog.de/2025/07/and #androidauto #google-maps #Google

google maps android auto neu
GoogleWatchBlog · Android Auto: Google Maps Navigation erhält zwei neue Buttons - schnelle Fahrt zur Arbeit oder nach HauseDie Google Maps Navigation ist ein fester Bestandteil von Android Auto und dürfte bei den meisten Nutzern wohl parallel zur Medienwiedergabe geöffnet sein – auch auf dem Weg zu bekannten Zielen. Jetzt zeigt sich ein neuer Button an der Oberfläche, mit dem die beiden Standardadressen für Arbeit und Zuhause als Ziel eingestellt werden können.
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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

@mamatt88 it seems they use Foursquare (at least in UK) for some of the other data, but there's also *another* dataset for highway junctions. And all these seem to vary with country!

0,99€ is still cheaper than TomTom (about 14€ per year?) but if they are going to charge I'd expect better feedback/support channels (similar to what TomTom had before they downsized everything).

The main missing feature on #CoMaps for me is no speed display and limit on #AndroidAuto (there is a new open issue for that so it appears it is being worked on)

codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/iss

Summary card of an issue titled "feat: Android Auto: show current speed" in repository comaps/comaps
Codeberg.orgfeat: Android Auto: show current speed### What problem would this feature help solve? As of 2025-06-30-22 Android Auto is not showing current driving speed. ### Describe the ideal solution Show current speed in Android Auto along with an indicator when exceeding allowed speed.
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

So far #MagicEarth seems least worst of the #navi apps to work with #AndroidAuto - although devs appear very cagey about exactly which version(s) of #OpenStreetMap they are using, and where they are getting their shop / business data from which makes correcting it a bit harder - I've still not heard anything about the spelling mistake I reported (other than an auto acknowledgement) and as its closed source they only have email as a contact method.

It seems to be OSM based but with proprietary datasets tacked on and "crumbs from the table" of their commercial projects (providing navi solutions to transport networks in Germany)

Even so its a better app than many paid ones, especially after #TomTom has become increasingly enshittified, and #CoMaps still lacks features..

GoogleWatchBlog

#GWB - Android Auto: Gemini ersetzt Google Assistant – Start des KI-ChatBot rückt immer näher (Screenshotos) - googlewatchblog.de/2025/07/and #googleassistant #androidauto #Google #gemini

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GoogleWatchBlog · Android Auto: Gemini ersetzt Google Assistant - Start des KI-ChatBot rückt immer näher (Screenshotos)Innerhalb der Infotainment-Plattform Android Auto spielt die digitale Assistenz eine sehr wichtige Rolle, die sowohl für die Sprachsteuerung als auch erweiterte Funktionen zum Einsatz kommt. Schon sehr bald soll der KI-ChatBot Gemini starten und jetzt fehlt offenbar nur noch die Freischaltung. Aktuelle Entwicklungen zeigen, dass der Abschied vom Google Assistant bevorsteht.
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