Android Auto Thursday

[pyle112]

Nothing's guaranteed until it ships. Anything can happen along the way.

That sounds even more disheartening

 

[DeaneG]

That sounds even more disheartening

Just realistic thinking IMO. I've been waiting for AA since it was coming soon in October 2022.

 

[GMan]

Does anyone know if this USB device (Ottocast for Android) works for AA in our Airs?

Here's the link to Amazon https://a.co/d/7g8HbGw

 

[DeaneG]

Does anyone know if this USB device (Ottocast for Android) works for AA in our Airs?

Here's the link to Amazon https://a.co/d/7g8HbGw

Doesn't that just allow wireless AA on cars that have wired-only AA?

 

[GMan]

Doesn't that just allow wireless AA on cars that have wired-only AA?

I'm not sure what it is. They show plugging in a USB stick and then AA connects from your phone.

 

[GMan]

Doesn't that just allow wireless AA on cars that have wired-only AA?

Just confirmed you are correct. This will not help us. Thanks

 

[bikeriderbryan]

Does anyone know if this USB device (Ottocast for Android) works for AA in our Airs?

Here's the link to Amazon https://a.co/d/7g8HbGw

I just installed this and it works pretty good. Carlinkit

All I had to do was connect via USB to car and add device to Bluetooth. The Tbox device connect via Carplay and my Android runs AA.

I know others have tried/uses Tbox.

 

[SoCal_AirTouring]

There are multiple dongles that work. Here's another one. Look up instructions posted earlier in this thread.

https://a.co/d/8BC6x4G

 

[doubletwist]

There are multiple dongles that work. Here's another one. Look up instructions posted earlier in this thread.

https://a.co/d/8BC6x4G

I tried one of those, and I couldn't get it to work at all.

 

[ec256]

Happy Android Auto Thursday!!!!

Just remember that "Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up." — Anne Lamott

 

[fadooly]

how long it will take Lucid then to get Apple CarPlay 2 ...2030 ?

Happy AAT and looking forward for ACP2

 

[ec256]

Happy Android Auto Thursday!!!!!

Just remember that "The practice of patience toward one another, the overlooking of one another's defects, and the bearing of one another's burdens is the most elementary condition of all human and social activity in the family, in the professions, and in society." — Lawrence G. Lovasik

 

[joec]

how long it will take Lucid then to get Apple CarPlay 2 ...2030 ?

Happy AAT and looking forward for ACP2

In fairness, literally no one has CarPlay 2 yet. That’s on Apple.

None of the promised manufacturers has shipped a single car with it. So, something is very wrong with how it’s being rolled out.

 

[joec]

Ha. And of course, as soon as I say that, Apple announces this:

CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today

Today, CarPlay Ultra is available with new Aston Martin vehicle orders in the U.S. and Canada, and will be available for existing models in the coming weeks.

www.apple.com

 

[Genghis]

Ha. And of course, as soon as I say that, Apple announces this:

CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, begins rolling out today

Today, CarPlay Ultra is available with new Aston Martin vehicle orders in the U.S. and Canada, and will be available for existing models in the coming weeks.

www.apple.com

And you missed the time window to edit or delete the previous reply. It will forever live as a couple in this AA thread as it lives on every Thursday.

 

[lucidtouringman]

I rented a Nissan Altima yesterday for two days...used Android Auto after several years...and what a seamless experience ... I just wish for AA to come to Lucid Air this year....the lack of it is ridiculous..but I'm not saying anything that's not been said before...just getting really tired after being tired of no AA....puh leeze Google...let the damn thing loose...

 

[Amster]

I rented a Nissan Altima yesterday for two days...used Android Auto after several years...and what a seamless experience ... I just wish for AA to come to Lucid Air this year....the lack of it is ridiculous..but I'm not saying anything that's not been said before...just getting really tired after being tired of no AA....puh leeze Google...let the damn thing loose...

I don't miss it in the Lucid as much as I thought I would. I have the Carlinkit set up for AA, but I only plug it in maybe 10% of the time. But I do really appreciate it in rental cars. It saves you from having spend the time to figure out a completely different UI in a car that you'll only be driving for a few days.

 

[DeaneG]

I don't miss it in the Lucid as much as I thought I would. I have the Carlinkit set up for AA, but I only plug it in maybe 10% of the time. But I do really appreciate it in rental cars. It saves you from having spend the time to figure out a completely different UI in a car that you'll only be driving for a few days.

Android Auto is perfect for a rental car. Android Automotive with native Google Maps, voice Assistant (soon to be Gemini LLM) and an app store is perfect for a primary daily driver.

 

[ec256]

Happy Android Auto Thursday!!!!!!

Just remember that "Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures." — Joseph Addison

 

[scal_air]

Here we are friends, for another edition of Happy Android Thursday. We all know it's going to happen but the anticipation is killing us