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GM ditching CarPlay and Android Auto

2023-12-14 00:53:28.514867+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

GM Says It's Ditching Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for Your Safety.

I mean, on the one hand it's obviously bullshit, they're doing this because they want to suck some extra recurring dollars out of the "buyer". And if they gave a shit about safety, they'd... well...

On the other hand, they're not wrong. The stupid UX decisions in Android Auto do cause us to go straight to our phones, because holy shit.

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