Apple CarPlay vs Android Auto | What Car? Product Test

Apple CarPlay & Android Auto are systems that allow your car’s infotainment screen to display content from your mobile phone. They allow drivers to use common features from their phone, including making calls, listening to music, and using navigation software.

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[An.Individual]

that's a really good demo of both systems

[barry]

do some cars only have apple carplay or android auto?

[jurgenkuhne]

Hi which head unit models are compatible with 2008 and 2010 Diahatsu Terios? Should be plug and play.

[jonasv]

Do i have to plug in my phone? Cant i do it via bluetooth?

[hannibalhannibal]

How come my android auto is not touch screen?

[PeterRevie]

With Android Auto, you don't actually need a compatible car display - you can run it directly on your phone.

[veemacks]

I would have liked to know whether whatsapp worked, and if so, how .. e.g. can you use the voice command button on your steering wheel to start/stop recording an audio message. That would allow you to maintain a whatsapp discussion thread with you recording audio and the other person typing or recording audio on their side too. It'd help too if it would read out the incoming whatsapp text messages. I'm also shocked it needed a USB cable rather than bluetooth.

[AKA]

“The only sat nav app you can use, is Apple Maps”... choice made, Android. Before you say I’m an Android fanboy, we use both Apple and Android at home, but it is frustrating how Apple has restricted app use, because Siri is better than Ok Google. Android’s bespoke look also works more intuitively and car like.

[davidsimmons]

It’s just too bad that AA doesn’t work. Mine did for 3 days. Loved it. Then it stopped working. Went to dealer, phone stores, forums, called Samsung, watched YouTube videos like this...nothing. DOES NOT WORK!!!

[abdulsattarre]

Ca you still use android auto even if you dont have those screens in your car??

[WCepheiHD]

Can you please video apps such as Coursera, Udemy, Skillshare??

[rickyc.]

I hate that some car companies only have apple car play and not android auto.

[ragingsilver]

I don't care what they do, they should both NOT SUPPORT messaging apps like whatsapp!

[jeanenemarshall]

I kept thinking it was a Kia car because of the steering wheel

[vancelee]

You’re sitting on the wrong side of the car, sir. Do you deliver mail for a living? 🤓🙄

[divinaledwith]

Im take a showers right now im tooking to you sent im done ha

[melinamobley]

as 2019 Apple car play support google map and WAZE. now Google Android auto is hands down loser. no texting support. I used Android auto with galaxy s9 for 2 days, apple car play for 2 days, for 10 days and it was 2 days of confusion no fun, 2 days of easy and easy to play. Keep in mind that, I don't know if they did it on purpose, Play Music app on Apple Car Play crash a lot. vice-versa. Apple Music app on Android Auto crash at chaos level. Listening to music matter to you? stick with Google Play Music with Android Auto, Stick with Apple Music with Apple CarPlay.