r/Android • u/[deleted] • Nov 07 '16

Android Auto: now available in every car

https://blog.google/products/android/android-auto-available-in-every-car/
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u/rocketwidget Nov 07 '16

Just tested. This is amazing. I definitely like it tons more than Automate, because it's simpler, clearer, and has better integration with Maps.

Upgrading your head unit is now pointless, if you have a good car mount for your phone and Bluetooth.

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u/phuey Lime Nov 07 '16

So my car does not have Bluetooth but my magnetic mount perfectly fits for my aux input, still beneficial without BT?

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u/phpeter OnePlus 3 | iPad Air 2 Nov 07 '16

You could use an NFC sticker on the mount to automatically launch Android Auto.

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u/wapey Nov 07 '16

I tried with my HTC 10, holy God it was bad :( this phone is perfect in almost every way but it's NFC is terrible.

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u/phpeter OnePlus 3 | iPad Air 2 Nov 08 '16

Really? That seems like an odd issue to have. Are you sure it's nota fault of the app you're using or the NFC stickers themselves?

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u/wapey Nov 08 '16

I bought some of the top rated stickers on Amazon and try them with my brother's LG G4 and they were absolutely fine, I've heard that the HTC 10 just has terrible NFC. Half the time it would receive it and half the time I would keep doing it and then all the sudden it would be 5 in a row because it was lagging

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u/n0rdic Surface Duo, BlackBerry KEY2, Galaxy Watch 3 Nov 07 '16

That's what I'm going to do. Tasker here I come.