▲ 101 ▼ The real reason automakers are ditching Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (www.motortrend.com) submitted 1 year ago by Colloidal@programming.dev to c/privacy@programming.dev 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments TLDR: Automakers want a piece of the data harvesting pie. But don't worry they assure us it's just to improve their products. You know, like the infotainment they're building, that they wouldn't need to build if they kept phone integration.
[+] teamevil@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) They have a generic/Android version, too. The clip can be used with either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] teamevil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are others, but I got mine from proclipusa.com They’re not cheap, but they’re a step up from the suction cups or vent clips. The ends tuck into the gaps between sections of your dash. Some cars lend themselves to the clips better than others. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children) They have a generic/Android version, too. The clip can be used with either. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] teamevil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are others, but I got mine from proclipusa.com They’re not cheap, but they’re a step up from the suction cups or vent clips. The ends tuck into the gaps between sections of your dash. Some cars lend themselves to the clips better than others. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[+] teamevil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are others, but I got mine from proclipusa.com They’re not cheap, but they’re a step up from the suction cups or vent clips. The ends tuck into the gaps between sections of your dash. Some cars lend themselves to the clips better than others. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) There are others, but I got mine from proclipusa.com They’re not cheap, but they’re a step up from the suction cups or vent clips. The ends tuck into the gaps between sections of your dash. Some cars lend themselves to the clips better than others. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)