Life without the multimedia package
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Life without the multimedia package
I love my google GPS on the Samsung Note Edge (android device) and therefore didn't order the navigation package. Does 2015/16 C300's standard screen (that comes without multimedia package) have the capability to mirror your android device and in that capacity also able to use Google GPS?
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Thanks LateC300.
1. How about the Apple iOS Carplay?
2. I can ditch the NoteEdge and buy an iPhone if that is available now and equally good to android's capability?
3. You said, "no android auto announced yet for MB". Who is responsible for building it, Mercedes or Google?
4. When built, would its functionality be equal to the functionality one will get without the multimedia package?
1. How about the Apple iOS Carplay?
2. I can ditch the NoteEdge and buy an iPhone if that is available now and equally good to android's capability?
3. You said, "no android auto announced yet for MB". Who is responsible for building it, Mercedes or Google?
4. When built, would its functionality be equal to the functionality one will get without the multimedia package?
Last edited by True101; Jun 29, 2015 at 09:54 PM.
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Thanks LateC300.
1. How about the Apple iOS Carplay?
2. I can ditch the NoteEdge and buy an iPhone if that is available now and equally good to android's capability?
3. You said, "no android auto announced yet for MB". Who is responsible for building it, Mercedes or Google?
4. When built, would its functionality be equal to the functionality one will get without the multimedia package?
1. How about the Apple iOS Carplay?
2. I can ditch the NoteEdge and buy an iPhone if that is available now and equally good to android's capability?
3. You said, "no android auto announced yet for MB". Who is responsible for building it, Mercedes or Google?
4. When built, would its functionality be equal to the functionality one will get without the multimedia package?
i was hoping it would be out by the time i was ready to get a new car, but Mercedes has dropped the ball on this front.
Apple and Google have already released this technology, it is up to the manufacturers to implement it however/whenever they choose. Ferrari is the only car manufacturer to have CarPlay on their production cars, Chevrolet seems to be very close to releasing a whole lineup of cars with CarPlay. Android Auto is in the same boat, almost no availability yet
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I believe I came across an ad for Hyndai Sonata that it has both Car play and android auto 
And then another weird thing, I came across an Android auto advert showing the Mercedes joystick (or whatever that thing is called) as part of their demo that how easy it is to use.
This all makes me scratch my head!
And then another weird thing, I came across an Android auto advert showing the Mercedes joystick (or whatever that thing is called) as part of their demo that how easy it is to use.
This all makes me scratch my head!
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It'll all be about the bean-counters.... What's the upside of attracting a few more customers looking for this function, vs downside of people not buying Nav/Comand etc.
They will launch it when they can see a way of making more gro$$.
They will launch it when they can see a way of making more gro$$.
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From my understanding, Android Auto and iOS Carplay would only be available on cars with the multimedia package as well. So ironically you would have to buy in-car navigation, to be able to use the navigation on your phone, through your multimedia screen.
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But that would not make sense ... could anyone here well-versed can chime-in why multimedia package will be needed for it?
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From everything I've read, CarPlay is still a work in progress for Apple. The current system, unless they've implemented a recent change, still requires tethering the iPhone to the car. The next version supposedly will not require tethering.
I think the industry as a whole has been holding back on adopting CarPlay until Apple gets it working the way the manufacturers want it working. Early adoption is a PR advantage, but it also risks customer frustration if the system does not do what people expect it to do.
I think the industry as a whole has been holding back on adopting CarPlay until Apple gets it working the way the manufacturers want it working. Early adoption is a PR advantage, but it also risks customer frustration if the system does not do what people expect it to do.
