Android Auto/ Carplay experiences
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Android Auto/ Carplay experiences
Hey!
I found out that its possible to upgrade my system, so it will be Android Auto compatilbe. My only and major question is, if it is relly a good feature.
Is it fast, quick, and stable? Is it fine to be used with the rotating control at the armrest? is it really intuitive and awesome to be used?
I have my doubts, since my Ford is a bit chaotic, not so stable, and that s touch screen system, so it is easy to use.
So I wonder if it is really a neat feature in our car, or most of you guys don't even use it...since it is still more straightforward to put somewhere the pohen, and use that...and that's it.
Any video maybe? I found 2 Yt videos but they are too short to decide.
My pros for the AA: The music should be better, since it wouldn't be streamed over BT, but on the cable in lossless.
I can see the gmaps all the time on the CLS screen (I'll have a 2k miles trip soon where I'll constantly drive following the navigation, since that is an unknown territory for me
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Cons: If it is a laggy, hard to use gimmick, I wouldn't burn 4 dinner's price on that
I found out that its possible to upgrade my system, so it will be Android Auto compatilbe. My only and major question is, if it is relly a good feature.
Is it fast, quick, and stable? Is it fine to be used with the rotating control at the armrest? is it really intuitive and awesome to be used?
I have my doubts, since my Ford is a bit chaotic, not so stable, and that s touch screen system, so it is easy to use.
So I wonder if it is really a neat feature in our car, or most of you guys don't even use it...since it is still more straightforward to put somewhere the pohen, and use that...and that's it.
Any video maybe? I found 2 Yt videos but they are too short to decide.
My pros for the AA: The music should be better, since it wouldn't be streamed over BT, but on the cable in lossless.
I can see the gmaps all the time on the CLS screen (I'll have a 2k miles trip soon where I'll constantly drive following the navigation, since that is an unknown territory for me
)Cons: If it is a laggy, hard to use gimmick, I wouldn't burn 4 dinner's price on that
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Mercedes-AMG CLS 63 S 4MATIC
My 2017 CLS63S came with Apple CarPlay only, without Android Auto for some reason, so Mercedes enabled Android Auto for me, there was no need to change any USB Ports or upgrade something, it was just enabled via DTS Monaco (at that time I didn't know how to use DTM Monaco) anyway, it's nice having it. I'm mostly using Sygic (Navigation) and Spotify, and sometimes it exits without any reason. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S24 and HQ Data USB Cables, but for some reason occasionally it would exit out of Android Auto and I need to enable it again through the telephone menu or just clicking the center home button. It could be also something with my phones settings, sleeping apps or some other stuff since I remember that on my Galaxy S21 Ultra I didn't had these issues.
Without touch, it's working fine, you can easily navigate through the menus, it works really well. Now, the Sound Quality is somewhat okay, especially since I have Bang And Olufsen, so I can't complain but nothing can compare to listening through your Media/CD original Audio 20 Command Online. I think the amplifier works somehow different, although it's set to the same output. Anyway, the sound is digital, so you can set HQ in Spotify for example which I did not.
Without touch, it's working fine, you can easily navigate through the menus, it works really well. Now, the Sound Quality is somewhat okay, especially since I have Bang And Olufsen, so I can't complain but nothing can compare to listening through your Media/CD original Audio 20 Command Online. I think the amplifier works somehow different, although it's set to the same output. Anyway, the sound is digital, so you can set HQ in Spotify for example which I did not.
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Mercedes-AMG CLS 63 S 4MATIC
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Mercedes-AMG CLS 63 S 4MATIC
