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GM blocks dealership from installing Apple CarPlay retrofit kits in EVs (www.theverge.com)

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[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 42 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Apple CarPlay / Android Auto interfaces with your phone, it's not a thing that is standalone. GM got rid of it when they realized they can make more peanut butter money by enforcing nav subscriptions and integrated car systems into the head unit so you can't go aftermarket.

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

I’ll buy a $15 suction mount for my smartphone long before I’ll willingly pay for a car nav subscription.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 13 points 5 months ago

Enshittification on wheels!

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Be careful, they’re gonna take a page out of Dodge’s book before you know it

[–] Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And do what? UConnect beats the shit out of GM and they still support CarPlay.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ads

[–] Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh what the fuck

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

Precisely

[–] pelley@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago

They really go the extra mile to ensure their customers’ unhappiness.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 5 months ago

GM is fucking stupid for not supporting the major platforms that people choose to use. The phone is probably the most important piece of tech in most people's lives.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Every Chevy I've ever owned has been complete and utter fucking garbage.

[–] Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Poor real estate investment.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

LOL, what a great reply to my typo. Fixed!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Damn, now I'm curious what the typo was...

[–] Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

Garage instead of garbage lol

[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

At least Ford doesn't do this yet.

[+] ptz@dubvee.org -25 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

Unpopular opinion, but good. I don't want Apple or Google embedded in my car. Just give me an aux cord / Bluetooth, and I'll be on my way. Better yet, bring back the DIN/Double-DIN standard so I actually have options.

[–] Iampossiblyatwork@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lol. The EVs by GM do have Google embedded... The whole system runs on Android. When you buy the care you get 8 free years of Google maps. It's even more embedded with no optionality for carplay, which is why these kits were developed. So in reality they are going further from what you want not closer.

[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

8 free years of Google maps.

That's such a weird concept compared to Android Auto with... indefinite gmaps? The used car market is about to be a nightmare.

[–] Iampossiblyatwork@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

It's because now your car needs a data plan.

[–] Yaky@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago

That and HDMI/video over USB-C. Most smartphones probably support that now. Now your in-car display can look the same as your phone in landscape mode instead of some afterthought UI with minimal functionality.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

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Yep; unpopular. I can tell you’ve had a crappy android auto / CarPlay adapter because that crap is GOLD.