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  • @djsaskdja@endlesstalk.orgEnglish
    4•1 year ago

    Yep. I don’t own a car, but I rented one and wanted to give CarPlay a spin for the first time. It was like please enable Siri. I ended up doing it, but became very annoyed with Siri not long after I brought the car back. Would definitely be an issue for me if I owned the thing instead of renting.

    If you do any car shopping, just ask the dealer if you can try it. Would be a good way to verify if what I’m saying is still true.

    • @Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      That’s fair! Honestly I just want a Bluetooth connection that doesn’t have a 1-2 second delay. Maybe FLAC support from flash drives.

      My current radio plays MPs from flash drives, but won’t let you CHANGE THE SONG if you’re not stopped. So I use my phone via BT, which has this awful delay when doing anything at all.

      With my last car, I used my beloved Bluetooth to 3.5mm adapter, which connects instantly, has no delay, and sounds magnificent. I would happily do with this car… BUT THE RADIO DOESN’T HAVE A GOT DANG 3.5MM JACK.

      • @djsaskdja@endlesstalk.orgEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        I think the car I rented could do Bluetooth audio without using CarPlay. I don’t remember how good/bad the delay was though.

        • @Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          Watching video while parked? Impossible.

          Volume down? Enjoy loud.

          Forward? More song. No new song.

          Bad. No delay good.

          • @TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1•1 year ago

            The only thing here that reads as English is the video use case. If I ever watched a video in my car I’d identify. But I don’t and may never do that.

            • @Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              1•1 year ago

              It’s ANNOYING when I change a track foward or turn down the volume for any reason and it DOESN’T DO THE THING for a while.

              Is that really so difficult for you to grok?

              Do you need it translated better?

              It’s annoying because I have a device that DOESN’T DO THAT but I cannot plug it in as my car doesn’t have a standard 3.5mm jack or a way to plug an adopter in.

              I don’t watch videos in my car, except when I’m waiting for someone to go to my car and I’m already in my car.

              • @TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1•1 year ago

                I was honestly just curious. I’ve used BT audio for years and that never really registered on my radar as a concern so I didn’t know.