@nathans For me, they both would work. But the touchscreen...

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@nathans For me, they both would work. But the touchscreen version lets the car companies’ IT team make “UX improvements” which shift the controls around. I can learn to work a touchscreen from memory and not looking, right up until one of those updates hit…

Like 25 Sep 2024 at 16:10 | Wall-to-wall | Open on kzoo.to

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RealGene ☣️

@Sckenai @nathans
Except that never happens.
The UI functionality varies somewhat with model, but I have never received an update that changed the arrangement, only operational defects (such as the rear camera view going black).

The Android Auto implementation in my car is incredibly twitchy; if the phone hasn't established a Bluetooth connection before the USB cable is connected, it won't work. Reported it to Google and Honda, neither GAF.

25 Sep 2024 at 16:21 | Open on hachyderm.io

Sckenai

@RealGene @nathans I’ve had, admittedly rarely, this happen. (To ensure clarity, I’m referring to the auto manufacturer’s instrument UI)

25 Sep 2024 at 17:55 | Open on kzoo.to

Sckenai

@RealGene @nathans Oh, and differences on the counsel between cars, even by the same manufacture, is a major confusion with both electronic and physical controls.

25 Sep 2024 at 18:01 | Open on kzoo.to

Mikalai

@Sckenai @nathans
When you can change UX yourself, you'll reap the benefit. Not now, though

25 Sep 2024 at 19:21 | Open on discuss.systems