Google is integrating Gemini AI into Android Auto, enhancing in-car experiences with smarter navigation, voice assistance, and infotainment features.
  • then_three_more@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    3 months ago

    Could they just try to make it so it actually works rather than telling me my wife doesn’t exist in my contacts list when I ask it to call her?

  • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldEnglish
    72·
    3 months ago

    They couldn’t possibly make it any more garbage than it actually is.

    In the middle of an audio book in any media player but you connect to your car? Too bad! Android Auto is its own separate little world and your playlist position is different in the car vs. out of it.

    Someone sent you a text but ye gods forbid, they sent it before you started driving your car? Too bad! You can’t see past text messages, just the ones that were sent while you were driving. I guess if somebody texted you an address in advance you’ll have to fish your phone out of your pocket.

    Somebody’s calling you who is already in your address book. Too bad! We’ll only show the phone number on the screen and not their contact name.

    Etc., etc.

    Android Auto is basically useless. My car stereo supports both, so I just screen mirror if I actually care about functionality. I only use Android Auto itself when all I want is a map.

        • onyxjet@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          3 months ago

          It runs iode OS. A forked project of lineage. It’s also capable of running Ubuntu touch. It’s a great project, just has some deal breakers for me. If I ever de-google I’d rather use an existing device.

            • onyxjet@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3·
              3 months ago

              At least for me.

              1612 x 720P screen, not terrible but not great. Would be a downgraded from current device

              5000Mah battery, nice; 10W charging, err; 2.5 - 3 hour charge time, yikes.

              Mediatek 6300 octa core processor, not actually terrible, but performs less than my current device.

              8GB RAM, again not horrible, same as my current but it could be a tad higher. Can’t complain too much about this one though.

              Overall not a bad device. For someone who doesn’t use their phone heavily and like the idea of a dedicated privacy friendly phone, it may do well.

              Also for its price point. It is only fair that it wouldn’t be the top performing device of course.

              • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pubEnglish
                1·
                3 months ago

                Ah. Yes. All very good points. My current phone is slightly better than its specs, too, but I also paid more for my phone that Brax’s current asking price. Personally, those specs are a sweet spot for a replacement phone at a cheap (ish) phone, when you consider its privacy preserving implications and the fact that other phone with a similar goal go for a much, much higher asking price.

                I’m with you, though. I’m not going to change out my current phone with this one, but I’m also not going to dismiss it as a viable option for the masses.

  • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    Great! another feature I have zero interest in will be shoved down my throat!