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Bogdan Popa

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Personal motto:

"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow" - Jeff Valdez, Stand-up Comedian.

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Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world, and more often than not, you’ll see him writing about the whole thing with a typing speed that a traffic camera could easily issue a ticket for.

He typically carries both an iPhone and Android device because there’s no such thing as the perfect phone, and he drives a car that some say is blue, others say is green.

His guilty pleasure is finding bugs in Android Auto (cc @Google, you’d better keep an eye on his reports, as these could actually help you refine the experience behind the wheel), and he occasionally tries out all kinds of weird gadgets that many people didn’t even know they exist.

His daily tech arsenal also includes a smartwatch and earbuds because that’s how geeks rock, as well as a laptop that has nothing in common with fruit.

Bogdan’s long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space in the trunk for his kid’s toys, as well as convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as the phones that these two companies build.

When he’s not writing about cars, Bogdan’s probably trying to fit a bike in the 375-liter trunk of his car or posting tech stuff for autoevolution’s sister site Softpedia.
Android Auto Seems to Hate Android 10’s Dark Mode, Disables It on the Phone
Android Auto Seems to Hate Android 10’s Dark Mode, Disables It on the Phone

8 Jun 2020, 14:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There are a lot of awkward bugs on Android Auto, and some unlucky fellows who use the app on a daily basis discovered them the hard way lately. Some of them are currently struggling with an unexpected behavior that causes Android Auto to automat...

 
Plethora of Google App Updates Is Good News for Android Auto
Plethora of Google App Updates Is Good News for Android Auto

8 Jun 2020, 13:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the things that everybody needs to know about Android Auto is that some of the bugs that users come across when running it don’t necessarily come down to this app alone. Because Google developed Android Auto with support for other &...

 
VW Said to Investigate Android Auto Bug Hitting an Increase Number of Users
VW Said to Investigate Android Auto Bug Hitting an Increase Number of Users

8 Jun 2020, 13:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The experience with Android Auto has been far from flawless lately, but a number of Volkswagen owners have been struggling with one annoying bug for many months already. As we reported back in May, while Android Auto appears to be working correc...

 
Apple Maps Cars Reach New Countries as Cupertino Launches Google Maps Offensive
Apple Maps Cars Reach New Countries as Cupertino Launches Google Maps Offensive

8 Jun 2020, 13:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple is working around the clock to improve Apple Maps, and part of the company’s long-term plans to make its product a better alternative to Google Maps is expanding the Look Around coverage to more countries. Look Around is Apple’...

 
New Day, New Problem as Waze Encounters More Audio Problem on iPhone
New Day, New Problem as Waze Encounters More Audio Problem on iPhone

8 Jun 2020, 12:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Waze is one of the top navigation apps out there, it’s also one of those that have somehow ended up doing more harm than good on iPhones and Android devices lately. Today we’re highlighting another audio problem that seems to b...

 
Google Maps Sometimes Wants to Be Sure You Know What Road You’re Driving On
Google Maps Sometimes Wants to Be Sure You Know What Road You’re Driving On

8 Jun 2020, 12:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Let’s admit it, Google Maps is one of the best inventions ever, as it makes navigation such an easy thing for pretty much everyone. And truth be told, Google Maps has completely changed the way we drive from point A to point B these days, ...

 
The Best Radio Apps for Android Auto Just Got New Updates
The Best Radio Apps for Android Auto Just Got New Updates

7 Jun 2020, 15:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As far as the music listening experience on Android Auto goes, users typically choose between streaming apps, such as Spotify and Deezer, local music players, like Poweramp and Musicolet, and radio apps that let them listen to their favorite online...

 
CarPlay Wallpapers Looking Awesome, Soon Going Live for Everybody
CarPlay Wallpapers Looking Awesome, Soon Going Live for Everybody

7 Jun 2020, 12:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It’s not a secret that right now, the options to customize CarPlay are super-limited and there’s not much that you can configure about the app. And this makes total sense given Apple’s walled garden that also includes major res...

 
Spotify for Android Auto and CarPlay Quietly Updated with More Fixes
Spotify for Android Auto and CarPlay Quietly Updated with More Fixes

6 Jun 2020, 17:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Spotify remains the number one music streaming app despite the competition in this sector becoming fiercer, but the parent company seems to remain fully committed to providing users with more features and polished performance going forward. Need...

 
New Update Released for Top Android SMS App, Android Auto Users Must Get It Too
New Update Released for Top Android SMS App, Android Auto Users Must Get It Too

6 Jun 2020, 17:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Pulse SMS remains one very popular app for millions of users on Android, so it’s no surprise that many of those who already installed it run it on Android Auto too. Not a long time ago, it was discovered that this top SMS app for Android s...

 
The Latest iPhone Update Causes New CarPlay Problems
The Latest iPhone Update Causes New CarPlay Problems

6 Jun 2020, 16:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / iOS 13.5.1 is now available for download for all supported iPhones, but unfortunately, the security improvements that Apple has already confirmed aren’t the only things included in this update. Because as it turns out, the latest iPhone up...

 
Spotify on Android Auto Goes Crazy, Turns On Radio When Pausing Music
Spotify on Android Auto Goes Crazy, Turns On Radio When Pausing Music

6 Jun 2020, 16:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Spotify is one of the most used, if not actually the most used, music app on Android and iPhone, it’s also the one to blame for various issues on Android Auto. And most recently, users have come across another weird bug that seems to...

 
Fixing Android Auto Not Resuming Music After Phone Calls Takes Just Two Seconds
Fixing Android Auto Not Resuming Music After Phone Calls Takes Just Two Seconds

6 Jun 2020, 16:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As many people found out the hard way, the experience with Android Auto isn’t always the one you expect it to be and bugs come and go on a daily basis. Earlier this week, for example, I came across an issue that caused Android Auto to no l...

 
Google Silently Updates YouTube Music with More Improvements
Google Silently Updates YouTube Music with More Improvements

5 Jun 2020, 15:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google is planning several changes for its music services, and these are particularly important for Android Auto as well, as such apps are used by millions behind the wheel too. For example, Google Play Music will go dark sometime this year, and...

 
The Number 1 Android Auto Podcast App Receives a Welcome Update
The Number 1 Android Auto Podcast App Receives a Welcome Update

5 Jun 2020, 15:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Google Podcasts is the go-to app for so many Android users who want to listen to their favorite podcasts, there are so many worthy alternatives out there, including some coming with support for Android Auto too. And Podcast Addict is certa...

 
A New Google Maps Feature Is On Its Way to Show More Business Hours Info
A New Google Maps Feature Is On Its Way to Show More Business Hours Info

5 Jun 2020, 15:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the most useful features of Google Maps allows us to figure out when a specific business is open every day, and it’s all thanks to information that owners themselves can submit to the company. So technically, the most accurate infor...

 
The Latest Google Maps Update Resolves One of the Biggest Address Issues
The Latest Google Maps Update Resolves One of the Biggest Address Issues

5 Jun 2020, 14:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The lack of a physical address has long been an issue for so many people, and this is just because they live on streets that don’t have a name or can’t be located on services like Google Maps. The Mountain View-based search giant kno...

 
Here’s Another Fix for Samsung Galaxy S20 on Android Auto
Here’s Another Fix for Samsung Galaxy S20 on Android Auto

5 Jun 2020, 13:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Samsung Galaxy S20 is still one of the best Android devices that money can buy right now, but as we’ve told you before, this is no guarantee that everything works exactly as expected. Unfortunately, Android Auto users figured this out ...

 
Samsung Kills Off Its Android Auto Alternative
Samsung Kills Off Its Android Auto Alternative

4 Jun 2020, 15:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While Samsung’s phones are among the most popular for Android Auto users, which means most people who run AA actually use a device manufactured by the South Korean company, these handhelds themselves could enable a dedicated car mode. And ...

 
Android Auto Disconnecting When Driving Over Speed Bumps Isn’t a Software Bug
Android Auto Disconnecting When Driving Over Speed Bumps Isn’t a Software Bug

4 Jun 2020, 14:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The experience with Android Auto isn’t always the most refined, and some unlucky users out there certainly know this best. But more recently, others have come across a problem that may have an obvious workaround at first, but which is a lo...

 

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