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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.
Google Urged to Update Android Auto with Dual-SIM Support
Google Urged to Update Android Auto with Dual-SIM Support

23 May 2020, 15:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One key feature that’s still missing in Android Auto after all these years is dual-SIM support, which means users whose phones come with such capabilities can’t select which SIM they want to use for calls or responding to text messages....

 
OBD2 Android App Updated with Support for So Many New Cars
OBD2 Android App Updated with Support for So Many New Cars

23 May 2020, 14:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There are lots of OBD2 mobile apps out there, most of them on Android, but only a handful of them come with support for the majority of car models out there. MotorData OBD, for example, supports all U.S. market models launched since 1996, as wel...

 
Google Silently Updates Google Maps with a Truly Useful Traffic Feature
Google Silently Updates Google Maps with a Truly Useful Traffic Feature

23 May 2020, 14:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google is the owner of two of the most popular navigation apps out there, namely Google Maps and Waze, both of which are offered to users on Android and iPhone (and of course, on Android Auto and Apple CarPlay). And while many believe that Googl...

 
The Latest Android Auto Comes with a New Feature That Helps Prevent Many Errors
The Latest Android Auto Comes with a New Feature That Helps Prevent Many Errors

23 May 2020, 14:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has released Android Auto 5.3 a few weeks ago, but as the company does every time it updates the app, a changelog was not included, so it was all up to users to discover what was new in this version. In other words, everybody knows that n...

 
Google Promises It’ll Investigate the Odd Android Auto Bluetooth Error
Google Promises It’ll Investigate the Odd Android Auto Bluetooth Error

23 May 2020, 13:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As we reported earlier this week, some Android Auto users have come across a new problem when trying to launch the app in their cars, and it all seems to come down to the way the Bluetooth connection is initiated. More specifically, many of thos...

 
Everyone’s Favorite OBD2 Diagnostics App for Android Receives Important Update
Everyone’s Favorite OBD2 Diagnostics App for Android Receives Important Update

22 May 2020, 14:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / OBD2 diagnostics apps that can run on Android devices have become quite popular lately, as they make it possible to check fault codes, access sensor information, and get an insane amount of details about every car right on a smartphone. And all ...

 
Recent Android Auto Update Said to Cause Bluetooth Connection Issues
Recent Android Auto Update Said to Cause Bluetooth Connection Issues

22 May 2020, 09:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / An odd glitch hitting a number of Android Auto issues causes the Bluetooth connection to no longer work when the phone is plugged in before starting the engine. As weird as that may sound, several users explain on Google’s forums that the ...

 
Grand Theft Auto Radio App for Android Auto Receives Highly-Anticipated Update
Grand Theft Auto Radio App for Android Auto Receives Highly-Anticipated Update

22 May 2020, 09:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Not long ago, an Android developer came up with a totally unexpected idea: what if instead of Spotify, Deezer, or a typical music app we could listen to a radio station from Grand Theft Auto V when driving? And to make the whole thing happen, he...

 
Google Releases Google Maps Feature to Help Find Accessible Parking
Google Releases Google Maps Feature to Help Find Accessible Parking

22 May 2020, 08:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has announced a new feature in Google Maps that would help show wheelchair accessibility information, such as accessible seating, restroom, and parking. Shipped as part of a new mode called Accessible Places, the new feature is rolling ou...

 
Apple Users Want Google Apps on the CarPlay Dashboard, And They Want It Now
Apple Users Want Google Apps on the CarPlay Dashboard, And They Want It Now

22 May 2020, 08:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The release of iOS 13.4 was big news for Apple users who relied on CarPlay behind the wheel, as the Cupertino-based tech giant unlocked the maps card for third parties. In other words, the maps card in the dashboard screen that until that point ...

 
Man Claims He Got in Trouble with His Wife Due to Broken Google Maps Feature
Man Claims He Got in Trouble with His Wife Due to Broken Google Maps Feature

21 May 2020, 14:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google Maps “Your Timeline” feature is actually a pretty useful thing because it displays a history of all the places you’ve been to using the app for navigation. But on the other hand, someone in India says the whole thing...

 
Google Releases a New Google Maps Update for iPhone and CarPlay
Google Releases a New Google Maps Update for iPhone and CarPlay

21 May 2020, 14:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has recently released a new Google Maps update for iOS, which means the new app can be used both on the iPhone and on CarPlay when the smartphone is connected to the car. There are two things that are worth mentioning about this new versi...

 
iPhone Update Said to Break Down an Essential CarPlay Music Feature
iPhone Update Said to Break Down an Essential CarPlay Music Feature

21 May 2020, 14:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re an iPhone owner who listens to music every now and then, you probably use the Now Playing feature to keep track of the songs that are playing, regardless of the app you are using. This is actually the purpose of Now Playing in th...

 
The Latest Google App Update Fixes One Annoying Bug in Android Auto
The Latest Google App Update Fixes One Annoying Bug in Android Auto

21 May 2020, 13:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Pulse SMS is one very popular texting app, but as some people discovered recently the hard way, it stopped working with Android Auto. Sure, Android Auto issues are nothing new and things like this one come and go occasionally, but their favorite...

 
Google Finally Announces CarPlay Support in Google Podcasts App
Google Finally Announces CarPlay Support in Google Podcasts App

21 May 2020, 13:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Podcasts is right now one of the most popular podcasts app, and this isn’t necessarily a surprise, especially given it’s a Google app we’re talking about here. But its biggest drawback, however, was until today the lack ...

 
Google Maps Claims Mount Everest Is in China and the Internet Is Going Crazy
Google Maps Claims Mount Everest Is in China and the Internet Is Going Crazy

18 May 2020, 10:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps is used by millions every day, either for navigation or to explore various places across the world, but some have recently come across an error that is driving them nuts. More specifically, Google Maps shows Mount Everest is located ...

 
Waze Bug Makes Its Advanced Alert Feature Pretty Much Useless
Waze Bug Makes Its Advanced Alert Feature Pretty Much Useless

18 May 2020, 09:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the best things about the Waze navigation app is that it provides users with alerts whenever they are approaching the location of a user-submitted report, and these include everything from speed traps and potholes to traffic jams and acciden...

 
Kia Owners Hitting Another Android Auto Error as “Phone Is Not Responding”
Kia Owners Hitting Another Android Auto Error as “Phone Is Not Responding”

18 May 2020, 09:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A number of Kia owners have come across a new error message displayed either when trying to launch Android Auto or when the app is already running on their head units. Some people on Google’s forums say they’re getting an error indic...

 
Google-Owned Waze Releases Highly-Anticipated Update for iPhone and CarPlay
Google-Owned Waze Releases Highly-Anticipated Update for iPhone and CarPlay

18 May 2020, 08:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google-owned Waze has just released a new version of the iOS app that comes to resolve a major bug introduced in the previous update. More specifically, users have discovered that after installing Waze version 4.62, controlling the volume in the...

 
Honda Customers Request Google to Add Android Auto to 2020 Africa Twin
Honda Customers Request Google to Add Android Auto to 2020 Africa Twin

18 May 2020, 08:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Honda customers who have recently bought the 2020 Africa Twin are now publicly requesting Google to add Android Auto to their motorcycles. The new model only works with Apple CarPlay, as Honda itself explains. In most of the cases, head units th...

 

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