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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...