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"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow" - Jeff Valdez, Stand-up Comedian.
13 Apr 2020, 15:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While CarPlay itself is a cool tool that it’s nice to have when driving, pretty much because of the navigation and music apps that it comes with, nothing compares to the full iOS experience. And of course, because of Apple’s walled g...
13 Apr 2020, 14:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the key features missing in Waze, which other navigation apps, and mostly the default navigation systems installed by car manufacturers, have, is lane guidance. Currently one of the most requested improvements for Waze, lane guidance is s...
13 Apr 2020, 14:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / HERE WeGo has long been available on Android and iOS, but the app recently made its debut on CarPlay, basically becoming the latest alternative to the likes of Google Maps and Apple Maps behind the wheel. Once installed on your iPhone, HERE WeGo...
13 Apr 2020, 13:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The choppy music struggle on Android Auto has been around for several months already, and without an official fix, users have been all alone in their effort to improve audio quality in their cars. Many users complained that generic workarounds, ...
12 Apr 2020, 19:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There’s a lot happening in the Tesla world these days, and we’re not talking only about the software update that went live only a few days ago. For example, Elon Musk, who tweets every once in a while, has just revealed the purpose o...
12 Apr 2020, 14:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There are lots of Android music players out there, but only a bunch of them actually come with Android Auto support to be used behind the wheel. And out of these, only a handful are actually worth trying. MediaMonkey is without a doubt one of th...
12 Apr 2020, 12:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / iPads and iPhones aren’t just tools that you can use in a car for navigating with Google Maps or Waze, but they also serve as the right choices when it comes to controlling certain smart features of the vehicle. And living proof is none ot...
12 Apr 2020, 12:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With displays installed in cars these days getting larger and larger, the adoption of smart infotainment systems is obviously increasing, so having Android Auto or Apple CarPlay has become pretty common on new-generation models. But on the other...
12 Apr 2020, 11:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The most recent version of Android Auto makes it really challenging to talk on the phone, as a glitch is causing all call controls to be hidden both on the car’s displays and on the smartphone. Users reporting this unexpected behavior clai...
11 Apr 2020, 18:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fixing Android Auto regardless of the phone brand very often comes down to reinstalling the app, clearing the cache of Android Auto and Google apps, and trying out a different cable. And while these are without a doubt steps that everyone must t...
11 Apr 2020, 17:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / DIY projects are absolutely awesome when skilled engineers are involved, and this virtual display created for the 1991 Acura NSX is just the living proof. A Samsung Galaxy tablet is being retrofitted in the NSX to create a digital display using ...
11 Apr 2020, 16:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you’re looking for a new and powerful music player for Android, here’s an app that’s truly worth a chance. Called Fermata Media Player, this new app isn’t just a music player, but also a video player, and the best of a...
10 Apr 2020, 15:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As a Google-owned app, it’s obviously just a matter of time until Waze gets more of the search giant’s services, despite the company also investing aggressively in its very own Google Maps. But more recently, Google has enabled one h...
10 Apr 2020, 14:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Games like Need for Speed give us the chance to drive the cars of our dreams without paying thousands of dollars, and at the same time, photo editing software like Photoshop lets us unleash our imagination and make further edits to create a one-of-...
10 Apr 2020, 13:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Together with navigation tools, music apps are the most popular choices on systems like Android Auto and Apple CarPlay for pretty obvious reasons. So it’s no surprise that Spotify, Deezer, and Apple Music are so successful these days, as havi...
10 Apr 2020, 13:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you ever wanted to open the trunk of a Tesla using nothing else than a voice command, there are two pretty easy ways to do the whole thing, and both rely on your iPhone. As many know already, Apple’s Siri digital assistant is able to do...
10 Apr 2020, 13:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps has just received a new update on iPhone, but unfortunately for CarPlay users, the feature they expect the most is yet to show up. Google Maps is one of the most popular navigation apps right now, if not the most popular navigation a...
9 Apr 2020, 15:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the most recent problems with Android Auto concerns the messages that are read by the system when driving, with some users claiming that their texts are no longer marked as read by AA. This instead causes Android Auto to read the same mes...
9 Apr 2020, 15:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Both the World Health Organization and governments around the world recommend everyone to avoid going outside unless absolutely necessary, and when this happens, protective equipment is nearly a must-have to reduce the risk of infection with the ne...
9 Apr 2020, 14:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Waze is a super-helpful application, there’s no doubt about it, and while many use it to beat the traffic in crowded cities, others rely on the community reports to be warned of things like police in advance. In fact, Waze police reports h...