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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.
Samsung Galaxy S20 Users Complaining of “Horrible” Experience with Android Auto
Samsung Galaxy S20 Users Complaining of “Horrible” Experience with Android Auto

29 Mar 2020, 19:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Galaxy S20 might be Samsung’s latest and greatest Android phone, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that everything’s supposed to work just flawlessly. And a bunch of S20 buyers found this out the hard way, as Android Auto a...

 
Apple’s CarPlay Feels Like Home on This Subaru WRX
Apple’s CarPlay Feels Like Home on This Subaru WRX

29 Mar 2020, 19:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto are two systems that can be installed on pretty much any car out there as long as the right aftermarket head unit is used. In other words, if a head unit that fits the dashboard just right al...

 
Google Says It’s Working on Fixing One Major Android Auto Bug Despite COVID-19
Google Says It’s Working on Fixing One Major Android Auto Bug Despite COVID-19

28 Mar 2020, 16:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the latest issues in Android Auto breaks down the audio during phone calls, technically making it impossible for the person at the end of the line to hear what you’re saying. As many discovered the hard way a few months ago, the iss...

 
The Latest Android Auto Version Still Doesn’t Fix the Most Widespread Issue
The Latest Android Auto Version Still Doesn’t Fix the Most Widespread Issue

28 Mar 2020, 12:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A new Android Auto version is now available for download with under-the-hood changes, and because Google itself doesn’t provide any release notes for these updates, it’s up to each and every one of us to figure out what’s new. ...

 
Why You Still Can’t Use the Best New CarPlay Feature in the Latest iPhone Update
Why You Still Can’t Use the Best New CarPlay Feature in the Latest iPhone Update

27 Mar 2020, 16:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The latest version of iOS, which was released to supported iPhone models this week, brings a cool new feature that allows CarPlay users to enable third-party maps apps in the dashboard. In other words, beginning with this update, you can replace...

 
This Smart Garage Uses a Raspberry Pi to Scan the Car Plate and Open the Door
This Smart Garage Uses a Raspberry Pi to Scan the Car Plate and Open the Door

27 Mar 2020, 16:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Smart garages aren’t necessarily new, but it’s no secret they are very often super-expensive up to a point where only a few people can actually afford them. This is why a researcher from China has created a smart garage that uses a R...

 
This Video Shows How to Download YouTube Videos in Your Car
This Video Shows How to Download YouTube Videos in Your Car

27 Mar 2020, 15:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the biggest benefits of an Android head unit is that, as compared to Android Auto, it allows you to do pretty much anything that you can normally on a tablet or smartphone running this operating system. And this involves watching YouTube ...

 
Google Releases Highly-Anticipated Android Auto Update with Fixes Everyone Needs
Google Releases Highly-Anticipated Android Auto Update with Fixes Everyone Needs

27 Mar 2020, 13:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has just released an update for Android Auto, officially bringing the app to version 5.2 – the previous version was 5.1, dated February 2020. As usual, there’s no changelog for the Android Auto update, which for many is quite ...

 
Harley-Davidson Warns the Worst Could Happen Due to COVID-19
Harley-Davidson Warns the Worst Could Happen Due to COVID-19

27 Mar 2020, 13:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like the rest of companies across the world, Harley-Davidson struggles to deal with the new coronavirus outbreak, especially as its supply chain and day-to-day operations have already been impacted. The motorcycle maker explains in a regula...

 
Good Guy Google Brings Wireless Android Auto to Millions of New Users
Good Guy Google Brings Wireless Android Auto to Millions of New Users

27 Mar 2020, 12:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has recently updated the list of countries where Android Auto can work wirelessly, adding a dozen new regions in Europe, Australia, and India. As many drivers already discovered, Android Auto is quite a handy solution behind the wheel, mo...

 
Dual SIM Selection in Android Auto Is A Feature Google Must Add Right Now
Dual SIM Selection in Android Auto Is A Feature Google Must Add Right Now

26 Mar 2020, 20:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Dual-SIM Android phones are more and more popular, as they add extra convenience to those owning more than a phone number. But when getting behind the wheel, all of this is instantly lost. And it’s all because Android Android does not supp...

 
Google Releases a Google Maps Update for Android and Android Auto Users
Google Releases a Google Maps Update for Android and Android Auto Users

26 Mar 2020, 20:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps continues to be one of the top navigation apps on Android and iPhone, and obviously on Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, so every little update that Google releases comes in handy to millions of users. Today, the search giant has publi...

 
You Can Now Have a Tesla-Like Vertical Display in Any Car
You Can Now Have a Tesla-Like Vertical Display in Any Car

26 Mar 2020, 15:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Let’s be honest about it: upgrading the head unit of a car shouldn’t make anyone feel like hackerman, pretty much because everyone can do it by simply following the instructions provided by the seller or the manufacturer. So if you w...

 
This Guy’s Lada “AMG” Has So Many Speakers the Car Literally Dances
This Guy’s Lada “AMG” Has So Many Speakers the Car Literally Dances

26 Mar 2020, 12:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audio upgrades are something really common these days because, let’s be honest about it, because who doesn’t like to listen to music at the best possible quality when stuck in traffic? And just like any other upgrade, the modificatio...

 
Google Begins Rolling Out a Highly-Anticipated Android Auto Feature
Google Begins Rolling Out a Highly-Anticipated Android Auto Feature

26 Mar 2020, 12:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / One of the new features coming to Android Auto, which was originally spotted in December 2019, is a new interface for Google Assistant. As many Android Auto users already know, Google Assistant is a key feature of the entire system, as it allows...

 
What Google Maps? Top Navigation App Now Available on Apple CarPlay
What Google Maps? Top Navigation App Now Available on Apple CarPlay

25 Mar 2020, 20:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / HERE WeGo, which is one of the best navigation apps out there, very often considered the only worthy alternatives to Google Maps, Waze, and Apple Maps, has recently been updated with support for CarPlay. If until now HERE WeGo could only be used...

 
This Bentley Flying Spur Upgraded with Apple CarPlay Is a Modern Day Hipster
This Bentley Flying Spur Upgraded with Apple CarPlay Is a Modern Day Hipster

25 Mar 2020, 19:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just because Bentley makes some of the most exquisite cars in the entire world, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are also equipped with every little feature that buyers would need. And the folks over at Audiofile-Incar know this best, as t...

 
Skodas Can Be Cool Too: Third-Party Upgrade Adds Android Auto, Reverse Camera
Skodas Can Be Cool Too: Third-Party Upgrade Adds Android Auto, Reverse Camera

25 Mar 2020, 13:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Skoda Yeti isn’t necessarily the kind of car that aftermarket specialists are interested in, but this doesn’t mean upgrades supposed to improve the driving experience overall aren’t possible. And living proof is this upgrade pe...

 
Android Auto Goes Crazy, Keeps Relaunching After Turning Off the Engine
Android Auto Goes Crazy, Keeps Relaunching After Turning Off the Engine

25 Mar 2020, 13:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While some claim that their experience with Android Auto is just flawless, others keep coming across more and more bugs. One of the most recent problems encountered with Google’s app causes Android Auto to relaunch all by itself after turn...

 
New Waze and Google Maps Versions Now Available with Mysterious Fixes
New Waze and Google Maps Versions Now Available with Mysterious Fixes

25 Mar 2020, 13:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has released new versions of both Waze and Google Maps on iPhone and Android, so drivers using them on CarPlay and Android Auto are recommended to update as soon as possible. Google Maps and the Google-owned Waze are two of the most popul...

 

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