diablicja@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhy does Android Auto require usb connection in some cars, even though the same car connects to other apps wirelessly (eg. Spotify)message-squaremessage-square30linkfedilinkarrow-up161file-text
arrow-up161message-squareWhy does Android Auto require usb connection in some cars, even though the same car connects to other apps wirelessly (eg. Spotify)diablicja@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square30linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarediablicja@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 month agoMy car has its own SIM card, why does it need to connect to my phone anyway? Edit: I mean directly
minus-squarePonyOfWar@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 month agoUsing a cellular connection for that would be very slow, laggy and unreliable. It would also use a ton of data, which someone would have to pay for.
minus-squareCameronDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoA number of reasons: uses a lot of data (car data plans are often pretty low) relatively slow compared to 5GHz coverage, you ideally want your navigation and music to keep playing even if you go out of range
minus-squarediablicja@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoMakes sense! Thanks for taking time to explain it all.
My car has its own SIM card, why does it need to connect to my phone anyway?
Edit: I mean directly
Using a cellular connection for that would be very slow, laggy and unreliable. It would also use a ton of data, which someone would have to pay for.
A number of reasons:
Makes sense! Thanks for taking time to explain it all.