CarPlay poll

[ar899]

CDs anyone?

Err it’s 2020... 

I say CDs as its difficult to get a car with a cassette player these days. Even vinyl is coming back into fashion

[Vwjap]

The main problem with CarPlay is it turns off the Bluetooth so you can only have one phone (I have a work and private phones)

[Mutley75]

The main problem with CarPlay is it turns off the Bluetooth so you can only have one phone (I have a work and private phones)

Connect your personal phone. Switch the work one off - sorted.

[GTI_Scott]

I used to use Deezer, but after a long suffering issue with their Flow system, which is supposed to suggest new music based on the artists you already like / listen to, I found too many times were artists I hated being suggested time and time again, to the point where I raised it as a support request on their forums, and even Deezer themselves admitted that the Flow feature did not really work.  Switched to Spotify and have had a great user experience ever since.

[Mutley75]

Yep that’s where Spotify excels and beats them all. I may stick with Apple due to better audio quality over CarPlay and the eco system, ie I have Apple Watch, iPhone Pro and a Mac too.

[mcmaddy]

Can't be arsed with all this carplay, iPhone, Spotify,etc etc bo44ocks. I'll either listen to the wireless or stick some music on an SD card (dab wireless obviously) 

[Sootchucker]

To be honest about 80-90% of the time I'm listening to on-line Radio stations (i.e internet) in the car via the Tune-In Radio app running under either Android Auto or Apple Carplay depending on if I have my personal phone (Galaxy S9) or my works Phone (Iphone XR) connected at the time. It is a pain that using one or the other disconnects the other phone from the bluetooth system though.

[Mutley75]

Can't be arsed with all this carplay, iPhone, Spotify,etc etc bo44ocks. I'll either listen to the wireless or stick some music on an SD card (dab wireless obviously) 

So you’re not interested in 50,000,000 songs available at the touch of a button (to activate Siri and ask it to play whatever song you like), or having your entire music collection available on all devices including the car, or choose to listen to any number of preset playlists (or create your own), or listen to numerous radio stations ad-free, or have the choice of superior SatNav systems with live traffic data, delay rerouting, police & speed trap warnings & pot hole warnings?

Each to their own I guess. Major plus point of the GTI over my previous car as far as I’m concerned. 😬

[fredgroves]

I like a bit of tech, I like car and phone integration - I like it a lot. (ok not Apple but...)

I don't care much for the music services though as despite loving music/podcasts a lot I find the same problem with audio streaming as video streaming - too much choice.

I hate NetFlix (et all) and use broadcast TV just so I haven't spent all night browsing and watched nothing

Having less is actually better for me - I choose from the stuff on my SD card(s) (I have 2 in my NavPro) and change the contents as I like.

Or listen to the radio... ie someone else's playlist!

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[mcmaddy]

Can't be arsed with all this carplay, iPhone, Spotify,etc etc bo44ocks. I'll either listen to the wireless or stick some music on an SD card (dab wireless obviously) 

So you’re not interested in 50,000,000 songs available at the touch of a button (to activate Siri and ask it to play whatever song you like), or having your entire music collection available on all devices including the car, or choose to listen to any number of preset playlists (or create your own), or listen to numerous radio stations ad-free, or have the choice of superior SatNav systems with live traffic data, delay rerouting, police & speed trap warnings & pot hole warnings?

Each to their own I guess. Major plus point of the GTI over my previous car as far as I’m concerned. 😬

yeah couldn't give a monkeys 👍