And doesn't support basic functionality like CarPlay or Android Auto, which is supported by almost every other manufacturer even on their base model cheap cars.
And other cars don't support Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Twitch, and arcade games while in Park, which are great when waiting for something, as well as Spotify, TuneIn, etc., so I guess we're even? I'd rather have a bunch of competing services rather than just a generic UI from one vendor that's always pushing service upgrade packages like Apple One.
I suspect CarPlay and Android Auto come with strings attached from Apple (must fall in line with the Apple walled garden rules) and Google (must track users on behalf of Google) so, no big loss.
LOL. I couldn't get Spotify to work correctly on my Tesla, so there is no plus there. I have Netflix, Youtube, Hulu, etc, on my phone. Arcade games are cute for the kids, but hard on the tires and right along with fart noises pretty useless and not interesting after the first day or so.
Apple always pushes service upgrades? I can't remember the last time it pushed any advertising like that at me. If it does happen, it's an offer as part of a major OS upgrade that includes the new feature.
> I suspect CarPlay and Android Auto come with strings attached from Apple
Doubtful. Adoption by manufacturers is what Apple and Google want, so you'll stay in their respective ecosystems. They're not doing any more walled garden or tracking than they do when you use your phone normally, so I don't see the problem. Tesla tracks you with their system, too, but as a corporation they have a much sketchier history with their customer relationship. There's no way 99% of cars would come with support for CarPlay and AA if there were strings attached.
Nonsense. Android Auto (and likely CarPlay as well) is just a video player. They just take H.265 frames and feed it to the head unit, and feed user feedback back to the phone. Audio stack is I believe somehow piggybacked off Bluetooth, but I could be wrong. As far as I know no software from Google runs on the head unit itself.
I couldn't get Spotify on my tesla to even see my playlists, much less connect to my Apple Music account (which I would have preferred). The text message handling was abysmal, and the audio reading failed after two weeks and no amount of rebooting or resetting would get my Tesla to talk to my phone again.
My phone supports multiple map apps, podcasts, etc. Lots more choices than Tesla. About the only thing the Tesla has different is Supercharger integration and remaining range integration with the nav. Except the range estimate dropped on the freeway about 1.2 miles for every 1 mile driven, so it was pretty useless for that.
You can do service requests in the app for help with stuff that’s not working. Worth a try. Spotify does pick up my playlists ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
They may give you help over text, or push a software update for you, or if warranted even send out a mobile tech or have you bring the car in to be looked at.
There are some short sellers spreading misinformation about Tesla service being bad, but that hasn’t been my experience at all. I hope it gets better for you.
