blazerdude20 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 http://www.autoblog.com/2016/01/04/ford-sync-3-apple-carplay-android-auto/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 One big issue I have with this is that neither CarPlay or Android Auto support third party nav apps like waze. CarPlay is stuck with the craptasic Apple maps and Android uses Its mapping system which is slightly better. No Google Maps or Waze, which are my choices. Maybe it will change by the time I get my next car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinx8402 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 (edited) One big issue I have with this is that neither CarPlay or Android Auto support third party nav apps like waze. CarPlay is stuck with the craptasic Apple maps and Android uses Its mapping system which is slightly better. No Google Maps or Waze, which are my choices. Maybe it will change by the time I get my next car. Wouldn't Android Auto be using Google Maps...since you know, it's Google? Unless you just meant CarPlay won't let you use Google Maps. Edited January 12, 2016 by jinx8402 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 That's where applink comes in - open source interface for any app and any vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Wouldn't Android Auto be using Google Maps...since you know, it's Google? Unless you just meant CarPlay won't let you use Google Maps. CarPlay won't let you (as of now) and I just double checked Android Auto and yes it does use google maps (which Waze does also, but has crowd sourced traffic information)..but I don't think I could go back to an android phone. Guess I could try a Samsung product next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrongway Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 CarPlay won't let you (as of now) and I just double checked Android Auto and yes it does use google maps (which Waze does also, but has crowd sourced traffic information)..but I don't think I could go back to an android phone. Guess I could try a Samsung product next. Just so we're clear a Samsung product is Android Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Just so we're clear a Samsung product is Android Maybe he was thinking Motorola Droid....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrongway Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Maybe he was thinking Motorola Droid....... Also Android Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 but I don't think I could go back to an android phone. Guess I could try a Samsung product next. Just so we're clear a Samsung product is Android Maybe he was thinking Motorola Droid....... Also Android Reread the conversation......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Yes Samsung is an Android device, but I've heard tumors over the past year or so they might go with their own OS so they don't have to pay royalties to Google for Android devices. I'm not due for a new car for a few years yet, so I'll see how the App connect works with Sync 3 then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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