Six ColorsGeneral Motors hates your iPhone https://sixcolors.com/post/2023/04/general-motors-hates-your-iphone/
ChrisK@sixcolors I'm taking GM off the list of choices for my next car.
Speedfreak228@sixcolors I have a lot of strong feelings about this, because it’s a clear case of a corporation prioritizing its own business and technical interests over the needs of its users.
Apple does the same thing all the time lol.
Eric DeLabar@sixcolors I have a 2014 Ford Focus that came with Sync 2/My Ford Touch by Microsoft. They sent updates on usb sticks for a few years, but I got a letter a couple years back stating that Ford is ending support. Now I have an infotainment system that blue screens, refuses to connect to Bluetooth devices, and has a GPS nav that no longer works. To make matters worse it’s a non-standard size and is integrated with the dash display so I can’t even replace it with aftermarket hardware.
Stephen@sixcolors @joesteel I used to work with GM on their in-car stuff, and they are 100% sure that GM knows how to do UI much better than Apple or Android.
They are also 100% wrong.
Andrew Briscoe@sixcolors This is a dealbreaker for me. No CarPlay, no purchase.
Duncan K. Bohannon@sixcolors The hero image from this story made me realize you can change which side the CarPlay sidebar is on, which I did not know before!
Scott@duncankbmusic @sixcolors can you though? I think it depends on which side of the car the steering wheel is on. Which I imagine the car tells the phone when they connect
@scottearle @sixcolors That might be true for some cars! In my case, I installed an aftermarket CarPlay unit in my vehicle, and I just discovered you can manually change the driving position to the left or right on the unit.
@duncankbmusic @sixcolors Oh, for a third-party unit that makes a lot of sense! On my (steering-wheel-on-the-right) Ford Everest, there is no setting in the software, although I’ve never removed the head unit to see if there might be a switch
Dan Gero@kevinrj @sixcolors After reading this article, I now understand why many people choose to repair their cars from the 1960s and 1980s rather than buying a new computer-controlled vehicle.
RonWodaski@sixcolors It is possible that GM is betting that Apple will have its own electric vehicle[s]. Not that harvesting data isn't in their plans...just might be another rung on their logic ladder.