sukhMar 15
Marco Arment

On the latest iOS beta, if you happen to be driving before having opened the Music app at least once…

…you can't listen to music in your car.

Instead, you get this alert that you need to go review the privacy info on your iPhone first.

The only option is Dismiss, which… quits the Music app in CarPlay.

Mar 10 at 12:10amIvory for Mac
Show threadGreg WhiteheadMar 10
@marcoarment I’ve seen that before after upgrading to a new release (not a beta), so annoying
Show threadLyle BushMar 10
@marcoarment Would you get any negative reviews if you did that with Overcast? But then you probably know better.
Show threadTheEJJ 🇨🇦Mar 10
@marcoarment Only podcasts in the car for me then. No one has time for that.
Show threadJoelMar 10
@marcoarment at least in the Rivian Apple Music app you can review and accept right there.
Show threadowlboy Mar 10
@marcoarment I guess it’s not safe to read the terms and conditions while driving. Take way too long. Right?
Show threadJon MullinsMar 10
@marcoarment Does the same thing with HomePods. Login and accept terms before playing that is.
Show threadJustin HarterMar 10

@marcoarment I had a similar experience recently with Maps and some kind of location tracking request. In a car.

Maps!

I ended up tapping through to Google Maps.

Show threadFreediverXMar 10
@marcoarment
Not looking forward to the inevitable enshittification of CarPlay with obnoxious ads.
Show threadLeon CowleMar 10
@marcoarment This isn’t new. It has bitten me several times over the last few years. Terrible user experience!
Show threadMarc Robinson Mar 10
@marcoarment See, now that should be in the beta. “We updated TOS, click here” before you ever get to use your phone. Deferring it to CarPlay is a horrible user experience.
Show threadJimmyMar 10

@marcoarment lawyers ruin everything.

at least there's no option to have Siri read the Terms to you.

Show threadpiofthingsMar 10
@marcoarment I see iOS is following Windows standards now. I remember seeing this in a Ford Van that ran their Windows based Car Infotainment system.
Show threadDaniel GomesMar 10
@marcoarment 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😡😡😡
Show threadColin JensenMar 10
@marcoarment absolutely infuriating, but not at all a new bug. Had that happen to me a couple of years ago
Show threadDaron Brewood 🇬🇧Mar 10
@marcoarment Not seen that. Have found it impossible to get CarPlay to link to the car though.
Show threadVeithMar 10
@marcoarment Our HomePod/AppleTV does something similar in that after some updates it stopped playing Music until we logged into a secondary profile on the AppleTV (which was linked to my partner and I don’t think either of us created and we never use) and found the music app in there wanted us to confirm the TOS.
Show threadSam DickinsonMar 11
Been hit with this many times in the last couple of years. So frustrating considering I’m not even using the online component, just trying to play music already on my phone.
Show threadLeon ZandmanMar 14
@marcoarment This happens often, also with other apps. Recently I noticed my son’s iPhone had stopped sharing its location with us (parents). I thought he might have found a workaround to switch it off. Turned out he hadn’t accepted the latest iCloud terms on his iPhone. This apparently stops certain iCloud features, like location sharing. He’s a minor. We’re in an Apple Family. It would make more sense to get notified of this and maybe even accept these terms for him on our phones.