How horrible, you had to install a single app and click "Next" a few times!
The connectivity issues with VWs are a valid complaint, but not pushing bloat on everyones devices really isnt.
The connectivity issues with VWs are a valid complaint, but not pushing bloat on everyones devices really isnt.
If you include the "guide" that you have the scroll through and then the 5 "Accept" popups for allowing the car to connect to the phone it's like about 9 clicks. Pretty crappy UX.
But really it's the whole process of getting setup. The Android phone didn't put up a prompt when plugged in to tell you you needed to download the Android Auto app. My friend had to Google how to make this thing work.
Compare that to the CarPlay experience. Connect, click accept once in car UI and accept in iPhone to allow the car to access it. From plugin to navigating on the dash about 30 seconds.
Isn't that just the standard Android permission prompts?