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Probably a lot like a Tesla, requiring you to use menus on a touchscreen just to open the glove compartment.

The iPhone still has the tactile "silent mode" toggle, and CarPlay is definitely designed to be less distracting than Android Auto (despite Android Auto working generally better, imho), so I wouldn't be so sure about that.

The driving directions in google maps are terrible though. I’ve been using Apple Maps for a while and someone WhatsApped me a map link I didn’t notice it had opened google maps and I was getting annoyed that it wasn’t telling me what lane to go in and it was too late telling what exit to take on roundabouts.

Glad I'm not crazy.

I have used android auto and car play in the same vehicle, and car play seems noticably worse.

The top of mind issues I've seen:

Car play requires unlock when the phone is reattached via USB. With android auto, I can simply reconnect after initial configuration.

Music playback stutters fairly often when streaming spotify.

Car play and the iphone more often get into a state where the phone is connected physically but the phone "isn't connected"

> Car play and the iphone more often get into a state where the phone is connected physically but the phone "isn't connected"

I thought this was just me. I used to use Android Auto on the same car I have now, and never had this issue. Got a iPhone some year/s ago and sometimes this happens, maybe once every month or so, but thought the issue was my car or the phone itself. Good to know it happens to others.

They also managed to place the only buttons on the iPhone exactly opposite of another, leading to a situation that there is a 50% chance of me taking a screenshot when I just want to adjust the volume.

Also the reason I have 100s of screenshots of my lockscreen...

Me thinking I was the only one!

I much prefer when the lock button was on the top of the phone.

> CarPlay is definitely designed to be less distracting than Android Auto

I don't think this is true. CarPlay still covers my entire display (which I use for navigation/GPS normally) when someone calls. How this pass any sort of QA/user testing is beyond me. At least Android Auto displays a little message about it, rather than covering the entire display together with the navigation.

How often do people use their glove box that this an actual annoyance? I only really keep my registration and proof of insurance in there, so I need to access it approximately never.

Super annoying. I love my manual, chad meme, glove box.

I find it annoying as well. My guess is someone at Tesla uses valet parking a lot and overestimated the importance of that use case.

I've my Tesla since 15/12, and keep my garage remote in the glove box for safety. I'm probably overthinking it, and should keep it in the center console, though. Especially because I live in a condo, and dozens of other people have access to the garage anyways.

I can't believe you are asking people to justify why they expect to be able to open a convenience storage box without using a UI.

I keep all sorts of stuff in the glove box. Pens and paper, nail clippers, hard candy, windshield scraper, flashlight...

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