What does, in car Google Automotive or maybe it is called Android Automotive, get me that, Apple Car play does not? Thanks

 

Not much in my opinion. I’m always using Apple Car Play. It’s how I stream my music.

 

What a great thread name; I immediately knew what the question was about!

So far I've been using a mix of navigating using the built-in nav and using Android Auto for general phone stuff. It seems to work a little better at recognizing my voice and generally just seems more stable than the built-in stuff, sadly.

 

Android Automotive gets you native apps. They don't require a cell phone at all. They use the full screen real estate. Native apps include Waze, Weather/radar apps, streaming apps and more. The exact list of what is available on any given vehicle is determined by the automaker.

Android Automotive Apps

 

Yeah I have the "native" YouTube Music for that reason. It saves my phone battery.

 

Android Auto and Apple CarPlay basically do the same thing. It runs apps from your Android or Apple phone to the car's screen.

 

That's like saying a toy guitar "basically" does the same thing as a Fender Stratocaster.

I have extensive experience using CarPlay, not only in my C8, but also in a number of rental cars of varying makes. I am also approaching 3 years using a GM vehicle with Android Automotive. Initially, I hung onto CarPlay. However, once I started using the native apps, I totally quit using CarPlay.

 

Will have to give Android Auto a try - have it on my new Cadillac but have only been using Apple Car Play so far.

 

Android Auto is the Android equivalent to CarPlay. Android Automotive is the underlying system built into the car and independent of the phone you connect to the system.

 

Tech semi-literate here....please do not laugh.

Is there a way to get music from Apple or Amazon w/o a cell phone
in that case it would cove via the internet (like navigation?) not the cell system.

If not, can you plug a IPod or zip drive into the car.

 

You can't ask about putting a zip drive in a car without making people laugh.. Those have been obsolete for a couple decades now haha

But the Google infotainment system in the car should be able to download whatever app you want to stream music from. Amazon probably has an app, Apple..... probably not for the Google system. You would need to pay for some sort of internet plan with the car.. probably thru OnStar.

 

On star is included free for the first several years.
So, I can use my wife's Amazon music.

I probably won't use it a lot with recent hearing issues...

 

If you mean USB Drive by "zip drive", with a lot of songs recorded on (or ripped to) it, in my 2024 SR there are USB ports inside the little storage compartment between the seats back from the wall of buttons, and they can be used to input your recorded music. I think one is a USB type C and the other is USB 2.0. IIRC, I haven't used them for a while.

 

Yes, you can play music from memory stick via one of the USB slots if that is what you were asking.
I have music downloaded to my phone in the itunes library on my phone, and can play that through the infotainment system when the phone is wirelessly connected to the car via WiFi.
But your mention of the "internet" makes it sound like you are asking something else.

"in that case it would cove via the internet (like navigation?) not the cell system."

I assume "cove" is supposed to be "come" via the internet. And then you say "like navigation" - and I am not clear what that means either. I think you are asking if there is a built in app in the infotainement system that will allow you receive music via the internet (apple music or amazon music). Some things require clarification.

1)The car has a built in 4G cellular connection, and that is how it connects to the "internet". It does not use communication nor GPS satellites for that.

2)You need an OnStar subscription with a data plan for that internet connection (or there are workarounds that use you phone as a hotspot).

3) I dont know what you mean by like navigation - but navigation data comes in two parts, location data and map data. The location data (your coordinates) come from processing of GPS satellite signals. But your map data comes from an on-board SD card for 2020-2023 models, and it comes from the 4G cellular connection in real time as you drive in 2024 and on.

4) I'm not aware of app hosted in the infotainment system that will allow access to amazon or apple music. I know that on my vehicle, both Spotify and Pandora are, or can be on board apps (not to be confused with using CarPlay). When Pandora runs, yes, it would obtain its music via the built in 4G cell connection which would require an OnStar subscription or a data plan. There is a workaround where the phone put in hotspot mode and will supply the necessary data for an onboard app - but you are asking about how to do it without a phone,

 

The Infotainment System also has built in AM/FM radio and satellite sources (Sirius XM) for music. For us Neanderthals.

 

Most importantly, if you have a Valentine radar detector you can use JBV1 that's not available on Apple devices.

the V1 matched with JBV1 is the ultimate radar protection solution (IMHO) (even has aircraft warning/identification)