Android Auto will soon stop working on older devices - eviltoast
  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Yeah, but the problem is Android Auto is a closed system. There’s no reason my phone can’t display an app or play plex music while providing directions.

    • jemikwa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      11 months ago

      It’s the same kind of deprecation you get with apps requiring a newer Android version. If Google adds new features to Android Auto that Android Nougat (7.x) can’t handle, then your apps won’t have any better time either. Likewise, if Google updates Android Auto but an app stops supporting 7.x and earlier, then that app will certainly break down the road.

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        11 months ago

        Right, I don’t want any sort of deprication for an app I need to use to navigate in my car. Why would anyone ever want or accept that?