Android Automotive is coming to a motorbike for the first time, thanks to KTM - eviltoast
  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    In a car the larger screen for visibility makes sense. These motorbike screens are about the size of a smartphone, so why not just have a nice place to snap in your smartphone with qi charging and use that?

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      1 month ago

      It would be nice if you can use handlebar controls rather than have to remove hands and touch it.

      Also people using handle mounts for phones have found that some phones break due to the vibrations. Modern phone cameras seem particularly susceptible to breaking since they have tiny little mechanisms to move the lenses and so much vibration can shake them to death. So it’s better to be able to keep your phone in your pocket where that gets dampened.

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        1 month ago

        Weird, I’ve been doing this for years with multiple bikes and phones. No issues like this. Friend has a Harley and did the same thing. If your bike vibrates more than his Harley, then your teeth would probably fall out.

        • Mellow@lemmy.world
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          1 month ago

          I’ve seen that it tends to affect phones with a mechanical zoom camera. Like iPhones and Galaxy’s. My bike has apple car play built in, so I tend to just keep my phone in my pocket and use the cross bar controls on the left handle to navigate the menus, no need to take my hands off the bars to tap a damn screen while going over bumps.

    • nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz
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      1 month ago

      Some KTMs have settings that can be adjusted via the screen like ABS (turned off for offroading) power settings etc…

      So if you have a screen might as well add navigation to it