I didn't say android auto is built in. I was talking about Apple at the time, and talking about GM's OS. I understand these features pretty well.
So to explain what I was saying as you didn't get it obviously. "Apple" ios10 and Apple CarPlay has support for drivers information center display built in. GM io6 interface in my 2016 SS does not have that support built in, therefore if you use apple carplay in GM you do not get this support currently. Obviously if I were an apple user I would have to go without that feature of carplay. If GM adds that ability into io7 interface than Apple CarPlay users with Apple ios 10 will have drivers information center support. These examples are not fictitious like my first example. This feature in Apple carplay today does in fact require a change on the part of GM to work.
Does that help?
EDIT: I apologize, I somehow missed the apple part of your post. I will bring this up and find out for sure. Interesting topic, I would still ASSUME GM would have to allow the display to project. The "projection" app would have to have programming built in GM's interface to have the ability to display.
Or will GM let them write code, or do a OTA update for them, or not spend the time on sold cars... I can at least ask any see if I get an answer.
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Originally Posted by SuperSound
The Waze app is not built-in to Android. It's a separate app you have to install and then update (or set to auto update). Once they release the version with AA compatibility, you just update it as you would any app on your phone. Even the Maps app on Android gets updates the same way. It does not depend on an OS update.
One of the major things about Android Auto and CarPlay is standardization of interfaces. Features per se will not require new hardware, it's all software on the phone doing the work. So myLink in our cars will stay useful much longer than other infotainment systems without AA/CarPlay. So if they did enable extra controls (like the direction pad on the wheel), it's software enabled..not a hardware change. GM just has to allow Google/Apple to write code to use it. A prime example is Apple advising CarPlay Maps will soon link with instrument panel displays. It's changes in hardware on the phone side you have to worry about.
Items like a change in physical connection (i.e. like Apple did with lightning, wireless Android Auto/CarPlay). Even the rumored wireless Android Auto is supposed to use the car's WiFi hotspot to enable backwards compatibility. There's been no word on how Apple will enable theirs, but they have a track record of changing hardware too.
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