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0 pointszbentley1y ago0 comments

> Android Automotive which is different than Android Auto

I know this isn't the highest value comment in the world, but god Google's product naming/differentiation is terrible. I can't imagine a more guaranteed-to-confuse (or worse, more guaranteed to lead to misleading second-party marketing) nomenclature.

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joshstrange1y ago

It couldn’t be simpler.

Android Automotive (AA) is obviously different from Android Auto (AA). You see, AA runs on the car and runs the infotainment system whereas AA is just screen mirroring for Android phones. AA supports CarPlay just like it supports AA. Apple doesn’t have anything like AA, CarPlay is equivalent to AA.

Lastly, it’s not like “Auto” is short for another word such that people would mistake the two. It’s clear as day.

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0 pointszbentley1y ago0 comments

> Android Automotive which is different than Android Auto

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joshstrange1y ago

It couldn’t be simpler.

Lastly, it’s not like “Auto” is short for another word such that people would mistake the two. It’s clear as day.

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