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Qi2 has arrived – Where are the Android phones? (9to5google.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Like the only situation that makes sense to me would be cars, but they all have built in phone supporting screens

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

they all have built in phone supporting screens

*pulls up next to [email protected]*

*manually rolls down window *

*laughs in my 2002 ranger*

*manually rolls up window furiously*

*speeds off*

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I mean, newer cars do. But it's not like a lot of people are out buying a new car every 2 years like they would a phone. My car is from 2015 and has a lot of bells and whistles but still doesn't have Car Play or Android Auto capabilities. I wouldn't even consider it to be that old of a vehicle considering how far you can get on a car nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, I mean car play and android auto are older than magsafe or qi2, so all cars that would have them built in would just have car play or auto.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Huh? You can easily buy a Magsafe phone mount to stick in your car. You can't conveniently or cheaply replace the head unit of your car to support Android Auto in a quality way. I mean you definitely can replace the head unit, but it'll either be expensive as fuck or it'll be a cheap and shitty experience. And replacing it is nowhere near as simple as just attaching a phone mount to your car.