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Old 11-18-2019, 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted by tutone View Post
... I am an Apple guy so this whole Android Auto thing has me out in left field. ...

I'm trying to find an Android Auto tutorial on how to set this up once it arrives later this week.
Android Auto is basically a head-unit screen/interface for your hand-held Android device. If you don't use a hand-held Android device (phone or tablet) don't worry about Android Auto - you probably won't be using it.

From Wikipedia... "Android Auto is a mobile app developed by Google to mirror features from an Android device, such as a smartphone, to a car's compatible in-dash information and entertainment head unit."

You might want to check out CarPlay though... :-)

Again, from Wikipedia... "CarPlay is an Apple standard that enables a car radio or head unit to be a display and a controller for an iOS device. It is available on all iPhone models beginning with iPhone 5 running iOS 7.1 or later."

Looks like you need an optioanl external adapater to connect a mobile device for either Android Auto or Apple Carplay - but others can confirm this.
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