Cortana is Microsoft’s virtual assistant, which was introduced in 2014 back when Windows Phone was still a thing. Similar to...

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  • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    51·
    1 year ago

    Whoa, you need Siri enabled for CarPlay?! I refuse to have any voice things turned on any devices and I’ve been considering upgrading my horribly slow double DIMM radio to a CarPlay radio. I guess I’ll skip that.

    • djsaskdja@endlesstalk.orgEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      Yep. I don’t own a car, but I rented one and wanted to give CarPlay a spin for the first time. It was like please enable Siri. I ended up doing it, but became very annoyed with Siri not long after I brought the car back. Would definitely be an issue for me if I owned the thing instead of renting.

      If you do any car shopping, just ask the dealer if you can try it. Would be a good way to verify if what I’m saying is still true.

      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        That’s fair! Honestly I just want a Bluetooth connection that doesn’t have a 1-2 second delay. Maybe FLAC support from flash drives.

        My current radio plays MPs from flash drives, but won’t let you CHANGE THE SONG if you’re not stopped. So I use my phone via BT, which has this awful delay when doing anything at all.

        With my last car, I used my beloved Bluetooth to 3.5mm adapter, which connects instantly, has no delay, and sounds magnificent. I would happily do with this car… BUT THE RADIO DOESN’T HAVE A GOT DANG 3.5MM JACK.

        • djsaskdja@endlesstalk.orgEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I think the car I rented could do Bluetooth audio without using CarPlay. I don’t remember how good/bad the delay was though.

        • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          1 year ago

          I am genuinely curious… how could it possibly matter if there is a small delay on audio playback?

          • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Watching video while parked? Impossible.

            Volume down? Enjoy loud.

            Forward? More song. No new song.

            Bad. No delay good.

            • TrickDacy@lemmy.worldEnglish
              12·
              1 year ago

              The only thing here that reads as English is the video use case. If I ever watched a video in my car I’d identify. But I don’t and may never do that.