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With these things you use your cell phone in the car optimally. If you have a cell phone (who actually doesn't have one these days?), you can make your car fit for the infotainment age with a few cool gimmicks. In the event that you own an older vehicle that has not yet installed a modern infotainment system, you can use your smartphone to partially replace such a system in a certain way. Regardless of whether you have an Android or Apple smartphone, with Android Auto or Apple CarPlay, you can use your smartphone safely in the car without being distracted. Functions such as navigation, music player, playing NetBet Casino, text-to-speech or accepting calls are child's play.
Android Auto Features.
If you have a touchscreen in the car, you can play the user interface of your mobile phone on the touchscreen, and thus use many functions of your smartphone in the car with ease. The Android Auto system can also be operated with the controls of a multifunction steering wheel or by voice control. So you are no longer distracted and you don't have to take your eyes off the road. The smartphone can be connected to the car either with a USB cable or via WLAN. However, certain requirements are necessary for connecting the smartphone via WLAN. The mobile phone needs at least Android 8.0 Oreo and the car radio must have at least Android Auto 4.7 installed. There are currently over 500 car and radio models supported by Android Auto.
What if my car / radio is not compatible?
Even in this case, you don't have to do without Android Auto, as there are two ways to use the service for this very special case. Either you upgrade your car with an Android Auto compatible car radio, or you simply download Android Auto onto your smartphone and use it on your mobile phone. However, you should put your cell phone in a special cell phone holder, which can be attached to the windshield so that you are not distracted while driving. Of course, all known legal regulations also apply here Regulations regarding the smartphone in traffic.
How Apple CarPlay works
For all Apple disciples, of course Apple CarPlay the more interesting variant, since it works on every iPhone and has a similar structure to Android Auto. You can also use all the functions of your mobile phone via the touchscreen display in the car. Just like with Android Auto, Apple CarPlay can connect the smartphone to the car either via USB cable or wirelessly. When using a cable, the smartphone is also charged while driving. You should definitely check before using whether your car supports Apple CarPlay, because the system is also not compatible with all vehicle models. If your car does not support Apple CarPlay, it is not worth upgrading the function, as this is very expensive and can usually only be carried out by a specialist workshop. The effort for retrofitting is too great because you can connect a smartphone to the car in other ways.
Connect smartphone to car?
Without the services of Apple or Google, it is practically impossible that you can effectively use the infotainment system of your car in combination with a smartphone. It would not even be possible to visit a Swiss online casino via the display. Therefore, you should buy a mobile phone holder and place it on the windshield so that you are not distracted from the traffic. You can use your cell phone with one AUX connection connect to the car radio. This allows you to play music on the car radio and you are not tied to a special radio station. Song title and artist are always shown on the smartphone display and you can also use it as a navigation system. As a second variant, you have the option of connecting your mobile phone to your car via Bluetooth. So you also get access to your own music, and also have a hands-free system so that you can make calls while on the move. You can access podcasts or audiobooks if you feel like driving them.
Which method is best for me?
If your car supports Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, it is advisable to use one of these two systems over the last two methods mentioned, since your car has a lot more functions available with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto than with the simple connection via Bluetooth or one AUX cable. Whether you should use Android Auto or Apple CarPlay depends on your smartphone, and whether your car supports one of the two services or even both platforms. Otherwise it is up to your personal taste which system you prefer.
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