Seeing the various complaints regarding the Uconnect NAV option prompts me to ask this question: Once Carplay and Android Auto become available, will there be any reason to cough up the extra 700 bucks for the NAV option? I ask this as a hardcore Google Maps user who's waiting to order my new JGC until CP and AA can be had on it.
Seeing the various complaints regarding the Uconnect NAV option prompts me to ask this question: Once Carplay and Android Auto become available, will there be any reason to cough up the extra 700 bucks for the NAV option? I ask this as a hardcore Google Maps user who's waiting to order my new JGC until CP and AA can be had on it.
I was a long time user of Android but have switched to iPhone.
There are certainly things I miss on Android, but overall iPhone has been a much better experience.
One example, Google Maps runs better on an iPhone than it does on an Android.
iPhones Apps are allowed to send Audio over Hand Free Protocal. That means I can be listening to the Radio and when a new NAV Prompt comes in it will mute the Radio, play it like it was a phone call coming in, and then switch back to the Radio when NAV Prompt completes.
Just this past weekend, I tried out the latest Apple Maps to see the improvements from the last version during an Amtrak train chase in PA. It definitely has improved, but it still needs more revisions. I did notice that the routing was better and still needs a little more work for that part. At least they make a great effort to update the maps regularly. I believe that their some sort of mechanism to report in map mistakes and road changes.
Overall, I was pretty happy with it for an on-line navigation system. Personally, I prefer the off-line navigation systems with the extra features. Until 3rd party apps become available for CarPlay (Android Auto), I will wait on this system.
Best for now.
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