Poll by GSMArena shows Android Auto is the favorite car software
A poll conducted by GSMArena suggests that Android Auto is used by 50.1% of car owners, while only 17.4% use Apple CarPlay. No insight into the "I use my phone with a holder" camp is given, as they could be Android or iPhone users.
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Considering the website is this really a big surprise? OEM radios are crap so car play and Android auto will always be the clear favorite and a website like that most likely has Android users as the primary user base. Both are solid and leagues better than what car manufacturers provide!
Anybody who cares about their phone is an android user and I'm guessing the people reading GSMArena do care. I could never use an apple. Between the ridiculously small battery and the shitty ux, it just doesn't make sense.
For an example of what Apple os is like, think of newer EV cars like Tesla or ioniq. Inside of these cars is tons of small features that just make you go, "oh, that's neat. It's not the most useful or prominent feature but it is nice to have." Apple os is the opposite. Everywhere you turn just more things making you go "WHY THE FUCK DOESN'T THIS EXIST??? IT'S SO SIMPLE AND EASY AND MAKES MY LIFE SO MUCH EASIER. WHO THE FUCK THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA??!!"
If you try to use an iPhone like and Android phone yea, that’ll happen. Same goes for using an Android phone like an iPhone.
They're not really that different. They both have apps which you open and use to do different things. In a car that would likely be to communicate with people, listen to music, or to navigate.
That’s like saying a car and a truck aren’t that different then trying to load up a ton of mulch in the trunk of the car.
What? Cars and trucks are built for different purposes. Do you think Android phones and iPhones are built for different purposes?
If your purpose is to side load apps that aren’t in the official store, customize OS level ui elements, or replace built in features then yes.
Changing the UI elements isn't the reason why Android exists. The purpose of a phone's OS is to act like a phone. Both Android and iOS do this perfectly well. If they didn't, nobody would use them. Everything else they can do is just a nice bonus.
Don't get me wrong, I much prefer Android because of those features (plus I hate walled gardens), but I think your usage of the word "purpose" might be a bit of a stretch here.