Honda was one of the first motorcycle brands in the world to offer Apple CarPlay on their bikes. While this might not seem like a big problem for someone who used to see it in cars, CarPlay on the Honda Gold Wing was quite monumental. After the Gold Wing, he moved on to the Africa Twin, and it is likely to continue to be deployed on other models.
Everything is fine and smart if you’re an Apple user, but what about all the die-hard Android fans? Well, you’ve had virtually no luck so far. You see, Honda announced some time ago that the Gold Wing would also be the first motorcycle to get Android Auto, and now this update is available to Gold Wing owners.
Motorcycles are generally, by necessity, simple. The danger of distracting a driving force is real, but Honda has discovered a way to integrate infotainment into all four wheels into a two-wheeled set that makes sense and is relatively easy to use without deflecting the eyes or attention of the driving force of the task in question. Hand.
As with CarPlay settings, with Android Auto on the Gold Wing, you want a third-party Bluetooth communication device in addition to your phone. For example, I have and like a Cardo Packtalk Bold formula (with JBL speakers, natch) and I discovered that it worked well with gold Wing’s CarPlay formula. Sena users will also be fine, but if you don’t have a communicator, you won’t have any luck.
Now Android devotees can enjoy the Android Auto experience on two wheels.
The other challenge is that it’s compatible only with Android 5.0 phones or later, but if you still live this life before Lollipop, then, as Flava Flav once said, “I can’t fuck for you, man.”
This was originally published on Roadshow.
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