Rolfe
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I got to my car after an appointment in Biggar and decided I'd like a takeaway meal from the restaurant in West Linton, 11 miles away. So I googled the number and dialled it. Much to my total astonishment the infotainment screen changed to show the phone, and the voice on reply came out of the car speakers!
Why was I surprised? Well, my phone doesn't support Android Auto, so I assumed that the iSMART app was about the extent of what I could do with the phone given that limitation. It didn't occur to me that it would function as a carphone without it. To make it even more unexpected, the phone wasn't even plugged in to the USB port - that was being used by my iPod at the time. I was expecting to make a normal mobile phone call with the phone to my ear, seated in the parked car. But the entire thing woke up and happened on its own.
Unfortunately I only got a recorded message so I didn't get the chance to see whether I could just talk at the steering wheel and the person on the other end of the call could hear me. But this has amazed me. I have a carphone I didn't know about? Tell me more!
Why was I surprised? Well, my phone doesn't support Android Auto, so I assumed that the iSMART app was about the extent of what I could do with the phone given that limitation. It didn't occur to me that it would function as a carphone without it. To make it even more unexpected, the phone wasn't even plugged in to the USB port - that was being used by my iPod at the time. I was expecting to make a normal mobile phone call with the phone to my ear, seated in the parked car. But the entire thing woke up and happened on its own.
Unfortunately I only got a recorded message so I didn't get the chance to see whether I could just talk at the steering wheel and the person on the other end of the call could hear me. But this has amazed me. I have a carphone I didn't know about? Tell me more!