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reaperducertoday at 6:48 PM2 repliesview on HN

Also bad: On Volvos†, you are now prohibited from uninstalling the YouTube app.

I don't want to watch videos while I'm driving.

In the previous software, you could at least move it somewhere unobtrusive; but the latest version only displays icons alphabetically. No re-ordering anymore.

† Volvos have "Google Built-In," the bastard stepbrother of Android Auto, which also has an app in the car so you can have the worst of both worlds.


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itopaloglu83today at 7:18 PM

Back to the era of spyware and bloatware preinstalled, just like the carrier phones used to be, but this time these are $30k-$40k or even $100k cars.

netsharctoday at 6:55 PM

I saw a social media video of someone refusing to hit "Agree" on the Google user agreement dialog in a Volvo car. IIRC it just kept popping up nonstop...