New Oz Honda Odyssey: nav only via iPhone; free for 3 years

"Between the Axles" (betweentheaxles) 02/04/2014 at 17:08 • Filed to: honda, odyssey, sat nav

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It seems that the only way to access integrated sat nav with the new !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is via the HondaLink iPhone app; this app requires an iPhone 5 or newer. A free 3-year subscription is included with the car.

Waiting to hear back about Android availability, and pricing after the three years are up.

Not sure how I feel about this.

Pluses: app and maps can be refreshed without visiting your dealer.

Minuses: only for iPhone users; subscription fees; a new trend towards outsourcing of nav functions?

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efme > Between the Axles 02/04/2014 at 17:15

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I should be able to create a hotspot with my phone. then chromecast what I see onto the larger screen. why is this so hard?

ttyymmnn > Between the Axles 02/04/2014 at 17:17

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So they ditched that horrible, sculpted rear side window? If so, thank god.

Nibbles > efme 02/04/2014 at 17:18

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Wow that gives me so many ideas

If I only had a car with a TFT display to hack around with

Textured Soy Protein > ttyymmnn 02/04/2014 at 17:21

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The Odyssey they sell in Japan & Asia/Pacific region is a different, smaller vehicle than the one here in the US.

ttyymmnn > Textured Soy Protein 02/04/2014 at 17:26

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Ah. I thought that might be the case. Thanks.

efme > Nibbles 02/05/2014 at 01:38

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or hdmi in.