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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge support the MirrorLink car connectivity standard

posted by Peter K. / Oct 03, 2014, 9:11 AM

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge support the MirrorLink car connectivity standard

It was revealed today that Samsung's Galaxy Note bannersmen, the upcoming Galaxy Note 4 and its innovative peer, the Galaxy Note Edge, both support the MirrorLink standard, which allows them to communicate to the infotaiment system of your MirrorLink-enabled car. The standard is an alternative to the relatively-new Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, which allow you to pair your Android or iOS device, respectively, to the dashboard of the car and access some of the most important features and functionalities of your smartphone directly via it in a comfortable and safe way.

"With volume production of MirrorLink-enabled vehicles currently taking place at Honda, PSA Peugeot-Citroën, Toyota, Volkswagen and many others, MirrorLink has clearly entered mainstream acceptance as one of the world's most compelling connected-car technologies," said Chan-woo Park, a Vice President with Samsung.

MirrorLink is developed by the Car Connectivity Consortium and is already supported by a whole galaxy of car brands (Honda, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Toyota, Volkswagen, among others), which now produce MirrorLink-enabled vehicles on a regular basis. Interestingly enough, some of the mentioned brands support not only one or two, but three of the car connectivity standards - Honda, for example, will eventually allow you to make use of either MirrorLink, Android Auto, or Apple CarPlay.

Car Connectivity Consortium expects that this newly-announced support will further improve the popularity of the MirrorLink standard and will ensure a safer and more convenient smartphone usage while driving.

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source: Android Central

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13 Comments

1. sprockkets

Posts: 1612; Member since: Jan 16, 2012

Well, that brings the total samsung mirrorlink phone total to 4. Whoopdy sht. Mirrorlink is DOA. Don't get me wrong, I'd love for it to succeed. But after 4+ years and only a few Samsung phones and sony phones and no longer for sale Nokia Symbian phones? That's all you have to show for it? Heck, the SG3 had it but NOT the SG4 or 5. Hows that for support! Even MS demoed it and nothing else after 6+ months.

posted on Oct 03, 2014, 9:18 AM 0

5. Ashoaib

Posts: 3289; Member since: Nov 15, 2013

now it start getting bore to read news about galaxy note 4... release the damn device now before my mind will change to some other device

posted on Oct 03, 2014, 10:07 AM 0

6. GenericFanboy

Posts: 50; Member since: Sep 05, 2014

I believe the s5 will get it in the upcoming android L update, I noticed it in the settings menu on the leaked version.

posted on Oct 03, 2014, 10:16 AM 0

10. sprockkets

mirrorlink is hardware based, you can't add it later in software

posted on Oct 03, 2014, 9:46 PM 0

13. MrClarity

Posts: 2; Member since: Oct 21, 2014

Wrong sprockkets... not hardware based. Do a little research.

posted on Oct 21, 2014, 10:52 AM 0

2. hellonerds

Posts: 334; Member since: Aug 27, 2013

Nice. . I would like to mirror link my note 4 on my gt86.. have note 3 and the screen size is already nice to see on my phone holder.. plus I have a easy access screen drive mode .. just panora and waze app nothing eles to do and drive..

posted on Oct 03, 2014, 9:25 AM 0

3. xtroid2k

Posts: 601; Member since: Jan 11, 2010

meh, as always one standard will come to rain supreme and probably not the best one either. Like the ISO model. we all use it but its not the best.

posted on Oct 03, 2014, 9:56 AM 0

4. Augustine

Posts: 1043; Member since: Sep 28, 2013

I wish MirrorLink success. It's very functional and it's neither Apple's or Google's attempt to tie up the consumer, raise prices and limit choices.

posted on Oct 03, 2014, 10:04 AM 1

11. sprockkets

That's the problem, no one wants to push it. Without apple, it is DOA. And if this is true, any phone running L can do android auto. The same can't be said of mirrorlink since it depends on an add on hardware chip to feed it.

posted on Oct 03, 2014, 9:47 PM 0

12. MrClarity

What add-on "hardware chip"? What does the "hardware chip" do? I think you might not know what you're talking about here...

7. Lyngdoh

Posts: 319; Member since: Sep 06, 2012

The whole Xperia Z series have mirror link and there's no post about it. What's so special about mirror link on note 4?

posted on Oct 03, 2014, 10:24 AM 1

8. shuaibhere

Posts: 1986; Member since: Jul 07, 2012

Sgs3 had it .. But this got a special mention because no one knew it before..

posted on Oct 03, 2014, 12:49 PM 0

9. TA700

Posts: 83; Member since: Mar 29, 2013

I would love to rip out the display on my car's head unit and slap a 7" tablet in it's place. Maybe when I've time one day (in my dreams), I might take the easier route to customise a mount to attach a mini tablet / Note 4 right in front of it. It's a little crazy that I can take out the display portion of the head unit (anti-theft measure), but it's not allowed to work without it, not even as a simple amp through aux input.