If need be, I could also initiate navigation to the gas station I selected. In the case of Fuel and Traffic, I could see where their respective locations were on the Scout GPS map. Stocks could show me how my portfolio was doing. Sports gave me the latest scores from a variety of leagues. Weather showed me a forecast and current conditions. Traffic pointed out obstacles or incidents on the road. That’s great in theory, and results weren’t all that bad during my testing.
What’s in the app suite is almost entirely contextual. Without using the phone’s data connection, the apps wouldn’t pull in any information. I noted the in-car SIM already, which clearly has a data connection to pull in updates over the air, but it doesn’t chip in for Entune. These apps are mostly proprietary, with the exception of Yelp, Slacker and NPR One. There is one exception to that with navigation maps, which I’ll touch on later. Some other automakers have done this, but it’s not an option here.Įntune’s app integration relies on what is already there, rather than what you have on your phone. The pad doesn’t work as a physical input, meaning the system won’t see it as a device plugged in directly. I charged an iPhone X with a case on without fail. The pad is compatible with any phone supporting the standard, including the iPhone X and iPhone 8/8 Plus. Under the dash, and in front of the gearshift, is a Qi wireless charging pad.
You also get a 12-volt socket in there as well.
These are only for charging, and do not interact with the system in any way. There are two more USB ports with 2.1Amp power inside the centre console. There is a dedicated USB port for smartphones under the dash beside an Aux-In port. Much of what Toyota put in the Camry XSE was standard fare. There are no autonomous driving features included in any 2018 Camry trim. Toyota also packed the Camry with various safety features under its Safety Sense package, though I didn’t focus on those for this review. Entune works within it, yet feels like it operates independently to some degree. In that respect, I would break down Entune and the infotainment system as two equal parts. I point this out because, being new to the Canadian market, there is a learning curve involved in what Entune and the wider system can do. Was it a security update? A new feature? A basic tweak I wouldn’t have otherwise noticed? I never knew.
#GAS STATION SCUM MAP INSTALL#
The install alone could take several minutes, and no pop-up on the screen appeared to tell me what it was fixing.
#GAS STATION SCUM MAP UPDATE#
The problem was I had no idea what the update was changing. At least it shows Toyota is trying to improve and tweak what it has. It’s easy to install system upgrades over the air, and in my one week of testing, I had to do it three times. I say ‘exclusive’ for the simple reason that the SIM doesn’t do anything else for the driver. The in-car SIM has an exclusive data connection. The phone is necessary to pull in the data required to run apps on the platform itself. The basicsĮntune is largely an app-based platform that works in tandem with a connected smartphone. That gives it a form of exclusivity, but as I’ll demonstrate, it has a long way to go to drive past competitors. The system is not backward-compatible, so if you already own a Toyota model from the last few years, you won’t be able to get it installed.
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