The idea that a master control device placed in your car or truck or rental vehicle might automatically deactivate your smartphone’s ability to text has been around for awhile: There’s an app that’ll disable phone texting if it detects motion above 10 m.p.h., for instance, or another from AT&T that’ll do so the same once you reach 25 m.p.h. We’ve written about a few ourselves in recent years, like Scosche CellControl, or TextBuster. They’re not really news.
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In other words, pretty much like the apps mentioned above. Apple’s imprimatur could carry significantly more water, of course, if it’s working with automotive manufacturers to make the technology work automatically (or optionally) with its iOS device lineup. And while anti-texting app-makers like Cinqpoint have talked about offering iOS versions down the line, your alternatives in iOS at this point are limited to workarounds that don’t actually disable texting, because Apple doesn’t allow it. Whether that’s because Apple’s been waiting to roll out its own solution, or for security reasons, say to prevent rogue apps hijacking your phone’s messaging capabilities, is anyone’s guess.
Poor passengers, but oh well. I think this is a good move.
There should be a passenger mode, though. Maybe?
I think this is a good point, and it's one worth bringing up (even though every other post in this thread has ), but I feel like they wouldn't just create something like this without thinking of the passengers, too. If they would, then that's pretty short-sighted.
I think this is a good point, and it's one worth bringing up (even though every other post in this thread has ), but I feel like they wouldn't just create something like this without thinking of the passengers, too. If they would, then that's pretty short-sighted.
True true. We are talking about a multi-million dollar company.
), but I feel like they wouldn't just create something like this without thinking of the passengers, too. If they would, then that's pretty short-sighted.
