Yeah, the passenger seat is a problem. I've been very annoyed with my phone before for locking out when my car is in motion--even when I'm not the one handling the phone.

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Broken_Hippo 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I'm pretty sure no phone does this on its own - if it did, people on public transport would have complaints.

It is probably a setting on your phone (driving mode, perhaps) or a setting when you pair it with your car.

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not_doctorq 5 hours ago | parent [-]

For what it’s worth, my phone (iPhone SE 3) DOES do the lock up when I’m on the public bus, requiring me to tap “I’m not driving.”

	▲	yial 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You literally can turn this off in the settings. You have it set to enable driving mode automatically.

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dzhiurgis 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I had that on for 1 or 2 years and given up. Thanks for reminding me, it's a nightmare that makes using your phone less safe.

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what 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What phone doesn’t let you operate it while in a moving car? I’ve never heard of this.

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ghostpepper 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Modern mazdas are one example - the touchscreen locks out above 5 miles per hour.

This is only feasible because the physical controls are excellent, and you can basically accomplish anything except typing an address or a song name without the touchscreen as input.

	▲	decafninja 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The newest CX-5, their best selling car, abandons the knob, if that’s what you’re referring to. Supposedly most buyers in fact, did not like the knob. This seems to follow other manufacturers that formerly had knob based controls but similarly abandoned them.
	▲	gedy 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I have a new Mazda with CarPlay, you can touch the phone at any time? Or are you referring to the "extra" touchscreen on some models in addition to the control knob.

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to11mtm 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not necessarily a 'phone' but an 'app'; Here WeGo often won't let you pick a route for a destination you looked up if you're moving... I say 'often' because it seems to have a mood where sometimes it works but other times it literally shows a sort of 'cannot do this while vehicle is in motion' blocker...

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phinnaeus 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

iOS has had this feature for several versions now, I think it predates focus modes even. But today it lives under that umbrella as the Driving focus, which can activate automatically based on certain kinds of detected motion.