The CCC (Car Connectivity Consortium) has officially confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones will be MirrorLink compatible. For those unaware, MirrorLink allows for a bridge between mobile devices and automobile.
This technology allows a seamless network to be created between the smartphone and the car using the steering wheel controls or a touchscreen console. The technology was conceived back in 2011 and has since grown enormously with the support of a handful of car and mobile OEMs. We’ve already seen MirrorLink being used through Glympse on Volkswagen and Peugeot cars.
MirrorLink prides itself in being one of the very few OS agnostic car-mobile solutions out there with the likes of Android Auto and CarPlay requiring an Android or iOS device to function. Future owners of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge will be glad to know that this technology is supported by default on the handsets.
Alan Ewing who is the president and executive director of the CCC said – “Distribution on the world’s most popular Samsung devices, including the Samsung Galaxy S5, Note 4, Note Edge, and now the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, reaffirm that MirrorLink is real and in the hands of millions of consumers today. For consumers, the variety of MirrorLink-enabled handsets and vehicles has turned the promise of the connected car into a reality. And with deployments taking place on such a large scale, developers can focus on what they do best – creating innovative apps to redefine the connected driving experience”
Update: The HTC One M9 has also been confirmed to be MirrorLink-enabled.
Source: Business Wire
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