I connect my phone to my vehicle as usual... and it simply charges! No Android Auto, even with a known good cable.
Is this a widespread issue?
Is this a widespread issue?
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Help SOLVED: Where's Android Auto?
- Thread starter The_Chief
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it works fine on my car. are you connecting via usb? or bluetooth? is this a factory head unit? or 3rd party? mine is a kenwood stereo.
This is Ford Sync 3 and the Z Fold 3. It has to be model-specific to the Z Fold 3 because I used the same cable to connect my Darling Bride's Note 10+ today and Android Auto popped right up. On my Fold 3? Only charging. This is BRAND NEW as it has worked on my phone since I got it in August!
Hmmm not sure as I connect via Bluetooth, been working since day one. Have you tried other cables?
Yes, I did: though I don't understand how the one cable would just stop working with my phone, yet work perfectly for hers. I'll keep working on this.
How could it be the cable if, two weeks ago,it worked perfectly; now it doesn't; but if I disconnect my Z Fold 3 and the Darling Bride connects her Note 10+ it immediately works? No, I'm suspecting the last security patch broke it.
There are a lot of complaints in the Samsung Members app about this issue, with some members suspecting Android 12. I posted this reply:
I don't believe it's Android 12: it was working perfectly fine with my Z Fold 3 until a couple of weeks ago when my phone installed the February security patch. Since then, Android Auto is 100% broken. I've cleared app cache and data; unpaired my phone from the vehicle and reconnected it; and started all over. Connecting my phone to my vehicle does nothing but charge it... yet if my wife connects her Note 10+ using the same cable, Android Auto works fine. Her phone also has the February security patch.
The phones have different firmware, of course: based on the other posts of Android Auto suddenly breaking on certain phone models, the technician in me suspects a line of code in the security patch of the affected devices as the culprit.
I would respectfully challenge Samsung engineers to look at the code that is common to these devices and find out what is different from the code on the Note 10+. Somewhere in there is the cause, I believe, for Android Auto not working. Once identified, Samsung can immediately send out a supplemental patch to fix it.
I don't believe it's Android 12: it was working perfectly fine with my Z Fold 3 until a couple of weeks ago when my phone installed the February security patch. Since then, Android Auto is 100% broken. I've cleared app cache and data; unpaired my phone from the vehicle and reconnected it; and started all over. Connecting my phone to my vehicle does nothing but charge it... yet if my wife connects her Note 10+ using the same cable, Android Auto works fine. Her phone also has the February security patch.
The phones have different firmware, of course: based on the other posts of Android Auto suddenly breaking on certain phone models, the technician in me suspects a line of code in the security patch of the affected devices as the culprit.
I would respectfully challenge Samsung engineers to look at the code that is common to these devices and find out what is different from the code on the Note 10+. Somewhere in there is the cause, I believe, for Android Auto not working. Once identified, Samsung can immediately send out a supplemental patch to fix it.
Here are are, seven weeks of no Android Auto on many newer devices - one look in the Samsung Members app community proves that. I'm having to plaster my phone onto my dashboard, aka ten years ago, for my road trip tomorrow (BTW I will be afk for the week). Perhaps when I return to civilization, the Android 4.1 March 2022 update will roll to devices in the US, fixing what I'm sure the February patch broke.
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It didn't
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It didn't
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Mystery solved.
Google did it - Android Auto is being killed off in favor of Google Assistant Driving Mode (which currently doesn't support Waze). Once again, Google replaced a perfectly good app with an "improvement" that's not even close to being its equivalent.
https://9to5google.com/2021/10/12/google-assistant-driving-mode-bluetooth/
Google did it - Android Auto is being killed off in favor of Google Assistant Driving Mode (which currently doesn't support Waze). Once again, Google replaced a perfectly good app with an "improvement" that's not even close to being its equivalent.
https://9to5google.com/2021/10/12/google-assistant-driving-mode-bluetooth/
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Isn't it "kick in the butt" irony that I received a shipping notification today - that my crowdfunded AAWireless has shipped? So I could enjoy getting into my vehicle and connecting to Android Auto without plugging my phone into the vehicle... IF Android Auto still worked!
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And my brand new, useless cool tech arrived today! GRRRRR
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And my brand new, useless cool tech arrived today! GRRRRR
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I went to Google's feedback form and sent this...
I don't know who made the brainless decision to kill off Android Auto in favor of Google Assistant Driving Mode, but they need to be cleaning bathrooms and not making such important decisions.
Assistant Driving Mode may be great for users who don't have a vehicle compatible with Android Auto: but forcing those of us who DO to use an "upgrade" that isn't nearly as versatile is a huge step backward.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3: since Assistant Driving Mode only works in portrait mode, it's unusable for me. I don't have a mount for the phone and the screen is too narrow. Plus, I use WAZE and not Maps.
PLEASE, Google: restore Android Auto for those of us who can use it, and continue development of Assistant Driving Mode for those who can't. That gives everyone something to help them on the road. What works for one, however, won't work for the other.
I went to Google's feedback form and sent this...
I don't know who made the brainless decision to kill off Android Auto in favor of Google Assistant Driving Mode, but they need to be cleaning bathrooms and not making such important decisions.
Assistant Driving Mode may be great for users who don't have a vehicle compatible with Android Auto: but forcing those of us who DO to use an "upgrade" that isn't nearly as versatile is a huge step backward.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3: since Assistant Driving Mode only works in portrait mode, it's unusable for me. I don't have a mount for the phone and the screen is too narrow. Plus, I use WAZE and not Maps.
PLEASE, Google: restore Android Auto for those of us who can use it, and continue development of Assistant Driving Mode for those who can't. That gives everyone something to help them on the road. What works for one, however, won't work for the other.
So the plot thickens! Android Auto is shutting down, but only the app for use on the phone... not the vehicle screen:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-is-shutting-down-android-auto-for-phone-screens
That puts the ball back in Samsung's court - it's on Sammy to explain why newer model flagship devices have lost the ability to use Android Auto, while older phones are unaffected.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-is-shutting-down-android-auto-for-phone-screens
That puts the ball back in Samsung's court - it's on Sammy to explain why newer model flagship devices have lost the ability to use Android Auto, while older phones are unaffected.
UPDATE: I installed the latest version of Android Auto, 7.6, hoping it would resolve the loss of connectivity. It did not. That's the latest and greatest release from Google... which means, SAMSUNG, this is your problem to solve!
Why is it being ignored? I used chat on the Samsung support website, and the agent told me there were no other reports of Android Auto not working! I told him to tell his boss to look in the Samsung Members community, where he would find dozens of complaints - all from owners of newer Galaxy flagships.
Why is it being ignored? I used chat on the Samsung support website, and the agent told me there were no other reports of Android Auto not working! I told him to tell his boss to look in the Samsung Members community, where he would find dozens of complaints - all from owners of newer Galaxy flagships.
I installed Android Auto version 7.7.6 and even the 7.8.1223 beta; booted into recovery and wiped system cache. Still not connecting.
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June Security patch is rolling out... if I were a betting man, the cynical ol' Chief would plunk down money on Samsung continuing to gaslight this issue and not address it. Meanwhile, I bought a car mount for the Z Fold 3 - at least I can use Waze again!
No June patch yet, but Android Auto 7.8.6 release is out and I sideloaded it from APK Mirror. We'll see if that fixes it...
EDIT: STILL no June patch, but I sideloaded beta release 7.9.1226 and it's not resolved. I have AA Wireless installed in my vehicle, though, so we can use it with the Darling Bride's Note 10+. Every time she gets in my car, it faithfully pairs up wirelessly and starts Android Auto on the vehicle screen using her phone.
EDIT: STILL no June patch, but I sideloaded beta release 7.9.1226 and it's not resolved. I have AA Wireless installed in my vehicle, though, so we can use it with the Darling Bride's Note 10+. Every time she gets in my car, it faithfully pairs up wirelessly and starts Android Auto on the vehicle screen using her phone.
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SOLVED!
This afternoon I checked for an update and - the June update (DVEE) was available. I installed it and later, while driving on a quick errand, decided to plug the phone directly into my vehicle.
Android Auto! Thank you, Samsung!
It will be interesting to learn if the June update fixed it; or a combination of the update with the beta 7.9.1 install. Regardless, I'm absolutely thrilled to have Android Auto working again... especially considering I have a trip out of state next week!
This afternoon I checked for an update and - the June update (DVEE) was available. I installed it and later, while driving on a quick errand, decided to plug the phone directly into my vehicle.
Android Auto! Thank you, Samsung!
It will be interesting to learn if the June update fixed it; or a combination of the update with the beta 7.9.1 install. Regardless, I'm absolutely thrilled to have Android Auto working again... especially considering I have a trip out of state next week!
Not only is Android Auto working... but the AAWireless, allowing us to connect our phones wirelessly, works flawlessly! I get in, start the car, and within seconds Android Auto is on the screen - and my phone never leaves my holster! Happy days!
Paula Pavlico
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Is your Android Auto still working? Mine suddenly stopped working. I have a Galaxy Fold 3 that worked just fine with my Android Auto in my 2108 Jeep Compass. My phone software updated August 2nd, I last used the Android Auto successfully before that update but it won't work when I tried today. I tried all of the troubleshooting steps on the Android Auto troubleshooting website and nothing has worked. The phone is connecting to the Bluetooth, it is charging with the USB cable but Android Auto won't connect. The car screen tells me to follow the steps on the phone screen to connect. The phone pops up a screen telling me it needs to do setup steps but when I hit the "next" button, I get kicked out of Android Auto on the phone. I've tried new USB cable, cleared the cache for Android Auto, uninstalled & reinstalled the app, reboot the phone. I'm thinking the new phone software update caused a problem. Any ideas?
My Android Auto, connected by Bluetooth to AAWireless, worked on my drive this morning. It is very frustrating - especially since Google has killed off the phone version of Android Auto.
My only suggestion is to unpair and forget your phone on your Jeep. On your Z Fold 3, unpair and forget your Jeep in Bluetooth settings. Then in Apps, go to Android Auto, clear cache and data. Just nuke it all and restart the phone.
Then start up your Jeep and pair it back with your phone, fingers crossed. If you still have problems and it's a carrier-branded phone, you may want to contact your carrier and report the issue. Then contact Samsung and report the issue (both to the tech support reps and by submitting an error report in the Samsung Members app.
My only suggestion is to unpair and forget your phone on your Jeep. On your Z Fold 3, unpair and forget your Jeep in Bluetooth settings. Then in Apps, go to Android Auto, clear cache and data. Just nuke it all and restart the phone.
Then start up your Jeep and pair it back with your phone, fingers crossed. If you still have problems and it's a carrier-branded phone, you may want to contact your carrier and report the issue. Then contact Samsung and report the issue (both to the tech support reps and by submitting an error report in the Samsung Members app.