Latest Android Auto Review, tips and tricks! You won't believe what it can do!!!
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Thanks, this was an informative video. I plan on getting a android auto enabled head unit and this was quite helpful. I didnt know that the assistant could find and dial a number for a business thats not in your contacts, thats really helpful
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I have a 2010 Nissan Pixo and i replaced the sterio with a 9 inch android system. it absolutely worth it! I have Android auto as well as apple car play. It completely changed the infotainment system in my car. Absolute love it ❤
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Great video Ed. Excellent guidance on how to make the most use out of Android Auto. Also, thanks for the checkout on our 2024 Santa Fe this last weekend. We never would have figured out all the vehicle programming options without your help.
Glad I could help!
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Excellent video. I really like that you don't repeat yourself. You just keep moving along...
Thanks!
Just got my new VW TRoc and this video helps me a lot. Thank you!!!
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I recently bought the W901 Pro and so excited while I await its arrival. This is the most helpful video/ed on the unit that I have viewed Thank you so very much. I expect that my LR2 will give me problems on the dual BT and I will end up using an AUX cable. You are very, very good at this. I am nervous about mounting the unit on the dash and still looking at a number of options. I also purchased the wireless rear camera. Great alternative to buying a new car. I only have 32k miles on my 2009. Big thumbs up to you.
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Thanks so much for all the Android Auto tips and for showing us how to access features. I already started using several of the tips you provided. You solved a puzzle for me that was frustrating for me. When I wanted to not use Android Auto, I would go into Apps on my phone. Now I know to select the Toyota logo to toggle back over to the Toyota infotainment screen. So cool!
Right on!
Just got a new car two days ago. This is helpful. Thanks.
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Thanks a ton for this very informative video.The only one of its kind Straight to the point 😊
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Excellent video! As a interesting coincidence, when you opened up canonball the video jumped to a game advertisement. it took me a minute to fiure that out.😆
Lol
For a boomer just getting to grips with the technology in my new car, this was very helpful. I've always been tech savvy but lately just think "oh lord, do I really need to learn another new ......." insert appropriate tech in ....... And I can't really ask my kids as I taught them everything they know about technology haha. So, this was really great, thank you.
Hey I'm glad I could help!
Very informative and helpful. Thank you!
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Thanks for extremely helpful video. I learned a lot! 🙂
Glad I could help!
Very informative, I really like your presentation style!
Thanks!
I am loving my android auto. I have a 2010 camry which doesn't have a screen like tours. I purchased Carpuride W901 pro which had this android auto option or carplay. Its It takes about 10 secs to connect. Its been awesome. No complaints so far.
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Thank you for the excellent video. I am new to android auto and it was very helpful.
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Thank you for the video. Wish the new version still showed temperature next to clock. Cheers
Oh yeah, didn't even notice that!
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Very infomative and helpful. Thank you
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Very Good! Thank You! Ironically, although I live in Daytona Beach, Florida; I know right where the dealership is because I have camped in my RV by there at Cultus Lake and driven past it.
Lol cool!
Long way from Florida!
Please keep them coming... Okay I have a question. Maybe you could do a video on how to get TH-cam and other apps playing while we're parked
Thanks!
I'll be doing exactly that soon!
A+.. Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!!
One thing you could add is a list or sampling of the apps you can download and add to android auto.
Thanks! I'll do that on my next video about it 🙂
Great video. Thanks for the lesson of Android.
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Love how the Google voice is Australian for you
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Thank you for ultimative review
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Thank you ! From Boston !
My pleasure!
Very nice, Thank You.... Question, what determines the cubes next to nav in the home screen?.. mine always has last two trips, on top, and Apple music on bottom....is there anyway not to have previous trips show up?...Thanks.
The only way to have it not show up recent nav data, is to enable cognito mode on your Google maps.
But I'll also point out that if left alone for a bit, the recent destinations cube disappears and your music playback will just fill the right side of the screen.
Great video! Thanks!
Thanks for the comment!
Nice explanation of Android Auto. How do you voice a text message to someone that you didn’t receive a text from first?
You just say "send a text to" and the name of your contact, or their phone number.
Excellent tutorial. Thank you. I don't have a Hyundai but it probably works the same on all vehicles. I have a question. Will it play TH-cam videos, I definitely don't want to watch videos while driving but just the audio?
It will play TH-cam music with the TH-cam music app... But no, natively it will not play TH-cam videos.
However, I will be making a video in the very near future that will show how you can add that ability.
@@edsgarage001thanks!
Great video. Thank you
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How do I get the car icon on the android auto with Google map I had this when I was using car play on Google maps
Is there a way to disable the "Recent Locations" overlay? (Both on the Maps Screen and in the Grid View where it takes up one of the panels)? I usually know how to get home and usually the other locations it suggests are places I've just been. It's fine when I want it, but most often it's just clutter on the screen.
The only way I can see to do it, is to open your maps app on your phone, and in the user menu, enable "incognito mode"
That way, it just won't remember any future locations.
Thank you for the video. Your Android Auto Screen actually looks like the one in my new 2024 Nissan Kicks. My question is how do you exit Android Auto? You didn't tell us. There is no longer an "exit" button in the settings like all the other videos I have watched. I am exiting incorrectly because when I restart the car I get a prompt on the screen saying "Android Auto unexpectedly shut off. Would you like to reconnect?" Am I missing something?
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Go through the icons, see if one says "Nissan"... Tap it. On hyundais, it'll show a Hyundai icon that takes you back to the Hyundai home screen
For the wal-mart thing, should have said "Take me to the nearest walmart" - I belive it should do that okay, right? Dont have to use a city?
Also I had not idea you could use satellite in the maps mode. that is awesome.
You can say it however you want, that's the nice thing about it. I usually say find the nearest Walmart. But you can even just say find Walmart.
Great review. Just now getting into Android Auto on my new vehicle. Unfortunately the 22 Tacoma does not have wireless so looking to get a wireless adapter. Thanks for the review.
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Very informative. I have been trying to use Android Auto in my new car. It will only play the first two songs on a playlist and when I try talking to Google it says there’s no internet connection. Would you have any suggestions? Thanks.
Do you have a consistent mobile data connection?
Hi, would you tell me please how the split layout in 12:05 can be achieved? As far as I can see, there is actually 3 splits instead of 2 from which the navigation using 2 plits, the big left and the small upper right. In this conditions - as I can see - the navigation is in centered layout (I hate the de-centered landscape layouts so thois would be my goal). Can I get this by Waze or Here WeGo? or jist the Google is able to split the navigation in this way? Or even the Google is not able and do I miss something here? Thanks!
It just depends on what is running.
You'll only really see two apps at the same time. One of the small screens is just an extension of the maps app... Showing suggested locations.
@@edsgarage001 Well, I understand, but I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS EXTENSION on my Android auto yet. What's wrong on my system?
Another question: can this extension also show the turn-by turn instructions in order not to obscure the map and save precious space? Exactly like CarPlay does. if so, how can I ask the AA to do that?
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Thank you!
Great tips! Question here.. I keep getting a pop-up from my 2021 Elantra telling me that "my USB cord is not the authorized USB cord" to use if I choose to use it, especially with Android Auto. What USB cord should I use? My Samsung USB cord, my phone came with or a special cord authorized by Hyundai manufacturer only... a Hyundai USB cord, especially made by Hyundai.
Just use any USB cord that works... Ignore the error. "Authorized" is a really silly choice of words for the message.
If it's a crappy cord, you'll notice some disconnecting or weird glitches, then try a different cord.
Great video! My car was recently updated. QUESTION: I had 3 windows (screens) the first day, now I only have 2. HOW do I get the 3 screens back? Thank you!
I think it really just depends on which apps you're using.
I've noticed on occasion that the screen is split into three sections as well. For instance when the map is up however I'm not navigating anywhere, on the top right it shows me a couple of suggestions of where to navigate to. And on the bottom right it shows the VLC media player.
Hi ed thank for the video on my android auto the left hand of the quick access bar has got the clock / battery is there any way to swop it to the right
Hi Ronald, thx for the comment..
There's not a whole lot of layout customization that you can do. But first start with making sure you have the latest version of Android auto installed on your phone. You can do that by going into the play store, search for Android auto and tap update if that's available.
Then go into the Android auto app on your phone, which will just open its settings..
There's two things you can try, but I'm not sure if either will do it.
Try changing "driver's seat location" and/or "change layout"
See if those do anything...
Hope that helps!
When you save settings to Android Auto, are these saved in your phone, or is it part of the automobile system?
Everything related to Android Auto is from your phone.. the infotainment system in the car is basically just a display
The Alerts Only on your Google Maps, will not give you turn by turn direction. It's for Alerts... so a car has been pulled over and is causing a traffic jam, or an accident is up ahead, road work etc. For Turn by Turn, you need to have it unmuted.
Yes, I stand corrected.
The reason I said what I did, is because months ago I tried using alerts only, and I swear it still gave me notification for upcoming turns, but it was far less frequent.
Seems either I'm remembering incorrectly or they've changed it.
Really useful video, but can you tell me how to remove a favourite from bottom of the screen. I tried out listening to BBC news, but only wanted to hear it once, but dont know how to remove it from favourites. Many thanks.
Are you referring to the shortcut icons that are permanently along the bottom? Like maps and phone and stuff?
Great tutorial
Thanks!
Great job !
Thanks!
Android Auto is a bit of a random mix of good and bad things. It won't allow you to record voice clips in WhatsApp. It won't play the correct song in Amazon Music. The Google maps don't have many place names. There's no option to point at the map and tell it to navigate to that location. The interactive voice command can get easily confused. If you spell out words to it it often refuses to use the letters you've told it to.
Yep, all true
Do you reckon this will improve over time? E.g. do you think meta will at some point update WhatsApp to allow voice clips? Or is android auto fundamentally restrictive for app makers/users?
It'll most definitely improve over time. But as they add new abilities, they'll come with their own problems as well.
Still worth using though. Android auto is awesome
Think you will find it's the apps...not android auto. I use Waze,(better than Google maps) and Spotify (works perfectly) . Amazon music has failed to play the right songs multiple times for me even when not on android auto. So I ditched it.
Does navigation via Android Auto show up on the HUD (on vehicles with it) or is it just the in-built navigation that does?
It'll generally only work with built in navigation
It does appear on the HUD as long as you use Google Maps. Waze will also appear, but slightly limited (doesn't show which exit to take at a traffic circle for example). I actually switched from an iPhone to Android because I wanted Google Maps to work in my HUD. Using an iPhone, the HUD will only display guidance information when using Apple Maps. So, as long as you use the native navigation app (Android - Google Maps, iOS - Apple Maps) the information will show correctly on your HUD (tested myself in BMW and Mazda)
@@cglatz brand specific... Hyundai, Kia and Genesis only do built in navigation on the HUD.
At the 8:50 mark of this video, the 2 addresses at the top left, how do you get rid of one of them? One is my work, the other one is a address I navigated to get to. That address keeps showing up on mine that I used 3 months ago & haven't used it since. I deleted my history & it still shows up. I've used other addresses since, but that one address keeps showing up everytime I get into my car. Is it a way to get rid of it? Thank you.
On your phone,
Maps > click on your profile image > timeline > locations > find the location > click on "you were here x ago" > and delete
@@edsgarage001 Thanks for getting back to me so fast. I appreciate it. I did that, in fact I went back 18 months & deleted my history, but I'm not sure if I did it after I couldn't find the solution & I got out of my truck & sat down to play with the app on my phone🤔 I'll check it out when I get home. Good video & thank you so much for your help.
I have a 2018 escape with the Sync 3 version. Android Auto works only while my phone is connected through USB.
Now I have my phone connected through Bluetooth and it plays audio and calls. When I unplug my phone the map/GPS goes away.
Does anyone know how I can keep Android Auto connected wirelessly? I spent days trying to figure this out. I have a google pixel 6 and system is up to date.
Could it be because my vehicle isnt 2021 or newer?
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Great video! I have a question I hope you can help with! When I create a new list a new list it will not show on Android Auto to select the location when navigating... Is there something I can do so I can see these locations?
Currently it doesn't appear to work. There might be a workaround, however I notice on mine as well when I go to the search bar and to my saved favorites it doesn't show any of them. Yet on my phone in maps, they're all there.
@@edsgarage001 mine is the same! Wonder how to find out if there is a way tonsee it?
Hi,
Appreciate if you can help me..
I have android 11 headunit in my Pajer 2011,
and I'm having an issue with the echo during phone calls ( other side hears his voice repeated ) when I use bluetooth conection.
How can I stop this please
I'm sorry, but this is a fairly common issue among Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, and even just regular old Bluetooth. There are various causes and various fixes. All I can suggest is make sure your phone software is up to date, your Android auto software is up to date, and the firmware on your head unit is up to date.
I wish you luck!
I have a 06 charger rt and it didn't come with xm. I pay for it and use it via Bluetooth with a fm transmitter. If I order a android auto radio and plug it in will it Bluetooth my xm app? I'd hook up xm radio but it's not worth all the work and money to adapt another radio and antenna and the xm box...also how does it understand my steerin wheel controls?
Ok, I lot to break down here lol.
So first off, to clarify, FM and Bluetooth are both wireless technologies, but are completely unrelated.
So if you buy a new stereo that has a Bluetooth connection (which pretty much all of them do now) you won't need any FM transmitter if you're just using the XM app on your phone... as the audio from your phone will just go through Bluetooth to the stereo.
If you have Android auto on the new stereo, then you can just play the XM app right on your stereo through Android auto. Really simple actually.
As for steering wheel controls, it really depends on the stereo and the car and if whoever installs it knows what they're doing.
There's a few different ways that steering wheel buttons work, but most stereos now have two input leads "key 1" and "key 2"... They'll need to be connected to the car somehow (depends on the car) and you may need a steering wheel control adapter harness.
I'd recommend you go to a place that does professional car stereo installation and see what you need. They'll be able to make recommendations and answer all your questions.
I'm in the UK. Android Auto in a Honda Civic. It works fine. But I wanted an alternative route and wanted to put in way points for and along that route.
The route was Northampton to Coventry and instead of using the shortest M1 M6 route I wanted to set my own route of A43, A14 M6 Couldn't seem to do it.
Can you help with a video example please
After you've setup your initial destination,
Use Google voice recognition and say "add a stop".... From there it's pretty self explanatory.
I use Waze. My complaint is that I have a media screen for a music app occupying 1/3 of the display with the message 'No media available.' I want get rid of it so the entire screen can be dedicated to displaying the nav map.
That's a Waze issue.. I'm sure they'll fix it eventually
@@edsgarage001 Thanks for replying. My first reply was deleted because it had the G word in it. 2nd attempt. I figured it out. All I have to do is hit the (G) maps icon to toggle between split and full screen. Easy but not very intuitive IMO.
Learnt a lot. Thanks 😊
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Hi i have question whenever m connecting to my carplay spotify is not showing on screen like songs playing but i can see on screen
Just go to the main menu screen and tap the Spotify icon.
Thank you
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How can you put uberx on it????
Install the app on your phone.. if compatible, it'll show on Android auto
Do you know how to add Myq chamberlain garage door app to Android auto. I have it in my phone, but want to add it on my car Android auto.
Thank you
Unfortunately, unless chamberlain makes the app compatible with Android auto, you won't be able to add it.
Android auto will automatically display all compatible apps installed on your phone.
@@edsgarage001 thanks for replying
Can it play music from the head unit or is it from mobile only?
All music playback still goes through the headunit. Android Auto is just a program running from your phone, through the headunit.
@@edsgarage001 I have my music saved to my head unit so can i still play that while Android Auto is connected for phone calls etc
Yes
If you use the satellite view you will not hear the voice prompts or see the speed limit icon
You can definitely use satellite view and get voice prompts.. I do it all the time.
It would be nice if Android Auto would also play .mp3 files from the USB drive plugged into the port in my truck. I can bail out of Android Auto and use the built-in player the truck has, but being able to direct Android Auto to use that as a source would be great. I don't clutter up my phone storing music files when I can put many more on a flash drive and have that plugged into the port in the truck.
Android Auto is run by your phone, on your car's screen. It's not your car running Android auto, therefore it doesn't have access to anything plugged into your car.
@@edsgarage001 And it can only connect to one device at a time.
Can you add the Uber or Lyft app to your app screen?
Lyft yes, not sure about Uber
I want to use Google maps or Waze from my phone which is using Android auto. But while Android auto is on, how can I play just FM stations on the regular radio of my 2023 Toyota Camry while running Google maps?
While running Android auto, just hit your radio button and tune to whatever station.... then just go back into Android Auto.
@@edsgarage001 thank you for that quick response
An older car say 2003, has no infotainment. What do I look for to have wireless for the phone?
I'd get an Android stereo. You can find ones that fit in the smaller locations (single din)
Hmmm....I have an aftermarket head unit, and when I spin AA up it does not look like that. My device just shows the app list (side swipe to see more pages, similar to a phone). My recently used all show up along the left side. In fact, there actually is no AA logo on my device. It has something called TLink that allows you to go into AA if you're connected to an Android phone or CarPlay if you're connected to iPhone.
I use head unit reloaded on my aftermarket head unit in my truck .. but it still shows it like this.
Are you certain you have the latest version of AA on your phone?
@@edsgarage001 I'm pretty certain. I have an S23 Ultra running beta 2 of OneUI 6 (Android 14). I guess I'm not quite understanding the relationship between AA on the phone and AA on the unit. I know when I installed the head unit (Digital Octopus Radio's new DO2 model for Gen5 Camaros) I know it updated AA on the unit. Although there is no actual app on the phone, the background portion in Settings shows it's version 10.2.633224. When I go into the Store and look up Android Auto it only gives the option to Uninstall, so I'll assume that I must be running the latest version.
Actually, I may have partially figured it out...and I don't know why I didn't think about this before. The LAUNCHER. I realized that my unit uses iLauncher and, as I researched launchers for car units, yours looks like it's Vivid (the TH-camr who discussed it mentioned it's the launcher found on most units). Now that this is finally clicking for me, I just need to figure out why, despite going into settings, iLauncher is only show temps in Centigrade and speed in Kilometers.
Cool, well hopefully it works for you!
How did you get VLC to work with Android Auto? I cannot get it to work.
I didn't need to do anything special. I just installed it on my phone and it showed up in Android Auto.
New owner of a car with Android Auto. Can I have AA running but use the Sirius radio for music?
Absolutely!
Just tune to the station you want with the built in radio, then switch back to Android Auto.
@@edsgarage001 Just to make sure I understand. First set the car radio, then go to Android Auto, and the radio will continue to play?
It depends... If the last time you used Android auto, you were also using it to play music, then it might start playing that source again. But that's ok, you just switch back to Sirius radio, then back into Android auto again and it should stay on Sirius at that point.
I'm sorry, it's hard to explain..... Easy to do, and show, but difficult to explain lol
@@edsgarage001 Thanks. If it was easy to explain I may have been able to figure it out myself. Or get one of the grandkids to figure it out. Thanks again for the help.
No problem
I have a Hyundai i30 1.5 DPI 2023 car and with a Huawei phone in the family (P10 Lite, P10, P20pro, P20pro, Mate20 pro) it cannot connect to the carplay/android car, even though they all have the Google function Emui12/Android10 (built-in the Android car function automatically). Has anyone been there? Can you suggest a solution? I appreciate your help in advance
I wish I could help... But I'd need to be sitting in front of it to figure it out.
If your head unit has an older version of Android Auto, how do you go about updating it?
Actually, Android auto isn't run on the head unit.... the head unit actually just acts as a screen and displays whatever the phone sends it.
So you need to update Android auto on your phone.
Go to the play store, find Android Auto, and tap update.
@@edsgarage001 Awesome thanks!! buying my first touchscreen next weekend to upgrade my stock stereo, so Im getting up to speed
Where is your music stored when you use VLC? If you have music stored in your phone, so actually what is VLC on Android auto? Because you just pull VLC from your phone, right?
The music is just mp3 or flac files stored in a folder on my phone. VLC is just a media player that accesses those files. And it happens to be compatible with Android Auto as well.
@@edsgarage001 Thanks, so VLC will play nothing if you forgot your a phone?
Well... You won't even see Vlc.
Everything on the car's screen in Android auto, comes from the phone
My car is Genesis, 2016 model, Royal. Its specifications are Korean. My problem is that my screen does not support Apple CarPlay. I want to find a solution for me, adding Apple carplay
There might be an update that adds that functionality.
In Canada, several 2016 models gained the function through updates provided in 2018
Wow! That's a 2023... Do all Hyundai's come with that overwhelming sense of depression when looking at the screen and surrounding buttons of the infotainment system? I feel terrible for asking that... But since you had a lot full of cars to choose from, now I am curious compared to the 2023 Tundra's...
That was on a base model vehicle.
The screen and camera system is actually quite clear and high res compared to most Toyota products.
Your probably right with the Toyota brand, the Tundras I drove were amazing. The way it would show a 3D aerial view of the truck and objects around is still impressive. However there Tacoma is another matter. By comparison, it costed them the sale. Ive done sales for years, you never show views from the mountain tops, then try to sell something at the base level.
The 360 surround view in higher trims of hyundais is super impressive too.. very well stitched and high resolution.
Toyota makes a fine car, but some of their lower stuff could really use some updating.
Excellent video, but hard to watch with the shaky camera.
Thx... Sorry
u can turn on/off voice as well with auto google voice too ... OK google, or hey google..
,big con:
problem is u need USB cable all the time, who the heck likes to plug/unplug your phone each time u get in the car, aint no one got time do dat ish lol, unlike apple car play , only the newer more xpensive cars have wireless android auto, dpends on your car/model
I've ordered a wireless Android auto dongle, I'll be doing a video on it soon.
But actually, for apple carplay, pretty much every car that has wired Android auto, you would also need a cable for apple carplay. So there's no difference really.
See the description
. I've added a link to my review of the worries Android auto dongle I bought
android auto doesn't show the weather or temp. or battery numeral! should add that to next update... it only shows LTE connection and time on bottom right
Thx for the comment!
Is it possible to attend Microsoft Teams meeting thru android auto?
Teams will show chats messages through Android auto .. but currently no audio or visual
This is my first new car that has Android Auto the problem I'm having is when I plugged the plug into the USB port to play the music it will keep on skipping now if I unplug it it does not do this I'm assuming it's running off of Bluetooth and that's the reason why but sometimes it will work for me and sometimes it will not will plugging it into the USB port I do not know why it keeps on skipping because it does not do this when I listen to the music from my cell phone I only does this when I plug it into the USB port can play please explain to me why it doesn't work and it does not skip in the next minute it will not and I do not get why it does this I have tried changing the plug I tried uninstalling Android auto and I do not know why one minute it will work fine with the plug when it's plugged into the USB in the next minute it does not can somebody please tell me why he does this
Try doing updates on your phone for the OS and playstore updates.
Try a different player, like VLC
Cool, but don't fiddle with all those screens while the car is moving!!
That's what voice recognition is for...
Thx for the comment!
Ever since I got this update the gps on the map constantly loses direction. It turns grey and says "searching for gps"...after a while it finds itself for a few minutes and gets lost again...
i eventually figured out how to push the gps location by attempting to open maps on the phone which obviously prompts to "unable to open maps because it's using Android auto"...odd glitch but that's what I have to do which has become a nuisance.😒
I had that for a while...
Go into your app settings, find Android auto, go into permissions, and make sure location access is set to "always"
Do the same with the permissions for "maps".... Make sure location access is set to "always allow"
@@edsgarage001 it was set to "only while using this app"...i changed it to "always" (although reluctantly since I'd rather not be tracked if I'm not using the app) and see if that makes a difference. I'll report back later when I'm in my car.🫰
That should do the trick
@@edsgarage001 can you click on allow location access only when using your vehicle and turning location off when not using your vehicle? We only want to use this for GPS when going out of town. Thanks
Currently you can try having it set to "while using app".
But as the op mentioned, that wasn't working for maps within Android auto.
Reason being, is because of you're using maps on your phone, then your phone knows to enable location. But if you're using it within Android auto, the system doesn't know to enable location access as the app isn't running natively on the phone at that point.
It's a glitch that will likely be fixed in a future update.
For some reason my night mode or day mode inever comes up correctly on screen, i have it on automatic, on phone it's dark but on screen is always light,
Try accessing the Android auto app on your phone, then go to "day/night mode on maps" and select auto.
If it's already on auto, change it to night mode there and try it. If it works, then perhaps your clock is set wrong?
@Ed's Garage Android auto on phone is on auto and works correctly on phone, but on screen it's always light, unless I change it manually on screen to match phone then it's correct. I shouldn't have to change manually, it should be automatic as phone, I don't get it.
Do you have all the latest software on your phone and your car's infotainment system?
I believe auto mode is set by default to be managed by your auto not by the phone.
Basically if your car headlights are turned on, it will became black, if they are turned off, then the map screen will be white.
If you want to change that behavior, you should enable Android Auto developer mode (in your AA settings on the phone tap 10 times on the AA relase version to activate dev mode) and then you will have more options in the AA settings (on your phone), being able to chose between auto mode controlled by the car vs the phone itself.
Any recommendations on getting a samsung wireless connection
Do you mean, adding wireless Android auto connectivity to a vehicle that has wired Android auto?
@@edsgarage001 yes I do
@@davidshirley6850 I'll add a link in the description of this video.. won't let me add links here
@@edsgarage001 u can't get wireless android auto unless ur cars HU is capable, its hardware dpendant!
@@kleptodathief3946 incorrect... You just need to add a wireless Android auto dongle. See the description for my video about it
Does anyone know how to remove the search bar on the maps full screen page. With the search bar displayed it push’s the car position over to the side and makes half the map a waste of space
Tap the up arrow beside the word "search"
@edsgarage001 just tried it but it does nothing. Swiped, tapped and nothing. The search text just stayed put. Moving to iPhone in a couple of weeks so hopefully the apple car play maps are a little better. Thanks for the reply though 👍
I can guarantee you that Apple maps is not better
@edsgarage001 oh don't tell me that 🙈🙈🙈🤣🤣
Sorry 🤷😕
Just wish the map arrow was in the middle already
Really?
I prefer it at the bottom.... I need to see what's ahead, not what's behind.
It only have 2 split screen. Nav and music...
I can see nav, music and recent messages on mine . 🤷
How to disable the text notification
I don't think you can
When I clicked on the map like in 3:50 , nothing happened. So, I can't put the map(or waze) on the whole screen. Any suggestions?
It doesn't go full screen with Google maps either? Or just waze?
Apparently waze will be getting some updates soon, so that may correct it
Can't do it also to google maps.
That's strange....
What if you tap the Google maps icon itself?
Same thing - nothing happened.
What about other applications.... Like you're music player for example. Does anything go full screen?
How to have media on full screen ?
Just tap the icon for the app on the app bar a second time... it should go full screen
I have a 2022 december released MG4 EV and android sucks so hard. its UI looks way different, its slower than a 2005 Thinkpad running windows 10, spotify sometimes stop playing and refuses to unpause. It will only connect when I unlock my phone even after setting my car to a trusted USB device and setting the default USB option to Media, on the lock screen it just says "USB charge only" when connected to my car and I am using a really high quality USB 3.2 rated Data cable which is really thick and stiff compared to my old Iphone cable where Carplay worked flawlessly on the same car. What the hell is wrong with android auto how can it be so bad after almost a decade? While Carplay runs buttery smooth with 0 hiccups.
Ask a friend with an android phone to try it in your car... Something's not right, but considering most people don't experience those issues, it's not Android auto. Something else is going on.
Great Aussie voice on the replies!
Lol yeah
i had a Oneplus 7 Pro with Android OS 12 and the Android Auto on my 2022 RX350L is god awful.
I've got the one plus 9... Works great for the most part, just the odd glitch
Does it have a bluetooth?
Your question doesn't really make sense.... I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be rude,
Android auto allows you to make phone calls and text using voice. Bluetooth is irrelevant if you're using Android auto.
Every car that is equipped with Android auto functionally would generally also be Bluetooth capable, if that helps.
I dont like Bluetooth connection, how can l disable please? Thanks
Turn Bluetooth off on your phone?
I used to have it working on previous versions of Android Auto. Now I cannot seem to get it to work
Used to have what working?... Sorry, I mean, what do you mean by "it"
@@edsgarage001 sorry I don't know what I was thinking. I am talking about AAAD app that allows you to stream videos such as TH-cam onto your car display
Ooohhhhhh ok.
Android auto is regularly updated to stop that type of stuff from working unfortunately.
Great detail video
Thanks!
How to hide this black line on the bottom?
I don't think you can. I don't see an option anywhere in the settings for that.
But on some displays, that bar will be on the side instead
Chilliwack!? 🤸♀️
Yep