The first time I tried using android auto in a rental car I hated it. The damn thing would disconnect constantly and there was no safe way to restart or reconnect it while driving, I had to pull over somewhere. The car’s screen controlled things like the radio and AC so I had to constantly take my eyes off of the road to adjust anything.
Were you using Android Auto with a USB cable or wireless? I have an aftermarket AA radio in my car that I use wired and it works almost perfectly, but I also have physical climate control so I can’t fully relate
Were you using Android Auto with a USB cable or wireless? I have an aftermarket AA radio in my car that I use wired and it works almost perfectly,
Are you suggesting a Wi-Fi Bluetooth device inside of the same vehicle its trying to connect to via Wi-Fi Bluetooth would have connection problems, and not be able to connect, at that short range?
Just trying to get more information about their experience as well, maybe it’s not actually Android Auto and it’s a weird half baked system built into the car
Being honest here, I have a car with android auto and I hate having to plug it in for a variety of reasons.
I just want to get in and drive, the music should just play and all the stuff should just get out of the way.
I don’t want to charge my phone every time I drive my car, it’s not necessary and can be hard on the battery
This is doubly important for an EV, I don’t want to waste EV power charging a phone that doesn’t need charging
My opinion, Phone OS makers need to get their shit together around android auto / apple carplay. Too much nonsense gets in the way of all the actually important pieces. When you get in a car with only a radio, the music just starts playing when you get in. Which means, your experience is better with old tech. That’s just ridiculous.
I personally think a better idea is to just start equipping cars with cell modems that you add to your plan or something. There is no need to offload this work to your cellphone when the car has more physical space for that kind of thing anyway. I mean tesla’s just have a borderline gaming computer in them these days.
You definitely don’t want wireless android auto…the interface sucks and it’s amazing to be able to unplug it and use your phone correctly then plug back in
I have wireless android auto in my GLI. It’s fine. There have been a few random instances where being connected wirelessly has been inconvenient. But my biggest gripe is the battery drain.
The first time I tried using android auto in a rental car I hated it. The damn thing would disconnect constantly and there was no safe way to restart or reconnect it while driving, I had to pull over somewhere. The car’s screen controlled things like the radio and AC so I had to constantly take my eyes off of the road to adjust anything.
Were you using Android Auto with a USB cable or wireless? I have an aftermarket AA radio in my car that I use wired and it works almost perfectly, but I also have physical climate control so I can’t fully relate
Are you suggesting a
Wi-FiBluetooth device inside of the same vehicle its trying to connect to viaWi-FiBluetooth would have connection problems, and not be able to connect, at that short range?I mean, yeah, it’s possible
Just trying to get more information about their experience as well, maybe it’s not actually Android Auto and it’s a weird half baked system built into the car
Being honest here, I have a car with android auto and I hate having to plug it in for a variety of reasons.
I just want to get in and drive, the music should just play and all the stuff should just get out of the way.
I don’t want to charge my phone every time I drive my car, it’s not necessary and can be hard on the battery
This is doubly important for an EV, I don’t want to waste EV power charging a phone that doesn’t need charging
My opinion, Phone OS makers need to get their shit together around android auto / apple carplay. Too much nonsense gets in the way of all the actually important pieces. When you get in a car with only a radio, the music just starts playing when you get in. Which means, your experience is better with old tech. That’s just ridiculous.
I personally think a better idea is to just start equipping cars with cell modems that you add to your plan or something. There is no need to offload this work to your cellphone when the car has more physical space for that kind of thing anyway. I mean tesla’s just have a borderline gaming computer in them these days.
You can get an adapter that makes wired Android Auto or Apple CarPlay wireless. I bought one off AliExpress for like $30 and it works great.
Ironically I’ve had an issue with Spotify not automatically playing when I wanted it to, unrelated to Android Auto lol
Also I think some cars do have cell modems, but it’s mostly to provide in car wifi
I’m researching aftermarket head units for my wife’s Kia, what did you go with?
You definitely don’t want wireless android auto…the interface sucks and it’s amazing to be able to unplug it and use your phone correctly then plug back in
I have wireless android auto in my GLI. It’s fine. There have been a few random instances where being connected wirelessly has been inconvenient. But my biggest gripe is the battery drain.