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Android Auto question (definite Bingo) #1649738 29/03/2021 23:28 29/03/2021 23:28
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,485 Corridor of Uncertainty Jim_Clennell OP Club member 105
Jim_Clennell OP Club member 105 Forum veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,485 Corridor of Uncertainty	New EV sitting smugly on the drive. Connected my phone and Android Auto (using a USB lead), looking pretty fly. Now, when I connect my phone, the USB will only connect to charge and every time I select File Transfer, it disconnects and goes back to charge only. Android Auto seems to be running, but no access to any of the Apps on the car screen, just Google Assistant. Any ideas?

Re: Android Auto question (definite Bingo) [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1649744 30/03/2021 10:10 30/03/2021 10:10
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 20,253 Aldershot PeteP Club board Member 005
PeteP Club board Member 005 Forum Fossil Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 20,253 Aldershot	Have you got Smart Switch on your phone Jim? I've just used it to transfer between Android phones using wifi. Presumably it can be downloaded to the car's system too. 16VT and X1/9 1500

Re: Android Auto question (definite Bingo) [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1649745 30/03/2021 10:47 30/03/2021 10:47
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,485 Corridor of Uncertainty Jim_Clennell OP Club member 105
Jim_Clennell OP Club member 105 Forum veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,485 Corridor of Uncertainty	I haven't got that, Pete, I'll look into it...

Re: Android Auto question (definite Bingo) [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1649787 03/04/2021 13:29 03/04/2021 13:29
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,485 Corridor of Uncertainty Jim_Clennell OP Club member 105
Jim_Clennell OP Club member 105 Forum veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,485 Corridor of Uncertainty	Still no joy. It appears that Android Auto is a particularly flaky app, with many issues - especially with regard to connecting. So I think I'll just forget it. Shame, because if it worked it would be tremendously useful.

Re: Android Auto question (definite Bingo) [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1649798 04/04/2021 15:45 04/04/2021 15:45
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,039 Kent, South East Cooperman Club Membership Secretary
Cooperman Club Membership Secretary Enjoying the ride Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,039 Kent, South East	Hi Jim, I found Android Auto very intermittent when trying you use various apps but found everything worked much more as expected when I swapped to an apple phone and used CarPlay. Maybe not a big help but if you have a spare phone worth a try.

Re: Android Auto question (definite Bingo) [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1649799 04/04/2021 16:59 04/04/2021 16:59
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,485 Corridor of Uncertainty Jim_Clennell OP Club member 105
Jim_Clennell OP Club member 105 Forum veteran Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,485 Corridor of Uncertainty	Thanks Cooperman. I do have a spare phone, but sadly, it's a Samsung! I can still listen to the radio and Spotify, it's only navigation that's a pain; I'd rather use Google Maps than the TomTom installed on the car, but I'd also much rather avoid a phone mount.

Re: Android Auto question (definite Bingo) [Re: Jim_Clennell] #1649801 04/04/2021 18:06 04/04/2021 18:06
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Cooperman Club Membership Secretary Enjoying the ride Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,039 Kent, South East	I suppose the software on the unit and the phone are both the latest updates? I use Waze rather than Google maps, maybe give it a try?

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