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Android Auto has over the recent past experienced rapid growth to become a staple platform for keeping drivers connected to their cars. Today, you no longer need your phone to call a friend when on the wheel. Android Auto not only lets you communicate with your friend hands-free, but also play music and even navigate through Maps and Waze.
Of course, with every new update to the standalone app, Google strives to add new features, improve existing ones as well as address some annoying bugs, issues and problems faced by users. Not long ago, for instance, Android Auto was updated with split-screen support for cars with wide screens and fixed disconnection issues with the March security patch for Pixel phones.
But since Google doesn’t make Android Auto-powered cars and only writes the software, at times new feature additions and even bugs/issues that arise require the intervention of the actual car makers.
Keeping track of if and when the various players involved will be addressing a certain bug, issue or problem can be a daunting task. It gets even harder with making follow-ups to issues raised by users.
In this article, though, we’ve simplified it by putting everything you need to know about the current status of Android Auto bugs, issues and problems that have been raised in one place. As expected, we will regularly update this article with new info whenever there are fresh developments, so be sure to bookmark it so that you don’t miss out.
Presented below is a collection of essential Android Auto official resources that you may wish to explore.
Android Auto bugs, issues, and related developments section
This section gives detailed information about the bugs and issues that are impacting Android Auto users.
| Description | Model(s) affected | Status |
| Car display freezes/goes black soon after phone locks | Multiple models | Fixed |
| Android Auto causes Google Pixels to restart | Multiple models | Fixed |
| Android Auto not working on Samsung Galaxy S21 | Multiple models | Fixed |
| Waze speedometer stopped showing on the car display | Multiple models | Escalated |
| No sound in incoming phone calls | Ford Sync 3 | Potentially fixed |
| Volume drops when using voice commands to call | Acura models | Under investigation |
| Android Auto asks “Do you want to reply” but does not read messages | Multiple models | Fix in works |
| Assistant says “You don’t have a default app for playing music” when using YT Music | Multiple models | Under investigation |
| Voice command to navigate to destination does not work anymore | Multiple models | Fixed |
| Steering wheel control stopped working | Multiple models | Issue resurfaces |
| Android Auto disconnects when phone battery is sufficiently charged | Multiple models | Fix in works |
| Google Maps does not display the blue navigation route | Multiple models | Fixed |
| Android Auto shows wrong Home address | Multiple models | Under investigation |
| Audible resetting audiobooks to first page | Multiple models | Fixed |
| OnePlus Nord/Oppo Find X (Android 11 devices) can’t connect to Android Auto | Multiple models | Escalated |
| “Liked songs” on Spotify fail to play | Multiple models | Fixed |
| Android Auto blasts the last played song at full volume randomly | Multiple models | Fixed |
| Android Auto temperature/weather not working with latest Android update | Samsung Galaxy devices | Persists |
| Google Assistant does not read text messages but asks if the user wants to reply | Multiple models | Fixed |
| Android Auto weather location is stuck on hometown | Google Pixels | Fixed |
| Android Auto doesn’t play Youtube Music even though it’s selected as the default music app | Multiple devices | Fixed |
| Android Auto renewed connectivity issues following update | Multiple devices | USB Startup Diagnostic tool added |
| Music starts playing from the phone after call | Multiple devices | Escalated |
| Android Auto keeps moving from File Transfer USB connection to no transfer | Google Pixels | Fixed |
| Outgoing audio doesn’t work on calls initiated using Google Assistant | Multiple devices | Issue persists |
| Android Auto crashes when phone is unlocked | Samsung S21 Ultra | Fix expected in September |
| “Spotify doesn’t seem to be working right now” | Multiple devices | Fixed |
| Music output switches to phone after call is disconnected | Multiple devices | Responded |
| Android Auto crashes when connected device is unlocked | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Fix expected in September |
| Text message alert not working | Galaxy S20 FE | Reported |
| Choppy music switching apps when AA connected over WiFi | Samsung S20 FE | Fix released |
| Not connecting after Android 11 update | Multiple devices | Reported |
| Maps stuck at “Loading route” | Pixel 5 and more | Acknowledged |
| Assistant doesn’t give location-based results | All | Fixed |
| Phone no longer connected to Android Auto | Some Oppo users | Reported |
| Facebook Messenger notifications not working | All | Reported |
| Amazon Music playing wrong song | All | Reported |
| Audio laggy or choppy while using wireless mode | All | Potentially fixed |
| Missing weather icon | All | Fixed |
| Google Assistant ‘Something went wrong, please try again’ issue | All | Fixed |
| Phone calls not showing on phone when connected to Android Auto | All | Intended behavior |
| Android Auto not reading out messages | All | Persists after Coolwalk update |
| Android Auto layout switching to left-hand drive | All | Escalated |
| Android Auto Google Maps wrong roundabout directions | All | Escalated |
| Android Auto not connecting to phone via USB cable | All | USB Startup Diagnostic tool added |
| Android Auto ‘Google Maps location needs attention’ bug | All | Escalated |
| Navigation notification bar blocking next exit/turn text directions | Samsung S21 Ultra | Escalated |
| Ok Google/Hey Google not working | All | Bug reports needed |
| AA not showing on Pixel 6 launcher | Pixel 6 and Pixel6 Pro | Expected behavior |
| Android Auto voice commands not properly work with Telegram | All Android | Fixed in Android Auto 7.1 |
| Android Auto not working on Android 12 | Android 12 devices | Under investigation |
| Not receiving notifications on head units when mobile is plugged in | Android 12 devices | Workaround |
| YouTube Audio issues when connected to Android Auto | Android devices | |
| Uber, Lyft & other apps unable to upload address on Google Maps | All devices | Likely fixed |
| Unable to send Google Maps links from phone to Android Auto screen | All devices | Escalated |
| Android Auto voice commands not working after saying trigger phase | All devices | Escalated |
| Device keeps disconnecting occasionally | Pixel 6 | Under investigation |
| Phone’s keyboard not working after disconnecting from Android Auto | All devices | Workaround |
| Contacts not recognized after new update | All devices | Escalated |
| Navigation refreshing every 5 – 10 minutes | All devices | Escalated |
| YouTube Music downloaded songs not showing on Android Auto | All devices | Workaround |
| Android Auto not working on Xiaomi 11T Pro for some car models | Xiaomi 11T Pro | Workaround |
| Google Maps missing after Android Auto 7.2 update | All | Unacknowledged |
| Bluetooth connectivity issue on Pixel 6 | All | Potential workaround |
| Issues connecting to Android Auto, screen turns black | Galaxy S22 series | Investigating |
| Getting Communication Error 8 when trying to connect | All devices | Escalated |
| Google Assistant defaults to phone speakers when using Android Auto | All devices | Fixed |
| Android Auto stuck on Test screen | All devices | Unacknowledged |
| Mobile phones show ‘Looking for Android Auto’ message | All devices | Unacknowledged |
| Assisstant reading messages in wrong language | All devices | Fixed |
| Huge icons after upgrading to Android 12 | All devices | Fixed |
| Crashing and connection issues after updating to One UI 4.1 | All devices | Unacknowledged |
| Microsoft Teams audio not working | All devices | Escalated |
| Low FPS issue | All devices | Unacknowledged |
| Satellite View removed or missing | All devices | Fixed |
| Auto day/night mode not working in Android Auto | All devices | Escalated |
| Outgoing calls don’t connect | All devices | Escalated |
| Enlarged icons and taskbar on head unit | All devices | Acknowledged |
| Unable to connect to Android Auto wirelessly after 7.8 update | All devices | Unacknowledged |
| Calls are getting automatically rejected | All devices | Workaround |
| Android Auto not working or throwing ‘not responding’ error after v7.8 update | All devices | Escalated |
| Android Auto not connecting outgoing calls via Google Assistant voice commands | All devices | Fixed |
| Android device overheating or draining too much battery | All devices | Unacknowledged |
| Libby app not working | All devices | Escalated |
| Getting ‘Looking for Android Auto’ notification after Android 13 update | All devices | Fixed |
| Users unable to pair device with Android Auto | All devices | Still persists |
| Android Auto not connecting or disconnecting | Pixel 7 and 7 Pro | Investigating |
| Google Maps real-time trip location sharing button disappeared after latest update | Pixel 7 and 7 Pro | Unacknowledged |
| Android Auto calls not working when phone is connected to smartwatch via Bluetooth | All devices | Unacknowledged |
| Android Auto connectivity issue | Pixel 7 and 7 Pro | Fixed |
| Waze camera speed alerts not going away | All | Reportedly fixed in beta |
| ‘Hey Google’ does not respond or turns screen black | All | Escalated |
| Google Assistant partially broken after Android 13 update | All | Reported |
| New Coolwalk UI update still not available | All | Workaround |
| Waze keeps freezing | All | Workaround |
| Google Maps ‘GPS signal lost’ | All | Still present after v11.72 update |
| Connection errors | Galaxy S23 | Escalated |
| Android Auto Coolwalk not displaying weather | Some models and apps | Acknowledged |
| Android Auto Coolwalk missing full-screen support | Some models and apps | Unacknowledged |
| Android Auto keeps disconnecting | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | Workaround |
| Google Assistant can’t find WhatsApp after One Ui 5.1 update | Some Samsung models | Workarounds |
| Lower screen portion freezes after the Coolwalk update | All | Reported |
| Connectivity and other issues after MIUI 14 update | All | Escalated |
| Can’t connect wirelessly unless users clear data, cache, & force stop app in settings | All | Bug report required |
| Android Auto voice commands not working | Multiple models | Unacknowledged |
| Android Auto disappeared or not working on some Android devices | Multiple models | Escalated |
| Android Auto reading search results instead of displaying them on screen | All | Bug report required |
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Tech has been my playground for over a decade. While the Android journey began early, it truly took flight with the revolutionary Lollipop update. Since then, it's been a parade of Android devices (with a sprinkle of iOS), culminating in a mostly happy marriage with Google's smart home ecosystem. Expect insightful articles and explorations of the ever-evolving world of Android and Google products coupled with occasional rants on the Nest smart home ecosystem.
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