Android Auto

[campx2]

Android auto not working on my S 22 ultra or S 21 but working on my old S 8. Samsung no help they are idiots for sure. If I told you the questions they asked you would laugh your ass off. 2 different techs don't have a clue. Snybody??

 

[ocnbrze]

What head unit do you have? How old is it?

 

[The_Chief]

Make sure you install the latest version of Android Auto - it reportedly fixes the issue for S22.

Meanwhile, I haven't had Android Auto since the February security patch on my Z Fold 3... yet plugging my Darling Bride's Note 10+ into the same vehicle, with the same cable, brings it right up.

There are dozens of reports, of newer model devices losing Android Auto, in the Samsung Members Community. Yet Samsung is gaslighting the issue and pretending they have received no error reports about it.

 

[NightAngel79]

WHat car do you have? Have you checked updates like others mentioned? Recently I have used Android Auto in a 2021 Kia Sportage and a Ford Excursion, and a Toyota 4Runner.

 

[The_Chief]

I have a 2018 Ford Explorer Platinum running the Sync3 infotainment system. I had no problem plugging in and getting Android Auto until the February 2022 security update. That broke it. As stated, I can unplug my Z Fold 3 from the cable, immediately plug in my Darling Bride's Note 10+ and Android Auto starts right up. That eliminates the head unit and cable, leaving only the phone.

A quick look in the Samsung Members app Community shows dozens of users, all owning newer model Galaxy phones, experiencing the same problem. I sideloaded the Android Auto 7.7 version that fixed the S22... it doesn't fix the Z Fold 3. Now I'm on the very latest: the 7.8.1223 beta and it doesn't work. Of course, sending error reports and log files to Samsung is an exercise in futility because the files don't show enough data. They keep wanting me to set the logger buffer size to 16MB - but the Z Fold 3 has a maximum buffer size of 8MB.