Android Autois used by millions of car owners worldwide, bringing some of the goodness of the Android platform over to their automobiles. But as longtime users will tell you, it has its fair share of flaws. Owners of Xiaomi smartphones, in particular, have faced connection issues on the wireless version of Android Auto since June this year, with the problem surfacing whenever mobile data is unavailable. Google now has an update on this particular issue, although the answer may not please everyone.
Responding to a thread on the Android Autosupport page, a representative says these connectivity-related issues should be fixed after updating Xiaomi phones toAndroid 14. This seems like a simple enough solution, but it’s a little more complex than that.
As one userpointed out, the connection issues with Android Auto wireless haven’t subsided even with the Android 14 installed. Moreover, Xiaomi’s Android 14 rollout has been fairly limited, to say the least. While a long list of devices are expected to get the update, the model used by the original complainant, theXiaomi 12T Pro, is yet to pick up Android 14.
The issue could be impacting more than just Xiaomi phones, though. Acommentin the same thread from some hours ago talks about theSamsung Galaxy S22 Ultrabeing affected as well, while there’s a decent mix of other phones mentioned in there too.
Thanks to some digging by the folks over at9to5Google, we’ve learned that wireless Android Auto issues on Samsung Galaxy devices could be more widespread. Multiple users havereportedconnectivity problems after the Android 14/One UI 6 update on their phones. But on the bright side, users can still reportedly use Android Auto over a wired connection in this scenario, offering some respite to those who rely extensively on the platform for navigation.
If that’s not enough, some Google Pixel owners on Android 14 are also in a similar predicament. Afellow useron this particular thread recommends downloading Android 14 QPR2 Beta 2 to remedy the problem, but we don’t think installing a beta build of Android 14 would be a viable solution for everyone.
None of this is new to Android Auto. In fact, we reported on a Pixel-specific Android Auto bugback in August, affecting both wired and wireless versions. So there’s clearly something going on here, but we don’t have many reliable answers right now. As for Xiaomi’s Android 14 update fixing the wireless Android Auto bug, this isn’t fully confirmed either, based on the user comment we referenced earlier.
Hopefully, the Android Auto team will come up with an update on these seemingly never-ending connectivity issues, as complaints appear to be piling up with each passing day.
