5 months of trying to figure out why my maps weren't working in my car and all I could do was charge the phone and make calls. Your video helped me figure out I had the wrong USB cord, now all is fixed FINALLY!!! Thank you!!
Same here. Had cheap usb charging cable. I bought a higher end 4' usb-c cable 480 mbps min. Be sure to clean the usb port on phone. This is pretty critical. Google cleaning process.
Thanks for the video. I changed my USB settings to allow data transfer. Scummy dealership wanted $250 to diagnose the problem. Easiest 2 minute fix ever!
A very important part is the USB cord has to be high quality for data transfer. Android Auto requires high data rates to work. The cord should be maximum 3 feet. The cable must be connected directly to the USB port on the car and not using any type of hub. The bargain type low cost cords are not of high enough quality to reliably work. If your cord should be rated at USB-3, and better be rated at USB-3.1. If your car has a USB-C port this should also work very well. I found before connecting Android Auto make sure your phone is connected using Bluetooth to start with. I found when getting in to the car and starting the engine, first allow the Bluetooth connection before connecting the USB cable and allowing Android Auto to start. This allows the vehicle software to first acknowledge the phone. This will make for better stability when Android Auto connects. With some models of phone with the combination of vehicle software, for it to be able to connect by Bluetooth the phone must be connected to the USB port. During the Bluetooth setup if there is any conflict with Android Auto, temporarily disable Android Auto in your car’s setup for Android Auto. It is also important to go in to the Security setup of the phone, go to Smart Lock or the equivalent in your phone model, and set the car as a trusted device. This will prevent after security timeout the phone from disconnecting from your car’s system. With some models of phones in combination with tie software the phone will time out and Android Auto may stop responding.
@@MichaelBMcGeeDP naw it's the software. I have every component new and in pristine quality and it just stopped working with the last update. Through MULTIPLE resets, reinstalls, factory reset and switching phone and cable.
Finally got Android Auto to work on my 2019 Accord. I had to go into settings in the car > Connections > Smartphone Connection > Android Auto. The phone was detected by the car but listed as "No Device Name" and was Disabled. Once I hit enabled I was able to connect the phone to the car and now it says S22 Ultra. Good luck folks 💪🏿
It was your comment that helped me turn back on the auto app for my 2016 Civic. It's been out since like March 2021.. Got my car in July 2020 and all of a sudden the app started to act funny after my phone software update. Smh. Thank you for the help. Quick & easy!
My cord isnt working it shows me the map then it just freezes and connected another phone and it didnt even want to detect it so i dunno what cord i need my new truck is 18 so 2021 can do it without cord but not the 2018 and i wanna use it :c i fkng hate this tech sht!!! Its 3am ima try again in the morning maybe looking for another cable. 😔😔😒😒😒
@@repentjesusiscomingsoon1529 I think pretty much any decent quality cord will work. I got one from big lots that works. I think the brand is home or homes or something like that. It was only like 10 bucks so I don't know why it works when the last one didn't.
Great video This is what worked for me (Honor Magic 5 Pro) in a car I had previously connected to but stopped. On phone went to > Settings > More Connections > Android Auto > Previously connected cars then I highlighted the car which was not connecting and hit > Forget plugged phone back in car etc and immediately connected as a new connection.
I did not have issues I look up this video for my son who was having issues I sent it to him what I want to comment about is that I like videos like yours where you get right to the point and not messing around and you give all the facts that people want to know you're not showing me your dog or your cat or your kids people look up videos for knowledge they're not looking for penpals I'm an old guy 62 years old we don't need all that other nonsense that's what Instagrams are for keep up the awesome job brother 👏 👍
What I found helpful was that in your cars system select settings then there should be option for smartphone, select that and then make sure your phone is enabled for Android auto in that setting. This helped me, I hope it helps you as well. I had the similar problem as you did.
Same here, just stopped working yesterday for no apparent reason but today today the touch screen stopped working. The other gmc we have still connects to the phone, just the 2019 stopped connecting
@@signheart7520 It does swm very sensitive to updates, ie you have to update the handset asap and this seems to minimise the problems. I'm learning the hard way as it happened again recently because I had ignored an update.
@nikb9871 @cars unlocked How did you uninstall fom your vehicle? I had it working fine and I had to play with it and now I have nothing no music or anything?
This worked! For some reason my phone became disabled in the Android Auto settings. My wife's phone would connect and mine wouldn't but it makes sense now (her phone said enabled and mine said disabled). All good now though. Thank you!!!
Omg I had having to use my BT option on my Nissan Rogue 2020 and it aggravated my soul that I thought it was my cord so I thought to come to "ole faithful" RUclips and I watched your video and I hadn't thought to Uninstall and install again it worked ..thanks so much
I tried all of the things mentioned in this video, i also watched 20 other videos and it didn't work, for me best advise was to try connect phone to PC and see if you can try transfer data to PC, and it didn't work either, so i cleaned USB port on my phone, and walaaa, it's working now
Wow! Thanks, think you just solved my issue. Plugged into PC and reinstated ability to data transfer/android auto. Now it works. Think it may have cutoff when I got water in my charge port and plugged in, got a warning, and perhaps defaults changed as a safety to the connections/phone.
Nothing works for me. It worked great in my car for a year and a half, then it suddenly stopped working. Made sure to use the cable that came with the phone; then ordered a high quality, high speed cable just to be sure...nothing. Just like that it stopped working from one day to the next and it will never connect now.
Thank you very much. My device was no longer recognized because I had multiple devices and the car recognized 1 device but ai was plugging another in to get mapping directions. The system asked me two questions. One is to turn off and the other one was something else (I forgot) I just picked anyone which in this case was TURN OFF. I didn't realized I was disabling my phone by doing that. You had mentioned here to go I to the android auto to go to "setting, smartphone and then Android Auto I saw where all my devices said enable except the one in question. Fixed the problem instantly. Thank you very much.
Thanks so much for making this video. When my car would not recognize my phone I did a lot of reading and watched many videos. Not one mentioned updating android auto. I was getting ready to take my car to the dealer. After updating the android auto app on my phone the entertainment system worked immediately on my car. Thanks again for taking the time to place this video on RUclips so everyone could access your knowledge.
Can you please advise how you enable android auto in your car screen as for me both Android auto and apple car play is in grey colour and when I touch screen it doesn't take any command, please not I am driving Sorrento 2018 American spec in use region, Your reply will be great help Regards
Wow... this may be my issue. Started this week. It connects to the car only for streaming apps to play music. It will not pick up incoming or outgoing phone calls. I'll try this. I hope it works. Thanks for sharing.
IDK what my issue is - was working fine until android installed their latest security update now I can't get AAuto to see that my pphone is plugged in; other connections work just not for AAuto. Tried multiple cords just can't try another phone yet... grr...
@@cedbar738 so my android auto did not update and quit working. So I uninstalled from my phone, and then it gave me the option to update, then install. Fixed my problem
Thanks for the video. I want to mention a couple of problems it took quite a while to figure out. First, it would not let me set up while driving, but I was parked. What I found out was that the emergency brake had to be engaged for the car to recognize that you are parked. Secondly, the message said I had to allow notifications on the app. I went through my app settings to the Toyota app and allowed notifications and this did not work. After much hair pulling, I found that I had to pull the home screen down and press on notifications at the bottom of the screen until it opened up and there the Toyota notifications were off. Once I allowed them, I was able to set up Android Auto. Not sure why the notifications aren't the same in both places but there you go. Hope this helps someone else!
Tech companies constantly updating their software causes freaking nightmares for their customers. Screw Google, Apple, and every other tech company, their products suck and yet we can't seem to live without them...
Yup. Always trying to add new shiny things, high numbers of employees getting in and out trying to put their stamp on the product. A bit slower development would be great.
Definitely saved me a headache cause this car was about to go straight to the dealership caused my Android Auto wouldn't connect but my Apple Car play would.
Hi, thanks for the video. You probably do this a lot (set up Android Auto) but you were talking so quickly I had to keep going back and replaying the instructions. Also when you are explaining a step, show the parts of that step and what will happen on the phone and in the car. This might seem tedious for you but you are making an instructional video so you need to instruct us.
My android auto has not worked for two years, it worked for the first few months I had the car and then stopped.. I finally decided to give it a serious look today and after three calls to customer service and a few videos, I was about to give up and found your video. The cord.... I went into the house and got the original cord and WHALAAAAA, The android button is NO LONGER GREYED OUT on my screen.. Thank you for helping! (I had already reset my phone and android app and reconnected, the only thing that made a difference was the cord)
I just rebooted the media on my 2021 honda crv and it worked after i clicked always enable for android auto. Worked until yesterday never had a problem since buying the car... dont know why it happened all of a sudden but rebooting the media system on the car worked
Yeah I have done all of this. I have a alpine in my 2006 silverado that's an $800 smart stero with Bluetooth and android auto. A samsung s22 and it started out where it would connect but then disconnect after a few minutes. Now it doesn't connect at all. I have a type c cable and it doesn't work.
This was very helpful I couldn't figure out what was wrong why my car was not connecting I watched your video and figured out it was my phone app thanks a lot
When I bought my 2021 Grand Cherokee trailhawk from the dealership my Google pixel 5 phone connected perfectly to Android Auto. A few months later it stopped working and they told me to change the cord, but the problem there is that Google phones come with a type C at both ends of the chord. My sister's phone connected perfectly just last month so it has to be my phone. Thanks for the troubleshooting ideas I hope they work for me.
My android auto keeps connecting and unconnecting. The Bluetooth settings on my phone keeps turning on and off the calls and audio and that's when I lose everything. Don't know how to fix that. Please help
was waiting until Monday to take my car to KIA-thought hay maybe there is something on you tube, after all it tought me how to fold a fitted sheet--15 minutes after doing a reset works like a charm!😅
@caraunclocked. Hey I have a Toyota Rav4 from 2020, buy there seems to be no projection settings which has the setting to enable Android Auto, do you know anything about that??
Up until the One UI 6.1.1 update it worked fine, after that the audio stutters and lags while wireless. Wired is fine, but I don't know if it's specific to the unit I installed or just the phone itself.
My phone came with the app already installed so I called Hyundai sonata blue link and to my surprise they told me that the 2015 Hyundai sonata software framework is outdated and there is no updated program for it because that was the first gen and if I want I either can purchase a new car or purchase some sort of adapter or new radar interface If you can assist it's greatly appreciated
Thank you for the video! Every time I receive a call my music audio just stops. With the iPhone, I simply went to the radio then back, but I'm not back with Android, and it will not allow me to play music on RUclips Music after a call, at all...
Excellent guide, my wife just got the new 2023 Ford Ranger Raptor 3.0 V6 Petrol here in Thailand and I wanted to connect her old Sony XZ1 via Android Auto so she could use her Spotify account when driving. Couldn't make it work until I found your guide and replaced the cable.......Always go for original cables, it's just not worth it to save a few bucks on a thing like that. I even ruined a phone charging port once as the cable was to tight a fit! Thanks again. Happy wife and all that.
Android Auto was working then all of a sudden it quit working. I have Samsung cords, even got it to work temporarily with a cheap cable. Nothing works. Want to avoid a trip to car service if its not necessary. Will go through your great steps.
I have a 2019 ram , I was frustrated all day because Android auto wouldn't work . I simply wiped the USB ports after buying a new USB connector that I didn't need . It's working fine now
Thank youuu!! I was wondering why it wasnt working. It was in ky settings of my car but i also needed to update android auto. So i did both and it works
is there any country restrictions for android auto ? my one plus international version is seamlessly connecting but not my UAE version of Samsung s23 ultra ..it is not even popping up the USB preferences
I've had my car for about 2 1/2 years, and never had a problem with Android Auto until recently. For some reason, about 2-3 weeks ago, NO SOUND. Apps worked, but could not get sound, which is an issue when using Google Maps for Driving directions. Unfortunately, I've tried everything from Google Support to these RUclips videos to fix the issue. No advice works. I even tried uninstalling and reinstalling both Android Auto and Google Maps, as recommended. That only made the issue WORSE! Went from NO SOUND, to now unable to connect. Yet my son's iPhone connects no problem, and the sound works - so the issue is definitely with Android Auto!
@@carsunlocked Both Google Maps and Android Auto were fully updated. The last update, I believe, caused the no sound problem. Followed every step from Google Support and this video - nothing fixed the issue. Followed Google Support's advice to uninstall and reinstall both apps, which I did, and now my phone will not connect to my infotainment system. (Hyundai Sonata) Keep getting a "Cannot read USB" error message - which is a joke, as there is nothing wrong with the cables. Even bought a brand new Anker Powerline II cables. Still receive the same message. The issue is 100% Google, as the USB cables are fine (tested on different devices) and my son's iPhone connects instantly and works fine - even through cheap cables. Right now, I had to buy a phone holder, and use my phone only, for directions - using the Waze app. (Google Maps won't work in the car) Not an ideal situation, as due to state laws, can't have anything above the dashboard, (According to state law - "obstructions vision" - once got a huge ticket just for having a TomTom GPS in a corner out of vision range, but local police still issued me a summons). Problem with using the phone alone, because it can only be mounted lower than the dashboard - hard to see while driving, and Waze's directions aren't very accurate
After contacting Google Support and receiving no help, other than the same bs of "Making Sure You Sound is On", "Make sure apps are updated" (Google's update CAUSED the damn problem), etc - as if Google thinks people are stupid. Contacted LG for help. After telling me the same nonsense as Google Support, the LG Support tech agent then tells me that Android Auto/Google Maps ARE NOT COMPATIBLE with LG products!! So I asked, why did these apps work fine on my phone for the past 3 years, and only recently stop working? The tech guy had no clue. I then told him that according to the Android Auto site, that the LG phone IS COMPATIBLE. Now the tech guy didn't now what to say, so I said "Essentially you are telling me to drop LG and buy an iPhone?" (Remember, as I mentioned previously - my son's iPhone connects instantly , has sound, and works fine, no problems.) Now suddenly LG has a "solution". He says to do a factory reset. So after backing up my data, completing the factory reset, reinstalling and updating the apps - I'm back to the original problem - NO SOUND! My phone connects to Android Auto - REGARDLESS of which cable I try (4 in all), however, still NO SOUND!!! Worse, if I walk with Google Maps for walking directions, it will voice turn by turn directions. However, in the car, regardless of whether connected to Android Auto or untethered, NO SOUND!!! Waze provides NO SOUND either when connected to Android Auto, but untethered, I can get sound through Waze. However, Waze is UNUSABLE for driving directions. Had to pick up my daughter from the airport a few days ago (Flight arrived 3:45 am) - but not only did Waze give wrong directions (Voice said turn left at 3rd Ave yet the Map showed Turn RIGHT at 2nd Ave) and because USERS can input traffic reports, seemed like every 10 seconds Waze would say "Watch out, disabled vehicle in left lane" or "Watch Out Police Activity Ahead", etc..... Those warning were most likely from rush hour - some 8+ hours earlier, and completely useless and distracting at the time I was driving! So back to the starting point - how do I get SOUND for Google Maps through Android Auto???????????. LG ThinQ35 - Android 9.0 fully updated Android Auto & Google Maps both fully updated
Hi, Thanks for the video, I just got an update to my Yukon and my phone will connect to Android Auto and play Pandora but with google maps it keep saying GPS not found and the map will go crazy turning around and not knowing what to do, have you encountered such a thing and how to fix it?
My issue was USB-C cable in Bolt Drive short rental car. Same type of cable what I have used many times before, but this time it didn't work (it was charging though). Luckly had one cable w/ me & voila.
Good video. My issue is that Google assistant is screwed since the June 2022 update. Button on steering wheel no longer activates voice commands. Have tried everything. Suggestions welcome. Thank You
Hello, great video!!! I just noticed that since today, I can't connect Waze or Google Maps to my 2021 Tacoma, and on my phone I have a message that Android will be stop working for screen phones soon. Any tip to fix this huge issue? I am on the road daily, and need a GPS (preferably Waze) connected. Thank you for any help
@@carsunlocked yes. But I'm reading that Android auto will stop working soon for all of us Android users l. So I wonder if you know anything about this
I had the issue with my phone disconnecting and reconnecting over and over. I purchased a high quality Belkin USB 3.1 cable 3.3/1M in length from Best Buy. This cable has a 10Gbps data rate. My Android Auto has not disconnected or crashed since.
I have a 2021 Mazda cx 5 and I did everything but AA just would not connect. The fix was that my parking brake wasn’t on LOL! So just one more step to help if you’re still stuck. Unplug your usb cable from your phone, Restart your car, turn your parking brake on and then plug your usb back into your phone. My car recognized my phone after that! Hope this helps.
Maybe can you make a video about connecting android auto wireless to aftermarket android 12 head units? Can get connection on a samsung phone if i turn off bluetooth on phone after starting car then turn bluetooth back on but should connect to AA automatically with no input at all. Guessing a setting issue
Android Auto not working? That was the case with me with my new KIA Soul. The cord was NOT the problem. The problem was that the Android Auto that came installed on my phone apparently had some issues . Once I deleted it and re-installed it, Android Auto worked.
SOLUTION: For me (2017 VW Golf) go to plsy store. Uninstall updates. Go to Apps on phone. Android Auto. Force stop. Storage. Delete cache. Delete data. Reboot phone. Simply restart by attaching to car. Works for me. Good luck.
Hyundai Santa Fe 2018 Connected then lost sound. Not sure how, but my sound was turned to 0 in my car settings for both Media & Voice Guidance. Can only change that setting while phone is not connected. All Menus->Set Up->Sound->Connected devices -> Android Auto
5 months of trying to figure out why my maps weren't working in my car and all I could do was charge the phone and make calls. Your video helped me figure out I had the wrong USB cord, now all is fixed FINALLY!!! Thank you!!
Hey, this just happened to me today! Tried a different USB cord, & we are off and running! Don't do anything else until you check the cord.
Same here. Had cheap usb charging cable. I bought a higher end 4' usb-c cable 480 mbps min. Be sure to clean the usb port on phone. This is pretty critical. Google cleaning process.
P. apple
Thanks for the video. I changed my USB settings to allow data transfer. Scummy dealership wanted $250 to diagnose the problem. Easiest 2 minute fix ever!
Glad it helped
How did you do this? Thru your phone or the car?
I am assuming thru your phone?
A very important part is the USB cord has to be high quality for data transfer. Android Auto requires high data rates to work. The cord should be maximum 3 feet. The cable must be connected directly to the USB port on the car and not using any type of hub. The bargain type low cost cords are not of high enough quality to reliably work. If your cord should be rated at USB-3, and better be rated at USB-3.1. If your car has a USB-C port this should also work very well.
I found before connecting Android Auto make sure your phone is connected using Bluetooth to start with. I found when getting in to the car and starting the engine, first allow the Bluetooth connection before connecting the USB cable and allowing Android Auto to start. This allows the vehicle software to first acknowledge the phone. This will make for better stability when Android Auto connects.
With some models of phone with the combination of vehicle software, for it to be able to connect by Bluetooth the phone must be connected to the USB port. During the Bluetooth setup if there is any conflict with Android Auto, temporarily disable Android Auto in your car’s setup for Android Auto.
It is also important to go in to the Security setup of the phone, go to Smart Lock or the equivalent in your phone model, and set the car as a trusted device. This will prevent after security timeout the phone from disconnecting from your car’s system. With some models of phones in combination with tie software the phone will time out and Android Auto may stop responding.
thanks jerry great insight here
Great video but apparently a lot of people are having issues with the new AA update as of 5.4.2023
should I make another video?
@@carsunlocked your call. its a software issue. not sure if another vid would make a difference.
My husband has not been able to get his to connect for months now.
@@jodiwinkler5841 has he tried using a new, high quality cable? If so, maybe his phone is too old or needs its OS updated as well as the app updated.
@@MichaelBMcGeeDP naw it's the software.
I have every component new and in pristine quality and it just stopped working with the last update.
Through MULTIPLE resets, reinstalls, factory reset and switching phone and cable.
Finally got Android Auto to work on my 2019 Accord. I had to go into settings in the car > Connections > Smartphone Connection > Android Auto. The phone was detected by the car but listed as "No Device Name" and was Disabled. Once I hit enabled I was able to connect the phone to the car and now it says S22 Ultra. Good luck folks 💪🏿
Thank you, I have the same phone and was experiencing the same trouble😤
Thank you so much fo this suggestion. I went through it and it is working now beautiful on my Lexus.
It was your comment that helped me turn back on the auto app for my 2016 Civic. It's been out since like March 2021.. Got my car in July 2020 and all of a sudden the app started to act funny after my phone software update. Smh. Thank you for the help. Quick & easy!
Ok...thank you for info!! Really helped!!
LETS GO. THANK YOU
I went to the Honda dealer and they updated the software on my car and now works like a charm.
thanks for watching
how much did that cost you to update the software?
I didn't really think it would matter but the cord I was using wouldn't connect so I got a better one and it worked immediately.
problem solved
I'm having this same problem , but the cord that's not working is the one I used for the last 7 months, it's a dewalt cord
My cord isnt working it shows me the map then it just freezes and connected another phone and it didnt even want to detect it so i dunno what cord i need my new truck is 18 so 2021 can do it without cord but not the 2018 and i wanna use it :c i fkng hate this tech sht!!! Its 3am ima try again in the morning maybe looking for another cable. 😔😔😒😒😒
What's the right cord to use??
@@repentjesusiscomingsoon1529
I think pretty much any decent quality cord will work. I got one from big lots that works. I think the brand is home or homes or something like that. It was only like 10 bucks so I don't know why it works when the last one didn't.
Great video
This is what worked for me (Honor Magic 5 Pro) in a car I had previously connected to but stopped.
On phone went to
> Settings
> More Connections
> Android Auto
> Previously connected cars
then I highlighted the car which was not connecting and hit
> Forget
plugged phone back in car etc and immediately connected as a new connection.
thanks for watching
I did not have issues I look up this video for my son who was having issues I sent it to him what I want to comment about is that I like videos like yours where you get right to the point and not messing around and you give all the facts that people want to know you're not showing me your dog or your cat or your kids people look up videos for knowledge they're not looking for penpals I'm an old guy 62 years old we don't need all that other nonsense that's what Instagrams are for keep up the awesome job brother 👏 👍
hey i appreciate that good luck to your son and god bless!
FINALLY got my Edge + connected to my wife's '20 GMC Sierra! Thanks for the tips / tricks!
glad i could help you!
I was using the Android Auto without significant problems, until the other day. Stopped on route and it hasn't worked since 🙁
I would update your app
Same
What I found helpful was that in your cars system select settings then there should be option for smartphone, select that and then make sure your phone is enabled for Android auto in that setting. This helped me, I hope it helps you as well.
I had the similar problem as you did.
Same here, just stopped working yesterday for no apparent reason but today today the touch screen stopped working. The other gmc we have still connects to the phone, just the 2019 stopped connecting
@@signheart7520 It does swm very sensitive to updates, ie you have to update the handset asap and this seems to minimise the problems. I'm learning the hard way as it happened again recently because I had ignored an update.
Thank you! Nothing else was helping, your video got it working.
Glad it helped
Tried uninstalling the app and reinstalling it and now all works fine. Thank you for a very helpful video!
glad I could help
@nikb9871 @cars unlocked
How did you uninstall fom your vehicle? I had it working fine and I had to play with it and now I have nothing no music or anything?
@@jbox8450 I uninstalled the app on my phone. But for my car I did not uninstall anything
This worked! For some reason my phone became disabled in the Android Auto settings. My wife's phone would connect and mine wouldn't but it makes sense now (her phone said enabled and mine said disabled). All good now though. Thank you!!!
thanks for watching
Omg I had having to use my BT option on my Nissan Rogue 2020 and it aggravated my soul that I thought it was my cord so I thought to come to "ole faithful" RUclips and I watched your video and I hadn't thought to Uninstall and install again it worked ..thanks so much
glad we could help!
First thing I did was update android auto, as you suggested, and the problem was solved. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
glad i could help
Cable did the charm. I can't even... Thanks a lot!
Glad i could help you my friend
Our android auto worked thanks to you ❤
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I tried all of the things mentioned in this video, i also watched 20 other videos and it didn't work, for me best advise was to try connect phone to PC and see if you can try transfer data to PC, and it didn't work either, so i cleaned USB port on my phone, and walaaa, it's working now
Wow! Thanks, think you just solved my issue. Plugged into PC and reinstated ability to data transfer/android auto. Now it works. Think it may have cutoff when I got water in my charge port and plugged in, got a warning, and perhaps defaults changed as a safety to the connections/phone.
glad we could help
This is very helpful. I have tried everything but a friends Android phone. Apple CarPlay works. Thank you very much.
thanks for watching
Nothing works for me. It worked great in my car for a year and a half, then it suddenly stopped working. Made sure to use the cable that came with the phone; then ordered a high quality, high speed cable just to be sure...nothing. Just like that it stopped working from one day to the next and it will never connect now.
That's what's happening to me
@@dylanmiller3962 I'm dealing with the same thing now I think it's the USB or a park plug
Thank you very much. My device was no longer recognized because I had multiple devices and the car recognized 1 device but ai was plugging another in to get mapping directions. The system asked me two questions. One is to turn off and the other one was something else (I forgot) I just picked anyone which in this case was TURN OFF. I didn't realized I was disabling my phone by doing that. You had mentioned here to go I to the android auto to go to "setting, smartphone and then Android Auto I saw where all my devices said enable except the one in question. Fixed the problem instantly. Thank you very much.
glad we could help!
Thanks so much for making this video. When my car would not recognize my phone I did a lot of reading and watched many videos. Not one mentioned updating android auto. I was getting ready to take my car to the dealer. After updating the android auto app on my phone the entertainment system worked immediately on my car. Thanks again for taking the time to place this video on RUclips so everyone could access your knowledge.
It worked! Mine suddenly stopped to connect to android Auto, I reinstalled the app and restarted my phone. It worked. Thanks!
glad i could help!
good advice, thank you. One point to make a note of is that tablets including ipads won't work on this system, only phones.
Good point!
Thank you. This really helped. Once I uninstalled and did the update, my phone connected with my car right away.
thats what I love to here
Huge thank you. My Android Auto was disabled. Would of never known without your video
glad you got it working
Can you please advise how you enable android auto in your car screen as for me both Android auto and apple car play is in grey colour and when I touch screen it doesn't take any command, please not I am driving Sorrento 2018 American spec in use region,
Your reply will be great help
Regards
Wow... this may be my issue. Started this week. It connects to the car only for streaming apps to play music. It will not pick up incoming or outgoing phone calls. I'll try this. I hope it works. Thanks for sharing.
glad we could help
IDK what my issue is - was working fine until android installed their latest security update now I can't get AAuto to see that my pphone is plugged in; other connections work just not for AAuto. Tried multiple cords just can't try another phone yet... grr...
Same problem
yea I am not sure how to fix this my phone has been working fine since the update
I have had to Uninstall and re-install. I'll let you know if that fixes it. It updated before re-installing so maybe it'll work in the morning.
@@jufer102......I tried that and mine still didn't work🤦🏾♂️
@@cedbar738 so my android auto did not update and quit working. So I uninstalled from my phone, and then it gave me the option to update, then install. Fixed my problem
thanks for helping it's worked. I had accidentally disabled my android auto
glad we could help
Thank you, was able to fix mine with the help of this video!
You're welcome!
Thanks for the video. I want to mention a couple of problems it took quite a while to figure out.
First, it would not let me set up while driving, but I was parked. What I found out was that the emergency brake had to be engaged for the car to recognize that you are parked. Secondly, the message said I had to allow notifications on the app. I went through my app settings to the Toyota app and allowed notifications and this did not work. After much hair pulling, I found that I had to pull the home screen down and press on notifications at the bottom of the screen until it opened up and there the Toyota notifications were off. Once I allowed them, I was able to set up Android Auto. Not sure why the notifications aren't the same in both places but there you go. Hope this helps someone else!
of course you cant set it up while your driving
Not sure if this is i reply to my comment? I clearly stated that I was NOT driving. @@carsunlocked
Super helpful! I was able to connect it by fixing the settings in the car!🎉
Glad it helped!
I was happy with Media nav 😢,this is so much effort
your right
Thank you so much! Finally I could connect my phone to my car!
No problem 👍
Awesome video!! Thank you so much. These did not help in my situation but I think it's the car
might have to go back to the dealer
Tech companies constantly updating their software causes freaking nightmares for their customers. Screw Google, Apple, and every other tech company, their products suck and yet we can't seem to live without them...
funyy how that works
Yup. Always trying to add new shiny things, high numbers of employees getting in and out trying to put their stamp on the product. A bit slower development would be great.
Got mine working again after months of not being able to use it. Thanks soooo much!
thats so much for watching
Can I ask what you did? My husband hasn't been able to get his working for months
Thank you, app needed updating. 😉👍🏼
You're welcome 😊
Thank you for this video, it helped me fix the problem I was having!
glad we can help
Do you have a solution for the audio? Everything works except sound. Can't hear google responses nor music.
Please help!
sorry I wish did! All my solutions are here
Definitely saved me a headache cause this car was about to go straight to the dealership caused my Android Auto wouldn't connect but my Apple Car play would.
glad i could help
Cords in 2024 is crazy. Android auto not working is crazier.
it happens
Genius! This video just helped me to fix my connectivity issue. Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Dude! Thank you sooo much!!! Came to find out I had it disabled!! SMH
glad i could help
How do i enable android auto
Thank you for your info. Very helpful!
I’m glad you found it helpful 👍
Let me know if you catch any riff at work for the "A young guy like me". 🥰
lol someone techy
@@carsunlocked 😄
Women also know things ;)
This video solved the problem! Thanks! 😃
Glad it helped!
Hi, thanks for the video. You probably do this a lot (set up Android Auto) but you were talking so quickly I had to keep going back and replaying the instructions. Also when you are explaining a step, show the parts of that step and what will happen on the phone and in the car. This might seem tedious for you but you are making an instructional video so you need to instruct us.
sorry to dis appoint my friend this video might be more help ruclips.net/video/zUGXqVbDh2E/видео.html
My android auto has not worked for two years, it worked for the first few months I had the car and then stopped.. I finally decided to give it a serious look today and after three calls to customer service and a few videos, I was about to give up and found your video. The cord.... I went into the house and got the original cord and WHALAAAAA, The android button is NO LONGER GREYED OUT on my screen.. Thank you for helping! (I had already reset my phone and android app and reconnected, the only thing that made a difference was the cord)
hey glad I could help my friend!
You're the best I couldn't for the life of me figure out why mine wouldn't connect anymore, Thank you! Thank you Thank you.
hey glad we could help you
Cable was an issue for me. Thanks man
glad i could help
Thank you, restarting while it was plugged in helped my iPhone start working with it again. It asked to enable it again.
thanks for watching
I just rebooted the media on my 2021 honda crv and it worked after i clicked always enable for android auto. Worked until yesterday never had a problem since buying the car... dont know why it happened all of a sudden but rebooting the media system on the car worked
thats awesome Im glad you got it working
Yeah I have done all of this. I have a alpine in my 2006 silverado that's an $800 smart stero with Bluetooth and android auto. A samsung s22 and it started out where it would connect but then disconnect after a few minutes. Now it doesn't connect at all. I have a type c cable and it doesn't work.
have you tried another phone
@@carsunlocked iPhone not another android
This was very helpful I couldn't figure out what was wrong why my car was not connecting I watched your video and figured out it was my phone app thanks a lot
Glad I could help !!
This video helped me out. Got it connected. Thank you!!!
Glad it helped!
When I bought my 2021 Grand Cherokee trailhawk from the dealership my Google pixel 5 phone connected perfectly to Android Auto. A few months later it stopped working and they told me to change the cord, but the problem there is that Google phones come with a type C at both ends of the chord. My sister's phone connected perfectly just last month so it has to be my phone. Thanks for the troubleshooting ideas I hope they work for me.
you got this
Long press the power button of the car's screen to restart worked for me 🎉🎉
thanks for watching
Thank you, got my husbands phone connected back!!!!
glad i could help
My android auto keeps connecting and unconnecting. The Bluetooth settings on my phone keeps turning on and off the calls and audio and that's when I lose everything. Don't know how to fix that. Please help
perhaps your usb input is broken?
@@carsunlocked Thanks! I'll take it to the dealer and have them check it out
Deleted android auto app, reinstalled with new update. All good now. Thanks!
glad we could help
was waiting until Monday to take my car to KIA-thought hay maybe there is something on you tube, after all it tought me how to fold a fitted sheet--15 minutes after doing a reset works like a charm!😅
thats why we are here!
@caraunclocked. Hey I have a Toyota Rav4 from 2020, buy there seems to be no projection settings which has the setting to enable Android Auto, do you know anything about that??
your car most likely isnt compatible
Oh alright, thank you very much. 😅
This video helped me! Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Excellent video clip that I used to solve the problem. All congratulations to the author.
Glad it helped!
Yes! It was my cable. Thanks buddy 😊
thanks for watching
In my Rubicon it was a cord problem. Once I connected Samsung original cord, it worked perfectly! Thank you!!
glad i could help
Thank you for the video. Changed cable to a Samsung cable. It starts working
Up until the One UI 6.1.1 update it worked fine, after that the audio stutters and lags while wireless. Wired is fine, but I don't know if it's specific to the unit I installed or just the phone itself.
did you try trouble shooting with someone elses phone
Let me try that. Good idea.
How does your phone sound in your Nissan Ultima? Does it sound really good? Good quality with that particular phone?
yes it certainly does
Thanks. Helpful info 2018 Pacifica Hybrid with new Samsung Galaxy Ultra 24+ not connecting.
Hopefully we helped solve your problem!
What if I'm afraid of the dealer? How can I get the problem resolved?
Use my tips in the video
My phone came with the app already installed so I called Hyundai sonata blue link and to my surprise they told me that the 2015 Hyundai sonata software framework is outdated and there is no updated program for it because that was the first gen and if I want I either can purchase a new car or purchase some sort of adapter or new radar interface
If you can assist it's greatly appreciated
Thank you for the video! Every time I receive a call my music audio just stops. With the iPhone, I simply went to the radio then back, but I'm not back with Android, and it will not allow me to play music on RUclips Music after a call, at all...
the same thing happens with my google pixel
Oh gosh, I hear you!! Have you found a solution? @@carsunlocked
2020 Tacoma,same problems. It should be able to function wirelessly. How many cords do i have to purchase.
a 2020 wont function wireless
Hi! Thank you for the video. Is there a way to automatically connect Android Auto wirelessly via Bluetooth?
unfortunately not
@@carsunlocked Thank you!
I'm looking for a video for the wireless android auto adapter operation and one that's compatible with Nissan vehicles
stay tuned
Excellent guide, my wife just got the new 2023 Ford Ranger Raptor 3.0 V6 Petrol here in Thailand and I wanted to connect her old Sony XZ1 via Android Auto so she could use her Spotify account when driving.
Couldn't make it work until I found your guide and replaced the cable.......Always go for original cables, it's just not worth it to save a few bucks on a thing like that. I even ruined a phone charging port once as the cable was to tight a fit!
Thanks again. Happy wife and all that.
You don't need to try and flex with the type of vehicle dude. It's still a ranger and a Ford
Raptors are sick though
Android Auto was working then all of a sudden it quit working. I have Samsung cords, even got it to work temporarily with a cheap cable. Nothing works. Want to avoid a trip to car service if its not necessary. Will go through your great steps.
thanks for watching
I have a 2019 ram , I was frustrated all day because Android auto wouldn't work . I simply wiped the USB ports after buying a new USB connector that I didn't need . It's working fine now
great solution
I feel a little silly, but I was without android auto for about a week , and it turns out all I needed to do was restart my phone. Thanks for the tip!
thanks for watching
Thank youuu!! I was wondering why it wasnt working. It was in ky settings of my car but i also needed to update android auto. So i did both and it works
glad we could help
Struggled to get this working then, rebooted the phone. Worked first time after that.
glad we could help
is there any country restrictions for android auto ? my one plus international version is seamlessly connecting but not my UAE version of Samsung s23 ultra ..it is not even popping up the USB preferences
i have no idea im not 100% sure?
I've had my car for about 2 1/2 years, and never had a problem with Android Auto until recently. For some reason, about 2-3 weeks ago, NO SOUND. Apps worked, but could not get sound, which is an issue when using Google Maps for Driving directions.
Unfortunately, I've tried everything from Google Support to these RUclips videos to fix the issue. No advice works. I even tried uninstalling and reinstalling both Android Auto and Google Maps, as recommended. That only made the issue WORSE! Went from NO SOUND, to now unable to connect. Yet my son's iPhone connects no problem, and the sound works - so the issue is definitely with Android Auto!
try updating the app
@@carsunlocked Both Google Maps and Android Auto were fully updated. The last update, I believe, caused the no sound problem. Followed every step from Google Support and this video - nothing fixed the issue. Followed Google Support's advice to uninstall and reinstall both apps, which I did, and now my phone will not connect to my infotainment system. (Hyundai Sonata) Keep getting a "Cannot read USB" error message - which is a joke, as there is nothing wrong with the cables. Even bought a brand new Anker Powerline II cables. Still receive the same message.
The issue is 100% Google, as the USB cables are fine (tested on different devices) and my son's iPhone connects instantly and works fine - even through cheap cables.
Right now, I had to buy a phone holder, and use my phone only, for directions - using the Waze app. (Google Maps won't work in the car) Not an ideal situation, as due to state laws, can't have anything above the dashboard, (According to state law - "obstructions vision" - once got a huge ticket just for having a TomTom GPS in a corner out of vision range, but local police still issued me a summons). Problem with using the phone alone, because it can only be mounted lower than the dashboard - hard to see while driving, and Waze's directions aren't very accurate
After contacting Google Support and receiving no help, other than the same bs of "Making Sure You Sound is On", "Make sure apps are updated" (Google's update CAUSED the damn problem), etc - as if Google thinks people are stupid.
Contacted LG for help. After telling me the same nonsense as Google Support, the LG Support tech agent then tells me that Android Auto/Google Maps ARE NOT COMPATIBLE with LG products!! So I asked, why did these apps work fine on my phone for the past 3 years, and only recently stop working? The tech guy had no clue. I then told him that according to the Android Auto site, that the LG phone IS COMPATIBLE. Now the tech guy didn't now what to say, so I said "Essentially you are telling me to drop LG and buy an iPhone?" (Remember, as I mentioned previously - my son's iPhone connects instantly , has sound, and works fine, no problems.)
Now suddenly LG has a "solution". He says to do a factory reset. So after backing up my data, completing the factory reset, reinstalling and updating the apps - I'm back to the original problem - NO SOUND!
My phone connects to Android Auto - REGARDLESS of which cable I try (4 in all), however, still NO SOUND!!! Worse, if I walk with Google Maps for walking directions, it will voice turn by turn directions. However, in the car, regardless of whether connected to Android Auto or untethered, NO SOUND!!! Waze provides NO SOUND either when connected to Android Auto, but untethered, I can get sound through Waze.
However, Waze is UNUSABLE for driving directions. Had to pick up my daughter from the airport a few days ago (Flight arrived 3:45 am) - but not only did Waze give wrong directions (Voice said turn left at 3rd Ave yet the Map showed Turn RIGHT at 2nd Ave) and because USERS can input traffic reports, seemed like every 10 seconds Waze would say "Watch out, disabled vehicle in left lane" or "Watch Out Police Activity Ahead", etc..... Those warning were most likely from rush hour - some 8+ hours earlier, and completely useless and distracting at the time I was driving!
So back to the starting point - how do I get SOUND for Google Maps through Android Auto???????????.
LG ThinQ35 - Android 9.0 fully updated
Android Auto & Google Maps both fully updated
Hi, Thanks for the video, I just got an update to my Yukon and my phone will connect to Android Auto and play Pandora but with google maps it keep saying GPS not found and the map will go crazy turning around and not knowing what to do, have you encountered such a thing and how to fix it?
i would try uninstalling and reinstalling your google maps
@Cars Unlocked How do you uninstall/ reinstall Google maps only?
My issue was USB-C cable in Bolt Drive short rental car. Same type of cable what I have used many times before, but this time it didn't work (it was charging though). Luckly had one cable w/ me & voila.
awesome thanks for watching
Good video. My issue is that Google assistant is screwed since the June 2022 update. Button on steering wheel no longer activates voice commands. Have tried everything. Suggestions welcome.
Thank You
maybe try updating your android auto app
Hello, great video!!! I just noticed that since today, I can't connect Waze or Google Maps to my 2021 Tacoma, and on my phone I have a message that Android will be stop working for screen phones soon. Any tip to fix this huge issue? I am on the road daily, and need a GPS (preferably Waze) connected. Thank you for any help
have you tried updating waze... or uninstalling and reinstalling
@@carsunlocked yes. But I'm reading that Android auto will stop working soon for all of us Android users l. So I wonder if you know anything about this
I had the issue with my phone disconnecting and reconnecting over and over. I purchased a high quality Belkin USB 3.1 cable 3.3/1M in length from Best Buy. This cable has a 10Gbps data rate. My Android Auto has not disconnected or crashed since.
there you goooo my friend
This video was really ❤ useful thanks 👍
thanks for watching
I have a 2021 Mazda cx 5 and I did everything but AA just would not connect. The fix was that my parking brake wasn’t on LOL! So just one more step to help if you’re still stuck. Unplug your usb cable from your phone, Restart your car, turn your parking brake on and then plug your usb back into your phone. My car recognized my phone after that! Hope this helps.
thanks for the insight
It was helpful. Thanks much.
You're welcome!
Maybe can you make a video about connecting android auto wireless to aftermarket android 12 head units? Can get connection on a samsung phone if i turn off bluetooth on phone after starting car then turn bluetooth back on but should connect to AA automatically with no input at all. Guessing a setting issue
unfortunately i do not have one
Mine worked great, until last week. Stopped connecting with my phone. I've tried Everything!
sorry my tips did no help you
Sometimes you have to disable the location settings in Android Auto app and leave it open in the maps app.
thanks for watching
Android Auto not working? That was the case with me with my new KIA Soul. The cord was NOT the problem. The problem was that the Android Auto that came installed on my phone apparently had some issues . Once I deleted it and re-installed it, Android Auto worked.
thanks for watching
SOLUTION: For me (2017 VW Golf) go to plsy store. Uninstall updates. Go to Apps on phone. Android Auto. Force stop. Storage. Delete cache. Delete data. Reboot phone. Simply restart by attaching to car. Works for me. Good luck.
thanks for watching
Thank you, I solved the problem thanks to you ❤
Great!
Hyundai Santa Fe 2018
Connected then lost sound.
Not sure how, but my sound was turned to 0 in my car settings for both Media & Voice Guidance.
Can only change that setting while phone is not connected.
All Menus->Set Up->Sound->Connected devices -> Android Auto
thanks for sharing