Android Auto Tweaks Cut Failure Rate to 1 in 10 Trips
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Updated · How-To Geek · May 20
Android Auto Tweaks Cut Failure Rate to 1 in 10 Trips
1 articles · Updated · How-To Geek · May 20
One analyst said a handful of phone-side changes reduced Android Auto failures to about one in 10 trips, easing repeated disconnects, freezes and audio dropouts.
480Mbps USB-IF-certified cables were the first fix: short, reputable data cables mattered because Android Auto proved unusually sensitive even when other devices worked normally.
Battery and data settings were the next focus, with users urged to disable aggressive app optimization, allow background activity and turn on background mobile data for Android Auto, Maps, Waze and streaming apps.
80%-100% charge levels may also trigger disconnects on some phones, the report said, pointing to optimized charging or deep-sleep app features as possible culprits worth disabling.
Android Auto still appears less stable than Apple CarPlay, largely because it must work across a far wider range of Android phones, versions and manufacturer software.
Can user tweaks truly fix Android Auto, or is its open-source design the real problem?
With Google's automotive OS now open-source, are today's Android Auto users being left to fix a broken system?