But it also brought bugs and instability. And some may call that a tradition at this point, and issues like this prominent one, where users randomly get disconnected from Android Auto, is exactly the reason why.
Just some of the things that Android Auto can do. When it works, that is.
9to5Google reported that users on Reddit started sharing about these issues on the Google subreddit and it seems that there are two major manifestations of this bug:
- Looking for Android Auto, which you can troubleshoot by rolling back to Android Auto 9.3
- Random disconnects post-connection, which some users managed to fix by switching to a Motorola MA1 wireless adapter
In other words, some users can’t connect to Android Auto at all, while others get randomly disconnected without any valid reason.
The first one is pretty easy to spot: there’s a notification on the user’s screen stating “Looking for Android Auto”, which indicates that the phone is trying to establish a connection. Then — shock and awe — that just never happens.
The second one is quite more random, though. You connect successfully, use Android Auto for a while and then — at random points — the connection becomes lost. Users with wired connections seem to be most impacted by this one, so if you are among them: try switching to wireless, if you can.
While it’s fun to say that Android Auto is usually buggy, we can also wrap-up the tradition with another statement: Google doesn’t leave its users hanging for a long time. A fix is always coming, so you just have to wait for it to roll out. Until then, we hope that the troubleshooting tips listed above can help you out.
