Comment on Phone loses signal with Android Auto
ladfrombrad@lemdro.id 1 week ago
Current phone is a Samsung Galaxy S10. Previous phone was an LG Nexus 5x.
I hate to be that guy, but that phone is knocking on a bit now and while I know the “if it works don’t replace it” mantra is 👌it might be the cause of your issues?
It’s on Android 12 I take it, and maybe have a poke around Googles to see if you’re missing components which are causing it.
Something else occured to me - do you use a cable to connect (I don’t even own a car so have absolutely no idea about AA…) it and have you tried another if so?
NABDad@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Thanks for your reply.
It’s always happened, even when the phone was brand new, and it happened with the previous phone as well.
I have used a cable to connect to the port on the car in the past, and I’ve give through several cables.
One of the most frustrating parts about this issue is when googling I just get lots of advice about how to connect Android Auto, nothing about losing signal when Android Auto is active.
I just tried googling again, and the results are all about the phone losing the connection to the car, not the phone losing the cellular connection.
ladfrombrad@lemdro.id 1 week ago
Bummer, and sorry I can’t be of much more help since I’ve never actually used AA. I can always poke someone I do know who uses it though, and see what they think 😇
NABDad@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I was just in the apps control looking to check if there were any permissions I could fiddle with for Android Auto, and I noticed “Android Auto for Phone Screens” was still installed.
That was the version that worked when you didn’t have support in your car, but it’s been disabled by Google for years. I didn’t even realize it was still installed. I’m taking a shot in the dark and uninstalled it to see if maybe it was somehow interfering.
Probably not, but it’s not like I have much else to try.
Unfortunately, the issue is intermittent. It sometimes is fine for months. So, the only way to know if it’s fixed is to wait long enough to be certain it isn’t going to happen again.