I´ve bought an Opel Astra K and I want to use Android Auto, but the car screen is always black.
The supossed requirements to run Android Auto is to have a phone with Android 5.0. I have an Elephone P7000 with Android 5.0 and Android Auto installed. When I try to use it in my car, Android Auto starts in my phone (I see the black screen which shows "Android Auto" title) but the screen in my car is always in black.
Could someone tell me what I need to run Android Auto with my phone and my car?
Should I buy a new phone for this end?
Thanks and regards
with me Meizu m1 note is exactly the same
barraker said:
with me Meizu m1 note is exactly the same
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I guess to have Android 5.0 is not the only requisite to use Android Auto... maybe Google should take a look on this..
chema88 said:
I´ve bought an Opel Astra K and I want to use Android Auto, but the car screen is always black.
The supossed requirements to run Android Auto is to have a phone with Android 5.0. I have an Elephone P7000 with Android 5.0 and Android Auto installed. When I try to use it in my car, Android Auto starts in my phone (I see the black screen which shows "Android Auto" title) but the screen in my car is always in black.
Could someone tell me what I need to run Android Auto with my phone and my car?
Should I buy a new phone for this end?
Thanks and regards
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try to experiment with other phone with android 511 or higher and with a good quality USB cable
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try to experiment with other phone with android 511 or higher and with a good quality USB cable
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I tried with Huawei P8 lite and Moto G 1st gen (both 5.0) and I got nothing. It works with Nexus 5
Moto G 1st gen the same
Also Moto G 4G
I had the same problem in my Astra.
I've solved it following this steps:
- Wait until the bluetooth connection is fully established.
- Unlock the smartphone (i think is key for this problem)
- Plug the USB cable.
I'm doing it that way since last two weeks and i haven't seen the black screen again on my Intellilink.
Hope it helps.
I have same problem whit samsung A5 (android 5.1).
And secound problem with android auto app (ver. 1.5) in huawei p8lite.
I try connecting phone (android 5.0.1) to opel Astra k.
It works but doesn't refresh screan.
I must tourn on or down the volumne and then screan updates.
Any idea ?
Any workaround about this issue? I'm having the same problem with my Honor 7. Already contacted the Opel Team but that issue seemed to be new to them. I guess it's rather and android/google problem than that of the carmaker. A friend of mine is having the same problems with his Huawei Smartphone, while his wife's Samsung is working.
Both Huwaei/Honor phones run with Android 5 and 6, respectively....
I have an Opel Adam with the Intellilink system. I have the same problem, when connecting Android Auto all I get is a black screen. Sometimes it works and when it does it's really reliable. But it is very rare that it works. I have tried a dozen different phones.
I was wondering if you have Flexdock on your Astra? I have Flexdock on my Adam and I have been thinking if this has something to do with it.
By the way, Apple Carplay seems to work okay. It connects every time but I would prefer using Android.
chema88 said:
I´ve bought an Opel Astra K and I want to use Android Auto, but the car screen is always black.
The supossed requirements to run Android Auto is to have a phone with Android 5.0. I have an Elephone P7000 with Android 5.0 and Android Auto installed. When I try to use it in my car, Android Auto starts in my phone (I see the black screen which shows "Android Auto" title) but the screen in my car is always in black.
Could someone tell me what I need to run Android Auto with my phone and my car?
Should I buy a new phone for this end?
Thanks and regards
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erke_ms said:
I had the same problem in my Astra.
I've solved it following this steps:
- Wait until the bluetooth connection is fully established.
- Unlock the smartphone (i think is key for this problem)
- Plug the USB cable.
I'm doing it that way since last two weeks and i haven't seen the black screen again on my Intellilink.
Hope it helps.
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I am also having this problem despite following these steps... any suggestions? So frustrating as it work sometimes....
Luke.bartholomew1 said:
I am also having this problem despite following these steps... any suggestions? So frustrating as it work sometimes....
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Same here. These steps didn't help me.
And to add to the misery, AA stopped working completely. The app won't launch anymore when connecting the phone to the car. I'm not getting the black AA splash screen anymore and the car's head unit won't recognize the connection. So I kinda got rid of the black screen problem I have tried clearing cache, uninstall followed by reinstall, pretty much everything besides restoring the phone to factory settings.
chema88 said:
I´ve bought an Opel Astra K and I want to use Android Auto, but the car screen is always black.
The supossed requirements to run Android Auto is to have a phone with Android 5.0. I have an Elephone P7000 with Android 5.0 and Android Auto installed. When I try to use it in my car, Android Auto starts in my phone (I see the black screen which shows "Android Auto" title) but the screen in my car is always in black.
Could someone tell me what I need to run Android Auto with my phone and my car?
Should I buy a new phone for this end?
Thanks and regards
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There appears to be major problems with Android Auto and Intellilink 4.0. My car has been into the dealer 3 times in 3 weeks (only just bought it!) And Vauxhall have drawn a blank on what's going on, although Vauxhall have confirmed they know there are problems with their system. I've also got Google on the case analysing debug outputs from my phone by the Android Auto team at Mountain View.
So long as you have installed Android Auto on your phone and responded to the setup prompts, that's all you can do. My car touchscreen often just blanks when I connect the phone too. It is driving me mad.
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There appears to be major problems with Android Auto and Intellilink 4.0. My car has been into the dealer 3 times in 3 weeks (only just bought it!) And Vauxhall have drawn a blank on what's going on, although Vauxhall have confirmed they know there are problems with their system. I've also got Google on the case analysing debug outputs from my phone by the Android Auto team at Mountain View.
So long as you have installed Android Auto on your phone and responded to the setup prompts, that's all you can do. My car touchscreen often just blanks when I connect the phone too. It is driving me mad.
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Okay, that figures. I remember now reading something about Opel/Vauxhall knowing about this problem before. I contacted Opel too and they told me visit the dealer but after what you told, I guess I will pass and let them work it out first.
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Okay, that figures. I remember now reading something about Opel/Vauxhall knowing about this problem before. I contacted Opel too and they told me visit the dealer but after what you told, I guess I will pass and let them work it out first.
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I've booked my car in with the vauxhall dealer to have it looked at... However when i said my problem was with android auto, the guy said "what's android auto?" :crying:
So I'm not filled with hope.... On the upside however, I contacted vauxhall head office and a very helpful lady (who knew what android auto was!) said that because it works sometimes, the issue lies with their system and not android auto (so potentially fixable without Google...
She said that there have been a few similar complaints aswell but these were resolved....fingers crossed because it's great when it works... Will update
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I've booked my car in with the vauxhall dealer to have it looked at... However when i said my problem was with android auto, the guy said "what's android auto?" :crying:
So I'm not filled with hope.... On the upside however, I contacted vauxhall head office and a very helpful lady (who knew what android auto was!) said that because it works sometimes, the issue lies with their system and not android auto (so potentially fixable without Google...
She said that there have been a few similar complaints aswell but these were resolved....fingers crossed because it's great when it works... Will update
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Would you mind letting us know if the dealer was able to do anything to fix this? I would be interested to hear anything you could tell after the service.
I really hate being stuck on an iPhone and Carplay, which has its problems too, it keeps dropping connection randomly
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Would you mind letting us know if the dealer was able to do anything to fix this? I would be interested to hear anything you could tell after the service.
I really hate being stuck on an iPhone and Carplay, which has its problems too, it keeps dropping connection randomly
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Will do. Taking it in tomorrow.
With your issues does it ever work? As i tested it an hour ago and everything was fine.... Tested it 5 minutes ago... Black screen is back
Luke.bartholomew1 said:
Will do. Taking it in tomorrow.
With your issues does it ever work? As i tested it an hour ago and everything was fine.... Tested it 5 minutes ago... Black screen is back
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It used to work at times, but most of the time I would just get that same annoying black screen. But now it won't even give black screen anymore, nothing happens when plugging an Android phone.
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It used to work at times, but most of the time I would just get that same annoying black screen. But now it won't even give black screen anymore, nothing happens when plugging an Android phone.
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So I took it to the dealer and after explaining to them what android auto actually is!! We plugged the phone in and it worked. 10 times in a row....I hate intermittent problems .
So the guy said there was nothing they could do since it was working now but to bring it back if it stops again.... Getting the S7 edge next week so will wait and see how that works.... Apologies i haven't got a better answer for you...
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I 've had the Urbane for three weeks now, and I'm pretty pleased* with the watch except for a major problem:
I keep seeing that "cloud with a line through it" icon on top of the watch face way to often.
I'm actually looking at it right now - I'm at work, my Urbane is on my left wrist, and my phone is on the desk 20 centimeters away.
Since I haven't heard many others complaining about this, I'm suspecting the problem to be on the phone side - this is a "China phone", an Elephone P3000S (64bit, 3GB RAM) that I bought quickly as a cheap, but (on paper) good spec'd replacement for my broken Sony Z1 Compact.
But nevertheless, I thought I'd asked here if anyone else are experiencing the same?
I've factory reset the watch, I often reboot it, I reboot the phone even more often, and most of the time connection is re-established but lasts only for maybe 15 minutes up to several hours. I have disabled wifi on the watch to see if that improves things - initially I thought maybe it did (as long as I kept the phone nearby, of course), but after a while it seems it's not the case.
Anyone have any other tips? ...Before I replace the phone?
Thanks,
Christopher
*: of course I would prefer a brighter screen (when needed, i.e. outdoors), light sensor, better battery capacity, ...
Try to find out what Bluetooth version the phone has.
grenness said:
I 've had the Urbane for three weeks now, and I'm pretty pleased* with the watch except for a major problem:
I keep seeing that "cloud with a line through it" icon on top of the watch face way to often.
I'm actually looking at it right now - I'm at work, my Urbane is on my left wrist, and my phone is on the desk 20 centimeters away.
Since I haven't heard many others complaining about this, I'm suspecting the problem to be on the phone side - this is a "China phone", an Elephone P3000S (64bit, 3GB RAM) that I bought quickly as a cheap, but (on paper) good spec'd replacement for my broken Sony Z1 Compact.
But nevertheless, I thought I'd asked here if anyone else are experiencing the same?
I've factory reset the watch, I often reboot it, I reboot the phone even more often, and most of the time connection is re-established but lasts only for maybe 15 minutes up to several hours. I have disabled wifi on the watch to see if that improves things - initially I thought maybe it did (as long as I kept the phone nearby, of course), but after a while it seems it's not the case.
Anyone have any other tips? ...Before I replace the phone?
Thanks,
Christopher
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Try to find out what Bluetooth version the phone has.
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Guys,
Having the same problem as well..... I'm using a Nexus 6 with Bluetooth 4.1 which is also not so far away from my watch all the time..... Really don't know what's going on....
I don't have an Urbane watch (yet) but ran into this issue myself....I downgraded Android Wear on my phone back to 1..0.5 to fix my problem. To get the apk I am using now, see the link below. Before that, my watch would constantly disconnect from the phone for no reason. Best of luck to you all! The Urbane is the BEST looking smart watch out there IMO!
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...roid-wear-1-0-5-1724356-android-apk-download/
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Guys,
Having the same problem as well..... I'm using a Nexus 6 with Bluetooth 4.1 which is also not so far away from my watch all the time..... Really don't know what's going on....
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Same here. N6 running CM12.1. Bluetooth works perfectly with car, around home, other devices. I've tried every setting I can think of. Glad to hear I'm not the only one.
Have you tried enabling/disabling the wireless syncing option? I had similar initial issues, had to factory reset and I disabled Wireless Syncing (and deleted the cloud data).
I then setup the phone again and didn't enable wireless sync for a few hours so I knew the phone was setup and working only using Bluetooth.
I knew something was wrong as once the wireless Sync was disabled and the cloud info deleted, my watch said it had lost connection to the phone and I had to factory reset it (even through Bluetooth was enabled still).
I am having significantly more instances of Bluetooth disconnections on this watch that I did with the Moto 360. This especially occurs in my car while driving. I'd bet that the watch disconnects every 10 minutes or so in the car.
Same here ... I have an LG G3 running Lollipop with an LG Watch Urbane running v5.1.1 This is to replce my LG Watch R but these connectivity issues every 10 seconds is highly frustrating ... Looking forward to a permanent fix on this thread ...
I'm starting to see the same thing, no issue while both are on WiFi, but without WiFi my watch is constantly disconnecting. Normally rebooting the watch seems to fix the issue, but really hope this gets fixed soon.
If I get away from my phone watch disconnects, thats normal. But when I get close to phone again, it doesn't connect automatically, or connects too late. Is that normal? This is so annoying.
well im all good not had that at all i get about 25 foot then loose bt soon as im back in 25 foot im good
i have a edge
I have an SGS6 Edge and it is slow connecting. I've found it will connect instantly if I turn BT off and back on.
Has anyone tried using phones wifi terhering instead of bt connection? Maybe that extends the connection distance?
Seems like my problems are solved for the most part. Doesn't disconnect that often anymore. Could be because of recent update to Android 5.1.1 on my Nexus 6 and I factory resetted my urbane! Lookin' good now!!
How about you guys?
I have a Nexus 6P, and the disconnecting with my Urbane is beyond annoying. I'm starting to think that, despite the looks of the Urbane, the watch itself is a pile of poo.
Same issue here. Phone and watch constantly disconnect. If I walk 10 feet from my phone, it disconnects and doesn't reconnect when I come back within range of the bluetooth.
Pleased to report, though, that I went into Settings>Apps>Android Wear and cleared the cache and the phone has been reconnection pretty well. I have the LG V10 and the G3 before that and have found that you have the clear the cache on bluetooth connections every once in a while, and then things start to work smooth again.
Hope this helps someone out there.
I have been having the same problem since I got my new Nexus 6P. On my old phone, an Asus Zenfone 2, I would hardly ever lose connection. I might drop connection once a day. With my new phone, its about once an hour if I'm lucky. I just did a factory reset of both the phone and watch this evening, and so far it seems to have helped but I'm not going to call it fixed yet until I make a whole day without losing connection.
For what its worth, there are tons of people who are saying the BT on the N6P is boned, as well as a ton of people saying the same thing about the Urbane.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 and have both Bluetooth and Wifi connected to my LG Urbane however:-
If I go away from phone - within my own house AND well within Wifi range - it LOSES connections to BOTH Bluetooth and Wifi. (Bluetooth I can understand but how come it is losing connection to Wifi)?
Anyone got any answers please?
My Nexus 6 keeps forgetting my Bluetooth pairs. I'll wake up and notice that my pairs are gone. Which is an annoyance with my car and Android Wear watch. It happened once before but then when it happened last night I know there is an issue. It started after I upgraded to Marshmallow. I'm running the MRA58R build. Any ideas?
I have the same issue...ever since marshmallow...both 6.0.0 official and 6.0.1 official, both times before installs the phone was wiped...but never the less it always forgets my bluetooth pairs
it seems to correlate to when the phone fully dies. If the phone fully dies 1-2 out of 5 times it will boot back up without the bluetooth pairings.
Also if I don't pair my Wear watch(original 360) this does not seem to happen either
I'm having this issue as well. My phone will randomly ask to pair with my car, even though it's been paired already. And sometimes it will just ask me to allow it to share Messaging, which was also already set. It's frustrating. I've only noticed it with Marshmallow.
For me it doesn't seem to correlate with charge level.
Having the same problem here and now that you mention it, it does seem to happen when it fully dies. Until someone comes up with a solution I'm going to see about backing them up and restore if it happens again.
Allowing your phone to completely die is a bad idea. The sudden shut down is what is corrupting it.
Also restoring that type of system data is just asking for other random issues, also not a great idea.
While I run an AOSP based rom I have never had my device forget any of my 5 BT pairings.
I agree don't let phone die.
Also if low battery plays a role (before phone dies), it could be related to battery saver features that can activate at low batteries level. (Adjustable in settings)
For the android wear app, turn off battery optimization (to prevent it from being interrupted by doze. )
I have had zero disconnection between my n6 and my moto 360 g1 android wear watch in the last month.
I have the same problem with my car pairing. I never let the battery for or get into battery saver mode so it's definitely not battery related for me.
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I have the same problem with my car pairing. I never let the battery for or get into battery saver mode so it's definitely not battery related for me.
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My phone has done this now twice in three days on N Preview 3. Has anyone found a solution?
mine does it too. but it will forget ALL my paired devices. it's pretty annoying
This is happening to me as well. Nexus 6 is forgetting all paired bluetooth devices.
Most annoying is the Android Wear issue because I've been having to factory reset the watch to get it to pair again. Some of this might be the watch because I'm running a Samsung Gear 2 with Android Wear but I also have several other devices that I have to repair every time.
Also seems to correlate with the battery dying.
There has to be a common bug. As all my devices have no issue remembering the pairing. Mind you I also dont pair to my car.
Also keep in mind that it was found long ago that OEM put in lists of cars that it will not work with in their roms. We found it on samsung devices years ago where it would block all connections to BMW, Audi and a few others.
N6 running 6.0.1 (no root)
This just started happening to me yesterday but has happened twice so far in two days. My phone has not died as seems to be a symptom for others here. It did get below 10% today but I charged it up without issue. it wasn't until several hours later that it wiped all of its paired devices. below is a list of my paired devices:
Samsung ATIV book 8 (windows 10)
UE Mobile BoomBox
Moto360 2nd Gen
2014 Infiniti Q50
2015 Nissan Murano
After it wiped everything yesterday I re-paired the following:
Samsung ATIV book 8
Infiniti Q50
Moto 360
After the first wipe today I paired the watch and the car.
If anyone has any ideas I would be grateful. This is a GIANT PIA!
Does not look like there is a solution to this forthcoming... is there anyone with this problem that's recently updated to N? And has it gone away? I get this usually after a forced reboot... all bt settings gone. Totally a problem.
Any update on this. I think it started happening after I updated to 7 and then went back to 6 after having battery issues?
rkshack
Giant PIA
Blown 89 said:
I have the same problem with my car pairing. I never let the battery for or get into battery saver mode so it's definitely not battery related for me.
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I have this same problem too. Running Android 6.0.1 on a Samsung Galaxy A5. I drive a lot for work, and need my phone paired to a JVC headunit (listed as JVC UNIT on my phone) in my van so I can take phone calls handsfree, and listen to podcasts. Every now and again, maybe once a day, with no rhyme or reason that I can discern, I get into the van and notice that my phone is not paired. It's a pain to have to pull over and re-pair the phone, and then set it up a a trusted bluetooth device again (so as to avoid entering my passcode whenever unlocking the screen).
- Definitely nothing to do with battery levels. My phone is normally fully charged and plugged in to a charger.
- I don't lose all paired devices, as my UE Boom 2 (not often used) is still listed as a paired device, whereas the JVC UNIT drops off fairly often.
Please could someone sort this issue out! It sounds like quite a few people are experiencing it.
thanks,
Phil
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I have this same problem too. Running Android 6.0.1 on a Samsung Galaxy A5.
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Not likely to get sorted for your phone in this N6 thread. [emoji6]
I am on Android 11 and it still happens to me, my car pairing is being forgotten from time to time. Happens to any of you?
Workaround that works 100% of the time for those having trouble connecting.
Unlock phone and turn on car or head unit. Note you should have android auto installed already before this will work. Plug in the cable to your phone and you will hear the link sound and the screen on your phone will flash off for just a second. As quickly as possible once the screen goes black on your phone uncable the phone and reconnect it. I know this sounds janky, but it really works. You can tell it is working by the screen on your head unit going black in the background and you will see the android auto icon sI have tried all suggested fixes and this is the only one that works 100% of the time. It also does not take over the telephone's display so you can navigate to other apps and still have android auto running. It is quick and gives you the best of both worlds. I almost returned my 2016 gti due to the frustration from this issue, but now it is no big deal.
Hope this helps guys and gals.
No. For what I read , the only API available for 3rd parties are to send messages and music, and that, using google interface. No other developer can do anything with AA.
I'm not sure if this has to do with recent updates to Android Auto or if it's specific to the make and model of my device (I got the new phone around the same time as the latest AA updates were released), but I'm now experiencing endless frustrations with constant connection failures between my phone and my Jeep's Uconnect 8.4 head unit again. I went through a similar thing, as did many others, around this time last year and the year before. It's infuriating.
Most of the time, when I plug my phone into the vehicle's USB port, the Android auto icon appears on the display of the head unit for a moment or two and then disappears. There's a notification in the shade on my phone that says something like "Connecting to Android Auto" or "Starting Android Auto." But then it never really starts.
Occasionally I try clearing the data, storage and cache from the Android Auto app and sometimes Google Play Services. Sometimes I'll also have to go into the Uconnect settings menu and tell my head unit to "Forget device." Every so often, as long as I then turn off the ignition and then restart the vehicle and then reboot my phone, this will bring me back to the Android auto setup screen and I'll be able to use Android auto for a single drive cycle. as soon as I cut the engine and unplug my phone, it's over. When I get back into the vehicle I'm back where I started: with the head unit seemingly able to recognize that an Android Auto device is connected for a moment and then Android Auto just quits out.
It's insane. Seems like Google can't just get this right. As soon as they release a build that works, they follow up with an update that completely breaks functionality.
Anyone else have a similar experience and, hopefully, have suggestions and how to resolve this nonsense?
Used my iPhone with my 2018 Challenger for a year and it worked perfectly. Switched to a Note 20 Ultra last month and it worked for about 2 weeks. Same issue you're experiencing. I'm going back to iPhone.
I've found that my phone has *the most annoying bug* with Android Auto - AA will work absolutely fine when you connect the phone, but then freezes / stops responding as soon as the phone's screen timeout expires and the phone auto-locks.
AA doesn't freeze, when using the same cable and same car, if I swap the phone to being my OnePlus 8 Pro - which suggests this is definitely a Find X3 Pro issue
(I'm on the 15 firmware, and at the moment can't get it to update, no matter what I do)
@stuclark
I'm on a UK unlocked device and mine won't update either . Still on A15.
That said I tested AA for 2 X 30min trips ( WFH still ) and did NOT have this bug .
I have seen it mentioned in Oppo advert threads on Facebook , they responded each time saying they were aware and working on it . So far I do not put much faith in their updates though.
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@stuclark
I'm on a UK unlocked device and mine won't update either . Still on A15.
That said I tested AA for 2 X 30min trips ( WFH still ) and did NOT have this bug .
I have seen it mentioned in Oppo advert threads on Facebook , they responded each time saying they were aware and working on it . So far I do not put much faith in their updates though.
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Thanks for the reply - I guess we'll wait to see what the firmware update brings (I've tried uninstalling and re-installing AA, but that doesn't downgrade me to an older version I can use). I'll have a go on facebook and the ColorOS forums
@stuclark . Probably worth opening ticket on chat / Twitter DM with them so they are aware. The more the better.
Not surprisingly, the answer from Oppo is:
It's an Android Auto bug. It will be fixed when they release a new version. Until then, set the screen to stay on whilst the phone is charging (in developer options)
Yup. Welcome to Oppo.
Seems the bug has been present for the year the X2 has been out. So dont hold your breath on a fix.
For me it worked to shut down the always on display function
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I've found that my phone has *the most annoying bug* with Android Auto - AA will work absolutely fine when you connect the phone, but then freezes / stops responding as soon as the phone's screen timeout expires and the phone auto-locks.
AA doesn't freeze, when using the same cable and same car, if I swap the phone to being my OnePlus 8 Pro - which suggests this is definitely a Find X3 Pro issue
(I'm on the 15 firmware, and at the moment can't get it to update, no matter what I do)
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Try turning off always on display, worked for me.
Good evening I live in France and I test Android auto because some of you have problems with the application and I wanted to know if it was the same with my X3 pro. I use the app for over an hour and don't notice any worries. Good luck to all
P.S: I'm under the latest oppo update with the A17
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Good evening I live in France and I test Android auto because some of you have problems with the application and I wanted to know if it was the same with my X3 pro. I use the app for over an hour and don't notice any worries. Good luck to all
P.S: I'm under the latest oppo update with the A17
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Thanks for your answer - Android Auto does indeed seem better under A17 than the previous (UK certainly) A15 release.
It also helps to turn off third party navigation apps, such as Sygic or Waze - these seem to exacerbate the Android Auto issues with this phone (but work perfectly on other devices)
Images on the lock screen, crash the Android Auto. It is an OS problem. Here is what to do, till the problem is solved :
-Go to Settings, Security, Smart Lock and and your car a trusted device. That way you have your phone unlocked while driving and fingerprint disappears.
(You can also remove fingerprint from lock screen by going to Settings, Passwords & Biometrics, Fingerprint, Screen-off unlock and select off, but then you have to wake up your phone before being able to use fingerprint)
-Go to Settings, ..Always-On Display, Always-On Display and disable it. (You can also select Always-On Display with battery saver, which turns off image after some seconds, but on those seconds, the Andriod Auto is crashed)