I drive a 2016 Honda Civic and have enabled the re-designed Android Auto update. The problem is whenever my US Unlocked Galaxy S9 (Snapdragon) is in Dark Mode, Android Auto is forced into dark mode, no matter if it's daytime outside. And when Dark mode is turned off, Android Auto is forced into Day mode, even if it's night time. I've enabled developer options and tried "Phone controlled" and "car controlled" but neither get the desired result. I have the most recent July 2019 patch.
Some say on reddit that this has been fixed for them, but I have no idea why it isn't working for me.
What am I doing wrong?
I have almost the same problem. The difference is that I don't get to force AA in night mode at all. I also tried all options in AA developer settings with no success. I use AA on a Peugeot 3008 with a Galaxy Note 10+ connected and Android 9. Everything worked fine with the Note 8 and Android 8.1 I had before. I have all latest security updates installed on phone (august and september).
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Solution for that ?
- In the Android Auto app, tap the Hamburger menu.
- Tap About.
- Tap About Android Auto header 10 times, until a toast appears thar says "Developer mode enabled". Now you can access developer mode by selecting the overflow menu dots on the top right of the handheld screen.
There is a command for that night/day display
Do a try
rjpaul said:
- In the Android Auto app, tap the Hamburger menu.
- Tap About.
- Tap About Android Auto header 10 times, until a toast appears thar says "Developer mode enabled". Now you can access developer mode by selecting the overflow menu dots on the top right of the handheld screen.
There is a command for that night/day display
Do a try
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If you would read what the poster wrote you would understand that he already did what you suggest and I also. Nothing helps.
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Probably the problem is Samsung One UI, are you using themes or are you able to use night mode on smartphone?
Try to remove theme and check android auto.
JRFabbi said:
Probably the problem is Samsung One UI, are you using themes or are you able to use night mode on smartphone?
Try to remove theme and check android auto.
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Yes, indeed, I was using a high contrast theme, but going back to the original theme didn't help. Waze works fine on the phone in night mode with or without AA. Only when I start Waze from the car's infotainment system, it doesn't switch to night mode, even if I switch it manually from the settings. Google maps also does not switch to night mode.
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I've exactely the same problem and it started when my old S8+ updated to One UI, now my S10 have the same problem.
I will try to test without theme to check if it work here.
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Just checked here, android auto cannot change day-night mode on Samsung One UI.
If I put on night mode Waze and everything on AA is on night-mode and using it if I change to day-mode on One UI settings AA also change to day-mode so the problem is the One UI.
Guys, its known issue wiht Samsung One UI. What you can do is to set it on scheduel mode to sun set/sunrise with default theme, in this way the phone will go into night mode when the sun goes down and swithces automatically the AA into night mode automatically as well as your phone. There is nothing else you can do about it. maybe its possible with a tasker to set the phone to scheudeled night mode when it has connected to car BT, and then put it back into night mode if disconnected (its mabye possible only on S10(e,+) with bixbey routines, but never tried).
Before aug or sept update it was possible to circumvent this issue, by enableing developer mode with default theme, set it on automatic nigh/day and check also display night mode menu to to have the same setting. then you could install a high contrast dark theme and it still worked, changed the AA according the sun/set into night mode but did not change a thing on the phone, but this option has been disabled by samsung.
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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.
Hi,does anyone on android 7 noticed random activation of do not disturb mode by wear? I investigated and found a post on Redditch. For some strange reason, when a call is started do not disturb mode is activated , and this is a new feature on android N, but then at the end is not turned off as it s meant. If I click on the volume button the volume level appear on display and tells me that DND mode is activated by wear. Anyone with the same problem? I think it s a bug that shows when you have an android wear smartwatch only
I had a similar problem with Nexus 5 on android M,were the do not disturb mode doesn't go off as planned . In android M I found it by myself ,that the upgrade of wear app from 1.5 to 2.0 caused the bug. A downgrade of the app and than an uninstall and reinstall of 2.0 solved the problem. Sadly I couldn't fix it with the same technique this time on the Nexus 6
Anyone else having issues with the note 9 and android auto? I no longer receive texts to Android auto when connected. I can send but not notifications come through.
Yes, all permissions and access to notifications are set. I've uninstalled and reinstalled. Deleted the phone from my car. Reset the Google app as well.
Nothing seems to be working. I'm thinking it's just an issue with the android auto app and being a new phone. Likely just needs an update to the app to fix the issue. At least I hope.
If you have android auto and a note 9, please test this out and report back.
I haven't had any issues with Android Auto on my Note9. Are you using any apps to disable services. I had a similar issue with my Note8 and it ended being a service disabled.
No, nothing that would disable it.
So get this now. I have hard reset my note 9 to see if this would fix it. It did not. I decided to try installing Google Messages. It works. Android auto and incoming texts works with this app. Just not the stock Samsung messages app. Has to be something with that app. I'll use Google messages until there is an update and then give it a try again.
Quite annoying though. I really don't mind the Samsung messages app.
Hi, I have a similar problem, Note 9 with Alpine iLX-702d Head unit, as soon as you plug the cable into the phone to start the setup utility for AA, the app closes. not cool
I do have a note 9 since last saturday. I already could work with android auto with no problem. Today i connected the phone and i was unable to use android auto. No update have been done.
My android Auto disconnects on its own randomly. OEM head unit in a VW Jetta 2019. Note 9 is a Tmobile unit that I just setup. Not sure it is related but I also have Android Wear problems where the bluetooth disconnects all the time, and I have to put my phone and watch in airplane mode and back again just to get it to connect.
Using Android Auto with my Note 9 lags for about 4 seconds on every touch input so is pretty much unusable. Have tried rebooting the device and head unit (Honda Civic 2017).
Have a Peugeot 2008 2017
Just can't seem to get android auto to work
When I open android auto app on my note 9 it just says "something went wrong
Google play services doesn't seem to be working at the moment. "
If I connect the USB to car it keeps connecting then disconnecting over and over, gutted as apple carplay connects flawlessly ?
Any help would be appreciated
Mine works better than my note 8 device. No misses yet.
And I use it on my commute everyday to work and back.
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Have a 2018 focus st with AA. TMO note 9. I have zero problems with it so far. All messages come through on stock. Ok google works with no button push. And Facebook messenger works good as well as Waze.
I've got a Hyundai i30, and AA was working perfectly until I updated my Note 9 to the September patch. Now it disconnects after a random amount of time, usually 2-4 seconds, sometimes up to 15 seconds.
Very frustrating!
When I plug my Note9 into my 2016 F150 the bottom on-screen buttons on Android Auto freeze and do nothing when you tap them then the whole bottom line turns into a black bar. The only way to Navigate between screens in Android Auto is to pull the cord from the phone and make your new selection.
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When I plug my Note9 into my 2016 F150 the bottom on-screen buttons on Android Auto freeze and do nothing when you tap them then the whole bottom line turns into a black bar. The only way to Navigate between screens in Android Auto is to pull the cord from the phone and make your new selection.
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Have the same problem. If I uninstall Android Auto and reinstall it works briefly then right back to the navigation buttons doing nothing and turning to a black bar.
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ldkud50 said:
Have the same problem. If I uninstall Android Auto and reinstall it works briefly then right back to the navigation buttons doing nothing and turning to a black bar.
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Yep, same here.
I opened a thread on the Android Auto Forum about it...
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/android-auto/O3S-JU5BCdA/j2YcAxdFAgAJ
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Have the same problem. If I uninstall Android Auto and reinstall it works briefly then right back to the navigation buttons doing nothing and turning to a black bar.
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Yes I also uninstalled AA and it worked for a ride and when I got back in my Truck it didn't work again, WTF man.
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tripleoptic said:
Yep, same here.
I opened a thread on the Android Auto Forum about it...
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/android-auto/O3S-JU5BCdA/j2YcAxdFAgAJ
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I'm glad to see it's not an issue with just my Note9. I'm sure it'll be fixed in no time since it looks like a widespread issue.
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Yes I also uninstalled AA and it worked for a ride and when I got back in my Truck it didn't work again, WTF man.
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I'm glad to see it's not an issue with just my Note9. I'm sure it'll be fixed in no time since it looks like a widespread issue.
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I sure hope so. we are submitting bug reports now.
Works great in my 2016 Silverado.
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Same exact black bar issue started happening to my Note 9 with a 2016 Ford Escape, since last week. I thought I was going crazy. Uninstall, reinstall, works for a ride, and then breaks again.
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I am having issues as well with my Note 9 and android auto. When I use google maps, it will work for a few minutes and then it goes out. Google maps will never stay up for more than a few minutes. Is it just an issue with the app? I just bought a new car and want to be able to use android auto!
I disable auto brightness every time. After every reboot, it resets back to default auto. How can i. fix this? Is this 'normal'?
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I disable auto brightness every time. After every reboot, it resets back to default auto. How can i. fix this? Is this 'normal'?
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Yeah facing the same problem here
It's a bloody nightmare wish they would sort it
It's a long standing issue apparently, i didn't know this before I purchased it, something i cannot live with amongst other issues, the nice chap in Currys saw exactly what it was doing and put it down to a fault and happily refunded me, apparently it's a "Feature" from hwawei to optimise the battery every restart, go figure.
Also there isn't a quick toggle for auto brightness... Wtf???
P30 Pro 256gb Aurora Power
They seem to be very big on wanting to proove they can save battery life but at the expense of functionality, same kinda thing with the over agressive app power management which saves tons of battery but then you don't get any notifications lol
This auto brightness issue is really bugging me too, not to the extent of returning the phone but i would really like them to see this setting as a user option rather than them forcing it back to auto each reboot. at the end of the day if you wanted it left on auto brightness you would just leave it on yourself wouldn't you lol
Same here, joined the conversation just in case there's a fix and I don't notice.
Guyz all issues u need to contact huawei via HiCare.. xda won't help with the new phones.. anymore.. rooting is fading out and will eventually die..
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You must tap few times on build number field so you could enable developer options and then in developer options just turn off readibillity under sunlight.. ?
Caserko said:
You must tap few times on build number field so you could enable developer options and then in developer options just turn off readibillity under sunlight..
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It isn't related. I tried it and after every reboot the auto brightness is on again
This auto brightness "feature" and hi search "feature" could be better if they were optional!?
I'm with you all on this, it's so ****ing annoying.
i found out u can fix the brightness with this app:
"Brightness Level - Screen" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paksoftwares.brightnesslevel
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i found out u can fix the brightness with this app:
"Brightness Level - Screen" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paksoftwares.brightnesslevel
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Did not work for me. still auto brightness after reboot.
Do a try https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodweathercorp.perappbrightness
Hi
I have a strange issue when using Android Auto on car head unit through my Mi9 MIUI Global 11.0.5.
Everything connects fine as expected and everything displays correctly until the phone screen times out, then the car head unit loses roughly a quarter of the right hand display (has overlay of black bar from top to bottom of screen). The icons / screens still work if pressed where graphics would be, but they are not displayed.
i have tried altering notch setting / full screen display settings but nothing corrects the issue.
......any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Mr E Weasel
This is the same problem as in a non MIUI (AOSP) rom. Disable HW overlay in developer option solves this.
However. This shouldn't be a problem on a MIUI rom that's why I don't use the AOSP ROMs for now.
So it's very weird.
......thanks for the reply and good call @KaiseRRUby. I tried that but as you probably suspected it did not solve the issue, also the state does not persist after a reboot.
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Having the same issue since updating to Miui 11. Have you found a solution?
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Having the same issue since updating to Miui 11. Have you found a solution?
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......not yet, I will endeavour to post back with any successes
Same problem on Mi 9T Pro here.
I have enabled developer options and enabled the option to keep phone awake while charging.
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Having the same issue since updating to Miui 11. Have you found a solution?
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I did a workarround by using the free Android application "Automate" by LLamaLab. I setup a basic script looking if i am in my car (Check car bluetooth connectivity) and then delay the screen lock. When not in my car anymore (no more car bluetooth connectivity) re enable the screen lock as it was.
It is working like a charm.
I had same problem, you can turn on Always on display it will fix it
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Only way round it I have found so far is to use tasker (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm) to display full black screen and set screen time out to max time when it see Android Auto launched.
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I had same problem, you can turn on Always on display it will fix it
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I've always had AOD activated and it does not help.
The solution for me was to enable keep screen on while charging in developer settings. Since the phone is always plugged in for AA, it works fine.
I don't know why some resolve to using scripting apps for this. Did you try this setting and it did not help, or maybe you don't want to keep the screen on while charging ? You can always turn it off by pressing the power button, so it seems like the almost perfect solution to me.