Hi, I just recently got a new Golf with the app connect system that has Android Auto functionality built in. However, I just can't get it to work with my G4. I've downloaded the Android Auto app, I've tried using different cables but every time I plug it in the AA app seems to just crash. It also won't connect manually when I try to connect it in the car. I live in Australia. Is there anything else I can do/download to make this work? Thanks.
Don't know if this will help, but try to set the Android Auto on a headunit. Mine was set to Mirrorlink by default.
Maybe in the settings you should define it to choose Android Auto instead ?
Make sure the phone is unlocked when its plugged in. Also, try plugging in the phone before you turn on the car. My Nexus 5 is able to connect 90% of time on my 2016 GTI.
I just picked up my GTI last night. The salesman couldn't get Android Auto to connect to my AT&T G4. Android Auto was set as the preferred connection. I've tried connecting with my phone locked, unlocked, plugged in before/after the car is on, plugged in after/before the phone is unlocked, USB debugging on and off, MTP, charging only, PTP.
monkadelicd said:
I just picked up my GTI last night. The salesman couldn't get Android Auto to connect to my AT&T G4. Android Auto was set as the preferred connection. I've tried connecting with my phone locked, unlocked, plugged in before/after the car is on, plugged in after/before the phone is unlocked, USB debugging on and off, MTP, charging only, PTP.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you ever get connected?
Robbie Doo said:
Did you ever get connected?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
tt
I work at a vw/Skoda dealership. I am tech savvy. I have tried I phones and various Androids with Mirrorlink/Android Auto and to be honest the results are pretty Mixed. I phones mostly pair OK but with so many iterations of Android topped with manufactures bloatware its impossible. I have failed to pair phones that are compatible and tried every app every cable and every configuration even the Manufacturers are clueless. Some models I managed to pair took me 40 or 50 attemps. Android Auto is in its infancy and stability will take time. I managed an S5 with ease and S6 with great difficulty a HTC one A9 which is very unstable. A HTC one M8, but didn't manage the Huawei P8 yet but I'm working on it. I failed with a galaxy S4 and succeeded with another one. I have an LG G4 on the way so that will be interesting. I have had 100% success pairing I iPhones but customers tell us the connection drops out. However I do think Android Auto offers more in terms of functionality if you can live with the fact that you may not ever get it working.
Anything new with G4
Did you manage to make the LG G4 working?
Hello
I had the same problem with my VW Passat GTE 2016 + LG G4. Solved it by going into the settings in the car (under App Connect) and chose Android Auto as default instead of MirrorLink which was the default before.
(although it doesn't work very well anyway, sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't)
I have Android Auto 1.6.2400
Konstigt said:
Hello
I had the same problem with my VW Passat GTE 2016 + LG G4. Solved it by going into the settings in the car (under App Connect) and chose Android Auto as default instead of MirrorLink which was the default before.
(although it doesn't work very well anyway, sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't)
I have Android Auto 1.6.2400
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just to confuse the issue even more, my vw connects to android auto pretty much perfectly every time & yet I only discovered by accident that the default setting on the head unit was set to mirror link so maybe that's not the cause for you after all. It's pretty basic software so far it seems.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using XDA-Developers mobile app
I picked up my new Golf today, but it doesn't have the App Connect. My phone is an Oneplus One with MM Cos 13, do you think Android Auto can work with it?
Just my experience : I own a 2016 Jetta with App Connect and a Nexus 4. I had similar issues with AA connections first. The phone was running Android L 5.1..1. 2 weeks ago I went ahead and installed CM13 and now AA works way better : I never had a connection failure since... Really a plug and forget experience now. So I think Android M is better for Android Auto. Moreover I read that latest AA update includes fixes for connection stability.
I hope someone recognizes this problem.
I have an Opel Astra K (2016) with an Opel Intellilink Radio 4.0 system. By connecting the phone with USB to the system, Android Auto should start on the car's system.
I've tried connecting 3 different phones, a Samsung Galaxy S8+ with Android 9, Galaxy S9+ with Android 10 and Galaxy S20+ with android 10.
The Android Auto on the S9 and S20 are preinstalled, the phones are updated. The S8+ doesnt have it pre-installed so ive downloaded the APK,
Android Auto - Google Maps, Media & Messaging 5.3.5016 (28th may 2020).
Ive used 3 different cables. Original samsung cables and a unbranded cable. None of the attempts worked. Android Auto wont show up on the car display, but it starts on the 3 phones.
After almost giving up, i made a call with one of the phones while being connected with the USB. After the call, android auto started to show up on the car screen. It looks likes it got triggered by something. When i turn of the car, but keeping the cable connected, Android auto keeps working after starting the car again. The connection goes away after disconnecting the phone (pulling out the cable). After making a call again, it starts to work again. I have no idea how this happens and what the reason could be.
The "trick" by making a phone call works on all phones and with all cables.
Anyone got an idea?
Hello.
I'm trying to configure my android auto so it works wirelessly. The wireless android auto is supported on Toyota Aygo 2018+, so I should be good here, and it's obviously supported on S20 FE 5G. The phone is connecting to my X-Touch without a problem, Android Auto is working flawlessly on USB, however when I simply launch the car it does not connect wirelessly. I updated android auto from apk mirror (it's not available in my country) and I tried enabling wireless projection, however when I turn the setting on in the developer options it does not appear on the list when I go back. I tried to reboot my phone just after I did that but it still didn't work.
Do you have any suggestions?
shadaia said:
wireless android auto is supported on Toyota Aygo 2018+,
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, it isn't. Just plain old AA, not wireless. Wireless only very recently started appearing OEM in cars. In 2018 it would have required an aftermarket head unit, which began offering AA wireless support in summer 2018, not long after Google initially announced AA Wireless.
shadaia said:
shadaia said:
Hello.
I'm trying to configure my android auto so it works wirelessly. The wireless android auto is supported on Toyota Aygo 2018+, so I should be good here, and it's obviously supported on S20 FE 5G. The phone is connecting to my X-Touch without a problem, Android Auto is working flawlessly on USB, however when I simply launch the car it does not connect wirelessly. I updated android auto from apk mirror (it's not available in my country) and I tried enabling wireless projection, however when I turn the setting on in the developer options it does not appear on the list when I go back. I tried to reboot my phone just after I did that but it still didn't work.
Do you have any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
did u manage to fix it ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi,
i would ask you an help about a problem related to Android Auto.
Assumptions:
Phone: Xiaomi RedMi Note 9S
MIUI Version: 13.0.1
Android Version: 12 SKQ1.211019.001
Android Auto Version: 8.0.6.623354-release
Car Head Unit: Sync 3.4 on Ford Puma St-Line X
One week ago i purchased my new car. Everything was perfect, but when i tried to connect my Xiaomi to the Head Unit through Android Auto, i realized that the screen casting had an awful image quality: Android Auto seems in low resolution, and sometimes appear some colour artifacts (photos attached).
So, i tried to understand if the problem was my Car Head Unit, or my Xiaomi. I connected various phone to the Head Unit, and in those cases the connection and the display quality were perfect.
Aswell, i tried to connect my phone to different cars, and to the Android Auto Desktop Emulator, and i kept having always the same horrible quality image.
So, from this i got that the problem was my Xiaomi.
I tried everything: with different USB 3.0 Type C cables, i tried entering developer options and change the resolution, i tried the Debug USB mode, i tried deleting and re-installing Android Auto App, and i tried aswell to download a newer beta-version of AA... nothing worked.
But i discovered something: i tried to connect two other Xiaomis... two Xiaomi RedMi Note 10. I imagined that, being the same phone, they would have had the same results. But...
Xiaomi RedMi Note 10 with MIUI 13.0.3 and Android 12 SP1A = no problems, perfect screen casting
Xiaomi RedMi Note 10 with MIUI 13.0.6 and Android 12 SKQ1 = low resolution, like my Xiaomi RedMi Note 9s
Alle three phones had both the same Android Auto version (8.0.6.623354-release).
So.. it's possible that my Android Auto problem comes from the Android 12 SKQ version?
Someone else had my same problem? There is a way to fix this, or, maybe, to change the Android version from 12SKQ to 12SP1A?
I had that problem on Xiaomi, worked better if you activate developer options and adjust the video resolution in AA
Toneek said:
Hi,
i would ask you an help about a problem related to Android Auto.
Assumptions:
Phone: Xiaomi RedMi Note 9S
MIUI Version: 13.0.1
Android Version: 12 SKQ1.211019.001
Android Auto Version: 8.0.6.623354-release
Car Head Unit: Sync 3.4 on Ford Puma St-Line X
One week ago i purchased my new car. Everything was perfect, but when i tried to connect my Xiaomi to the Head Unit through Android Auto, i realized that the screen casting had an awful image quality: Android Auto seems in low resolution, and sometimes appear some colour artifacts (photos attached).
So, i tried to understand if the problem was my Car Head Unit, or my Xiaomi. I connected various phone to the Head Unit, and in those cases the connection and the display quality were perfect.
Aswell, i tried to connect my phone to different cars, and to the Android Auto Desktop Emulator, and i kept having always the same horrible quality image.
So, from this i got that the problem was my Xiaomi.
I tried everything: with different USB 3.0 Type C cables, i tried entering developer options and change the resolution, i tried the Debug USB mode, i tried deleting and re-installing Android Auto App, and i tried aswell to download a newer beta-version of AA... nothing worked.
But i discovered something: i tried to connect two other Xiaomis... two Xiaomi RedMi Note 10. I imagined that, being the same phone, they would have had the same results. But...
Xiaomi RedMi Note 10 with MIUI 13.0.3 and Android 12 SP1A = no problems, perfect screen casting
Xiaomi RedMi Note 10 with MIUI 13.0.6 and Android 12 SKQ1 = low resolution, like my Xiaomi RedMi Note 9s
Alle three phones had both the same Android Auto version (8.0.6.623354-release).
So.. it's possible that my Android Auto problem comes from the Android 12 SKQ version?
Someone else had my same problem? There is a way to fix this, or, maybe, to change the Android version from 12SKQ to 12SP1A?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi,
I also facing this issue since update to Miui 13
Try this method (worked for me)
1. enable Android auto developer mode
On Android Auto's options page, scroll down to the bottom and you'll see a field called Version. Tap this several times until you see a prompt to enable developer options. Accept this and you'll now be able to access Android Auto developer mode
2. Go to Android auto developer mode setting, there you should find and Set the following Parameters :
- Application Mode : Released
- Video Resolution : Allow car and phone to negotiate
3. Restart Your phone and try connect to car again, all display resolution should back to normal.
Hope it help
Toneek said:
Hi,
i would ask you an help about a problem related to Android Auto.
Assumptions:
Phone: Xiaomi RedMi Note 9S
MIUI Version: 13.0.1
Android Version: 12 SKQ1.211019.001
Android Auto Version: 8.0.6.623354-release
Car Head Unit: Sync 3.4 on Ford Puma St-Line X
One week ago i purchased my new car. Everything was perfect, but when i tried to connect my Xiaomi to the Head Unit through Android Auto, i realized that the screen casting had an awful image quality: Android Auto seems in low resolution, and sometimes appear some colour artifacts (photos attached).
So, i tried to understand if the problem was my Car Head Unit, or my Xiaomi. I connected various phone to the Head Unit, and in those cases the connection and the display quality were perfect.
Aswell, i tried to connect my phone to different cars, and to the Android Auto Desktop Emulator, and i kept having always the same horrible quality image.
So, from this i got that the problem was my Xiaomi.
I tried everything: with different USB 3.0 Type C cables, i tried entering developer options and change the resolution, i tried the Debug USB mode, i tried deleting and re-installing Android Auto App, and i tried aswell to download a newer beta-version of AA... nothing worked.
But i discovered something: i tried to connect two other Xiaomis... two Xiaomi RedMi Note 10. I imagined that, being the same phone, they would have had the same results. But...
Xiaomi RedMi Note 10 with MIUI 13.0.3 and Android 12 SP1A = no problems, perfect screen casting
Xiaomi RedMi Note 10 with MIUI 13.0.6 and Android 12 SKQ1 = low resolution, like my Xiaomi RedMi Note 9s
Alle three phones had both the same Android Auto version (8.0.6.623354-release).
So.. it's possible that my Android Auto problem comes from the Android 12 SKQ version?
Someone else had my same problem? There is a way to fix this, or, maybe, to change the Android version from 12SKQ to 12SP1A?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi. I have the same problem, have you solved it? Thank you very much.
yacald said:
Hi. I have the same problem, have you solved it? Thank you very much.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi Yacald,
sadly in these months i didn't find a solution. I tried asking in every forum, reddit, etc.. but nothing new.
I bought some days ago the "AAWireless dongle": i'll try to check if, using the wireless connection instead of the usb-cable, something changes.
redmi note 9pro
13.0.4 ind
same problem after update
[SOLVED]
@everyone:
I found a way to "get around" the problem. Using the "official" AAWireless dongle ( https://www.aawireless.io/ ), so not using the cabled USB connection, i had no more resolution problems.
I know that buying something else isn't a real solution, but at least this is a way to use AA in a good quality.
Actually there are a lot of cheaper dongles than this on Amazon, but i didn't try them, so don't know if they will resolve aswell the problem.
Hope this will help anyone that was in my situation.
Greetings from Italy
with such success, i can change the phone and not look for a problem )))
I have the exact same problem... Only wifi is our hope?
Hi guys,
I noticed that Android Auto displays with the right resolution for the first moments of connecting the smartphone to the car, after which the resolution is lowered by our Miui.
So, I used SysLog from Play Store, with root permissions, to recorder the logs produced when you connect your smartphone to the car, and I got these lines which I hope for the more experienced guys mean something:
Code:
01-07 11:47:07.490 D/CompatibilityInfo( 2390): mCompatibilityFlags - 0
01-07 11:47:07.491 D/CompatibilityInfo( 2390): applicationDensity - 440
01-07 11:47:07.491 D/CompatibilityInfo( 2390): applicationScale - 1.0
I understand that it would be enough to change the value of applicationDensity at runtime to eliminate the low resolution problem, but I have no idea if it is something that can be done or not, and which Miui application defines this value.
I hope someone with more experience can understand something more and maybe make a fix
Hello all,
I have exactly the same issue since the update from Android 11 to 12.
And no problem with a device always under Android 11.
Problem with this phone :
REDMI Note 10
MIUI 13.0.4 / Android 12
Android Auto 8.5.624594
No problem with this one :
REDMI 10C
MIUI 13.0.3 / Android 11
Android Auto 8.5.624594
I just discovered and try to change the resolution, but without any effect
Have the same issue. Sync 3.4 is the head unit. Has a Redmi note 9 pro. Issue started with miui 13 update.
I finally installed a custom rom and the issue still persists. I hoped that custom rom would solve the issue.
As another user mentioned, for couple of seconds i connect the phone, resolution is excellent. Then it just goes to the low resolution mode. Developer settings and forcing high resolution has no effect .
Same here. Worked flawless before on MIUI 12.
So it is totally a bug in MIUI 13 (Android 12) having Android Auto integrated into the OS now and not having a standalone app anymore.
Again they didn't do their homework.
E: Can confirm that the resolution is fine a few seconds after AA started up but then progresses dynamically to a low resolution. Also I noticed that the sound quality is also decreasing? Sometimes clipping / distortion.
E2: Guys, please give some feedback using the AA feedback option:
System settings > Connection & Sharing > Android Auto > "..." menu > help & feedback.
And also the MIUI internal feedback option: System settings >scroll down to "Services & feedback" > Submit feedback (I selected item = "other google apps")
Let's make them hear us. I send the MIUI developers the MIUI bug report including trace logs and also the below photos/video.
E3: I also opened a bug report for my Xiaomi.eu ROM which is based on the official MIUI rom as well here: https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads...now-has-low-screen-resolution-and-sound.67888
Hello ronnycoleman
E: Can confirm that the resolution is fine a few seconds after AA started up but then progresses dynamically to a low resolution. Also I noticed that the sound quality is also decreasing? Sometimes clipping / distortion.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Exactly the same.
I noticed that when the screen began to be ugly, I use a car option (example, the windshield wiper which display an information on the screen) and then, the screen is "refreshed" and better, temporaly of course
E2: Guys, please give some feedback using the AA feedback option:
System settings > Connection & Sharing > Android Auto > "..." menu > help & feedback.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't speak very well english, could you please give us a message exemple to send as a feedback
And also the MIUI internal feedback option: System settings >scroll down to "Services & feedback" > Submit feedback (I selected item = "other google apps")
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same
Thanks
Abou Ilyès
It’s fine here and with wireless dongle it’s resolution is very high. No problem with Xiaomi, I guess it is your car.
italodance said:
It’s fine here and with wireless dongle it’s resolution is very high. No problem with Xiaomi, I guess it is your car.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's the car when the only thing which changed is MIUI? Unlikely. Also take a closer look at the opening post, the user made a screenshot from the emulated head unit. probably running in Android Studio. So if it's even happening in an emulated environment the reason is 1000% clear to me.
Which version of MIUI are you using and Android Auto? Maybe try again with a wired connection as wireless has been identified by one user above to be working around this problem somehow.
E: I now also started MIUI 13's Android Auto together with an emulated Desktop Head Unit (via Android Studio). I face the same issues. So it's clearly MIUI here.
Hello,
Yes indeed, I saw others post where users "solved" this issue with the usb dongle.... Pretty expensive solution
In this article , they're talking about the new Android Auto update, which could be expand to Samsung and Xiaomi devices.... Hope it'll solve this issue
Can confirm that buying a wireless dongle (It's very cheap now on aliexpress), solves the resolution problem. And its good for the phones' battery