Android Auto - Which phone?

[bhorn]

Just curious which phone people are using. Maybe state the phone make/model, current OS version, any problems/quirks you've seen using Android Auto.

For me:

LG Nexus 5
Android version 6.0

No problems yet, but I notice that switching between AA functions has a significant lag. Could just be my 2+ y.o. phone.

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[HondaMan]

I think it supports Android 5.0 or higher:

https://www.android.com/auto/

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Android Auto is designed to work with Android phones running 5.0 (Lollipop) or higher.
For more information, check outsupport.google.com/androidauto

So it "SHOULD" work with all phones that have Android 5 or higher! We all know how that goes though!

 

[bhorn]

One thing that does bug me, the navigation directions do not appear in the D.I.I. (Driver Information Interface, the speedometer screen) on my EX. I wonder, do models with Nav display the turn-by-turn directions in the D.I.I. when using AA?

 

[brian30]

I can't get AA to work at all on my civic. I have a Note4. I've brought 3 new USB cables and still doesn't work. I've rebooted the infotainment system and AA on my phone (took it on and off my phone) still can't get the car to recognize that my phone is connected to my car. Any tips? Thanks

 

[bhorn]

I can't get AA to work at all on my civic. I have a Note4. I've brought 3 new USB cables and still doesn't work. I've rebooted the infotainment system and AA on my phone (took it on and off my phone) still can't get the car to recognize that my phone is connected to my car. Any tips? Thanks

Check to be sure when you plug it in that the USB connection type on your phone is set for "charge". This may not apply depending on Android version.

What version of Android is your phone running?

 

[nboyanov]

OnePlus One with Android 5.0.2 (Oxygen OS Rom)
Android Auto for maps and spotify works pretty well. My google voice commands however never work. Whenever I tell it to play an artist on spotify the screen will say spotify is not available at the moment. After that voice commands altogether suck, as soon as I hold the voice button, before I can say anything, I get: "if you just said something i didn't hear what it was." And that pretty much sums up when I get fed up with AA and listen to FM (which I never used to do before this).

 

[flvfiles]

supports Android 5.0 or higher

 

[brian30]

Check to be sure when you plug it in that the USB connection type on your phone is set for "charge". This may not apply depending on Android version.

What version of Android is your phone running?

I'm running 5.1.1 on a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on Tmobile Network in the USA.

 

[jhaze84]

Just curious which phone people are using. Maybe state the phone make/model, current OS version, any problems/quirks you've seen using Android Auto.

For me:

LG Nexus 5
Android version 6.0

No problems yet, but I notice that switching between AA functions has a significant lag. Could just be my 2+ y.o. phone.

LG Nexus 5X, Android 6.0.1. There is some lag on my phone too, but not too bad. I think phones with more than 2GB memory like the Nexus 6P will run Android Auto the best. One quirk I've noticed is that sometimes (like 1 in 5 times), Android Auto will not start up properly after connecting the USB cable. Unplugging and replugging the cable fixes it.

One thing that does bug me, the navigation directions do not appear in the D.I.I. (Driver Information Interface, the speedometer screen) on my EX. I wonder, do models with Nav display the turn-by-turn directions in the D.I.I. when using AA?

Yes, Android Auto directions show up in the DII if you have a Touring or EX-L Nav. It is unfortunate that Honda made the decision to keep this functionality from the the other Civic trims.

I can't get AA to work at all on my civic. I have a Note4. I've brought 3 new USB cables and still doesn't work. I've rebooted the infotainment system and AA on my phone (took it on and off my phone) still can't get the car to recognize that my phone is connected to my car. Any tips? Thanks

Have you paired the phone with Bluetooth already? I think I read somewhere that Android Auto needs Bluetooth to work, even though it uses a cable. The Bluetooth is for phone calls.

 

[benttable]

Can someone who got it to work their android phone in airplane mode with office maps downloaded? I'm looking for a cheap android phone to buy without service just to got google maps to work. I already have an android phone from work, but they lock down android auto, and my personal phone is iphone, which locks out google maps.

 

[bhorn]

Can someone who got it to work their android phone in airplane mode with office maps downloaded? I'm looking for a cheap android phone to buy without service just to got google maps to work. I already have an android phone from work, but they lock down android auto, and my personal phone is iphone, which locks out google maps.

You could also wifi tether the cheap Android phone to your iPhone. I know the Moto E 2nd gen runs AA. It's about $30 these days.

I am also interested if offline maps will work with AA. I'll try to remember to try it and report back.

 

[bhorn]

You could also wifi tether the cheap Android phone to your iPhone. I know the Moto E 2nd gen runs AA. It's about $30 these days.

I am also interested if offline maps will work with AA. I'll try to remember to try it and report back.

Confirmed. Google offline maps does work (in a limited sense) when Airplane mode is enabled. You can see current location, and stored locations, but searching for destinations did not work.

 

[micha3lwin]

EX-T
Google Nexus 6P
Version 6.0.1

Works flawlessly for about 90% of the time. The other 10% has connection issues if I plug in my phone too early. I'd just unplug and plug it back in and it works fine.

*Hope I didn't just jinx myself lol

 

[t3hub3rk1tten]

Just a heads up if anyone is using a custom ROM (specifically kernel), it will likely break Android Auto support.

 

[nboyanov]

EX-T
Works flawlessly for about 90% of the time. The other 10% has connection issues if I plug in my phone too early. I'd just unplug and plug it back in and it works fine.

This is also the case for me. Just gotta wait for it load up before plugging in.

Just a heads up if anyone is using a custom ROM (specifically kernel), it will likely break Android Auto support.

Depends on the rom probably. In my case it works better with the custom rom vs the stock.

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