Type C USB with Android Auto?

[BataviaJim]

The new phones I'm seeing have Type C USB connectors, rather than the USB Micro of my current phone.

Obviously I'd need a new cable. But there's a fussiness with Android Auto and cables -- I finally got it working on the 8th cable I tried.

Are there issues with Android Auto and Type C phone connections?

Thanks.

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[hobby-man]

I had issues with my Samsung Galaxy S8. Any aftermarket cable I used (standard USB on one end for the head unit, USB C for the phone) would work and stop working intermittently. I started using the cable that came with my phone, and have never had an issue. Using the same cable with my Galaxy S20 today.

 

[bugboy32337]

Any cable that I have used, has worked fine for me!

 

[turbo lover]

I've used Monoprice USB-C cables with several generations of Pixels and they've all worked fine.

 

[905Civic]

At first I was using a Type C adapter piece, and it worked fine for a long while and then suddenly stopped working. Kept saying the phone was not connected. Tried some of the other adapters I have around the house and still wouldn't work. So I put the cable that came with my phone in the car, and works like a charm.

 

[BataviaJim]

Thanks for the feedback.

It's curious that the USB Micro cable that finally worked for me was the cheapest one. I had tried seven others that were supposedly better quality and none worked consistently. The cheap one has been fine for months.

 

[BataviaJim]

At first I was using a Type C adapter piece, and it worked fine for a long while and then suddenly stopped working. Kept saying the phone was not connected. Tried some of the other adapters I have around the house and still wouldn't work. So I put the cable that came with my phone in the car, and works like a charm.

I tend to buy low-end mid-range phones (or alternatively high-end low-range phones -- if either of those makes any sense). Anyway the last two phones I got didn't come with cables. I expect to scale up a bit so maybe the next one will.

 

[arpypat]

This was the best USB-C cable I tried:

https://www.civicx.com/forum/threads/right-angle-usb-c-cable-for-android-auto.47440/

All other cables I tried would have intermittent connectivity issues. Even some official OEM cables that came with the phone...

 

[BataviaJim]

This was the best USB-C cable I tried:

https://www.civicx.com/forum/threads/right-angle-usb-c-cable-for-android-auto.47440/

All other cables I tried would have intermittent connectivity issues. Even some official OEM cables that came with the phone...

Thanks for the link. I added the cable to my cart for when I get a new phone.

 

[NixChixFix]

I had issues with the built in USB extender. I had better luck using the direct cable.

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