The dust seems to have finally settled around Android Auto’s big dashboard “Coolwalk” update, but some recent updates appear to be causing issues for some folks with the system either failing to connect or randomly disconnecting.
As noted through Reddit threads and posts on Google’s support forums over the past two weeks or so, issues with Android Auto connections seem to be affecting quite a few folks. The issue seems to take two forms.
The first issue is with some Android Auto users seeing their phones failing to connect properly, with the “Looking for Android Auto” notification persistently searching and never actually launching the platform on the car’s display. This is happening on both wired and wireless connections.
The issue first popped up in early May, and has persisted through Android Auto 9.4, 9.5, and 9.6. Some have reported success in rolling back to Android Auto 9.3,
Beyond that, more recent updates seem to be causing random disconnections of Android Auto. Users see the platform working for a while, only for Android Auto to disconnect at random. This seems to be happening mainly with wired connections, as one user found that switching to a Motorola MA1 wireless adapter mostly fixed the problem.
Issues like these are, unfortunately, fairly common with Android Auto, and are usually fixed in later versions. Google has yet to confirm a fix is coming, but it’d be advisable to stick with a working Android Auto version if you can, or try the latest updates as they release to see if it fixes the problem.
More on Android Auto:
- Android Auto app hints that weather info could return to more screens
- Motorola MA1, the wireless Android Auto adapter, is coming to UK and Europe
- Android Auto getting a Weather Channel app, Zoom and Microsoft Teams support
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