Android Auto Lets You Use Google Maps on Phone, Car Display Simultaneously
Google has seemingly stopped restricting Android Auto from displaying Google Maps on both your phone and car dashboard at the same time.
Finally! Being forced to use Google Voice on Android Auto has driven me crazy, I'll be honest.
I wish my car supported Android Auto.
I don't have Android Auto in my car, but I've used it on my mates cars. It's...nice, but I prefer something with physical buttons that provide tactile feedback.
Most of the Android Auto or Apple CarPlay units I've interacted with are pretty underpowered and the voice interface doesn't even work like it's meant to.
So often I've pulled up my phone while it's connected just to try looking up a destination while I'm parked. Being forced to use only the car interface for Maps while plugged in has always been awkward.
Shame that my single USB port that supports Auto is wearing out! Soon I'll be reduced to Bluetooth only, and maybe a mount for the phone to keep the screen in arm's reach without having to look away from the road.
What signs are you seeing that the port is wearing out? Is it possible that it's just dirty?
It's a usb port. You can replace it.
Ehh, I'd like to think so. It looks like a ton of work to replace the single USB port in my center console. Most places want me to buy an entire radio kit that's like $400 just to get a new port. I've looked into it briefly, but it looks like it's financially untenable to replace what should be a $2 part if that.
I didn't know this was a "thing." I've been able to use both simultaneously on my 23 Subaru Ascent since I got it.
It only properly started working a few months ago for me
Probably around the time I bought the new car
How can I stop my phone from connecting to android auto?
Today, my mom drove my car passed me and it automatically connect to my phone. Is it possible for me to connect to the car only if I want to?
Far and away my least favorite aspect of Android auto is not having a simple, easy option to toggle auto connect.
Another poster shared how to disable auto connect through settings - when I went that route my phone no longer would connect to the car. I had to do it,, however because it would auto activate my Bluetooth and fight my wife's phone to connect in our car.
Android auto started as a phenomenal idea, but through its quest to be as convenient as possible, it went too far and became incredibly burdensome if you have multiusers or don't want to always connect.
Sorry for my rant, Android auto has really been a frustration for me recently, enough to the point where I've uninstalled it entirely and am back to using my phone on a mount.
I don't use it myself but you'll probably want to disable the auto launch.
