A few months ago, I bought Jeep worship. A piece of fantasy with this vehicle is its ability to connect to Android Auto. I was excited because I had never owned a car that could connect to my Android phone and really use it.
Of course, the main reason I wanted to use Android Auto was for the Spotify connection. My previous automobile would allow me to connect my phone, but I had to control the music from the phone itself, which I would not do when driving (safe driving, everyone.)
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Now that I can do all of this via the vehicle touch screen or steering wheel controls, I actually use the Spotify application of my phone every time I get into the car. However … Android Auto slowly started not to connect or take minutes to do it.
It has become frustrating. My phone asked me that it was a problem with the cable, so I turned it off. Same problem, so I went to another cable. I used high -speed and high quality cables, so it was not the problem.
(I recommend that you buy a USB cable at high speed and high quality for this If you don’t have one.)
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I would unplug the phone, I would connect it and I would repeat the process over and over again, in vain. Finally, I realized that it was not the cable, which meant that it should be the software of the jeep or my phone.
It took me a while, but I found a way to make it work as expected.
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What you will need: To make it work, you will need an Android phone and a vehicle that supports Android Auto.
Android Auto is supposed to detect automatically when it is connected to your vehicle and run the required software. Plug your phone and Android Auto will do its thing. Unfortunately, this is not always the case.
In fact, there were times when it took Android Auto up to 5 minutes to finally connect.
It’s difficult because, at least on my Pixel 9 Pro, there is no Android Auto application. Instead, Android Auto is in the Settings application. It confuses me because it would make sense if Android Auto was its own application.
Well, I’m not an engineer at Google, so it’s not mine.
Instead, open the Settings app and access “Connected Devices”> “connection preferences”. In this section, you should see Android Auto near the bottom. Press Android Auto.
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I still believe that Android Auto should be its own application.
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You will have to be in your car at this stage. Start your car (or turn it on so that your entertainment / infotainment screen is on). Go back to your phone and press “Connect a vehicle”. Once you have done this, connect your phone to the car (with a high -speed cable) and the connection must be established fairly quickly.
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With the connection established this way, your phone should Remember that the connection, and the waiting time for Android Auto to connect to your vehicle should not be a problem.
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It worked for me and my jeep. Your situation may be different, depending on the vehicle software, if the software is updated, your brand and your phone model and the cable you use. I hope you will have the same chance that I had with this procedure, and Android Auto will now appear shortly after connecting your phone to the car.
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