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[Android Auto General] scanman1:
Hi. I was using AA Wireless on my Huawei P20 Pro and my 2019 Skoda Kodiaq without any issues till about a few months ago.

There then arrived an update to Android auto where it is not a separate program any more but part of Google assistant. Since that happened, no matter what I try, I cannot get AA Wireless to work. Tried everything, pairing via Bluetooth. It shows the AA Wireless on Bluetooth but does not show on the app at all. Nothing works. Also with this latest lousy Google update, I am unable to find the wireless projection settings on the earlier Android auto stand alone app. I have two AA Wireless devices, including the one with the latest hardware. Nothing works. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance
[Android Auto General] scanman1:
I have exactly the same issue! I have two AA devices. None of these works with the latest Android auto update. Was perfectly fine till a few months ago.
[Android Auto General] kb_79:
Hello I received my AA Wireless unit today;) I have a 2019 Peugeot Partner with a pixel 6. I would like to delete the press for validation and access Android Auto directly but with the option remove tap restriction without effect.

Do you have a help to bring me sorry for my approximate English thank you google😙
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Hello,

I have more and more sudden disconnects.

I will try to force 2.4Ghz mode.

What disadvantages does the 2.4Ghz mode have?
[Android Auto General] Roy47:
Tried with mine and made no difference. Hoping there support might have some ideas
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Hey guys,

Today Android Auto became really totally unstabile.

It does not stay connected for more than 20 seconds.

I already tried everything:

- new USB cable

- the wrapping in aluminum foil

- reset

- deleting of the Bluetooth connection

- deleting of cache

I really don't know if it is caused by the Android Auto update last week (I was forced to update) or anything else.

I'm just upset :(
[Android Auto General] HofaTheRipper:
@Snirpo

is there any chance that the pairing procedure will work without bluetooth? My phone struggles sometimes if i wear my smartwatch... so it has to handle 3 devices at the same time (car, watch, aaw) and refuses sometimes autoconnect...
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Yes, next firmware (2.0.0) will have the "(Motorola) Dongle" way of connecting which removes the need for a dummy handsfree profile, that's the main source of this issue. Also start / stop mode in 2.0.0 app will completely remove the need for the Bluetooth bootstrap.
[Android Auto General] HofaTheRipper:
cool... thanks for the answer!
[Android Auto General] JoePryor:
Any idea when the 2.0.0 firmware will be released?
[Android Auto General] Roy47:
Anyone help with following getting frequent disconnects. With message on screen The phone is not responding.
[Android Auto General] Pfffr:
Sadly I can only report so far that the device is useless in the current state.

I have a Samsung S20 and an Audi A6 4G/C7.

In general the connection works. Issues are permanent reconnects or no connection at all when the car/device was in standby. I already tried lied every setting combination there is.

After some time I will get a stable connection but this requires to

disconnect and remove bluetooth phone to car on phone

disconnect and remove bluetooth phone to car on car

disconnect and remove bluetooth phone to AAWireless on phone

remove phone from device list in Audi smartphone interface on car

reset AAWireless device with the small pinhole button

this commonly works when repeated 2 to 3 times.

As you see there is an enormous effort to get it working, every ride again over and over.

As long as it does not work instantly on its own, it is not better than wired AA...

A hope there will be an update to get it running properly.
[Android Auto General] martin.armstrong:
To downgrade Android Auto to an older version in android 11 you can do the following:

1. make sure 'automatic app updates' are disabled in Google playstore otherwise it will immediately update AA to the latest version after you have done 2 & 3.

2. Under Settings/Apps & notifications/android auto

in menu (3 dots in right hand corner) select 'Uninstall updates'

3. Then an older version (preferably only as old as necessary to avoid the problem you are having) can be downloaded as apk from various web sites and installed over the existing version.

I selected version 7.0.6….. How long google will allow an old version of AA to be used I don't know. I have already received a message telling me I should update AA but not forcing me to!
[Android Auto General] mlord:
For people with connectivity issues, I feel for you!

One thing I do have to do here, is ensure that ADB ("USB Debugging" on Developer Options menu) is turned OFF. Otherwise it pings around at connect time as some here have recently described.

I have a very simple tasker script to do that for me: ADB OFF when "car bluetooth is nearby", ADB ON otherwise.

Cheers
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Can you please share your script?

Does it help to reduce the frequent disconnects?
[Android Auto General] antman68:
After receiving my unit is November, it has performed well, with a few niggles until about a week ago. The niggles were mainly around losing Assistant audio and/or control of media volume in certain situations (mainly after receiving notifications or sending text messages or phone calls), which seemed to be much better after switching on passthrough (although that meant losing some features).

A couple of weeks ago, I upgraded fro 1.7.1 to the latest version (1.8.1?) and didn't notice any change in functioning. Also over the past few weeks, I noticed that connection times were getting longer and longer, sometimes taking 3 or 4 minutes to connect. Finally, about a week ago, it stopped connecting completely. It would make several attempts but ultimately would end in a USB device not recognised message.

I could see that my phone (Galaxy Note 9) was making a Bluetooth connection with AAWireless, followed by a wifi connction, which remained connected, but there did not appear to be a connection between AAWireless and my head unit (VW MIB2) so I tried switching passthrough on and off (no change) and different cables, all of which worked to provide a wired connection between my phone and AA (again, no change). I was ready to try clearing the AA and AAWireless caches, uninstall/reinstall the AAWireless app, unpair/repair and delete the dongle, etc. but first I switched the USB mode from Default to Direct and it connected immediately after the restart and works with or without passthrough.

So, all now appears to be fine - for now - but I'd still like to understand why the connection mode stopped working apparently independently of any other changes. Anyone have any ideas? Also, I hope this might help others who are having connection issues.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
For me it is exactly the same situation.

I received my device in October. From October until December it worked just perfectly. In December the sudden disconnects started.

Yesterday I could not estabilish a connection for more than 20 seconds.

Today it worked for the first drive. On the second drive I had disconnects again.

I will also try USB mode Direct in stead of Default today in the evening. Let's hope for the best.
[Android Auto General] antman68:
Our situations are a little bit different but I hope that changing the USB connection mode works for you.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Yes, you are right.

But perhaps this is the solution for both of us.

What I noticed is: as soon as the phone closes Android Auto, the device disconnects. I don't know why my phone closes Android Auto.

Afterwards I have something like a "half" Android Auto. There is no car mode on the phone. Nevertheless I can use the apps on my head unit until I get the next disconnect.
[Android Auto General] mlord:
Try it. Just turn off USB Debugging before connecting to the car. If it helps in your situation, then perhaps I can help you set up a Tasker script for it.

-ml
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
I already tried with USB debugging set to off. Unfortunately I still have the disconnects.
[Android Auto General] FrankieG64:
I have a 2020 Ram 1500 w/12" H/U and the Start/Stop functions as it should. Make sure you set Uconnect as the bluetooth trigger for the aawireless to disconnect when the truck is shut down.

Hopefully the devs come up with another method to do this as it is a little wonky from time to time. I sometimes have problems re-connecting when I run into a store for a couple of minutes and get back into the truck.
[Android Auto General] SledHead:
I ended up going with the split cable approach. It's powered by the USB in the center console, which turns on and off with the truck. The other cable goes to the USB under the radio with the power pin taped off. Now the module turns on and off with the truck. Solved all my issues.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Today I tried the USB modes.

My device was already set up to Direct. I changed it to Default.

I only drove 2 times after the change today. During the first drive I had only one disconnect. During the second drive I did not have any disconnect.

I will test this further.

I don't understand why it worked so much time and now it somehow does not work as expected (without updating the firmware, without changing the settings, without removing the USB cable or anything like this).
[Android Auto General] antman68:
It is frustrating that something like this changes for no apparent reason. I hope that it is not the start of a gradual failure.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Short update from today: I had 2 drives today in the morning without disconnects :)

Hopefully it stays like this :)
[Android Auto General] gcd:
I tried disabling USB debugging, but the problem still exists.

While going to work, it disconnects every time almost at the same place. I tried with 2 different cars. Longer trips are way worse.

This makes me think that it is related to cell towers(maybe the phone is losing internet connection that causes to disconnect AAWireless). It disconnects always at the same place

I'm trying to get a Motorola dongle to see if it has the same problem. Unfortunately, AAWireless is currently unusable for me. I hope they can fix it with a firmware update.
[Android Auto General] m.kress:
I'm using Pixel 6 with Hyundai/Kia Gen5W Headunit. AAW works in Passthough Mode more or less stable (disconnects every 1h). But after updating Pixel 6 and the Gen5W Headunit, AAW stops working (green LED with twice blink every seconds). Clear all AAW-Data, Connections and re-setup and using different Cable doesn't help. AAW device is not found. Connect Bluetooth manually did help, AA is shown on the Headunit for some seconds. But then it goes back to the green LED with twice blinking every second. I don't think it's a broken AAW device, because AAWs Bluetooth and Wifi is visible.
[Android Auto General] mlord:
There could be something in that. But my experience with it here, is when I drive through a "dead zone" with no mobile data, it all just continues along without issues.
[Android Auto General] gcd:
Maybe 5g-4g-3g switching causing the problem? I didn't have a chance to try dead zone
[Android Auto General] mlord:
Easy enough to test that theory. Just disable mobile data for the drive one day, and see if it still disconnects randomly.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Another update from my side: today in the evening I drove 2 times. I had one disconnect which was not related to Android Auto, but to a lost Bluetooth connection to my car.

So until now it works again.
[Android Auto General] antman68:
That sounds very similar to the issues that I was having. I changed the USB mode from "Default" to "Direct" and it's been fine ever since - in fact it's been better than ever, connecting in seconds rather than minutes. u/SOFO888 had a sudden connection problem and changed USB mode from "Direct" the "Default", which seems to have fixed his problem. Perhaps try some different USB modes and see if that fixes your issues. The only difference that I can see between your issues and mine is that my problems did not seem to coincide with any change or update that I am aware of (definitely haven't updated my phone OS or head unit firmware in recent weejs), AAWireless just appeared to suddenly decide not to communicate with the head unit (but connected by bluetooth and wifi to my phone).
[Android Auto General] gcd:
Unfortunately, disconnected again with mobile data off. I'll try airplane mode and only turn on wifi
[Android Auto General] andy o:
If it is disconnecting at the same place it's probably some sort of interference. The new version 2.0 of the app will have an option to switch Wi-Fi channels so this might help. I'm also looking forward to it. If you force 2.4 GHz does it also disconnect at the same place?
[Android Auto General] gcd:
I tried 2.4 before, no difference. Still had the disconnect /reconnect routine
[Android Auto General] Dangze:
Good morning everybody,

I am writing from France, sorry for my english...

I just received my dongle, pairing with my (Samsung A52) phone is ok, then connection to my car (Citroen C5AC) within 20-25 s, no disconnect problem so far...

But I have one very ennoying issue : when connecting to my car, I have the following message on the car screen : "at the first opportunity, unlock your smartphone", that means that I must stop the car somewhere and take my phone out of my pocket, otherwise I cannot use Android Auto ! It is not exactly the way I imagine to use AAwireless !!!

Any idea or solution ?

Thanks a lot.
[Android Auto General] grac:
Hello Emil Borconi

When you release new firmware 2.0 for new app 2.0.xxxxx ?
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
@Dangze

Check the settings of Android Auto. There is a setting to start Android Auto with the phone locked.

Update from my topic: no disconnects today in the morning.
[Android Auto General] Dangze:
@SOFO888

Thank you for your answer !

The setting you mention is already checked, everything is OK when connecting with cable, but th "problem"is with AAwireless dongle.

My car is out for periodic control, when I will get it back in the afternoon, I will try using the phone Smartlock functionnality (unlocking when connecting to AAwireless bluetooth)...
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
Alternatively you can use Tasker to setup a profile to unlock the phone automatically when connected to your AAWireless device.
[Android Auto General] Dangze:
I'm back, and I'm pleased to inform you that everything is OK using the SmartLock function as explained above (unlocking the smartphone when connecting to AAwireless bluetooth) ! No disconnect so far, without the need of any default setting alteration ! (y)
[Android Auto General] cristi_b:
Today I manually turned off the mobile data just to see if it disconnects as someone previously said but the dongle remained connected. I haven't had any issue since I received the dongle. Samsung S10e and VW Golf 7 (2019). In my opinion many issues that occur are phone related.
[Android Auto General] adryesp2000:
Hi guys I'm writing you from Spain I just received my AA wireless and I have no issue connecting the a wireless to the car I have a Volkswagen Passat B8 from 2017 the only problem is that after an irregular time like 2 seconds going to 5 minutes the AA wireless I reset itself, I get the connection issue and then it's restarting again, everything gets connected once again I restart Android auto and after a while it disconnects itself my phone is a Samsung s21 ultra 5G I tried the to change the connection in the a wireless, the direct option that means the connection a little bit longer the other ones no the passing through mode either the VAG crash fix don't work either, I tried cleaning apps like Android auto, Google service AA wireless but nothing works the connection is not stable for longer than 5 minutes so I need some ideas please?
[Android Auto General] cristi_b:
Maybe try a different cable ?
[Android Auto General] adryesp2000:
I tried that I use my usual cable that normally works when I have it connected with that cable, tomorrow I'm going to try with different phones to see if the connection is stable cuz probably is something wrong with my phone
[Android Auto General] Gyngy:
Hello everybody! I am happy that I have recieved my AAwireless module today! Connection worked like a charm instantly. Problem occurs after couple of minutes (15-20 minutes) when the module is disconnected from head-unit.

My car is Hyundai Tucson (MY 2018) with 8'' Android unit Mobis Gen5. I used cable provided with AAwireless module. Phone is Samsung S10e with latest updates (Android 12). Do you have any suggestion to debug my issue?
[Android Auto General] antman68:
Another update on my connection issues:

The same thing happenned again yesterday - phone would connect to AAWireles properly but failed connection between AAWireless and the headunit and a "USB device not recognised" message on the headunit. Checked with a known "good" USB cable (but too long to use with AAWireless tucked away in the centre compartment) and it still wouldn't connect. I switched the USB mode back to "Default", the mode I was using when the problems first came and then disappeared when I switched to "Direct", and the problem went away again and has connected instantly on several drives since then.

So now I am even more confused. The problem happens with either USB node but disappears immediately when I switch between them and gives me a really good connection - for a while, at least.

Can someone associated with AAWireless comment on what might be happening here? I hope that it is not a sign of a gradually developing hardware problem.
[Android Auto General] adryesp2000:
So I had a crazy idea I just installed a daily update of the Android auto in my quest of solving my issue with the AA wireless but so far I get the same results the longest connection I am able to have with the Android auto in my car wirelessly is when I set up the USB in direct mode and it's about 1 or 2 minutes I read a lot of the troubles issue of AA connection and it seems is a bit of a general problem so let's hope with the new big update of the Android auto or a firmware update we might get to solve this
[Android Auto General] adryesp2000:
The thing that's intriguing me is that like a month ago I had the same connection issues but with my phone connected with the cable the phone wasn't able to maintain the connection for more than one or two minutes I switch a lot of cables and one morning the connection just work perfectly until now I mean it's still working great with the cable now but the area wireless is giving me the same problem I had before trying to connect it with the cable so I don't know I think it's a Android auto issue more than an AA wireless issue cuz the dongle is working just fine making the connection and all that I don't have any single problem with connecting my phone in the car with dongle but Android auto just don't stay alive for more than 2 minutes
[Android Auto General] cristi_b:
Have you enabled "wireless projection" in AA developer options ?
[Android Auto General] domi1066:
Hello,

I also had disconnection issues.

I put Android Auto in developper settings in "app mode"=developper , and AAWireless in "passthrough" mode.

For the moment it is correct without disconnection.

Xiaomi Mi 9 lite/CC9 Xiaomi.eu rom android 11 stable.

Peugeot RCC(Bosch) headunit (without GPS).

Android Auto 7.2.6

If this can help...
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
@antman68

That's exactly the same way I could solve my disconnect issue. I also do not understand why.

I guess there is something like a buffer overflow or anything like this?

@Snirpo

Is it possible to have something like a log file to find out why? AAWireless was working fine for 3 months. Afterwards we had more and more disconnect issues. After switching to another USB mode and then back to the original USB mode the issues were gone. Is there something like a buffer or memory or cache which gets filled by time?
[Android Auto General] adryesp2000:
I have enabled the wireless projection in the AA but it's not in the developer options I have it on the normal menu Android auto, I'm going to turn on developer options and see what I find there
[Android Auto General] adryesp2000:
I found an option in the developer mod but it's only serving to show you the wireless projection in the main menu and I already have that in my AA, I'm using the last version with an Android 12 so I turn it on but it doesn't served
[Android Auto General] Dangze:
Hello,

I have a question : if my phone is connected to AAWireless, but I don't use AA (for example I use the car radio or the car GPS), is the phone battery "quickly" discharged as if I use AA ?

Thank you for your answer...
[Android Auto General] osm0sis:
Anyone who's done the tinfoil trick: what's the cleanest way to open up the device?

@sibesaver @Genebaby @bjevers @andrelotter
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
@Dangze

Yes, your battery will discharge quicker. Android Auto wireless always uses GPS, Bluetooth and Wifi. Even if you do not use Maps, GPS is used the whole time.
[Android Auto General] kb_79:
Yes but by switching off the GPS signal the battery will be used less and it can use other apps
[Android Auto General] Dangze:
Thanks a lot for your answer / merci beaucoup pour vos réponses !
[Android Auto General] osm0sis:
Figured it out.. a slim guitar pick run around the edges worked well with no apparent damage. 👌
[Android Auto General] quimcota:
Hi AAwireless fans and developer team. I need know for my Mi9 (not rooted) that have the USB-C port broken some contacts because by cable it only charges the battery. it does not communicate with the PC nor does it open the AA on the car. (many phones of several brands with the same cables work great with MMi system car) I ask if this AAwireless stick works and communicates with Mi9 via bluetooth to activate the AA and do the mirrorscreen with the car's MMi system. ?? thanks by info and if the Indiegogo is the only one sellers? tks
[Android Auto General] adryesp2000:
AAWireless connect with the phone by Bluetooth and then streams the AA to the car via wireless but it has to communicate with the head unit of the car by cable connecting the AA wireless to the USB port of the car so if your USB port of the phone it's not working you're not able to use it
[Android Auto General] Dangze:
Hello,

it's me again...

I have a new question, I did not find a clear answer on it : considering that AAWireless use WiFi for conversation with the phone, is it possible to activate an access point on my phone for my grand-son to access Internet games (for example) ? On my (Samsung A52 5G) phone, it is theorically impossible (activation of access point desactivate WiFi and reciprocally !) ? Is there a solution ?

Thank you...
[Android Auto General] [Jaco69]:
I have 2 questions about 2.0 beta app:

1. How to update AAwireless device to match it?

2. I try to theme the app, but this is not possible because:

a. the app is now mainly using webview

b. Colors are apparently defined in smali and not in colors.xml

To devs:

I also have Italian translation file, let me know if you are interested in it
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
@Dangze

This is not possible due to Google's restrictions. You can either connect to a WiFi hotspot or start a hotspot by yourself. Even if you have 2 network interfaces (2.4Ghz and 5Ghz) it is not possible.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
1. 2.0 firmware is not available yet, only for internal testers. Will be available in 1-2 weeks for the public.

2. New app uses Jetpack Compose, no WebView. So no xml's anymore (gladly).

Sure translation file is always good, you can PM me on Slack:

Join my Slack workspace! https://join.slack.com/t/aawireless/shared_invite/zt-nu6jokgj-Y~FxA6aegEZMi98aISYEjA
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Yes, but only on phones with dual wifi capability, like Pixel 6 and 6 Pro.