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[Android Auto General] DomeD13:
Hi there,

I am using AA Wireless since 2 weeks with my Hyundai i20 from 2018.

My problem is, that the AA Wireless Dongle always stays on, even if the engine is switched off. It doesnt switch off after andy time or when I open the door. I'm afraid my car wont start if I leave the AABox connected to the USB of my car.

Do you know anything I can do to fix this?
[Android Auto General] cichy222:
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Forcing 2.4 GHz eliminates the problem, unfortunately at the expense of slower data transfer, which results in insufficient speed and sometimes music stutters but you can live with it :)
[Android Auto General] Qw4rK:
Same here, with my Asus Zenfone 8 and Suzuki Vitara, hope this resolves somehow cause this is not usable for me happens too often.
[Android Auto General] bvindr:
AAWireless & Android Auto 7.1.6145

AAWireless was working well with my Acura RDX & Motorola G6 with just an occasional dropout of the media playing on the myTuner app. Thought I’d test out the various USB modes to see if that might help with the dropouts. Big mistake.

I can no longer get the AAWireless setup to complete. Gets to the blinking green LED but never progresses to the blinking blue LED. I’ve tried everything as far as deleting and reinstalling apps, connections, etc. Reviewed all the setup instructions once again.

Here’s the part where I am at a loss: The AAWireless instructions emphasize the need to enable “wireless Android Auto” in the Android Auto settings. If this option exists in the settings for Android Auto 7.1.6145 - I can’t find it. Yes - I enabled “add wireless projection to settings” in the Android Auto developer settings if that’s related.

Tried installing Android Auto 6.9.6137 but during the Android Auto setup it updated back to 7.1.6145. Appears that the 7.1.6145 update was installed about the time my problems started but I don't know if it's the cause. I'm on version 1.8.0 on the AAWireless box.

Thanks much.
[Android Auto General] 1qazwsx4:
Anyone else on version 1.8 android auto no longer automatically shows on screen? Worked fine on firmware 1.5 with the "focus" setting enabled. On the latest, with the setting enabled in android auto and AAW it requires tapping on the headunit to connect
[Android Auto General] psmedley:
no issues here with AA automatically showing on screen.
[Android Auto General] RealNBB:
Hello,

does anyone know this phenomenon? Usually happens when the phone was once connected to AAWireless, I turn off the engine, do something briefly and then connect again.

Is there a trick that can fix this?

Setup:

Seat Leon 5f 2019 with 6P0 Navigation

Xiaomi Mi9 with Awaken A12 ROM
[Android Auto General] valeri_s_k:
Yes, I have it on VW Passat MIB2 - few times with Mi9t pro wired AA, and 2-3 times since April with AAW (Mi9t pro and from June Mi 11).

IMO it is HU related issue, but as it happens very rare, I can live with it.
[Android Auto General] -Loom-:
Have it on my MIB 2.5 aswell. (Technisat Headunit)

Occasionally I get this garbled screen. A headunit reset (long press on power button) usually helps.

This occurs completely by random. Sometimes it's working for a full week on the first go, sometimes it's messed up on almost every start.
[Android Auto General] RealNBB:
Good to know that i'm not alone with this issue! :D
[Android Auto General] L3Fingers:
I recently received my AA dongle. I use Audible to listen to audiobooks for my daily commutes. Everything is connected and working, but the audio seems to be out of sync. When the narrator is speaking certain words are either completely skipped or seemed to be mumbled, if that makes sense hopefully. I have reached out to AA wireless tech support and they suggested that I make sure no other Bluetooth devices are connected. As this could be an issue. Also, make sure firmware is up to date. I removed all other Bluetooth devices including Car and watch. But, the issues are still there. I am waiting for AA wireless tech support to hopefully reach back out with a fix or suggestions. Can anyone recommended any fixes or work arounds that might correct this please?

Current setup:

AA dongle firmware : 1.8

2021 Rav4 JBL Stock headunit

Samsung S21+ 5G
[Android Auto General] 1qazwsx4:
Guessing you've tried this to isolate it but try connecting Android auto via cable to see if the issue still happens?

Then try again with AAW but change the aawireless settings to "passthrough" to see if that helps (means other AAW settings via the menu won't be possible)
[Android Auto General] L3Fingers:
@1qazwsx4

I reconnected my phone and Audible work perfect. Not audio issues. I will try the passthrough mode this afternoon. Thanks for the response.
[Android Auto General] phoinix_gr:
For Xiaomi users that have the problem with AndroidAuto disconnections when receiving or making a call, specifically the following phones are currently confirmed as broken:

- Mi 11 ULTRA

- Poco F3

I've opened a bug report @ https://c.mi.com/thread-3955551-1-1.html

One thing to notice, is that disabling mobile data, fixes the issue
[Android Auto General] zarmac:
I am thinking of taking the device but I would like to know if it works correctly with Android 12 or there is no update for it yet.

I have a Skoda Scala with a Samsung Fokd 3

Thanks in advance
[Android Auto General] evakq8r:
Hello,

I've recently acquired one of these AAWireless units and it has mostly been plug and play with my car (which is great), but have noticed some latency in audio and maps navigation.

Oneplus 8 Pro

Subaru Impreza 2017 Stock Headunit (Starlink) - AUS

AAW FW: 1.8

AAW Device: AAWireless-W2fzdMM7

The device only connects to my headunit in MTP plus retry mode (any other mode causes Android Auto to endlessly spin looking for the AAW unit).

Spotify streaming works (albeit with occasional music jumps every few seconds), Plex music streaming stops after 10 seconds with the phone showing "error playing content" and Google Maps has about a 2 second delay in navigation readouts (using the cable to the same phone in the same car does not present any of these issues).

I've tried submitting a bug report, however it seems to cause the AAW unit to reboot as the headunit loses AA connectivity. The app suggests to press the AA button on the headunit in the car but this option is not available after selecting 'submit bug report'.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. :)

EDIT: I have also tried with passthrough mode enabled and that made no difference.
[Android Auto General] boggie81:
I kept digging through the thread but couldn't find a clear answer for the following:

When I switch off the car's engine the USB port for AAW remains powered on and therefore it keeps trying to connect to the phone via Bluetooth to start Android Auto. This poses 2 problems, one being that the screen keeps flickering through all these attempts to start Android Auto but is unsuccessful because the car's bluetooth is powered off, and second is that all calls are redirected to the AAW dongle because it is behaving like a bluetooth headset. In order to manage this I have to turn bluetooth off manually on my phone in order to properly use the phone while I'm in or around the car with the engine off.

I'm wondering if anyone can help me create a tasker profile that conditions the AAW bluetooth connection to only attempt connecting when the car's bluetooth is also connected to the phone (i.e. the car's engine is on)?

I'm mentioning tasker because with it I've successfully managed to resolve one of the other annoyances that have been occurring while using a smartwatch (watch4, gen5). The annoyance was that if I hadn't disabled the watch to make/receive phonecalls in its bluetooth settings, all calls were routed to the watch instead of the car speakers. With the profiles outlined here: https://xdaforums.com/t/guide-how-to-use-tasker-to-fix-all-calls-being-sent-to-gear-s3.3571984/ I'm now able to keep using the watch for phone calls when I'm not in the car and while being in the car I still get notifications etc on the watch as well.
[Android Auto General] 1qazwsx4:
Sorry not a fix using tasker but I can definitely recommend using macrodroid. Free app gives you access to make 5 different "tasks/macros" and it's very easy to understand and setup. I brought the full and use it for loads of stuff
[Android Auto General] boggie81:
Seems that my issue was resolved with the start / stop function in the aawireless config app
[Android Auto General] NWA-DMB:
I have a 2021 Buick Enclave and it includes an unlimited wireless data plan. I am connecting to AA Wireless with a Samsung s21+ phone. I would like to utilize the Buick's wireless data plan rather than my phones data plan.

As people have explained AA Wireless makes a Direct Wireless connection to the phone. I don't think there is, however, if there is there anyway to connect to the car wireless plan I would like to know how. My car does not support native Wireless AA.

I have tried connecting to the car wireless after AA Wireless starts, however, it reverts back to the AA Wireless connection.

Thanks in advance for any insight into this.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
I had the same issue.

What I do with Tasker:

As exit task I turn off Bluetooth and Wifi. After 1.5 minutes the task turns on Bluetooth and Wifi again. During the time of 1.5 minutes there is no possibility to reconnect to the AAWireless box. This gives me enough time to leave my car.
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
It is not possible as Android only supports one Wifi connection at the same time. Therefore you have to decide: AAWireless or data plan.

Thanks to Google we have to live with that.
[Android Auto General] Jess wilson:
hello, is it wirelessly connect with your smartphone? how much you bought this? Thank you!
[Android Auto General] adesad:
Hiya all.

Its a wifi connection it uses isnt it?

When using this with justa phone and head unit - can BT be used at tje same time?

Weird question is that if it uses wifi - the 4g data gets turned off. How do you use maps with no data - or is my thinking very wrong?
[Android Auto General] SOFO888:
With Android Auto 4G stays on.

Nevertheless there are some phones with the bug that 4G turns off during the use of Android Auto Wireless. But there is a solution to this issue.

Bluetooth is still needed for the phone calls.
[Android Auto General] George234:
An update, I managed to get this resolved and working on my Mazda CX5 KE Maxx Sport 2016.

As I observed with my first unit the USB connection was not there as if it had not been plugged in. I received my 2nd unit today to test and it worked, no issues and confirmed the USB status was connected on the headunit.
[Android Auto General] yahoo666:
Morning!

I've finally found someone with a car like mine with AA enabled...and there is exactly the same problem. So looks like my device does not work with VW Passat 2015-2016 with a Discovery Pro unit and just restarts shortly after connecting to the dash.

Long story short - device is still useless for me :(

On the other hand - I've connected my AAW to my friends Mazda CX-30, and it seems to be working just fine.

I am still running some 1.8.0 beta fimware, but the problem was there also on the non-beta 1.7.1 I got my unit with.

Any ideas? Thank you!

cheers

KŁ
[Android Auto General] valeri_s_k:
Have you enabled VAG fix in settings?
[Android Auto General] yahoo666:
Yup. Without any success. Played a lot with different settings, including different USB modes, changing cables etc. Went through full troublecheck with the CPEB IT support as well (ticket #13214). Unfortunately, it looks like this device just refuses to work with VW.
[Android Auto General] SkyNaras:
The situation is exactly the same for me. Aawireless and Passat B8 with MIB2 do not work in any stable way
[Android Auto General] -Loom-:
Maybe a firmware update of the Discover Pro might help? And if your local dealer refuses the procedure, I'm pretty sure there are ways to update yourself...
[Android Auto General] yahoo666:
Also done.
[Android Auto General] -Loom-:
This sucks, you seem to have tried every available option....

I heard that there soon will be a wireless AA device from Motorola called "MA1". This might also be a chance.

https://www.xda-developers.com/motorola-ma1/
[Android Auto General] yahoo666:
Yeah also heard the rumors. I'd prefer, however, just to get my AAW working instead of throwing another bunch of $ to Google ;)
[Android Auto General] :
For the guys with the same problem as me (random reconnects at same positions)

Im pretty sure all of you have some kind of samsung s20/s21 device.

I tried now a other phone and it works without any problem.

My Samsung s20 got Android12 yesterday first thing i tried was aawireless- still no luck.

Also: with a other phone the soundquality is much better.

I cant see any major changes only one:

In my Wifi Settings Android Auto "Control over Wifi allow" and i cant uncheck that.

But on my other phone there is no such authorization.

The Setting is under WIFI - Settings - advanced settings -> wifi control
[Android Auto General] yahoo666:
Yup, S20. Still running Android 11. Will try checking with my daughter's S9 tomorrow. Changing my mobile phone is not an option for me:(
[Android Auto General] :
S10 has the same Problem. So maybe S9 isnt working to confirm that.
[Android Auto General] yahoo666:
Yup, same problem on S9, running Android 10
[Android Auto General] :
Can you Check if wificontrol is on on your 2 devices?

Settings -> Wifi -> advanced -> wificontrol

is there a entry for android auto?
[Android Auto General] grac:
S21 Ultra with android 12 XEO and this same problem. I would like to check with wifi connection without bluetooth but i don't have wifi password.
[Android Auto General] yahoo666:
It appears that it's enabed for the AA, and the history entry is also there:

"android auto turned on: 11/01/2022 19:41" - which is when I was playing with my daughter's S9.
[Android Auto General] :
on the phone that worked for me - there is no such entry - not sure if this is part of the problem
[Android Auto General] osm0sis:
@Emil Borconi @Snirpo, not sure if this is on your radar yet, but your alpha app expires on Firebase in 7 days, so you'll either have to reupload it as a "new" release or rehost it elsewhere.

App Distribution troubleshooting & FAQ | Firebase App Distribution

firebase.google.com
[Android Auto General] gonsales76:
I received the "little toy" yesterday, and I can't connect it....

Phone: One Plus 3T (android 9)

Car: Toyota Corolla 2020 (using AA with cable with no issues)

I've added "Wireless projection" in AA settings (using Developer mode), and enabled it.

When I've tried to connect the AAWireless to my phone, I get an error message saying "Connection Failed, please manually adjust settings".

Then, a message in my phone appears saying "looking for Andoid Auto", some "flashes", and nothing happens....

What should I do?
[Android Auto General] sibesaver:
I noticed this also was really hoping for an app update by now it's been a long time. Really need pick your device setting since my wife and I are both in a car a lot at the same time it never works properly.
[Android Auto General] Snirpo:
Thanks for the head up! Last half year has been well... Pardon my words, utter sh*t. Juggling with components, mistakes from the Chinese side, mistakes from our side. So sadly there has been very little to no work on the app. In general the current Play Store app works fine. One reason the alpha app hasn't been released yet is because of the start / stop mechanism being not good enough. Getting it to work correctly on all phones is tricky. And getting it to work all the time is even trickier. Also in Android 12, Google changed stuff which makes it even more tricky (they removed car mode).

Anyways, it seems the Motorola dongle uses another way to start up Android Auto, which is like a built in AA start / stop mode. We are figuring out how to get this working. That will be way better then us trying to hack around Android limitations.

Also apart from the start / stop mode we are working on a 2.0 companion app, with a refreshed UI. I expect we can release it soon.
[Android Auto General] :
how about fixing random reconnets from people with samung galaxay s XX devices? @Snirpo
[Android Auto General] psmedley:
I have an S21 Ultra - I'm not seeing any random reconnects.
[Android Auto General] osm0sis:
Start/stop has been working great on my OP8T and 2018 Elantra since installing the alpha app, the only issues I have with it are the broken firmware update notifications and needing to retry the updates multiple times rapid-fire before it'll connect and push the update.

Cool to hear there's stuff to be copied from Motorola, considering they copied from you first. 😃
[Android Auto General] carthorisJ:
I was using the AAWIreless with great success with my Pixel 2.

I have recently upgraded to Pixel 6 PRO and have been unable to make the connection.

I have

Removed the AAWIreless from Bluetooth connections

Cleared the cache for google apps and Android Auto

Reset the device using a paper clip and the reset hole for 5-7 seconds

rebooted the phone

Then tried to connect by both using the direct bluetooth pairing and going through the AAWireless app.

Both behave similarly

It recognizes the device but android auto does not start in the car.

When the phone tells me to go to the car head unit and select android auto I cannot because it has not started.

Plugging the phone into the USB port directly starts Android Auto very quickly.

I am out of ideas.

ANy other ideas out there?

Thanks,

Jay
[Android Auto General] yahoo666:
Yup, bumping the question:) As I've wrote earlier on this thread - on my S20 and S9 I am getting my AAW restarting after connecting to my VW's dash. Checked in two VW cars with the same result. Works just fine in Mazda tho (or at least does not crash right away - did not make any long run on this car).

cheers

y666
[Android Auto General] domi1066:
sorry! deleted
[Android Auto General] sibesaver:
Any fix on the horizon for phone calls not being routed through car speakers? Works fine when using the cable.

Firmware 1.8

Pixel 5a Android 12 stock

Kenwood DDX9704

Latest companion app
[Android Auto General] mpressive6:
I am having the same issues (random disconnects). I have an Audi A7, Samsung S21 and this is my 2nd device. Upgrading to 1.8 which has not made any difference as well.

As far as the wifi control, mine shows the history of devices, but I do not see any history related to the last time I used my car and connected with AA wireless so don't know if that really makes a difference at least in my situation.
[Android Auto General] EViollet:
Do you, by any chance have a SmartWatch capable of receiving calls?

I fixed this issue by disabling phone calls from my watch.
[Android Auto General] sibesaver:
Yes. Disabled to phone calls (bluetooth settings) on the watch, still not working. When I answer the call on the head unit it goes to the phone eat piece (not phone speaker)
[Android Auto General] EViollet:
I successfully disabled everything using BlueTask a Tasker task that springs into action whenever I connect to my car.

Can you try disabling everything using BlueTask and see if it's any better ?
[Android Auto General] sibesaver:
I can try that for sure. I just wonder why there's a difference between AAwireless and a cable connection? And is it a device issue with the software/firmware or something native to wireless Android auto?
[Android Auto General] andy o:
First I'd check if the app itself has any automation options. For instance PIA lets you disable the VPN on certain WiFi networks. PIA also has a "block local network" options that I believe would work in your case if you could disable it.

Having Tasker figure out when to carry out the action is the easier part, you're right you'll probably be better off doing it when it connects to the car's Bluetooth cause I believe it's the first thing that happens.

As for the "action" (disable VPN), I can think of a few ways to do it with Tasker, the easiest would be if your VPN provider's app provides a direct way to interact with Tasker, and from a quick google NordVPN probably doesn't.

The next easiest way would be if your VPN shows a permanent notification with a button like "Pause" which disables the VPN but the notification stays. In this case, you can use the AutoNotification Tasker plugin to press the Pause button when connected, and press "unpause" when disconnected.

A bit more complicated but sure to work is to use the OpenVPN app with an .ovpn file provided by NordVPN. Downside is that it's one ovpn file per server, so it's good if you only use one server. It gets more involved if you want Tasker to connect to other servers, which would require making Tasker use different ovpn configs for different locations.

If you have difficulty with Tasker, feel free to post in the r/tasker subreddit, the developer hangs there and there are very knowledgeable users there as well.
[Android Auto General] TheUntouchable:
I had the same problem with VPN. I am using currently the VPN Client "VPN Client Pro" with a wireguard connection (also capable of openvpn).

This client has already something included which is called "Auto connect monitor", where you can choose when it should connect and when it should disconnect.

Problem here: When connected to the AAW box, WLAN and mobile data is used at the same time and then it will connect anyway because of my rules (connect when mobile data is active, connect when wlan is active but not when on certain SSIDs).

The app also offers a plugin for tasker, where you can disconnect and connect to a VPN profile. So I created some tasker job which works, but the problem here is as soon as the phone looses the internet connection and reconnects, the VPN Client will reconnect to the VPN and the android auto will close. Then Tasker will kick in and disconnect the vpn and android auto will restart, but this is very bad when you are currently running navigation..

I asked the app dev if its possible to add a function to the tasker plugin to disable and enable the auto connect monitor, this would help here :)
[Android Auto General] XdaPetri:
No additional USB connector in AAWireless, only the one used for car connection
[Android Auto General] IlD4nX:
Ok, huge answer, thank you !

I'm playing with it and I just need to test it tomorrow the 2 options I created... but, very good suggestions ! (I thought Tasker was much more complicated)
[Android Auto General] franners:
No change since 19MAR - "sender dispatching item.". It is coming to the UK
[Android Auto General] Conan_pg:
Hi everyone, I just have the new car and even though it is full optional it has no android auto wireless but only USB, it can work AAwireless for my Tucson 2021 car, thanks
[Android Auto General] TheUntouchable:
Does it have android auto via cable? Then yes, aaw is exactly made for that purpose :) If not, then you can't use it.
[Android Auto General] vizzze:
Android auto 6.2.610914 - Samung Galaxy S20 FE - VW MIB2

i noticed that from time to time when playing music (i use spotify and DSub) and skipping or passing to the next song, the system seems to struggle and fails to play the song (no error, just no sound). Then looks like that there's some sort of deadlock and the head unit forces a reset. Anyone else having the same problem?

Happened 4-5 times in 2 hours drive. When i listen to radio (so not through AA) the problems seems that it's not happening.
[Android Auto General] guillenbeto:
I have the same phone (OnePlus 8T), the same headunit (Seat MIB2Std+Nav) and the same problem, the AAWireless connects perfectly, but the headunit restarts every few minutes and several times.
[Android Auto General] guillenbeto:
Me too, same problem with Seat MIB2 and OnePlus 8T
[Android Auto General] HofaTheRipper:
The devs know, there is a problem with MIB devices and they are working on a fix so far i know.

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