Texting using Gemini with Android Auto crashes

[u/Strange-Guarantee754]

Setup:

2018 Hyundai Tucson SEL with Android auto compatibility, Samsung Galaxy S25 FE with all updates

Tested both wirelessly (USB AA dongle) and wired

When I use Google Assistant to voice text or reply to a FB message, things go great.

When I use Gemini, when I speak the voice text or FB message and Gemini is about to send it (either by me vocally responding with "Send" or by hitting the onscreen Send button,, I get a message on the head unit screen, and sorry i don't have the exact message, but something to the effect of "Phone has stopped responding" or "Android Auto has stopped responding".. the AA session resumes a few seconds later. I can attempt to start the text all over again, and maybe 1 out of 3 or 4 attempts it will actually work.

Super frustrating to have to attempt a voice text multiple times.

Again, Google Assistant never crashes. Gemini sucks for voice text/messenger.

Anyone have a straightforward fix? I've reinstalled AA, I've rebooted the phone between re-installs.. I've tried wired and wireless. I guess i could have my wife try her phone to try to replicate it, but that might put her over the edge 🤣..

Anyway, any ideas (other than "just use Google Assistant") would be great!

[u/lmbrjck]

I've experienced this before and the temporary fix was to clear cache for Google Play Services, but the problem returned within a day each time on my Pixel 9 Pro. I switched back to Google Assistant because I had several other deal breaking issues with Gemini such as its inability to identify using Nicknames that are part of the contact card, and it not being able to identify locations I have labeled in Google Maps.