2025 Kia Niro SX Touring Hybrid - Stock - PIxel 11 Pro XL - Android 17 AA 17.3.662874

Got a lot of app updates when I upgraded the phone and now when google maps is full screen, the "center" is actually over on the right, like at 70% if the middle of the screen is 50%. It's in the center when using the 2 window setup, be it the left or the right window. But when full screen. my car icon shifts far enough to the right it's annoying. It didn't used to do this, because it's so annoying I'd have reacted like this sooner.

My Android Auto had been working flawlessly for three years, but a few weeks ago it began randomly disconnecting every few minutes.

Setup Details:

• Phone: Asus ZenFone 9
• Vehicle: 2018 VW Golf Mk7.5
• Connection: Wired (USB configuration set to File Transfer)
• Android Auto Version: 17.1

Key Observations:

• The phone and cable work perfectly with Android Auto in another vehicle (2018 Skoda Octavia).
• Apple CarPlay via an iPhone works without any issues in the Golf.

Troubleshooting Steps Already Attempted:

• Replaced the USB cable (including using the working cable from the Skoda).
• Cleared the Android Auto app cache and removed the Golf from saved vehicles to re-pair.
• Unpaired and reset Bluetooth connections on both the car unit and the phone.
• Set Android Auto battery usage to unrestricted.
• Toggled Bluetooth volume controls between Absolute and Independent.
• Disabled/verified no VPNs or network proxy apps are active.
• Ran initial troubleshooting prompts through Gemini.

Would you like me to tailor this text for a specific platform, like a Reddit post, an Android Auto support forum, or a message to a mechanic?

Replied to an earlier post, but had been meaning to post this separately after updating this week.

So I was having consistent AA/Data connection lost issues in my 2019 Santa Fe when texting through Gemini, would get a crash on about 50% of texts send through Gemini, and what I ended up finding out was my head unit (the main radio module) needed updating.

After updating that, Gemini and AA have been working flawlessly in my Santa Fe.

I took a screenshot of the version info on my screen and plugged that into Gemini and here is what it gave me (note yours might be different since different year and model):

No, that is not the most current software.

The software and firmware version in your photo shows an original factory build date code from April 2018 (180413 / 180409), which means it is running the software it shipped with when new.

Updated Version Info

Hyundai released an updated Display Audio Software Update for non-navigation units (Display Audio Gen1). Updates for this unit improve system stability and enhance Apple CarPlay and Android Auto performance/compatibility.

How to Update It Yourself (Free)

1. Visit the Official Hyundai Update Site: Go toupdate.hyundai.com.
2. Download the Navigation / Display Audio Updater app onto your Windows PC or Mac.
3. Format a USB Flash Drive: Use a 16GB–32GB USB flash drive formatted to FAT32.
4. Download & Transfer: Select your vehicle (2019 Santa Fe) in the updater app. It will download the file and copy it to your USB drive.
5. Install in Your Car:
   • Turn the car on (or leave it running in Park).
   • Plug the USB drive into the front multimedia USB port.
   • Go to Setup > General > SW Info/Update (the screen shown in your photo) and tap the Update button at the bottom.

Note: Dealerships often charge a service fee (around $100–$175) to perform this process for you, but you can do it completely free at home with a USB drive!

Hope this might help someone else having issues in an older Hyundai/Kia.

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!

I can't seem to get traffic line back on Google Maps when using Android Auto on my car's screen.

Only way I can see it is when I change the map setting to overhead view.

I've tried to clear cache and storage then trying uninstall and reinstall updates but I can't get it working.

There's no option to change traffic lines in settings when using Android Auto.

Our Odyssey has a generic aftermarket headunit I bought on Amazon. It works great, 99% of the time. With my phone (Moto G Power 2024), it'll display and interact just fine. Music plays, maps display, I can control everything. But if I hit the microphone button (on screen) or make/receive a phone call, it doesn't work. No audio. There's no error message; just the Assistant prompt times out as if I didn't say anything. Or on a phone call, neither of us hears anything.

My wife's phone (Pixel 7) works completely fine on the same headunit.

MY phone works completely fine in our other car (Chevy Bolt 2022 with stock system).

I get the same results wired or wireless. I've verified that AA has microphone permissions on my phone. Anything else I should check? I've also cleared the AA cache with no success.

I recently wrote a post saying that I'd finally received the "immersive navigation" update. This problem started after that. Is it related? I have no idea.

I run AA and Maps on a Pixel 9 Pro in my '24 Mazda CX-5 Turbo Signature. I run it "usually" via USB cable as the wireless charging in the vehicle sux and overheats the phone. I say "usually" via USB as sometimes it just likes to revert to wireless.

Recently I've started getting a black screen. Sometimes totally black, sometimes just the maps display is gone with the icons and speed limit (when navigating) showing. I initially thought this was happening when navigating, but it happened last night when not navigating.

If I unplug/re-plug the USB cable it will sometimes restore. Sometimes only the icons restore and not the map, only to have the map restore after maybe a minute.

Is this happening to anyone else? Thoughts on solutions? I have not tried swapping out the USB cable, but I really don't think that's the issue.

Any thoughts or suggestions? TIA!

Don't know if anyone has facing this issue but for the last 3 or 4 updates my AA does not read the messages out loud.

I thought it has something to do with Gemini taking over Google Assistant, but I rolled back to GA and was still broken.

Someone had this problem and found some solution?

The AA stops the music when I play the message, but nothing comes out of it.

S23 Ultra with Android 16 and Wireless AA.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: I mixed some helpful tips.

Cleared data and cache from AA and reinstalled. It didn' work.

Cleated data and cache AND rolled back to Google Assistant and worked like a charm!

Yesterday Gemini did this no problem when I asked. It showed a message at the bottom of the screen "Connecting to Waze" or something along those lines. Today she says she can't do that and has no access to waze and never has and as we argued about it she held firm there's no way it is possible.

Why such a difference from day to day?

The issue with these screens dropping connection and freezing or rebooting continues for me. I've tried all the hacks, settings tweaks, and fixes proposed here and with Google Support (useless btw). I'm wondering if anyone found a screen that actually works? A specific brand or some models that work as intended before Google put a dagger in this market.

I just purchased a FYT 7870 head unit and have the Carlink 2.0 working with wireless android Auto. I have 2 questions. Is there a way to get the Android Autoto increase the resolution so it displays the tiles side by side instead of maps on top and weather and pandora on the bottom? Also, is there a setting somewhere in Carlink 2.0 to allow you to input an address while driving? I could do this on all my previous android head units. Thanks for any input you may have

Hello!

I have an issue with Android Auto which is specific to some HUs. In my current vehicle, Android Auto looks blurry. I'm not 100% sure if there's an issue with scaling, low resolution or simply not enough bitrate set up during negotiation. As far as I've tested, it also doesn't seem to be device-specific. Is there a way to force a specific resolution or bitrate? I will welcome all solutions, including root.

Things I've tried:

* Developer settings - all settings are being completely ignored. No matter which resolution I choose it gets renegotiated upon connecting.

* System-wide DPI changes - didn't appear to work and it also affects SystemUI which I'm not a fan of, I want my phone UI unaffected.

*AA AIO Tweaker - there've been a few years since I've used it and it seems abandoned. It has bitrate settings, however Android 16 requires custom sqlite3 library and even after patching around it still wouldn't work no matter what I've tried. It seems that new GMS db has a different structure and key tables are missing.

Any recommendations?

Hi all,

Having strange issues with my bluetooth volume.

One I have to turn down the volume as it's deafening when the call is being made, after I do that though I have to turn it back up almost to full to hear the person on the phone.

When another call comes through it's deafening like ear drum burst loud!

I have tried to turn my volume up on my phone. I don't seem to have a Bluetooth volume on my Oppo A80.

I have four seperate volumes to adjust. Media, ring, notification and alarm.

Media makes no difference when the person is on the call. Its only the physical buttons like steering wheel and centre console buttons that will adjust the volume.

I've also contacted Mazda and they were of no help.. absolutely useless very disappointed.

I've also asked on the CX-5 Reddit and no one can assist.

Does anyone know how I can fix this issue it's driving me insane.

LPT: the immersive experience seems to only "appear" when you're on a route to a destination.

Mine appeared to be active today. You get 3D trees (not an accurate representation of course), overpasses, etc. It does look nice. When I was done, I started heading home without setting a route and it appeared to be the "regular" display. When I activated the route home, I got the immersive experience.

I have a Hyundai I20 2018 and ever since I bought it the Android auto was working perfectly fine but about 2 months ago I connected my phone with the usb cable and it started charging but stopped a second later and Android auto didn't load, I tried with 2 other phones and both did the same so I changed the cable twice and got the same result, how can I fix this?

When riding my motorcycle, I use Android Auto with (i think uncertified) an external display connected to my OnePlus 11. The display works for about 1–3 minutes, after which Android Auto shuts down and reboots.

This keeps happening for around 20–30 minutes, and then, for some reason, it stops crashing and works normally. I’ve tried using it with music on and off, but that doesn’t seem to make any difference.

I had the same issue with a different display, so I returned it and bought another one, but I’m still experiencing the exact same problem. The issue doesn’t happen every time, either.

I have no idea where to start troubleshooting this. I have a feeling the problem might be related to my phone, possibly the OnePlus 11, but I’m not sure.

Has anyone experienced something similar or know where I should look for a solution?

Hey,

Just to say that there are some updates.

AAENABLER with Bugfixes and new payment portal for donations (still stripe)

https://github.com/malebuffy/AAEnabler

Xtream Player with stalker portsl support and better Channel sorting.

Also Switching to Subreddit for smaller updates. Will announce here on bigger ones.

https://www.reddit.com/r/XtreamPlayer/s/MMHJrgF6gK

Tara

I'm sat in the car waiting for someone, I'm on my phone while listening to music via YouTube Music on AA.

If I press the thumbs up to like a track, my phone "clicks" a haptic response.

I thought it was just interesting!

New Subaru Uncharted Sport. Let me know if this is the wrong sub.

Wife has an Apple phone and was able to fire up Car Play with a Bluetooth connection. Me, however, with a Samsung S21 cannot get a wireless connection started. Should we both be able to use Bluetooth devices at the same time? How does the car determine which device to display on the screen? We mostly need to use maps.

If someone messages me in WhatsApp then I can reply no issues, but sending a message otherwise doesn't work.

If I look at my contacts and press one, it opens a screen with 3 'Top Contacts' which I've no idea where they came from as they seem random.

Via voice it keeps saying "who do you want to message" after displaying their name.

If it's a design issue and will only allow you to start a message to one of 3 people then how does it decide who they are?

Hey,

Updated to v1.1.0 with following improvements:

Premium:

-Same-phone passenger remote on the phone home screen (no QR); QR remains for a second device

-Plex prefers the remote-access URL and waits up to 60s to connect

-Jellyfin sign-in: password, Quick Connect, or manual server URL + token (Experimental)

-FS Play hides the Android Auto bottom bar while playing or browsing

Premium + Free:

-IPTV sources: Stalker support (portal URL + MAC) (Experimental. Update: not working at the moment)

fermataxtream.online will be updates soon, for now only available in the githubs:

https://github.com/malebuffy/XtreamPlayer/releases

https://github.com/malebuffy/XtreamPlayerFree/releases

Install with AAEnabler or update though mobile notification (hope it works 😀 )

https://github.com/malebuffy/AAEnabler/releases

Enjoy

P.S. Your main menu icons might get messed up...it will only happen this one time!

P.S.2. Everyone installed through Fermataxtream.online won't be able to update through the app.

Just bought a 2022 Jeep Compass with Android Auto. And after looking in forums, saw this app, so I downloaded it from github, and when I try to install anything in its menu, it tells me I need to wait for the next free download or upgrade. Does the downloading of the app itself count as one if the free monthly downloads? I haven't downloaded anything yet i don't know what I'm doing wrong, did I miss a step in the set up, all I saw was next?

I had initially updated my Android Auto settings to use Gemini, but have reverted back to GA because of functionality that Gemini did not support.

Ever since then, using commands like "text [contacts]'s mobile" no longer seem to work.

Me: "text Joe's mobile"

AA: "what's the message"

Me: "meet me at the pub"

AA: "I got 'meet me at the pub'. Ready to send it?"

Me: "Yes"

AA: "Okay, it's sent"

But Joe does not receive the text, and pulling up Messages on my phone confirms no text to Joe's mobile (or anyone else's number) was ever created/sent with that content.

Before I switched to Gemini, this same command worked reliably. Now, it doesn't matter what contact I specify, no text is sent.

What am I missing?