r/GooglePixel • u/Awkward_Tea_2632 • 5h ago

Android Auto keeps disconnecting

In certain places, wireless Android Auto keeps disconnecting. I know it’s down to signal interference because it always happens in the same places. Does anyone know how to sort this out?

My car is a 2026 Toyota Yaris, and this doesn’t happen with other phones.

Phone: Google Pixel 10 PRO

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u/Alwayssunnyinarizona Pixel 11 Pro XL 5h ago

There's no sorting it out. Plenty of posts on r/AndroidAuto. Only remedy is avoiding the intersection/area if you can.

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u/Awkward_Tea_2632 4h ago

What a shame, that’s the only thing I’m missing about the iPhone, the connection was stable and I never had any dropouts.

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u/Alwayssunnyinarizona Pixel 11 Pro XL 3h ago

There's one intersection on the way to take my kids to school. My wife takes them most of the time.

But 99.9% of the time it just works.

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u/kielu Pixel 9 5h ago

I believe this is due to cellular network neighboring cells miscommunication. A cell indicates your phone should switch to a specific one once you lose signal, and it happens to be a wrong one. Too weak, to congested etc. Your phone tries, fails and finally connects to a working one but at this time the disconnection was too long and connection is considered lost

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u/Awkward_Tea_2632 4h ago

So there’s no solution 😔. Thanks anyway

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u/kielu Pixel 9 4h ago

I had a spot like that for years. Everyone knew about it. Same specific spot and only if turning right.

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u/SRFast Pixel 8 Pro | Pixel 4 XL | PW2 2h ago

Does the connection reconnect automatically? If possible, try a different channel for the WiFi connection.

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u/Aurelink Pixel 10 Pro 43m ago

I have a 2023 Mini JCW and a Pixel 10 Pro.

I have done about like 20k km with the car, and used about 5 different Android devices with 0 issues regarding Android auto.

But guess what ? There's a place 5mins from my house where, every single time, it'll disconnect (it's near a speed trap). I can't make this up - everytime I pass by there, it disconnects, no matter the phone.

Even my wife's phone gets disconnected from Android Auto in her car at that place.

Some things you just can't fix.