Android auto [Was: Can't reach files on my smartphone anymore]

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Android auto [Was: Can't reach files on my smartphone anymore]
Date	2025-12-09 16:23 +0100
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On 2025-12-08 02:25, Andy Burns wrote:
> Carlos E.R. wrote:
> 
>> To connect my phone to Android Auto in my car, the thing has first to 
>> connect via Bluetooth, and I have to put my fingerprint to unlock my 
>> phone.
> 
> My car has wired android auto, apart from plugging in the USB, never had 
> to unlock phone to use it.
> 
>> Recently I took my car to be serviced, and I got a complimentary 
>> substitution car. Same model as mine, but more modern. 
> 
> A few months ago I bought an AAwireless dongle, so now that plugs into 
> the car via USB, and effectively converts the car to having wireless 
> android auto, so when the phone comes within range of the dongle it 
> connects, usually by the time I've unlocked the car you can see the 
> status LED change colour and by the time I've sat in, put on my 
> seatbelt, android auto with map open is running ... brilliant device.

I also have a similar dongle, made by Motorola (same brand as my phone). 
It is a lot of pain.

Sometimes the car BT doesn't connect (and if it doesn't, nor will the 
dongle; it is the authorization step). I have to enter the car 
configuration display, search fro BT, and manually tell it to connect to 
my phone. Soon after that the dongle connects. Not every time. Sometimes 
I just connect the USB cable, and maybe 20 minutes later I see it has 
connected to the dongle and I disconnect the cable.

Sometimes I have to reboot the phone. After a week or two of working, it 
stops working. After the reboot, it works fast as soon as the car 
electronics power up. Then over the days it takes longer to connect, or 
I have to take manual action, till it stops working and I have to reboot 
the phone again.

Oh, and some times the dongle forgets the pairing and powers up into 
pairing mode on its own. I then have to delete the pairing info on the 
phone, and pair it again to the dongle.

> 
>> I just plugged it and it connected, no questions. I was a bit 
>> surprised. I thought my phone should have the control to connect or not.
> 
> Yes, pretty sure I had a one-time pairing to go through the first time.
> 

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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