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Android Auto - was connected and now will not connect
So, I will start by saying I have searched the forums and have failed to find an answer in a reasonable amount of time (imo...but I am not all that patient lol).
I have had my car for two weeks now and have had Android Auto setup the entire time (through WiFi). This morning I left the house and realized that AA was not connected. At first I thought it was my phone so I restarted it but that did not fix the issue. I then told the car to forget the device and reconnected it the same way I did at the dealer when I picked it up. I went through all the prompts on the phone and it said it was connected but apps are still not available. The connection graphic in manage devices shows that calls and music are available but apps are not despite having allowed them and the Apps connection checkbox checked in settings. Is there something simple that I am missing that any of you have experienced that could cause this issue? I didn't have any phone updates last night and the car didn't update so all variables are the same as the previous day. Thanks in advance! |
07-12-2021, 09:05 AM | #3 |
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I had a similar problem last week and resetting the whole iDrive fixed it.
You can do this by holding the volume button until the screen shuts down, it does take a long time.
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I fixed it by going to Apps, installed Apps, option, update apps and services. It did it's thing and then my phone connected to AA . by the way, AA requires both Bluetooth and Wifi to connect. I have my Pixel 5 AA App set to auto connect to the car AA when it detects Bluetooth connection. |
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Mine connects just fine but frequently it starts stuttering , this is not just an issue with BMW cars...friend of mine has new VW and same issue...there is a bug with Android Auto when wireless, very frustrating as it is not being addressed by Android Auto to correct...
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Btw, I've just rebooted the system, it's seems to have fixed the problem. Don't know for how long though. Last edited by T-NAS93; 07-29-2021 at 10:03 AM.. |
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It is dissapointing but gonna have to blame AA since it happens on multiple cars...hopefully they will have a fix for it at some point |
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Same with my 330i. I used AA for the first time in that car yesterday (07.2021.20). Audio was choppy. Even my phone was laggy when connected. It was horrible. I use the same phone and AA in my VW but that is a million times better. Only issue in the VW is drops once in a while but it reconnects almost immediately. I wanted an update in my BMW for AA buy now I'm regretting making my phone connect automatically to AA in this car.
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Wow, sorry for not coming back to check on this thread after posting it!
I have a Note 10+. My issue resolved itself after removing the phone from Idrive and then reconnecting it. I probably should have just restarted Idrive but the problem has not come back yet so.... |
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My Samsung S20+ with AA now getting worse when play Spotify and Apple Music.
Music stuttering choppy makes me crazy. Disconnect and reconnect sometimes fix but problems back again after few minutes. I have 03/2021 version. |
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I was able to connect to wireless AA but it never auto launches. When I start my car the AA icon next to my phone is missing. I will have to either 1) open AA on my phone and somehow it triggers the connection and 2) open mobile devices page in iDrive and select my device, then there's an option called allow bluetooth connection which is disabled everytime. These two steps allow me to manually connect AA
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Not sure what phone you have but there is also a list of known bugs for various phones on the Android Auto support pages ..open the Phone AA App and select Help and Support on the 3dots menu. In my experience, issues are mainly phone related. I have a Pixel 5 phone Android 11 and now on Android 12 and it has always worked perfectly with Android Auto on my M340i. A friend has a Samsung S21 and has lots of issues with his 330i. |
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So yes, I think the best solution is to change to a Pixel as you suggest. With a Pixel you at least know that it will be the best phone to operate with Android. I might also buy a Pixel 6 when it is available here; in the meantime I'm very happy with my Pixel 5 and Android version 12. |
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