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Although it arrives at a time when it should not be used due to the confinement of Covid-19, Android Auto in Spain can now be used wirelesslyWirelessly. To avoid having to connect your mobile to the dashboard of your car every time you get into the vehicle. Something that regular users of this system have been demanding for a long time. Even more knowing that there were already countries where this function was available. But there are some limitations you should be aware of before getting all excited.And it is that the function is not open to everyone.
What do you need
First and most obvious is a compatible on-board navigator. We already told you that wireless Android Auto takes advantage of the WiFi Direct connectivity to link the mobile and the car. In this way, information travels quickly between one and the other. If you're not sure if your vehicle has this feature, or if your retrofit navigator does, check out this Google Android Auto page. Here you can review all the car models and stereos on the market and are compatible with Android Auto with and without cable.
Of course, you'll also need the USB cable. Although it may seem paradoxical, if it is the first time that you configure Android Auto in your car, you will need everything to be done by cable. So keep one handy at least for the first time.
Last but not least, you need a phone with the Android Auto app. And what's more, it is imperative that you go through the Google Play Store to download any possible update pending application. In this way you will avoid any failure or malfunction that has been corrected in a new version.
By the way, you will need constant and quality Internet connection for the entire process and operation of Android Auto.
Limitations
Of course, before you get to the car to do the test you have to know that not all mobile devices are compatible with Android Auto wireless. Although Google launched this function only for its Pixel mobiles, little by little the ban on new terminals is opening.However, the list is still very limited.
Only Google Pixel 3, 3XL, 4 and 4XL terminals can carry out this functionality. Also Samsung mobiles, specifically the Galaxy S8 and S8+, the S9 and S9+, the S10 and S10+ and the Note 8, Note 9 and Note 10 Google too List other Samsung models without specifically mentioning what they are, although it does specify the requirement of having Android 10 or higher.
If we have any of these phones, we can take everything and go to the car to check that Android Auto works wirelessly. Here we explain it to you step by step.
How to use Android Auto wirelessly
The first thing, as we said above, is to connect our mobile phone with Android Auto to the dashboard using the USB cable.In this way we can initially configure the on-board browser for the next wireless connections. The process is guided and automated so we just have to watch that everything happens satisfactorily. Remember that you will also have to connect your mobile to your car via Bluetooth to be able to take advantage of the sound system as a terminal speaker.
At this point it is possible that, when unlocking the mobile screen, you will be requested to update any of the applications compatible with Android Auto. If this is the case, activate it and give the pertinent permissions.
After reviewing the security information, you can start using Android Auto as normal. Of course, at the moment your car and your mobile are connected by cable.
Now you can turn off the car engine and disconnect your mobile. The next time you start your car you will have to make sure that both the WiFi connection and the Bluetooth of your mobile are activeFrom this moment on, all you have to do is click on the Android Auto icon on the dashboard screen to force the wireless link between the browser and your mobile. If everything is active and available, as well as updated, the connection is made in a matter of seconds.
Google recommends that, in the event that the connection is not visible, return to the home screen of your browser and click on the Android Auto icon againThis should force the projection of Android Auto from the mobile to the dashboard screen, and thus see everything that happens on your mobile in a simple and simplified way for driving on the dashboard.
From this moment the use of Android Auto is the same as usual. The difference is that you don't need to use the cable at any timeThe next times you use the car you can only travel with your mobile. All you have to do is activate wireless connections and launch Android Auto through your car's navigation screen for everything to work as wired. But without him.
By the way, Google recommends that you keep Android Auto notifications on, and that you allow permissions for everything within the app on the mobile. In this way you will ensure that important messages, calls and notices are also reflected on the vehicle's dashboard while driving to have the possibility of managing it.
And, if you want to disconnect your phone from the dashboard when you're not using a cable, just unpair your phone from the Bluetooth connection Enough With that you deactivate this connectivity so that the projection system of Android Auto and your car does not work. Thus, notifications, notices and applications will no longer be displayed on the dashboard screen.However, this will not reset your mobile for future wired or wireless connections. But remember that you will have to keep the connections active for everything to work as it should.
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