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These stories have been round for the reason that Galaxy S21 collection, with customers getting the Galaxy S24 complaining of comparable connection points. Google has already began an investigation, and regardless of some customers claiming that their expertise has improved, a patch has by no means been introduced formally.
The difficulty remains to be round, inflicting frustration for patrons who spend greater than $1,000 on a high-end Android cellphone solely to seek out out that Android Auto cannot run appropriately.
Luckily, customers have discovered two fixes that appear to resolve the connection points with a Samsung Galaxy S24.
The primary workaround includes customers uninstalling all Android Auto updates and putting in model 10.3. It is a super-old launch—the latest stable Android Auto version is 12.3—however the trick is that after you put in this outdated construct, the app will immediate you to replace it by way of the Google Play Retailer.
Nonetheless, after you put in Android Auto 10.3, you must join your cellphone to the car to let the whole lot arrange from scratch. The app ought to begin appropriately and require an replace. Whereas some customers would possibly fear that putting in the most recent replace may break the app, the whole lot ought to be accomplished appropriately after getting the latest Android Auto model from the Google Play Retailer.
Somebody says they mounted Android Auto with their Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely by eradicating all app updates and making an attempt to attach the cellphone to the car. The primary try failed, however their car created a generic cellphone profile referred to as “Samsung_Android.” They edited the entry and renamed it to the cellphone’s precise identify. The following time they linked the smartphone to the automobile, Android Auto launched appropriately.
Sadly, I am additionally seeing customers claiming that these two workarounds do not carry Android Auto again to operating situation, so they are not common fixes to revive the app for everyone. In the meantime, Google continues the investigation, and it is unknown if Samsung does the identical.
The South Korean firm can be engaged on new flagships, with its subsequent foldable lineup attributable to see the sunshine of day this month. The Galaxy Fold and Flip fashions additionally encountered Android Auto connection points, albeit they are not as widespread as these affecting the Samsung Galaxy S lineup—fact be informed, the Galaxy S can be extra fashionable than the foldable lineup.
Samsung has additionally remained tight-lipped on this situation regardless of its boards additionally being stuffed with complaints from customers struggling to run Android Auto of their automobiles.
