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What does android auto disabled mean?

B3B3 Posts: 26,951
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I can find out how to disable android auto disable but I can't find out what it actually is. Can anyone explain?
In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,043
    Android Auto. It makes some stuff available hands-free so you can (in theory) use some phone functions while driving. I disabled it because my car has a sat nav and hands-free phone interface (very rarely used).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • B3B3 Posts: 26,951
    So auto is car not automatic . It's starting to make sense. Thank you @JennyJ
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,015
    With mine, android auto is only available via a usb cable connect, so it is disabled when my phone is connected purely by bluetooth. Android auto gives me satnav via google maps as well.
    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,043
    It might be the same for mine @steveTu ,but I get on OK with the car's built-in sat nav whereas google maps om my phone is a bit hit-and-miss when I've tried to use it as a passenger in a moving car, so Android Auto is a no for me.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • B3B3 Posts: 26,951
    I Thought auto meant automatic. What's wrong with calling an automobile a car? It's much neater and less confusing for brits.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,015
    Android is Google, Google is American - you have to imagine that American twang when reading 'Android Auto'.

    @JennyJ My cheapo car didn't come with satnav built in - which was no great shakes as I used to use my phone and its apps anyway. The pain with Android Auto is that it seems to be limited to Google Maps (and Google Maps is, for me, ok for drilling down to views, but not tooooo bright for road navigation and route planning).
    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • KiliKili Posts: 1,116
    There's a whole load of Android navigation Apps one can try here.


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  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,015
    ...badly worded by me. The default is Google maps. I tend to use navmii - and that isn't supported. I tried a couple of the alternatives (Waze was supposed to be ok), but still prefer my old app. I couldn't quite follow why any app wasn't usable, but the app has to be integrated into Android Auto -but only selected developers are allowed to submit their offerings.
    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,043
    I suppose Android's not just aimed at us Brits, and auto is more international (as well as more American) than car. In any case it's a feature that I don't need so it's staying disabled on my phone.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,464
    edited 16 November
    C3PO is on strike?
    Or R2D2 has got  a strop on...........
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