Does Android Auto Eat Power

Expat Ever

Expat Ever

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I have a newish Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra which connects to my MG X (Trophy to those not in Thailand) via a very neat Anytrox Android Auto wireless adaptor which has worked very well in the couple of weeks since I got it. I've recently had a couple of instances where on leaving the car I find the phone down to single figures of battery despite not using Maps or streaming Radio 4 and it being on the charging pad while I've been driving. Is Android Auto power hungry normally or should I be looking at my dongle?
Here's the Ali Express page for the adaptor if anyone's interested: link here. It was about £30 from a Thai online seller. A surprisingly tiny and seemingly well made unit which fits neatly in front of the USB terminal.
 
When you put the phone on the shelf, does it show as actually charging? (Sometimes the charging area doesn't line up very well with some phones).
 
Expat Ever said:
I have a newish Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra which connects to my MG X (Trophy to those not in Thailand) via a very neat Anytrox Android Auto wireless adaptor which has worked very well in the couple of weeks since I got it. I've recently had a couple of instances where on leaving the car I find the phone down to single figures of battery despite not using Maps or streaming Radio 4 and it being on the charging pad while I've been driving. Is Android Auto power hungry normally or should I be looking at my dongle?
Here's the Ali Express page for the adaptor if anyone's interested: link here. It was about £30 from a Thai online seller. A surprisingly tiny and seemingly well made unit which fits neatly in front of the USB terminal.
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The only time I have tried wireless charging I found the charge rate so low that it would only increase battery if the phone was turned off. Not very good in my opinion.
 
Expat Ever said:
I have a newish Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra which connects to my MG X (Trophy to those not in Thailand) via a very neat Anytrox Android Auto wireless adaptor which has worked very well in the couple of weeks since I got it. I've recently had a couple of instances where on leaving the car I find the phone down to single figures of battery despite not using Maps or streaming Radio 4 and it being on the charging pad while I've been driving. Is Android Auto power hungry normally or should I be looking at my dongle?
Here's the Ali Express page for the adaptor if anyone's interested: link here. It was about £30 from a Thai online seller. A surprisingly tiny and seemingly well made unit which fits neatly in front of the USB terminal.
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Personally I connect Android Audio through the USB cable which negates the need for a separate dongle and also charges the phone at a faster rate than the wireless charging pad. I always finish a journey with more charge in my phone than when I began.
 
Expat Ever said:
I have a newish Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra which connects to my MG X (Trophy to those not in Thailand) via a very neat Anytrox Android Auto wireless adaptor which has worked very well in the couple of weeks since I got it. I've recently had a couple of instances where on leaving the car I find the phone down to single figures of battery despite not using Maps or streaming Radio 4 and it being on the charging pad while I've been driving. Is Android Auto power hungry normally or should I be looking at my dongle?
Here's the Ali Express page for the adaptor if anyone's interested: link here. It was about £30 from a Thai online seller. A surprisingly tiny and seemingly well made unit which fits neatly in front of the USB terminal.
Click to expand...
Google Pixel 3, normally lasts a couple of days normal use, in my MG4 connected to AA via my CarlinkIT wireless adaptor it'll be flat in three to four hours.

Is it Bluetooth or AA? not sure, BT certainly creates a significant drain in any situation. To answer your question, your not alone - I see a similar heavy drain, can't see that we can blame the MG, I doubt from experience a wireless charging pad would keep up with that level of drain so not surprised it doesn't help (I've an SE so can't comment there).

I've learnt - if jumping in the car for a modest journey let wireless AA do it's thing and that's where I'd be looking to not faff with cables, long journey, then plug it in.
 
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The first place to look is always your dongle.
 

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