Android auto

[Tommohawk]

Thank you

 

[mg4]

I had a lot of intermittent connection with Android Auto over many rental cars and the MG4. It was never the car in hindsight.

But there is a difference between a working cable and a really good working cable, or so i learned. I finally said ill go against my understanding that i do use good cables, and i bought the cable with highest data throuput in gbps (10 gbps) i could find that had a usb c on one end and a usb a on the other, no adapters at all, and the shortest i could use (50cm).

It's been a week, with me using it all the time and stressing it as much as possible:

• always play music through AA
• always use guided voice navigation even if the trip is 10 minutes and i know where i am going
• have no locally downloaded maps
• issue all kinds of voice commands

I have had zero disconnects so far, so i was wrong for over 2 years - it is the cable.

Here's mine, outlining the important search terms:

Hope it helps you not waste time.

However, once i got used to AA after must be the 20th attempt, now that it is reliable, the next hurdle is i don't like plugging in the cable every time. Us humans, we are strange that way i guess

So, now i am looking for a wireless option that is as reliable and as highbthrouput as the cable. Go figure.

If anyone uses one of the many stick linked here and can recommend it, i would be grateful.

 

[securespark]

I never had Android Auto working in our MG4 until recently, when I bought our umpteenth lead. It too supports 10 Gbps and works a treat.

 

[Tuareg]

Mine works fine with a wireless dongle, no cables.

 

[mg4]

Mine works fine with a wireless dongle, no cables.

Would you be able link it or the name?

Also, does the UI or functionality change between wired and wireless? Asking if the dongle is just a connection or also some emulation happening.

 

[Jamesrr]

Also, does the UI or functionality change between wired and wireless? Asking if the dongle is just a connection or also some emulation happening.

There is no AA UI difference between wired and wireless. It is purely a connectivity capability.

 

[Tommohawk]

I had a lot of intermittent connection with Android Auto over many rental cars and the MG4. It was never the car in hindsight.

But there is a difference between a working cable and a really good working cable, or so i learned. I finally said ill go against my understanding that i do use good cables, and i bought the cable with highest data throuput in gbps (10 gbps) i could find that had a usb c on one end and a usb a on the other, no adapters at all, and the shortest i could use (50cm).

It's been a week, with me using it all the time and stressing it as much as possible:

• always play music through AA
• always use guided voice navigation even if the trip is 10 minutes and i know where i am going
• have no locally downloaded maps
• issue all kinds of voice commands

I have had zero disconnects so far, so i was wrong for over 2 years - it is the cable.

Here's mine, outlining the important search terms:View attachment 37023

Hope it helps you not waste time.

However, once i got used to AA after must be the 20th attempt, now that it is reliable, the next hurdle is i don't like plugging in the cable every time. Us humans, we are strange that way i guess

So, now i am looking for a wireless option that is as reliable and as highbthrouput as the cable. Go figure.

If anyone uses one of the many stick linked here and can recommend it, i would be grateful.

Thanks for this. I actually ended up finding a cheap value pack of those flat cables at a red dot store, one being just 30 cm, so perfect length to feed through cable run without any slack. It works perfectly - play music and maps at all times. For me it's never been the quality of the cable, but the length. The shorter, the better. Just enough to get it to the ledge is what works for mine.

 

[securespark]

The cable I have that works is 1.8m!

 

[Tommohawk]

The cable I have that works is 1.8m!

Yes, I guess that's the difference in cable quality then. Glad you sussed it out. I'm happy with my solution as don't need a long cable. BTW, I had a Ottocast Wireless transmitter. Great for maps and music, but didn't function well with phone. Major delays in voice transmission and call dropping out. I do think there may be an issue with my usb port with this and the cable issue as I don't think anyone had this latter issue. Will ask for a check when I get 1st 2 yr service done in November. Cheers