r/AndroidAuto 17h ago

AA User Interface This is new (to me)

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r/AndroidAuto 21h ago

Navigation & POI Apps Google Maps on Android Auto giving misleading instructions

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I regularly swap between ABPR, Waze and Maps (I have other navigation apps) and I've been keen to use Maps to see when I would get the speedo on the display. I got it last week.

But, for some reason in the last week or so I'm also getting some other things happening that I am less impressed about.

Firstly, some instructions come through very late. Like telling me to turn now as I'm on or past the junction. I am pretty sure my GPS accuracy is high (the phone is cradled on the dashboard), especially as I am on country roads so no 'urban canyons' to cause issues. Obviously I may just be unlucky.

What is definitely a problem with the app is showing the lanes and which ones to be in at junctions/roundabouts. On numerous occasions, it's showing me the wrong lane(s) to be in at a roundabout. Like three lanes entering, and it telling me to be in the left lane to take the fourth exit (right) [For clarity; I'm in the UK driving on the left!].

At a junction where two lanes go left and two lanes go right - it says 'use any lane to turn right'. However, sometimes it will show only the right two lanes highlighted - which makes it even more odd that the audio instruction is wrong.

I've also started a drive and the navigation has just reset. As in no more route, no instructions and all the boxes disappear. Like I pressed to end the navigation myself, which I didn't.

Finally, on a long drive, I started my route (shortest route and the one it defaults to) and then noticed it trying to get me to turn around at the next roundabout to go onto a motorway and take a far longer route (that isn't even quicker as it is a significantly further distance).

Was it because of a sudden traffic jam or road blockage? Who knows? But the estimated time was some 50 minutes longer. I ignored the change and upon going the original route, it immediately went back to the other route as soon as I exited the roundabout. Did the issue fix itself in less than a minute?!

Also, on my old car with a small screen I couldn't see all the icons. Well now I have a similar problem. I have a hi-res landscape display and the icon to report a problem sometimes disappears and another appears for what I think might be to find a local EV charger (I have an EV).

Sometimes it shows the report icon and not the other. How it decides is anyone's guess!

Also, I can't seem to report something as common as a pothole or vehicle on shoulder. The list of options seems rather odd, but it WILL alert to things I can't report (sometimes stating they were alerts from Waze) which shows even more inconsistency.

Throw in the issues with getting Gemini to navigate, with it often confirming what I said and then doing nothing, and I'm really beginning to wonder what they're playing at!

Anyone else experiencing issues like this?!


r/AndroidAuto 13h ago

Navigation & POI Apps Google Maps: feature loss

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Today I noticed that the speedometer and speed limit indicators are gone. And so are stop signs and traffic signals. Why?


r/AndroidAuto 3h ago

Uncertified AA Apps (Headunit Reloaded, AAAD/AAStore, etc) [UPDATE] Xtream Player v1.6.11

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Hey,

Got some small improvement that just makes sense. I added memory buttons to the radio....duh! Should be there from start but hey, it is what it is.

https://github.com/malebuffy/XtreamPlayer/releases/

https://github.com/malebuffy/XtreamPlayerFree/releases/

Install with AAEnabler or Kinginstaller v1.8 (especially for China phones)

If it doesn't show up on your Android Auto either eith AAENABLER or Kinginstaller, use https://fermataxtream.online

Enjoy

Enjoy


r/AndroidAuto 15h ago

AA User Interface AA navigation sidebar issue - third icon has gone missing

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I had my car in the shop for close to a month (gotta love it when shit's in the shop more than it's on the road) anyway, when I got it back and reconnected the phone, I noticed that the sidebar changed.

See screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/d92SvpM.png

Previously, the area circled in red had 3 icons: Maps, Satellite Radio and a dynamic button that would usually be phone.

Now, it contains only 2 icons: maps and satellite radio. The satellite radio icon is semi-dynamic: if I make a phone call, it changes to the phone icon, but then goes back to satellite radio icon.

Functionally everything works, I can access the full launcher by tapping the dots icon on the bottom and select phone, messages and whatnot from there. But the quick access buttons on the sidebar are now limited to 1 permanent (maps) and 1 semi-dynamic. I can get the phone to show up as the second icon if I remove the satellite radio from the launcher completely, but I obviously don't want to do that.

I uninstalling/reinstalling AA updates (as it won't work without updates in place), I tried dicking around with the screen resolution in developer mode, I tried deleting and reconnecting the phone, nada. This is driving me batshit crazy, I'm used to having phone, maps and radio on quick-access (physical or on screen, whatever) and having to dig through the FUCKING menus to get at the phone is bullshit.

Any ideas what's going on here and how I can get the third icon to show up?