This makes no sense to me. How do these two devices that are currently working together stop functioning? Does it require updating/auto updating the software on your phone to kill it? Seems ridiculous.
Or is this saying newer head units installed in cars might require a newer version of Android Auto that won’t work on an older phone OS?
This looks to be Google ending support for the Android Auto framework on older Android versions, that’s all. It’s not about the car, it’s about the phone.
I mean, Android Auto runs on your phone and just transmits the video/audio to your car so yeah. It’s just like any other app dropping support for older versions of the OS.
Software updates and eventually you have to stop supporting older versions of Android. Apps do it all the time. Dropping support for Android 7.0 going into 2024 seems reasonable (it’s only a couple percent of the total market).
I think a combination. Newer cars will require newer phones, older cars probably won’t support newer phones. If I had an older car I may keep an old phone and hotspot it or something.
Are you using a phone from 2017 or earlier? If not, you have nothing to worry about. If so, I’m surprised it still works.
The article topic only affects phones with Android Nougat and earlier. If you’re on Oreo or later (8.0+), you’re fine. This has nothing to do with the car and everything to do with the phone doing the screen projection.
This makes no sense to me. How do these two devices that are currently working together stop functioning? Does it require updating/auto updating the software on your phone to kill it? Seems ridiculous.
Or is this saying newer head units installed in cars might require a newer version of Android Auto that won’t work on an older phone OS?
This looks to be Google ending support for the Android Auto framework on older Android versions, that’s all. It’s not about the car, it’s about the phone.
I mean, Android Auto runs on your phone and just transmits the video/audio to your car so yeah. It’s just like any other app dropping support for older versions of the OS.
Maybe read the article?
Software updates and eventually you have to stop supporting older versions of Android. Apps do it all the time. Dropping support for Android 7.0 going into 2024 seems reasonable (it’s only a couple percent of the total market).
I think a combination. Newer cars will require newer phones, older cars probably won’t support newer phones. If I had an older car I may keep an old phone and hotspot it or something.
Or 3rd party radio
I have a wireless CarPlay dongle for my car and I wonder if that could get around it.
Especially it simulates a wired CarPlay connection to the car, even if your device is Android Auto.
Are you using a phone from 2017 or earlier? If not, you have nothing to worry about. If so, I’m surprised it still works.
The article topic only affects phones with Android Nougat and earlier. If you’re on Oreo or later (8.0+), you’re fine. This has nothing to do with the car and everything to do with the phone doing the screen projection.