How To Make Use of The Android Auto Wireless
How To Make Use of The Android Auto Wireless
Here's how you can connect your phone to your car using the Android Auto wireless, and what's required to make use of this feature.
Use The Android Auto Wireless Feature
Android Auto is a handy feature that allows you to use the functions of your phone, like music and the navigation apps, safely in the car. And in most cases, you have to connect your phone to your car using a USB cable to take advantage of Android Auto.
However, with some certain phones and cars, you can make use of Android Auto wireless to connect even more conveniently. Let's see how this feature works, and how you can use the Android Auto wireless.
What Is Android Auto Wireless?
Android Auto Wireless is the same product as the Android Auto—the only difference is how you connect. Connecting wirelessly is obviously less of a stress, since you are not going to fiddle with a cable. However, since Android Auto uses a fair bit of battery when running the navigation and playing music while traveling on a long trip, it's a very good idea to just plug in to keep your phone topped up anyway.
Thus, if you have the option to make use of Android Auto wireless, you might prefer it on a short distance drive, while continuing to connect with USB for a longer journey.
What is Needed to Connect With Android Auto Wireless?
Unfortunately, Android Auto wireless is not available on all the vehicles and phones. It's not possible to use the Android Auto over Bluetooth alone, since Bluetooth is not enough to transmit data to handle the feature. As a result, Android Auto's wireless option is available only on cars that have built-in Wi-Fi—or aftermarket head units supporting the feature.
You can check on those Android Auto compatibility to see which vehicles and stereo units are eligible. Although this list doesn't indicate every single car that supports wireless projection with Android Auto, so you may have to check with the manufacturer to be sure of it. Generally, wireless Android Auto will only work in 2020 cars models and beyond, since it's a recent feature.
An Android phone is always needed that works with wireless Android Auto. At the time of this writing, the following phones support the feature:
1. All smart phones with Android 11 or later version
2. Any Samsung or Google phone running Android 10
3. A Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, or Note 8 with Android 9 Pie
4. Your device must also support 5GHz Wi-Fi, which nearly every modern phone should have.
How To Make Use of Android Auto Wireless
1. Using Android Auto Wireless is simple. After you've gotten confirmation that your phone and car are compatible, make sure that your phone has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Location all turned on. You can easily check these using the toggles in the Quick Settings panel, you can access it by dragging down from the top of the screen twice.
2. To connect, make sure you have parked your car, then you can start. Plug your phone into your car's USB port making use of a cable, which is required for the initial connection. If prompted, you'll need to either download or update the Android Auto app that is on your phone.
3. Next, go through the setup instructions to grant necessary permission to your Android, as discussed in the overview earlier.
4. Once you've done all this, then you're ready to use Android Auto with your car. Tap the Android Auto icon on your car's display to launch it, at times it might be hidden inside a menu called Apps, Phone Connection, or any similarities.
5. Now you're free to start using your Android Auto wirelessly. You can disconnect the USB cable and your Android Auto will still continue to run, and you won't need it to connect in the future. You can exit Android Auto by tapping your car manufacturer's entry in the Android Auto's app list, or you can still tap the Home button on your head unit, if applicable.
Android Auto Wireless, Made Easy For Your Use
That's all that is needed for wireless access to Android Auto in your car. Unfortunately, as of this time of writing, this feature is restricted to specific vehicles and phones. But as time goes on, we are hopefully to see more cars and phones support this function.
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