Android Auto with Phone (2a) [SOLVED]

jonaa · 2024-03-16T11:53:44+00:00

I’ve got myself a new nothing phone 2a and everything works perfect except Android Auto. With my old Samsung Galaxy S10 it worked just fine, but since I swit...

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Rhiz3K

We can also use official Nothing discord channel: https://discord.gg/nothingtech

And mention this topic in #apps-and-os channel. This channel is visited by team members from Nothing, so it also should help to speed the update work on it.

Shay

Michielll So I tried it and it doesn’t fix anything :/

hugtherug

I have the same issue with the Nothing Phone 2a.

The phone is able to connect but the screen is only updating every minute or so and is not usable. Unfortunately thats a red flag for me and I have to return it to Amazon if the bug is not solved during the next 14 days 🙁

IanPayne

I just updated android auto to the new version and it still gives the black screen.

Ond_ejKoubek

Well, i extended my testing with other car brands. Here are some that are working. I tested many features, that includes calling.

BMW (Mini also…), Mercedes, Fiat, Toyota.

With all of the brands above (tested in multiple models) it should work no problem. Below there are brands that have some issue with AA with Nothing 2a.

VW Group (incl. Porsche), Suzuki (only tested on Vitara), Peugeot.

Will try one thing that many people suggesting and that is clearing the data of the AA. And we will see if that helps.

Rhiz3K

Ond_ejKoubek just stopped it, cleared cache and data, will report later if it helped

Rhiz3K

Ond_ejKoubek data, cache, uninstall, restart phone. Literally NOTHING helped. I know why they chose such name…

IanPayne

clearing the cache does nothing, i just tried again.

ErickRmz

Hello there. New user with 2a phone, it is great but when I connected to my Peugeot 208 same problem appeared as most of the people in this thread describe, screen stucks and Android Auto is not usable. Created a report and first thing they answered is to check my OTA version, that happens to be the last available (Android 14, 1 April security patch, and Nothing OS 2.5.5.). So, its clear that the problem is not the car system but Nothing OS. Hopefully they can submit a patch soon. For now I connect the phone to the car using bluethoot to hear music and podcast, and make and receive calls. Not the best option as the maps are not available in car’s screen, but it is better than nothing (see the word’s game, haha)

BobNothing

I have the same issue on my 2a running OS 2.5.5 on my Volkswagen T-Roc.
Android Auto apps (e.g. Maps) is working with audio transmitting over the cars speakers.

But when I make phone calls, I can hear the other person through the car speakers, but they cannot hear me through the car’s microphone.

I’ve tested with an iPhone via CarPlay and phone calls are working fine.

Ethan Walker

BobNothing This issue will be fixed in the next version, it will release soon

IanPayne

Ethan Walker Didn’t you say that before the last update?

Louis ☕️

Ethan Walker Appreciate the update 🤩

freshj1ve

Why is Ethan Walker answer marked as “Best Answer” when the OP talks about a non-responsive AA experience and support have confirmed that the software update will only fix the phone call issue (which is out now btw ~ https://nothing.community/d/9497-nothing-os-255a-rolling-out-for-phone-2a ~ “Resolved an issue where the other party could not hear the caller when connecting to Android Auto.”)? 🤔

In my opinion there should be two separate threads about Android Auto issues on the (2a) to avoid confusion:
1. Non-responsive Android Auto Experience (which we still don’t know when or if it will be fixed)
2. Call issues

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Roi_cLoqhjK7Lt

Hello there. I got my Phone 2a like a month ago. Everything works perfectly but yesterday I tried to connect it with my car using android auto (carkit dongle). Every smartphone works perfectly but not my phone 2a, I don´t know if you are also having this problem with your phones but it is quite frustrating. The thing is that I conect it by USB and the car does not recognize it. Every phone in my family works but not mine (Iphone 15, Iphone 14, Xiaomi, android phone from WW2…). Does anyone one know how to fix it?

Thanks for your time

IanPayne

Support keep telling me that I can return the phone, it is not looking like they can fix this.

IanPayne

freshj1ve this is the best answer!

lorenzoerba

Same Issue, Nothing Os 2.5.5 on Nothing phone 2a. Nobody can hear me

ReddyAnna

Guys, 2.5.5.a has a fix for Android Auto. Update your phones and test it out 🤞

ErickRmz

ReddyAnna I regret to comment that my 2a phone already has 2.5.5 OS version, it won’t work either… Hopefully a 2.5.6 version can solve the issue…

richard248

Thanks for the update. Has anybody received the 2.5.5.a update yet? Has it solved the screen freezing on android auto. My phone is due to be returned tomorrow and I’ve already reset it back to factory settid. Would be interested to know if this updates fixes the issue. Thanks.

freshj1ve

richard248 not avaiable yet on my device, but regardless it’s not meant to address the screen freezing issue only the calls issue as per what support has already advised me/us and the release notes: “Resolved an issue where the other party could not hear the caller when connecting to Android Auto.”.

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