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I have seen Google map display 'change before your very eyes'. I have found the inbuilt map has some better features than Android Auto but changes to road conditions less responsive

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to reply. It's not a big problem and android auto is available but it needs to be connected via the USB port and I already use that for music on a memory stick so it would be handy if the inbuilt sat nav did what I expect it to do, even if that means the dealer lets me know its limitations. My Kia used tom-tom I believe and always worked well albeit I had to tether my phone to get all the info I needed. I'll update when the dealer has had a look which will be at the end of the month First World problems I guess!!

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If you use your phone for Android Auto, so you can use Google maps etc. Android Auto handles your phone as well. In that case hold down the voice key to put Google into listening mode and use your voice to initiate calls. "Call the wife" "Call the office" "Call John Smith" etc.

I've just purchased AAWireless and can't get it to work in my 2023 Corolla. Android Auto works when: * My Pixel7 is connected directly to the car usb * AAWireless is connected to the car usb AND storage has been cleared on the Android Auto app on my phone. If I don't clear storage on the app then AAWireless remains on a flashing green light. I have the latest firmware on AAWireless and have tried disabling dongle mode. Also I've went through the troubleshooting wizard on the AAWireless app. Any ideas for further troubleshooting?

Say "Hey Toyota, call John Smith" or "Hey Toyota, call 01202 123456" That'll work if you're connecting your phone via Bluetooth and not using Android Auto or Apple Carplay.

Hi folks, Can anyone advise of the best Android Auto dongle so I can use my Android Auto OnePlus 11 wirelessly with my 2022 GR Sport Corolla. I'm getting fed up with having to plug the phone in to use Android Auto. Thanks Seamus

hi. is it possible for the bottom right image/screen to go away while using google navigation? i do t need to know distance/time and it sometimes gets in the way, just want to see the map. see pic thanks

@ondravojta I've been playing today. I'm not sure what's changed. Now if I plug the phone into USB Android Auto is active. Then if I unplug the phone from the USB cable it automatically switched to Bluetooth for phone. "Use for media remains" off either way, but then if you want to use your phone for music just use Android Auto as it's much better quality than Bluetooth anyway! Anyway, might be worth trying again.... Good luck.

I totally feel your frustration with Android Auto and Spotify – it's like a love-hate relationship sometimes, right? Let me share a similar experience I had.I mean, who wants to fiddle with the play button when you're all set to rock out? So, I started digging around for answers. Here's what I found:First, make sure your Spotify app is up to date. Sometimes, a good old app update can work wonders. Next, dive into your Android Auto settings. Check if everything's set up correctly. Sometimes, it's just a pesky little bug that needs some tweaking.

The engine doesn't always run continuously during the defrost cycle. The defrost cycle, once started, takes 10 minutes to complete. The ICE turns on and off during the 10 minute cycle. If you enter the car before the cycle completes, and don't actually tell it to stop via the app, you'll be logged out of the infotainment system. The only way to avoid this is to either wait the full 10 minutes, or actually send the Stop command from the app, before entering the car. It's infuriating, but I'm just glad I now know how to stop the car continually logging me out. I think it's fairly well established that a lot of car dealers don't really know what they're talking about. 😉 I was told my Corolla has Wireless Android auto and that putting the car in B Mode applied magnets over the wheel that slowed the car down. 🤣

lol if you say so. You think that's special? The ones I've used from Skoda, VW, Seat, Ford, Fiat, Kia etc also didn't crash, and yet they were also able to handle a seamless transition between Android Auto and standard Bluetooth. The other manufacturers are simply conforming to the standard way of solving the issue. Anyone that has used Android Auto over the last few years will notice how odd it is that Toyota can't manage that standard method. Indeed. I've already recommended a workaround and explained how I get around it. But the fact one needs to find a solution to a problem that shouldn't exist only reinforces the fact there's an unnecessary problem. Riiiiiight. So when you said your reply was not an attempt to defend Toyota, what you really meant to say was "if I was responsible for the Toyota software, these would have been my excuses for why it doesn't conform to the standard..." 😉 Anyway, when you said: “how can the infotainment unit know which source to switch to?“ That made it clear you don't fully understand the issue and the way it usually works. 😉 This isn't a "wouldn't it be nice if..." issue. It's more like "let's ignore the standard accepted way everyone else does it, and make our system just a teeny bit broken!" 🤣

I think you've misunderstood me or missed the point. You said: You said that the solution Toyota employed "makes sense" because "how can the infotainment unit know which source to switch to?" How do all the other infotainment units know? But it really doesn't make sense because Toyota seems to be the only manufacturer who's infotainment system cannot "know which (audio) source to switch to". All the other Android Auto head-units that have been available for the last 7 or 8 years have been able to cope. What should happen is: driver switches on power to the car, Bluetooth connection is established, if you then plug in the USB cable Android Auto is established, if you unplug USB cable Android Auto stops and a Bluetooth connection is re-established. The fact Toyota's system doesn't do that means they made a mistake. That's all. They've added an unnecessary layer of complexity to an issue that was solved years ago. They could potentially rectify it with an OTA update but I doubt they will. And, for the record, it's not a deal-breaker for me, I'm happy enough plugging in the USB cable on every journey (see above) but that doesn't mean I can't recognise a blatant issue.

Why can other manufacturers manage without issue? I've driven Skoda, VW, Seat, Ford, Fiat, Kia and they all manage to seamlessly switch between Android Auto and standard Bluetooth connection. The Corolla is the only car I've ever driven which struggles.

I know it's not the perfect solution for your needs, but why not simply connect your phone on every journey, regardless of if you want to use Android Auto? At least that way you won't forget as it'll just become routine.

Thats strange. I'm sure in my 2020 Corolla if I connect via the cable it defaults to Android Auto, and if I disconnect the cable it automatically defaults back to using Bluetooth handsfree again?

Thank you for all replies. So it seems that it is a bad infotainment design from Toyota. I would not mind if I had to connect phone by cable and turn something on to use Android Auto. I consider Android Auto as something special, so it is ok. But re-enabling classic bluetooth handsfree after every use of Android Auto is really annoying "feature".

Unfortunately this is normal, for a Toyota. For whatever reason they have the infotainment set up to connect your phone either direct to the car for calls etc. or as an Android Auto device, but not both at once (although other brands are fine with this) This, apparently, also causes problems for wireless Android Auto adapters. Workarounds - either connect via cable every time (there are cables with magnetic connectors which work for AA) or get a wireless adapter. I have an AAWireless, which works seamlessly. (Full disclosure - it went through a spell of not connecting automatically recently, apparently brought on by an AA update, but this has now been cured. Other people have not been able to get this, or other, wireless adapters to work - this may be down to phone make/model [speculation])

I only use Android Auto (which requires a cable for me) when using sat nav. Switching from BT to AA is seamless. Going the other way I have to select BT as the audio source but that's all. I use my phone to stream music to the car (using PowerAmp these days) and it works well in both cases.

When your phone is connected as Android Auto it uses Bluetooth for the hands free phone connection anyway. Android Auto wireless dongles seem hit and miss, I tried the AAWireless and couldn't get it to work. I simply connect the phone via USB every time, if I want to use Waze I switch to the Android Auto screen, and otherwise I stick with the standard Toyota screen. So I keep Android Auto running in the background for music and phone calls. When I need to take a phone call it comes through wirelessly via Bluetooth. Hope that helps...

Hello everybody, does anyone know if the New corolla (2023) has wireless android auto? Thank you

Hi All, driving along today and the media screen went blank (was running Android Auto with Google Maps) then came up again as it does when first switched on and automatically reconnected to AA/Google Maps without me having to do anything. Could this be a fault developing or could it be a result of an over the air update or something? Any thoughts?

While I connect my smartphone with Android Auto to my Toyota Corolla Touring Sport hybrid via USB cable the Bluetooth is immediately disabled. It means I can't listen to the Spotify music by Bluetooth earphones while I use Android Auto navigation. Is there any option how to enable both? Sometimes happens that they works together. But it happens accidentally and I can't do that intentionally.

Use Android Auto then. It'll do most of that if you use Waze or Google maps. Not sure why you're interested in Battery usage though, Corolla don't do a full electric Corolla do they? On the Hybrid you can easily see your EV / ICE ratio, on the display or on the app if you're interested. Oh, sorry, of course you already know that! 😜

That'll be Android Auto or Apple Carplay. Connect your phone using the lead and you'll be able to do that too. Didn't your dealer walk you through at the handover? The How-to is in the manual but essentially you connect your phone and under settings, Bluetooth devices you select your phone and make sure you’ve ticked Android Auto (or Carplay if you have an Apple device). Once you're connected your phone essentially takes over your infotainment screen, so you can play Spotify, use whatever map software you've installed on your phone, or even ask Google to tell you a joke. (Long press the voice button on your steering wheel wait for a beep and say "tell me a joke") FWIW I tend to use the in-car SatNav as it's by TomTom and really well integrated with the dashboard display as well as the centre screen. "Drive to work" won't work using the in-car system because TomTom doesn't know where you work. It knows "home" because you can define home as part of the settings. I can say "Hey Toyota, let's go home" or "Hey Toyota, drive to Buckingham Palace" etc and it works fine. "Drive to work" will work with Android Auto as you can define your workplace in Google, so Waze, or Google maps will navigate to work for you