How You Can Try to (And Fail to) Enable the New Android Auto

Google just lately rolled out its highly-anticipated Android Auto overhaul, and regardless of the firm clearly saying the rollout would happen in levels, many rushed to set up the newest model hoping they’d get to check out the refreshed UI earlier.

And there’s a great purpose why everyone seems to be so keen to get their palms on this new AA. The in-car platform has hardly ever obtained so substantial updates, and given this launch comes with each UI and have enhancements, it’s simple to work out why all of us need it proper right here, proper now.

However, most individuals appear to ignore Google’s announcement. Here’s an excerpt from the official announcement with my emphasis:

“If your automobile has Android Auto assist, you’ll begin to see the new design over the subsequent few weeks. These updates won’t be mirrored in Android Auto on your cellphone display screen. We will likely be evolving the cellphone display screen expertise from Android Auto to the Assistant’s new driving mode in the future.”

In different phrases, there’s not a lot you are able to do to get the new AA replace as a result of it’s all only a server-side change that Google wants to activate so as to make the magic present up.

Nevertheless, this hasn’t stopped some customers from attempting out a collection of steps which they hoped would allow the new Android Auto expertise. And after attempting them out, I can verify that nothing works, so that you simply have to anticipate Google to push the go-ahead button on your system. Below is a abstract of what I’ve tried earlier than giving up.

First of all, I put in the newest Android Auto, which proper now’s model 4.5.5928. This didn’t make any distinction.

Then, I examine if the newest model of Google Play companies is put in on my system. At this level, the newest model is 18.3.82, however I additionally put in Google Play companies 18.7.14 Beta only for testing. This didn’t make any distinction.

I restarted my cellphone as a result of some folks on reddit stated this may assist. This didn’t make any distinction.

The subsequent step was to clear the cache of each Android Auto and Google Play companies. The steps to do that are barely completely different relying on the cellphone mannequin, however on Samsung, right here is the location the place you’ll find this feature:


Settings Apps Android Auto Store Clear cache


After deleting the cache or the information I rebooted the cellphone as soon as once more. This didn’t make any distinction.

Some folks recommended to set up the newest model of the Google Play store app. I attempted this too however as soon as once more, this didn’t make any distinction.

On the different hand, those that need to go to nice lengths hoping they’d obtain the new AA expertise even carried out a full reset of their telephones. And in fact, this didn’t make any distinction, as a result of as I stated earlier, that is only a server-side change.

For now, it’s fairly clear that our solely choice is to anticipate Google to full the rollout as a result of there’s not a lot we are able to do to allow the new AA earlier.

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