android auto issues/bugs... - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

marky · 07-26-2020, 05:25 PM

i have a brz ts 2020 and i looked up online about android auto having issues, i believe with 2017+ subarus not just brz..

anyone else with android phone plugging into the head unit is acting funny maybe same issues with apple carplay but i dont use iphones .. sometimes it wont connect or unit is blank screen like its off, disconnects also.. when i plug it in, the audio won't play most the time and i have to hit the mic to make the audio music to play

its all updated to the latest but i think they have not fix the bugs or something have to do with starlink idk.. seems like there a lawsuit on this...

mod move it if not in this section to post this... seems like its a subaru thing only i think..

Oublic · 07-26-2020, 05:36 PM

I've had the black screen issue once or twice. I noticed it happened when I plugged my phone in right when starting the car. I generally wait a moment before plugging it in. The random disconnect I've had twice and was from my cable. I swapped it out and haven't had it again.

I did use my phone to do some updates on the head unit. I don't remember if it was the maps only or maps and headunit software.

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marky · 07-26-2020, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oublic

I've had the black screen issue once or twice. I noticed it happened when I plugged my phone in right when starting the car. I generally wait a moment before plugging it in. The random disconnect I've had twice and was from my cable. I swapped it out and haven't had it again.

I did use my phone to do some updates on the head unit. I don't remember if it was the maps only or maps and headunit software.

Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

yeah i had the black screen of death also like 2 times.. i plug my phone in after i start it.. i think i did plug my phone in first then start the car is when that happen... the back up camera will not work also when it was on that..

also i turned my car off at a redlight and restarted it for the unit to work again after a black screen

i tried couple of cables but thats not the issue...they all do the same thing... has to be a nasty bug i think due to startlink software maybe...no one uses that and sirus/xm now days lol

JohnH · 07-26-2020, 11:12 PM

mine has a couple of issues. If I use Android Auto mapping(not the built in nav) it keeps putting the last 3 locations up on the screen and I can't get it off the screen, nor delete them, despite googling how to do it.

Secondly, it says "downloading phone book..." and then it does it for a while, and then it said "download failed"

07-26-2020, 05:25 PM	#1
marky Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2020 BRZ tS #54 Location: san diego ca Posts: 1,142 Thanks: 616 Thanked 824 Times in 407 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	android auto issues/bugs... i have a brz ts 2020 and i looked up online about android auto having issues, i believe with 2017+ subarus not just brz.. anyone else with android phone plugging into the head unit is acting funny maybe same issues with apple carplay but i dont use iphones .. sometimes it wont connect or unit is blank screen like its off, disconnects also.. when i plug it in, the audio won't play most the time and i have to hit the mic to make the audio music to play its all updated to the latest but i think they have not fix the bugs or something have to do with starlink idk.. seems like there a lawsuit on this... mod move it if not in this section to post this... seems like its a subaru thing only i think..

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07-26-2020, 05:36 PM	#2
Oublic Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2020 BRZ tS Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 15 Thanks: 5 Thanked 26 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've had the black screen issue once or twice. I noticed it happened when I plugged my phone in right when starting the car. I generally wait a moment before plugging it in. The random disconnect I've had twice and was from my cable. I swapped it out and haven't had it again. I did use my phone to do some updates on the head unit. I don't remember if it was the maps only or maps and headunit software. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

07-26-2020, 11:12 PM	#4
JohnH Professional wrench Join Date: Jun 2020 Drives: 2020 BRZ ST RS Location: BC Canada Posts: 114 Thanks: 57 Thanked 37 Times in 28 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	mine has a couple of issues. If I use Android Auto mapping(not the built in nav) it keeps putting the last 3 locations up on the screen and I can't get it off the screen, nor delete them, despite googling how to do it. Secondly, it says "downloading phone book..." and then it does it for a while, and then it said "download failed"

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