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TL;DR
- Earlier this month, Android Auto 17.2 users began reporting problematic crashes and random disconnections.
- At the time, the best solution seemed to be downgrading to an older version of Android Auto.
- Today, Google finally confirms that there is a fix coming out, available for 17.2 and 17.3 Beta.
Dealing with app crashes is no fun wherever you are, but it’s MUCH more inconvenient when the misbehaving apps are in your vehicle. Earlier this month, we shared with you the problems that many Android Auto users were experiencing. unexpected failures and disconnectionsmaking the platform practically unusable. Fortunately, tonight we finally have some good news to share with them.
In Reddit’s Android Auto sub, Google’s Mishaal Rahman has started to follow with many of the users who first reported the bugs they encountered with Android Auto 17.2:
I wanted to let you know that we are rolling out an Android Auto update that should fix the disconnection issue you have been facing. For added transparency, we identified an issue with uncertified aftermarket head units that affected a small number of people during our Android Auto 17.2 release.
Rahman goes on to confirm that the fix is currently rolling out and that anyone who has had issues should check for and install the latest updates from Google.
Depending on whether you are a beta tester or not, there will be a different update to offer this fix:
Beta version: 17.3.662813
Stable version: 17.2.662638
Either way, though, once the new version is installed, hopefully all these random disconnections will be just a quickly fading memory.
Admittedly, we’re a little curious about exactly which aftermarket head units were causing the problem behind this behavior, and even more so, why, but until a friendly developer pops up in chat to tell us, we’ll have to live with the news that it will be fixed.
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