Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET
A few months ago, I bought into the Jeep cult. One bit of fanciness with this vehicle is its ability to connect to Android Auto. I was excited because I'd never owned a car that could connect to my Android phone and actually make use of it.
Of course, the biggest reason I wanted to use Android Auto was for the Spotify connection. My previous auto would allow me to connect my phone, but I had to control the music from the phone itself, which I wouldn't do while driving (Drive safe, everyone.)
Also: I finally found an Android Auto adapter that's functional, pairs easily, and priced well
Now that I can do all of that via the vehicle's touch screen or steering-wheel controls, I'm actually using my phone's Spotify app every time I get in the car. However... Android Auto slowly started either failing to connect or taking minutes to do so.
It became frustrating. My phone instructed me that it was a problem with the cable, so I switched it out. Same problem, so I switched to another cable. I was using high-speed, high-quality cables, so that was not the issue.
(I would recommend you purchase a high-speed, high-quality USB cable for this if you don't have one.)
Also: Your Android Auto just got 5 useful upgrades for free - and Google isn't done
I'd unplug the phone, plug it back in, and repeat the process over and over, to no avail. Eventually, I realized it wasn't the cable, which meant it had to be either the Jeep's software or my phone.
It took me a while, but I figured out a way to make this work as expected.
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