It seems that to some extent, with the arrival of the new-generation Android Auto update that is “very CarPlay”, it may be to present a better user interface (not sure why, but Google is cutting off even the mobile version of Android Auto.(…), after all, Google has adjusted the minimum system requirements for existing Android Auto cars. Continue reading Google suddenly raised the system requirements for Android Auto. For older phones, please pay attention to the content of the report.
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Google suddenly raises Android Auto system requirements, old phones please pay attention
Dear experienced drivers who love using Android Auto, are you still using this ever-evolving car system with your rather nostalgic old mobile phone?
As Google forces the application that many people love to use“Mobile screen version” of Android Auto shuts down and stops serving, hoping users will switch to Google Assistant Driving Mode instead. Limiting Android Auto / Android Automotive OS to only be displayed on supported car screens – In fact, this approach is correct, but it does not allow experienced drivers who are accustomed to using mobile phones to continue to use the old version, which still makes users a little unhappy.
Now, Google has been found to be adjusting the minimum requirements for the car system, which may make old mobile phones that can still plug in a USB cable and run Android Auto on the car face the choice of changing to a new phone or finding a way to upgrade the system.
Although it is still uncertain at what point Google will end Android Auto’s support for older versions of Android systems (or not support the latest version of AA). However, in the official description page of Android Auto, you can see that the original minimum system requirement was only Android 6.0 and the method of “using Android Auto on the car screen through a USB transmission cable”. Things have changed now. Here are the latest official instructions:
- carry Android 8.0 (Oreo) and aboveversion of Android phones. Additionally, the phone must have an active data plan and the latest version of the Android Auto app installed.
- Compatible cars. Check if your car or speaker is compatible with Android Auto.
- High quality USB cable.
Android Auto currently supports wired and wireless connection methods. For the latter, in fact, in terms of minimum system requirements, at least Android 9.0 is required (in fact, it is mainly Android 10.0, after all, 9.0 is also limited to single brand models). This time, Google has not included the minimum system support for wired connections.Other official pagesMention this change.
It is currently speculated that it will most likely beThe latest Android Auto system experienceAs a watershed moment for system support, the specific support method still needs to be confirmed by the official statement – it should not directly make old mobile phones completely unusable, maybe…
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Source: KOCPC Chinese