Recent content by doug4253

I guess that there are differences between the problems with the LG G4 and Nexus 5X. After a lot of trial and error, I have found that the success rate is much higher on the Nexus 5X, if I leave Bluetooth on all of the time. Still, this forum has really helped me in finding ways around the...

That's good to know. I'm going to start trying the same thing that you are doing ... turning off bluetooth every time, before starting the car. If that works consistently for me too, it would be better than what I am doing now. I'm using a Nexus 5X (not an LG G4), but my Android Auto...

If you turn off bluetooth on the phone, then I think you will not get the full set of Android Auto features. My understanding is that the phone features will still rely on bluetooth. So, if you have haven't already tried it, you might want to leave Bluetooth on, but launch Android Auto on your...

I need to add one more thing about my Nexus 5X experience, in case it helps anybody. After I updated my phone to Android Marshmallow 6.0.1, it mostly fixed the the connection problem. But it still has one more connection problem that I can easily replicate (and I must now avoid). I don't know...

I have an LG G4 from my work that I believe was purchased as an unlocked, open market phone. I put an AT&T SIM card in it, and started using it today. In the morning, this phone was running Android 5.1. I tried to connect it to my 2016 VW GTI using Android Auto, and it failed. Later in the...

I made progress with my Nexus 5X and 2016 VW GTI, yesterday. It is now connecting every time -- even when doing all of the things that previously made it fail to connect. This is good to see, after 10 weeks of wrestling with it. It was kind of an unusual day, though. I went to the VW dealer and...

I have a Nexus 5X (Marshmallow) on T-mobile, and a 2016 VW. It only re-connects reliably if I follow these steps in order: 1. Unlock phone, and launch Android Auto. 2. Connect cable to VW. 3. Start up the car (hope and pray that car was shut down with "App Connect" on the screen). 4. When done...

I have independently been doing the same thing as you, but my phone is a Nexus 5X and still requires it. Just as you said, once I have a connection, I can usually re-connect. But if anything happens out of order, then it is often a difficult crapshoot to re-connect with Android Auto and App...

I have had a 2016 VW for two months, and I also have frequent Android Auto connection problems. My phone is a Nexus 5x (which Google still sells directly as a showcase for Android M). I intermittently get the same connection problem, where it presents looping error messages on the display...