Recent content by J Wadle

With the latest version of AA, connecting my phone switches the audio away from my car radio. It seems to switch to the voice control mode (i.e. Hey, Google). In order to restore the radio audio, I have to briefly switch the radio (head unit) off and on. Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.

I am having connection issues with the Pixel 4 XL and the August WiFi SmartLock (4th gen). This lock uses both WiFI and Bluetooth to detect your proximity to home for the "auto unlock" feature. The WiFI connectivity is OK, but the Bluetooth connection is very flaky. August support just offers...

Can anyone explain how to send calendar events (invitations) between an Android phone and an iPhone. It seems that invites I send to my wife's iPhone are not recognized as calendar events. Likewise for iPhone to Android. Is there a guide on how to make this work?

My experience with two cars and AA (VW and Mazda) is that you can listen to music and navigation simultaneously only if the music/radio station is coming thru AA (e.g. Google Play Music, TuneIn, podcast, etc.) What you cannot do is listen to a radio station coming from the car radio (e.g. FM or...

Is there an Android Outlook widget available for outlook.com contacts? I know the standard Android Contacts app can be configured to show these contacts, but I would expect an Outlook widget for Contacts similar to the existing Outlook widget for Calendar. Thanks.

I'm using Android 7.0 on my Samsung S8+. My primary email/contacts/calendar are in my outlook.com account which I access via the Outlook app on the phone. I also sync these to my Google (gmail) account via my desktop PC. Generally, this all works. However, I am confused about the...

I’ve been using AA on my Pixel XL phone with my 2016 VW MIB-II audio system for four months. I’m currently on AA version 2.4.722804 and Android v7.1.2. The issues I have with AA include: (1) Starting play of any audio source from AA when connected to my car system (GPM, Pandora, Pocket Cast...

And this is helpful to Audi/VW owners who want to have AA screen displayed automatically - how?

Since I began using AA on my Pixel XL with my 2016 VW MIB II system, I've been trying to find a way to have the AA screen come up automatically at startup, i.e. when the system is turned on with the phone already connected, or when the phone is connected later. Yesterday, I came across a brief...

The weather notification on the AA home screen shows "Current location" instead of the city name. In earlier versions, the city name was shown as in the screenshot below: Is this related to a setting in my phone or in AA?

By "shouldn't have any issues", do you mean that the MIB II system goes to the AA home screen automatically when the phone is plugged in, or do you still have to press Menu and select AA?

I'm using AA version 2.3.716604 on a Pixel XL in my 2016 Audi S8. I have a continuing problem with music playback requiring at least two presses of the play icon to start. The first press sometimes plays a second or two of music, sometimes none, and then stops. The second press usually starts...

Using voice commands with Android Auto (i.e. "OK, Google"), I don't understand how AA responds to requests to play music from specific artists. If I say "Play Paul Simon", it seems to play a random Simon song (from somewhere). How does it decide among: 1) His albums from my own library on my...

I'm using Android Auto with my VW MIB II system. Having problems with two startup scenarios as follows: If phone is not docked when starting car (i.e. not connected to MIB II), phone connects via BT automatically. Then, once docked, it switches off BT and starts AA, but does not go to AA Home...

Thanks for the feedback. I agree with your comments on 2 and 3. On a related issue, I am unclear on how AA selects the music asked for between your own library and other available music. If I ask to "Play Paul Simon" I expected AA to play the one Paul Simon album I have in my library...