I have been planning to switch from my iPhone 12 to a Google Fold, but have a question about the new Android OS (13). I had originally thought that I could use Android Auto to display apps like Google Maps on my Jeep info display, but saw posts in the forum saying that support for Android Auto was discontinued and that users should switch to Google Assistant driving mode. Since I travel a lot, often in areas that I am not familiar with, the ability to use navigation software is very important to me and if I can not use navigation apps with an Android phone I probably need to keep my current iPhone. So I have some questions.
First, is Android Auto really glitchy or broken on Android 13 on all phones? Or is it restricted to some specific hardware and some specific phones?
Second, I could not find or use Google Assistant driving mode on my Samsung Tab A7. In fact I could not even find the setup links specified in the "how to" web page (https://support.google.com/assistant/answer/10217503?hl=en) on the tablet. Is that because it is a tablet? Or is Android 13 different from the OS used in the web page? Is there newer information about using driving mode?
My car (a 2022 Jeep Wrangler) has a nice large info display and I would rather use it for navigation than the small screen on my current iPhone or even the larger screen on the Fold. Is there any way with a new Android phone to do that? The Jeep's info system is compatible with Android Auto and I can easily do that with my old Motorola G7, but I would want to use a new phone, not an old one, and only have to carry one device. The ideas that AA is no longer supported and that the current version is glitchy and stops working would be a deal killer for me, so this is important for me to know.
If Android really has discontinued support for AA then it is not something that I can depend upon, so what should I be using for in-car navigation with the Jeep's info display? It is hard for me to believe that Android would leave users high and dry for navigation tools with all of the new car's info displays.
Thank you for any help.
First, is Android Auto really glitchy or broken on Android 13 on all phones? Or is it restricted to some specific hardware and some specific phones?
Second, I could not find or use Google Assistant driving mode on my Samsung Tab A7. In fact I could not even find the setup links specified in the "how to" web page (https://support.google.com/assistant/answer/10217503?hl=en) on the tablet. Is that because it is a tablet? Or is Android 13 different from the OS used in the web page? Is there newer information about using driving mode?
My car (a 2022 Jeep Wrangler) has a nice large info display and I would rather use it for navigation than the small screen on my current iPhone or even the larger screen on the Fold. Is there any way with a new Android phone to do that? The Jeep's info system is compatible with Android Auto and I can easily do that with my old Motorola G7, but I would want to use a new phone, not an old one, and only have to carry one device. The ideas that AA is no longer supported and that the current version is glitchy and stops working would be a deal killer for me, so this is important for me to know.
If Android really has discontinued support for AA then it is not something that I can depend upon, so what should I be using for in-car navigation with the Jeep's info display? It is hard for me to believe that Android would leave users high and dry for navigation tools with all of the new car's info displays.
Thank you for any help.