Pandora - Galaxy S9 plus Issue

[Nehemiah Palmer]

I recently upgraded from a Galaxy S7 to the S9+. Before the upgrade, I could plug my phone into my Honda and operate Pandora through Android Auto on the vehicle display screen. Now when I plug my phone in, Pandora will open on the vehicle screen but will not actually play music unless I open it on my phone….even then I can’t change ‘stations’. This seems to be a Pandora issue as Spotify works just fine. Anyone else had/having this issue?

 

[SpookDroid]

Did you activate the auto option in Pandora's setting (on the phone app...can't remember exactly how they call it, but it's something about auto control or auto accessory).

 

[Nehemiah Palmer]

Sure did....Settings -> Advanced -> Enable AutoLaunch

I have tried a new cable, deleting and re-installing both apps, yelling at it, punching it...nothing seems to work.

 

[SpookDroid]

If you have access to a different Android Auto unit I'd try it there (or if you have another phone that can connect to yours, preferably a non-S9 but with the same Pandora version) try that to see if it's a device issue or if it is, indeed, a bug that Pandora needs to fix.

When the S9 just came out I do remember Pandora having issues with Toyota's Entune suite, so maybe this is a similar issue? (IIRC users reported it and it got fixed soon after).