Out of curiosity, should one continue to install updates to Android Auto that come through Aurora store - after the initial update to install it over the default iodé stub?
Or should you not install any further updates ongoing unless it breaks? On the basis of “if its working don’t give G an opportunity to break it for you”?!
EDIT: UPDATE
I spoke too soon with this - I’ve been using my BraX3 as dairy driver for a couple of days now and used AA for a bit too, with a couple of car journeys. However get some random control issues with apps and screen nor responding to car controls (screen navigation buttons/knobs)…
Car is a 2018 Mazda and it has a bonafide Carplay/Android Auto unit in it (not a cheap clone or generic one, as I had it installed myself. The car is designed to have it but they only came preinstalled in premium models at the time so had to have mine installed by dealer after purchase). I’m always connecting via USB same as I did with iPhone for last several years. So don’t believe its a hardware issue.
Pretty sure these issues are related to permissions and/or other settings, or use of G stubs - otherwise something with the particular apps concerned maybe?
Antennapod podcasts play fine and you can pause and restart, but when one finishes and it starts the next track the screen does not refresh and everything freezes up, although the audio of the new track continues to play fine.
I need to test this further on the phone to see if the same behaviour happens just running directly on the phone…
If a SMS arrives the pop up screen appears over the current app and any existing audio stops but then everything goes non-responsive and it wont respond to vehicle controls.
I am wondering if this is because Fossify Messages doesn’t have a permissions option to “display over other apps” - but AA does and its enabled and I assume its there for this reason (i.e. so it can overly apps that normally wouldn’t do that)?
Also found a couple of the nav buttons AA doesnt respond too, like the ‘back’ button - carplay with iPhone always did but have never used it for AA with a stock Google Android? I have (temporarily) an oldish Android at work waiting to go back to IT team, so may have to seecond it for a couple of days to do a rudimentary test in carcto verify that stock Android does function as I expect…?
OsmAnd seems to work okay but I have not given it a thorough test yet with using car controls mid-journey to change things, or music/podcast playing and SMS or Phone interruptions…
I am still sitting on the latest AA update from Google so may need to install that and see if it helps.