6 Android Auto settings you didn’t know you needed to change

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Publish Date: 2026-06-12 10:32:00

The whole point of Android Auto is to enhance your driving experience without the limitations of a phone mount, or the expense of buying a new car with preloaded tech like (the confusingly named) Android Automotive. It’s not quite as polished as Apple CarPlay, though, so it’s not uncommon for people to run into issues that make it a little more troublesome than it should be. Hopefully, the gap will continue to narrow in coming years.

In the meantime, you can solve some of Android Auto’s current issues with a few settings tweaks. I’d strongly recommend trying some or all of these before you hit the road — there’s no sense driving with a suboptimal experience, especially if you’ve spent upwards of $1,000 on a new flagship phone from Google or Samsung.

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