It’s time for a change in Android Auto, and while that’s good news for those of us who use Google’s infotainment system, we’re seeing how the assistant’s driving mode has been redesigned, artificial intelligence coming to Google Maps, or 3D buildings coming soon. Even Google Assistant on Android Auto is getting changes that will make it less annoying. The B-side of this revolution in Android Auto With changes come some bugs.

So, within a few days we discovered flaws between the Google infotainment system and the Samsung Galaxy S24 and more recently. Serious problems occur when working with Google Assistant and Android Auto. If you are experiencing this error in your vehicle or mobile phone, we recommend that you read this article carefully and try the possible solutions to the error.

Google Assistant won’t open even on the latest version of Android Auto

Google Assistant is a divine element in Android Auto. Beyond the convenience of giving voice commands to the vehicle console to assist us while driving, the truth is that this form of interaction is the only legal way to avoid penalties from the DGT. Because you can ask him for almost anything: to take you to a gas station, send you WhatsApp, play you a song and others.

However, if your Android Auto is up to date with the latest version installed in your car, you may experience problems when trying to use Google Assistant. More specifically, you see how it keeps loading when you try to open it and then ‘Hoop! Something went wrongThis means that the assistant becomes useless from the first minute, before you can give it any orders.

Even though it doesn’t affect everyone The problem seems pretty common., because in the Google support forums we can find several topics like this, this, this, also this or this, all only a few days old. If we look at all of them in search of common ground, everything points to the Android Auto 11.1 update or the update of the Google application as the main suspect, although there is no official explanation for the problem.

As in many other cases, it’s only a matter of time before Google shows up. fix it in a new updatebut in the meantime there are a few precautions you can take to prevent or solve this.

Before traveling, turn on Android Auto and check if Google Assistant opens normally to avoid disappointment on the road. So if it appears, you can configure everything manually before starting the route.

But if you have enough time, there are a few tips you can try to solve the problem:

• Download the new beta version of Android Auto (currently the latest version is Android Auto 11.3 beta) hope this won’t cause you any problems. How to do it? If you are in the beta program, your device will be updated automatically. If this is not the case, you can download the Android Auto 11.3 beta APK from APKMirror and install it as another application.

• Updating Android Auto, or the same, reverting to a previous version. To do this you will need to disable automatic updates and go to ‘Apps’ > ‘All apps’ in mobile settings. Once you find Android Auto, uninstall it or tap ‘Uninstall updates’. Then go to APK Mirror and download the previous latest stable version. Of course, then you’ll have to configure your car’s Google infotainment system from scratch.

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