Although in most cases these updates do not bring any noticeable changes, it is rare to go weeks without an update to the Android Auto app. In its ten-year history, Android Auto has changed, yes, but it has done so very slowly. Sometimes, not only does no change occur, The update breaks something that works.

While I always try to keep all my apps up to date, Android Auto has me thinking about adapting another very popular “if something works, don’t touch it” technique: Update Android Auto with dropper always instead.

Mistakes come and go

Every time there is an Android Auto update, I’m running to load it onto my mobile phone. Since I managed to sneak into the beta program, this is as easy as checking for updates on Google Play, and in most cases, the system does this on its own when I leave the phone on charge. I will continue to look for news about each new release, but it will be more beneficial for me to be selective about the mobile phone I use Android Auto on.

The story repeats this over and over again Android Auto update causing problems to those who installed it. These are usually connection drops, but there have also been issues with notifications, Assistant not working, or the phone insisting it’s too hot.

When the stars align and Android Auto works well, fast and smoothly, It might be more profitable not to touchAnd I don’t say it the way Google says it because the official list of changes that Android Auto makes to Google Play is as follows:

• Bug fixes and other improvements.

These minor fixes aren’t necessary if you’re not experiencing bugs. You’re essentially entering the lottery when something stops working. There’s no such thing as an exorbitant amount of bugs in Android Auto, but The possibility of having a problem and the fact that it probably won’t bring anything new It seems clear that this will not pay off.

AND How to stop Android Auto from updating itself? As with other apps, you can also uncheck the ⋮ menu in Google Play Automatic update Since then, Google Play will continue to tell you that new versions are available but will not automatically update them.

With at least one update a week, bugs coming and going, and news trickling in, it doesn’t seem to have much of an impact on it. skip a few updates everything is working as it should. This could actually save me some headaches.

Of course this If I had a problem with Android Auto I would replace it. Then the situation would be the opposite: I would try to update all the versions below to see if any of them would finally get rid of the bug that was affecting me.

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