A few years ago, Google significantly increased the minimum requirements for Android Auto: we went from needing at least Android 6.0 Mashmallow to Android 8.0 Oreo. Now the requirements have increased again: at least Android 9.0 PieThis version of Android was released six years ago in 2018.

Is the phone you use to connect to your car with Android Auto still running Android Oreo 8.0? You’ll need to use a different one, as the increased requirements mean: Sooner or later they will stop getting updatesuntil at some point it either “breaks” or prevents you from continuing to use it.

Android Auto requires Android 9.0 Pie

The Android Auto support page makes it clear: You need Android 9.0 Pie or later to use itAs of 2022, the minimum Android version required to use Android Auto was Android 8.0 Oreo.

So, it’s only a matter of time before Android Auto comes into play Stop going mobile with Android 8.0 Oreobecause the end of support also means the end of updates. According to Google’s latest Android version distribution data, this will only affect 5.8% of total Android phones currently running Android Oreo. In versions prior to Oreo, Android Auto was no longer included.

Android Oreo was featured on 5.8% of active phones in May

The least bad news is that latest Android Auto updates are still supportedJust like the latest Android Auto 12.5 beta. But it’s only a matter of time before Android Auto updates stop arriving on this version of Android.

Android Auto for Oreo will be released to its own devices later, and It is inevitable that it will stop workingIn the past, when Android Auto dropped support for Marshmallow and Nougat, the system would refuse to work, displaying the text, “To continue using Android Auto, update your phone to the latest version of Android.” It’s possible that the same thing will happen, although we don’t yet know when.

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