Android Auto brings your smartphone back to a loop? Here is the solution

Google has finally fixed a particularly annoying connection bug on the Android Auto app. It was restarting the smartphone for no reason. Here's how to fix it.

If the utility Android Auto is undeniable, we cannot ignore the bugs that sometimes affect its operation. A few slowdowns during navigation are still okay, but when you find yourself completely without any sound, it's a different story. Each time, Google has to identify the causes of the problem, develop a fix and deploy it, which takes time. In the vast majority of cases, however, an update to the application is enough. But not always.

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For several months, users have been facing wireless connection issues. Unstable, it notably makes music stutter while making calls inaudible. Of course, connecting your smartphone to the car with a cable can restore all that, except that it is not ideal. The worst is that despite several updates of the application, the bug persists. It reaches a point where trying to connect Android Auto wirelessly causes the mobile to restart.

How to stop the Android Auto bug that causes your smartphone to restart

Google has already said this several times, but according to the first tests, the latest version of Android Auto, numbered 13.8.650804, is the right one. It is currently being deployed, so you can already Now check if you have it by going to the Play Store. If not and you can't stand it anymore, know that the app is already available in the form of an APK. Here's how to install it:

1. Go to the Settings of the smartphone then to Applications > Special accesses of the apps > Installing unknown apps.
2. Tap your usual mobile internet browser and enable Allow from this source.
3. Via this browser, go to this link. This is the APK Mirror platform, a safe source.
4. Check the app number, which should be 13.8.650804 or higher.
5. Tap the Download APK button.
6. Once the file is downloaded, tap it and then agree to install it.

After that, your wireless connection worries with Android Auto should be a thing of the past. To be on the safe side, you can follow the first step of the tutorial above again and disable the possibility to install apps from unknown sources from your mobile browser.