You may have just started Android Auto and you were surprised that a specific application does not work for you when before you could use it without problems. Perhaps you have already tired to discover that more than one app is already failing you. All this has a reason and it is simpler than you can imagine. We tell you what is happening, why, and what you can do to fix it.
In any case, before you scream to the sky, check that it is not due to a recent update that it is causing problems in Android Auto or that it precisely needs a new update. Therefore, the first thing you should do is make sure that everything is correctly updated and there is no current change that is affecting it. Once this is done, there is something that is affecting many people by preventing them from being able to use their favorite application in their car. Do you want to know what it is?
This configuration of your mobile is responsible
All apps with Android Auto support they should be visible among the apps available in your vehicle and you should be able to run them without problems when your mobile is connected to your vehicle’s multimedia system. This is usual. You shouldn’t have to change anything on your phone as these apps are automatically enabled in this Google service.
However, we have encountered some cases in which apps do not appear. There are not a few people who complain that they want to use their preferred service, but they can’t because it doesn’t appear. Some even lament because before they could use it. This is a problem that happens on many mobiles and Google has discovered why.
The mystery lies behind a power management setting, something that has been seen in Samsung phones, but has also been reported in other brands. It is not that your mobile does not work or is going wrong, it is that this configuration is affecting Android Auto.
These apps may be temporarily disabled and this is the reason why they cannot be displayed in Android Auto. Since they cannot be viewed on this service, they cannot be used either. If you try to ask the Google Assistant, it will not respond either.
Although this power management configuration is very interesting because it allows you to save battery on the mobile and make it work better, the truth is that it is affecting Android Auto. Therefore, what you can do to fix it is start the app on your phone before using Android Auto. Just by running the application on your mobile it will be enabled again. Once you’ve done it, should appear also in the famous Google service. If you can’t find it right away, you’ll need to switch your media device to control panel and available applications, it should be there.
If doing these simple steps is a problem for you, you could disable the power management system, keeping in mind that this may give you a slightly shorter battery life. You can also add exceptions for the most used apps if possible. Following these steps would get rid of the problem unless, as we said, there is an update that is causing the problem and it needs to be fixed.