Nissan QashQai Forums

gloucester wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 5:23 pm It should launch automatically but mine's very hit'n'miss as to whether it's going to work. I've tried various leads and now use a short one that works about 75% of the time.

Android Auto itself varies between phones. It was an app on my S8 but it's inbuilt into the operating system on my S21 and accessed for settings through System.

With the app some say it's better to start AA on the phone first, but I didn't find that made much difference to connection success. And you can't do that with the inbuilt version anyway.

You do have to, at least on my Suzuki, hit the "Connect" button on the central display once the car recognises the phone's been connected.

MikeGC wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:04 pm Android Auto should start automatically
My partner has AA and uses it regularly.
She finds that opening the phone and having the car running (it’s a Leaf) means AA always starts.
This is also my experience with CarPlay.

xaote wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:59 am This is an interesting project I was told about by someone with a lot more technical knowledge than me.
The AAWireless dongle does away with the need of a cable from android phone to the QQ's USB. Your phone connects to the box, the box is permanently connected to the cars USB socket. Thankfully it will be nicely hidden under the armrest unlike many other cars. (I plan to use a bit of sticky velcro to hold it in place)
It is only available as a pre order atm, I have one on order because you get a bit of a discoun. It is early into the development stage so no guarantee it is going to work with every make/model of android phone but I believe it works in the QQ, but again, there are no guarantees. I'm sure there will be a lot of updates to come in the future. Please don't order one on my word alone, do your research first.

When I get my car I will report back with feedback.

For some reason the link is broken. Google indiegogo AAWireless

ilkka wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:27 pm

xaote wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:59 am This is an interesting project I was told about by someone with a lot more technical knowledge than me.
The AAWireless dongle does away with the need of a cable from android phone to the QQ's USB. Your phone connects to the box, the box is permanently connected to the cars USB socket. Thankfully it will be nicely hidden under the armrest unlike many other cars. (I plan to use a bit of sticky velcro to hold it in place)
It is only available as a pre order atm, I have one on order because you get a bit of a discoun. It is early into the development stage so no guarantee it is going to work with every make/model of android phone but I believe it works in the QQ, but again, there are no guarantees. I'm sure there will be a lot of updates to come in the future. Please don't order one on my word alone, do your research first.

When I get my car I will report back with feedback.

For some reason the link is broken. Google indiegogo AAWireless

I actually ordered one and I believe Qashowner did as well. Mine works flawlessly with my J12. I planned on just using two sided tape to put it in place inside the armrest but haven't done so yet.

xaote wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:44 pm

ilkka wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:27 pm
I actually ordered one and I believe Qashowner did as well. Mine works flawlessly with my J12. I planned on just using two sided tape to put it in place inside the armrest but haven't done so yet.

That's good to know, thanks. What phone do you have?