Since Apple and Google decided to make the leap to car dashboards, many users are enjoying the advantages of having an intelligent infotainment system with the best services on the market. But not everything is perfect, since many yearn to be able to connect their phone to the vehicle without cables, something that has resisted over time. Until now.
Connect Android Auto wirelessly
The feature is not entirely new. Those who have a phone from the Google Pixel family or a Samsung can enjoy Wireless Android Auto immediately. However, other users with phones from Motorola, OnePlus, Oppo, LG, etc., are still forced to connect the cable every time they want to launch Android Auto on their vehicle's screen.
But this wired process has its days numbered, since the Android Auto support page has updated its entries pointing out that "any device with Android 11" installed will be able to connect Android Auto wirelessly. This means that those phones that receive the Android 11 update at the end of the year should be able to connect wirelessly with the vehicle.
A smartphone with Android 11.0 and 5GHz Wi-Fi connectivity. In the EU, smartphones must meet additional regulatory requirements to use 5GHz Wi-Fi connections in the car.
What are the advantages of using Android Auto wirelessly?
Pure comfort. When it comes to connecting our phone wirelessly with the vehicle, we are not going to get any extra functionality. We can simply use the control panel without having to take the phone out of our pocket, so it is something extremely comfortable that we will appreciate on short journeys in which we simply want to put music on Spotify when going to the supermarket to do the shopping .
On the other hand, when it comes to making long journeys, we will need a power source to counteract the consumption of Android Auto, so in those cases, a wired connection might be needed to keep the battery alive. However, the most modern vehicles include wireless charging areas with which you can charge the phone by leaving it on it, so, in that case, the wireless function of Android Auto from Android 11 will come in handy to forget about the cable of a once for all
Wireless alternative to Android Auto
Something that you could take into account if your vehicle does not have Android Auto support, is the possibility of installing a Amazon Echo Auto, which allows us to enjoy intelligent functions, such as music playback, the Alexa assistant and many other intelligent functions that we can activate simply with our voice.
This Echo Auto needs a cable, but we are talking about a permanent installation that you only have to touch the first day, so the rest of the days we will only have to get into the car and continue with our route.