Hi,
I have received my new car a couple of weeks ago, and played with Android Auto since.
Overall, I would say that the Audi implementation/integration is fairly poor, unless I have missed something.
1) I would expect Android Auto to launch automatically in the car once a device is connected via USB. Instead, have to go to Menu and then select Android Auto each time the car starts. I understand Android Auto should soon support wifi connection (instead of USB), but I am not sure the car can support that
2) Steering wheel Voice button can't be mapped to Android Auto (triggers the car voice control instead)
3) Difficult to go between the integrated MMI media player and Android Auto (for instance, changing a song and then go back to sat nav, like Google Maps). Back button does not work. I wish they would just have a Android Auto physical button
4) Within Android Auto, difficult to switch between application (for instance, going back to navigation after changing music in Google Music). Back button doesn't work and no voice commands either (like "Show navigation")
5) Android Auto seems to be designed primarily for touch screens
6) Virtual Cockpit can only work with the Audi navigation system (can't display apps or navigation from Android Auto)
7) lots of duplication of functionality in the car, between MMI, Audi navigation, Audi Connect (with its own 4G connection), Android Auto etc.
Seems like Android Auto is just an afterthought, or the internal teams didn't want it to compete with their own services, which are unfortunately quite poor (e.g. Audi's own sat nav vs. Waze) and probably never to be updated during my ownership of the car.
S.
I have received my new car a couple of weeks ago, and played with Android Auto since.
Overall, I would say that the Audi implementation/integration is fairly poor, unless I have missed something.
1) I would expect Android Auto to launch automatically in the car once a device is connected via USB. Instead, have to go to Menu and then select Android Auto each time the car starts. I understand Android Auto should soon support wifi connection (instead of USB), but I am not sure the car can support that
2) Steering wheel Voice button can't be mapped to Android Auto (triggers the car voice control instead)
3) Difficult to go between the integrated MMI media player and Android Auto (for instance, changing a song and then go back to sat nav, like Google Maps). Back button does not work. I wish they would just have a Android Auto physical button
4) Within Android Auto, difficult to switch between application (for instance, going back to navigation after changing music in Google Music). Back button doesn't work and no voice commands either (like "Show navigation")
5) Android Auto seems to be designed primarily for touch screens
6) Virtual Cockpit can only work with the Audi navigation system (can't display apps or navigation from Android Auto)
7) lots of duplication of functionality in the car, between MMI, Audi navigation, Audi Connect (with its own 4G connection), Android Auto etc.
Seems like Android Auto is just an afterthought, or the internal teams didn't want it to compete with their own services, which are unfortunately quite poor (e.g. Audi's own sat nav vs. Waze) and probably never to be updated during my ownership of the car.
S.