autoevolution
 

Google Confirms It’s Looking into a Major Android Auto Annoyance

One of the best features of Android Auto is the Google Assistant integration, which essentially allows you to control the app without any kind of physical input.
Android Auto with Assistant integration 1 photo
Photo: Google
Using nothing more than voice commands, you can technically launch apps, start playing a song, make a call, or respond to a text message, all thanks to Google Assistant on Android Auto.

But in addition to so many other problems, Google Assistant has recently started lagging in Android Auto, with several users confirming that it needs too many seconds to respond.

As we reported only a few days ago, Android Auto does recognize the voice command that the user sends, only that Google Assistant launches a few seconds later, in some cases even being interrupted completely without the action actually executed.

Certainly, this is a frustrating experience, and while Google has originally remained tight-lipped on the whole thing, it now looks like the company has started looking into the problem to see what’s going on.

There are no specifics available other than “the Assistant team is investigating,” but at least we know that Google is looking into it and there’s now a chance to see the whole thing fixes sooner or later.

In the meantime, there’s no way to take care of this annoyance on your own, although some users claim that downgrading the Google app to an older version sometimes improves the experience with the assistant – the Google app is the one that’s powering Google Assistant both on the phone and in the car.

This doesn’t seem to do the trick for everybody, though, so right now, the best option is to just give up on voice commands and wait for Google to come up with a full fix.

The company is projected to roll out a new Android Auto update in late August or early September, but the fix for the Assistant problem will be included in a new Google app update. No ETA is available just yet though.
If you liked the article, please follow us:  Google News icon Google News Youtube Instagram X (Twitter)
About the author: Bogdan Popa
Bogdan Popa profile photo

Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world. His long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space for his kid’s toys, and convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as their phones.
Full profile

 

Would you like AUTOEVOLUTION to send you notifications?

You will only receive our top stories