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Android Auto 5.7 fixed a few things but broke down others, and as we told you not a long time ago, Google Assistant appears to be one of the key features no longer working properly after the latest update.
Several users are complaining on Google’s forums that Google Assistant just fails to recognize their voice commands, and in many cases, it just launches without actually doing anything.
Most people claim that Google Assistant behaves like it fails to load, with the launching animation remaining on screen as it’s listening for voice input. Nothing happens afterward though.
Google is already investigating the problem, but the company needs more information on what exactly is happening, so earlier this week, it has announced that users would have to share more logs to help the Android Auto team figure out what’s causing the problem.
“We are currently investigating this issue. It would be great if you could send us a bug report from your phone to diagnose the root cause of the issue. We'll send an email with the instructions on how to capture a bug report. Please reply directly to the email with your information,” a member of the Android Auto team said a few hours ago.
Someone in the same thread says that what brought everything back to normal was deleting the app and re-installing it. It’s not clear though if this concerns the Google app (which powers Google Assistant on Android and Android Auto) or Android Auto, so you could try the same thing for both of them just to be sure.
As for when an official fix is supposed to land, this is something that nobody knows for sure at this point, as the investigation is still in its very early days. It’ll take a while until more information is shared, that’s for sure. The good news is that a new Android Auto version is likely to land in a few days.
Most people claim that Google Assistant behaves like it fails to load, with the launching animation remaining on screen as it’s listening for voice input. Nothing happens afterward though.
Google is already investigating the problem, but the company needs more information on what exactly is happening, so earlier this week, it has announced that users would have to share more logs to help the Android Auto team figure out what’s causing the problem.
“We are currently investigating this issue. It would be great if you could send us a bug report from your phone to diagnose the root cause of the issue. We'll send an email with the instructions on how to capture a bug report. Please reply directly to the email with your information,” a member of the Android Auto team said a few hours ago.
Someone in the same thread says that what brought everything back to normal was deleting the app and re-installing it. It’s not clear though if this concerns the Google app (which powers Google Assistant on Android and Android Auto) or Android Auto, so you could try the same thing for both of them just to be sure.
As for when an official fix is supposed to land, this is something that nobody knows for sure at this point, as the investigation is still in its very early days. It’ll take a while until more information is shared, that’s for sure. The good news is that a new Android Auto version is likely to land in a few days.
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