Android Auto is an excellent platform, but as it’s evolved, it’s also removed some of its features. Over the past week, it’s become clear that Google is ready to say goodbye to the Android Auto for Phone Screens experience in its entirety.
Android Auto for Phone Screens ‘will stop working soon’
Over the past week, reports on Reddit and reviews in the Google Play Store have brought light to a message that appears in the Android Auto for Phone Screens experience.
Android Auto for phone screens will stop working soon
The straightforward message appears front and center within the Android Auto for Phone Screens app and, unfortunately, offers no other details. The experience seems to be closing off for good soon, but there’s no set date on when it will expire.
This doesn’t come as a huge surprise, as Google already shut down the experience in 2021 on newer Android phones. Starting with Android 12, the Android Auto for Phone Screens app was no longer available for installation, and wouldn’t even properly launch if installed. Google had effectively cut off the experience for newer devices, but left it open for older versions of the platform.
Now, the same is happening on Android 11 and other older versions of Android. We’ve confirmed, as pictured below, the message showing up on a TCL 30 V running Android 11. The message appears each time the app is opened up, even if it was previously swiped away. From what we can tell, it started showing up around a week ago for those on...
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