This might be a stretch, but I thought I would ask this question here.
I have a Pixel XL, and my previous vehicle had an aftermarket Pioneer 4100NEX installed. I used to have issues with connection to that head unit and this Pixel XL phone, and the issue was characterized by an error on the HU screen (white text on a blank black background) stating something like “Android Auto is unable to connect right now. Please check your phone screen when it is safe to do so.” I don’t recall the exact wording of the message, but I think this was the gist of it. Disconnecting the phone cable and plugging back in would sometimes help, but other times it would require a power down of the car (and HU) to get it working.
On my new Accord 2.0T Sport, I am getting occasional error messages when plugging my phone in, where there is a popup message at the bottom of the screen saying that Bluetooth failed to connect. The HU will appear to retry occasionally – and a “Connecting…” message will appear at the bottom of the screen (in front of whatever the HU is displaying at the time – Trip Computer, Sat Radio, etc), followed by the same error message. I have occasionally seen the “Connecting…” message where it wasn’t immediately followed by the error – and my assumption is that this was a successful connection.
My initial thought is that these issues are basically the same, and the messaging is just different between the two HU’s – meaning that Bluetooth was the culprit on the old car, but this was NOT apparent from the on screen message. So perhaps my phone is the culprit – not the HU’s.
So I am just curious whether anyone else is having similar issues with the Pixel XL? (This is the original Pixel XL – not the Pixel 2 XL). Both the HU and the phone report that they are up to date from a system software standpoint.
I have a Pixel XL, and my previous vehicle had an aftermarket Pioneer 4100NEX installed. I used to have issues with connection to that head unit and this Pixel XL phone, and the issue was characterized by an error on the HU screen (white text on a blank black background) stating something like “Android Auto is unable to connect right now. Please check your phone screen when it is safe to do so.” I don’t recall the exact wording of the message, but I think this was the gist of it. Disconnecting the phone cable and plugging back in would sometimes help, but other times it would require a power down of the car (and HU) to get it working.
On my new Accord 2.0T Sport, I am getting occasional error messages when plugging my phone in, where there is a popup message at the bottom of the screen saying that Bluetooth failed to connect. The HU will appear to retry occasionally – and a “Connecting…” message will appear at the bottom of the screen (in front of whatever the HU is displaying at the time – Trip Computer, Sat Radio, etc), followed by the same error message. I have occasionally seen the “Connecting…” message where it wasn’t immediately followed by the error – and my assumption is that this was a successful connection.
My initial thought is that these issues are basically the same, and the messaging is just different between the two HU’s – meaning that Bluetooth was the culprit on the old car, but this was NOT apparent from the on screen message. So perhaps my phone is the culprit – not the HU’s.
So I am just curious whether anyone else is having similar issues with the Pixel XL? (This is the original Pixel XL – not the Pixel 2 XL). Both the HU and the phone report that they are up to date from a system software standpoint.