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TL;DR

• Android Auto 17.4 fixes a bug that caused connections to drop or freeze every few minutes on some phones and car head units.
• The issue affected both wired and wireless Android Auto, with some users reporting that updates to versions 17.2 and 17.3 failed to resolve it.
• Google also says a separate Pixel 10 connection problem with some VW Group cars has been fixed through a head-unit software update from the manufacturer.

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Are Android Auto users ever going to catch a break? It feels like we can’t go more than a few weeks between the latest Android Auto glitch causing headaches for users. Today we’ve got some good news, though, as Google comes through with a fix.

Google says it has fixed a frustrating Android Auto bug that caused some users’ connections to fail every few minutes. The issue appeared on some versions of Android Auto 17.1 and persisted through versions 17.2 and 17.3, affecting both wired and wireless connections on some cars. Android Auto 17.4 or newer now includes the fix.