I eventually bought a wireless AA box (carlinkit 4) and since then things have been much better.
AA and Maps are up to date . Not tried it with my phone's original cable , I'll give that a try
Seconded for AA Wireless.
I had the same problem so l bought a USB android auto adapter ( no cable needed) and no problems since.
Me too, very few problems since ... just occasionally it gets confused between the AA box and the MG itself ;-)
I am testing a new MG ONE, not even in the list of cars here...this is weird. I tried to make Android Auto work, with no success, tried multiple cables, until finally one worked for a few minutes, disconnected, and never worked again. Then I realized there is a variety of USB connectors colors, and been told the BLACK and the BLUE are the ones with enough speed for Android Auto to work. Since this is a make or break issue for me to buy this car, what I did based on some youtube experiences was to buy an USB 3.0/3.1/3.2 cable to USB-C. Important, that´s the cable with the BLUE CONNECTOR. So far, I have had no other problems during my testing, Android Auto works great. I also tested a cable with a black connector, and the results were variable. So, the BLUE CONNECTOR is the one you want.
That's because the MG One seems to be a petrol car, and this forum is about electric and hybrid electric cars with the MG brand.
+1 on aa adaptor add one of these and close the flap. Neat and solid connectivity.
90 Degree USB 3.1 Adapter 2 Pack,Left Angle USB A Male to Female Converter Extender for PC, Laptop, USB A Charger, Power Bank and More
Hi, Android Auto was working fine until about three weeks ago when it started dropping out randomly during a journey. It seemed to be associated with an update of the Android Operating system on my phone. There is another stream in this forum where this was mentioned and looking through the internet it seems to be a common problem not specifically associated with MG's, makes of phone or mobile providers. As I am retired I had the time to do a series of tests. First the USB cable, swapped out, no difference, second with my daughters phone, did the same thing. So that reduced the likelihood that it was hardware. Then I took both Maps and Android Auto back to the factory install versions. no difference. So I let all the updates back so both were current, no difference. Then I looked at the mobile signal and here was the main clue. When the mobile signal drops completely from the provider, that's when it kicks out. If it just swaps from 4G to 5G or 4G to E then it still works. So I tried switching off mobile data and switching the SIM off, obviously Android Auto was now off line, but it remained stable through area with no mobile signal. I also tried Airplane Mode and turning the WiFi off but none of these triggered the drop out. Only the dynamic loss of the mobile signal triggered it. I sent a rant in to Google via the Android Auto review on Google Play and also through the Android Auto feedback option. Although I have had no response other than the "bot" response to go to the app community, I noticed as of yesterday that it didn't drop at all and today it worked fine through two other dead zones. Unfortunately, I didn't log the version numbers of the software prior to this and I have auto update on. But it seems like they may have fixed the issue. Hope this helps.
