I have used wireless android on my 2022 F150 with my old S22 plus and now my new S26 plus and I find it works without any issues, that I am aware of. Maybe a few times in the last 3 plus year I had connection issue, but those problems were corrected with a phone restart.

Anytime you are aware that android auto received an update on your phone, I suggest that you do a phone restart. Same goes for anytime one changes any AA settings in the phone - do a phone restart

 

Big android fan her also..I think she checked a box in the setup of android auto, i hope she doesn't dumb down to an appleEtch A Sketch or whatever they call the latest junk.

 

Settings>Notifications>App Notifications>Android Auto

Then, just pick how she wants it to show up if she does at all.

 

^^ This is the way

 

For the record, I went IOS due to running a MAC way back in the day. Tried Android, I spent half a day trying to turn off all the bloatware that used to be included ( i did tech support at the time, and it soured me on having to f with technology continuously to make it work like it should). I will say, they seem to be nicer now, and I may be a little jealous of her S26U, but I'm also a cheap bastard, so I'll continue with my 15max until it wont run any more, then i'll reevaluate.

and thanks, got notifications off.

 

I was the same and hated all the bloatware. So my next phone was a Pixel. Since then my experience with Android phones, Google Pixels specifically, has been great.

 

Android is the only way imho, unless you're completely a non tech type person then go iOS. When the iOS choice leaves you with tech issues(and it will), you will end up scheduling a trip to the apple store to have them fix it, no thank you.
Android system gives the end user the ability to help themselves.
Don't even get me started on the transferring of mp3 to apple format crap...uhhhggg!

 

music is one of the things i stay for, i have an android pad we take to play apple music on the boat , sxs, and camper, and the little speaker we listen to whereever. and the golf cart.. i pay 10ish a month. beats the sxm i had to add back in on my deleted '22. (got a free year at least) lossless > mp3

i get it. i may join you someday, but i don't use my phone enough to warrant the huge investment.

 

Turn off notifications in the S26 settings menu. KM

 

It what way does wired AA work better than wireless. You wrote way smoother. Can you explain or give an example. I'm using AA wireless with a Pixel and not having any problems, except music doesn't always start automatically.