I'm going to add to the mounting complaints about Android Auto no longer working on the Galaxy S23. A couple of months ago (May/June time frame), Android Auto worked (most of the time) on my S23 Ultra. Then, all of a sudden, it wouldn't work at all. I have a 2018 Honda Accord, which I haven't seen on any message boards as having issues, so I'm bringing it up to expand the scope of cars that are having issues. Could it be because of an update?
I've read other complaints, and searched the internet for solutions, and have tried almost all the obvious solutions, but have concluded that there's an underlying issue which is preventing the phone from working with the software in the car. I'm convinced it's not a connection issue, since I've confirmed that the phone is connected to the car, both via USB connection and wireless, which both are required for Android Auto to work on the Honda Accord. As far as I know, the car doesn't have the capability to run Android Auto strictly on a wireless connection. I can verify on the car's program/screen that the phone is connected and charging. I can make calls, and the voice switches to the car's speakers. No issues with connecting via the bluetooth any longer. Everything seems to work except for Android Auto.
The phone has Android Version 13, Build No.TP1A.220624.014.S918USQS1AWFD. Security Patch level: July 1, 2023. The Android Auto program/app on the phone is: Version 10.0.632824-release.
I wish I could upload pictures of my car's screen showing the connection information of the S23 Ultra.
When I open Android Auto on the phone, while connected to the car, it shows that there's a connection to a "Honda". So for some reason, the Android Auto program knows that it's connected to the car, but the car doesn't open the program on its screen, as it did before (when things were working). And prior to the zero-connection issue, once I plugged in the phone to the car, I could no longer open Google Maps on the phone. Even when certain times that the Android Auto program wouldn't load on the car's screen, Google Maps would not open. Now, Google Maps opens all the time, even though the phone is plugged into the car (via USB).
So there's really no error message that pops up, the Android Auto program just doesn't open on the car.
I mentioned earlier that prior to two months ago, Android Auto worked "most of the time". Back then, I had issues with the phone not connecting via bluetooth. Back then, I would get an error message, shortly after plugging in the phone via USB, saying that the bluetooth connection failed. And the car would lose USB connection often, wouldn't remember the phone, even after "manually" connecting the phone to the car by going through the connection process that the car's program has. So even right after purchasing the S23, I had intermittent issues with Android Auto working on the Honda Accord. I had a Galaxy S9+ prior to the S23 Ultra, and it worked ALL THE TIME, no issues at all in my 2018 Honda Accord.
If anyone can confirm that purchasing a certain USB cable would resolve this issue, please let me know. I have seen that certain adapter cables would work, but cost between $60 - $90! Ugh.
Hopefully, with enough complaints, Samsung will work harder to resolve this huge issue!
