Were you using Android Auto with a USB cable or wireless? I have an aftermarket AA radio in my car that I use wired and it works almost perfectly,
Are you suggesting a Wi-Fi device inside of the same vehicle its trying to connect to via Wi-Fi would have connection problems, and not be able to connect, at that short range?
Just trying to get more information about their experience as well, maybe it’s not actually Android Auto and it’s a weird half baked system built into the car
It uses Bluetooth, not Wi-Fi. But there are a ton of factors that make wireless communications less reliable than wired. Have you ever been on Wi-Fi and had connection issues right next to the router? All of those factors also affect Bluetooth.
That said, I’ve never had any issues connecting my phone to AA via wireless.
Yeah sorry about that. I actually know it’s Bluetooth and not Wi-Fi, but I was just working on my Wi-Fi in the house before I posted that comment, so it got stuck in my head. I connect my phone to my stereo system in my car via bluetooth.
But there are a ton of factors that make wireless communications less reliable than wired.
Over long distances, sure. But in a vehicle, with that short of a distance?
It would have to be one hell of another thing interfering to break a Bluetooth connection in a car.
I have an irrigation valve that turns the water on and off for the garden. It talks to the app via Bluetooth, and I’ve found that my phone has to be at least 3m away from it or it won’t connect. Any closer and the signal must overload it to the point where it can’t interpret it. The first one I bought, I took back to the store and swapped it for another before I figured out what the problem was.
I’m sure it’s a bad design on the valve’s Bluetooth implementation, but nevertheless, it exists.
Are you suggesting a Wi-Fi device inside of the same vehicle its trying to connect to via Wi-Fi would have connection problems, and not be able to connect, at that short range?
I mean, yeah, it’s possible
Just trying to get more information about their experience as well, maybe it’s not actually Android Auto and it’s a weird half baked system built into the car
It uses Bluetooth, not Wi-Fi. But there are a ton of factors that make wireless communications less reliable than wired. Have you ever been on Wi-Fi and had connection issues right next to the router? All of those factors also affect Bluetooth.
That said, I’ve never had any issues connecting my phone to AA via wireless.
Yeah sorry about that. I actually know it’s Bluetooth and not Wi-Fi, but I was just working on my Wi-Fi in the house before I posted that comment, so it got stuck in my head. I connect my phone to my stereo system in my car via bluetooth.
Over long distances, sure. But in a vehicle, with that short of a distance?
It would have to be one hell of another thing interfering to break a Bluetooth connection in a car.
I have an irrigation valve that turns the water on and off for the garden. It talks to the app via Bluetooth, and I’ve found that my phone has to be at least 3m away from it or it won’t connect. Any closer and the signal must overload it to the point where it can’t interpret it. The first one I bought, I took back to the store and swapped it for another before I figured out what the problem was.
I’m sure it’s a bad design on the valve’s Bluetooth implementation, but nevertheless, it exists.