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I swear there is a place where people have been discussing the infotainment system crashing/rebooting but I could not find it, so I started a new thread.
Short story, AA crashing is related to the USB connection. Here is the long story.
I have has the whole system crash/reboot a few times. Before and after the rear camera update. Nothing consistent. Most times it is soon after starting the car and frequently if I try to interact with it as soon as the display comes on. This thread is more about Android Auto.
My setup: Insight Touring, Samsung S8 Active with USB C (reversible).
I just started my first long drive, from San Francisco to Des Moines. When I started, I was using the car's navigation and radio. For the first hour all was good. Then I got too far from the radio station. I switched to Android Auto with Google Maps and Google Play.
First problem that I noticed is that I was dictating a lot of texts. Normal is: OK Google, Text wife, Only 8 more hours of driving. Only 8 more hours of driving, send it or change it? Send it. But if I flip on my right turn signal (right lane view takes over the display) during that exchange, it is canceled and I must start over.
Second Problem. I started noticing that about 50% of the time, when I cancel my right turn signal, Android Auto seems to crash. Normal is: Cancel turn signal > Right Lane View turns off > Android Auto transition from the bottom of the display. What I call a crash is: Cancel turn signal > Right Lane View turns off > display is blank and takes time to repaint, relocate my car on the map, etc. Takes perhaps 10 seconds. Curriously, Google Play Music never gets interrupted. I wonder if that is actually bluetoothed vs streaming through the USB connection.
Third Problem, after another hour I notice that my Android Auto has started crashing every 10 seconds or so. Goes black, repaints everything, goes black again. At this point I flip my USB C connection on my phone. Android Auto does not crash again for many hours. I think I have found the problem. A flakey USB cable. Some time later Android Auto starts crashing again. Because I have gotten in and out of the car a few times, I suspect that I've flipped the USB C connection. I pay attention to which side the label is on and keep that side up. In due time it happens again. I flip the cable and now I think I know which side is the good side. More hours and Android Auto is crashing again on the good side. Now I simply jiggle the connection and the crashing stops. I've got about 15 more hours of driving in the next two days. I'll let you know if anything changes.
Short story, AA crashing is related to the USB connection. Here is the long story.
I have has the whole system crash/reboot a few times. Before and after the rear camera update. Nothing consistent. Most times it is soon after starting the car and frequently if I try to interact with it as soon as the display comes on. This thread is more about Android Auto.
My setup: Insight Touring, Samsung S8 Active with USB C (reversible).
I just started my first long drive, from San Francisco to Des Moines. When I started, I was using the car's navigation and radio. For the first hour all was good. Then I got too far from the radio station. I switched to Android Auto with Google Maps and Google Play.
First problem that I noticed is that I was dictating a lot of texts. Normal is: OK Google, Text wife, Only 8 more hours of driving. Only 8 more hours of driving, send it or change it? Send it. But if I flip on my right turn signal (right lane view takes over the display) during that exchange, it is canceled and I must start over.
Second Problem. I started noticing that about 50% of the time, when I cancel my right turn signal, Android Auto seems to crash. Normal is: Cancel turn signal > Right Lane View turns off > Android Auto transition from the bottom of the display. What I call a crash is: Cancel turn signal > Right Lane View turns off > display is blank and takes time to repaint, relocate my car on the map, etc. Takes perhaps 10 seconds. Curriously, Google Play Music never gets interrupted. I wonder if that is actually bluetoothed vs streaming through the USB connection.
Third Problem, after another hour I notice that my Android Auto has started crashing every 10 seconds or so. Goes black, repaints everything, goes black again. At this point I flip my USB C connection on my phone. Android Auto does not crash again for many hours. I think I have found the problem. A flakey USB cable. Some time later Android Auto starts crashing again. Because I have gotten in and out of the car a few times, I suspect that I've flipped the USB C connection. I pay attention to which side the label is on and keep that side up. In due time it happens again. I flip the cable and now I think I know which side is the good side. More hours and Android Auto is crashing again on the good side. Now I simply jiggle the connection and the crashing stops. I've got about 15 more hours of driving in the next two days. I'll let you know if anything changes.
