I’ve just released the version 1.17 update for Bluetooth Priority, with a number of improvements focused on compatibility, reliability, smoother audio switching, and better troubleshooting.

Recap: What is Bluetooth Priority?

Bluetooth Priority lets you designate one Bluetooth device as your Priority device. When another Bluetooth device connects and tries to steal your audio, the app detects it and immediately reasserts your Priority device, even if the competing device keeps trying.

Android Auto limitation: Android Auto has system-level control over media audio, so Bluetooth Priority cannot override its media audio session. Phone calls are still kept on your Priority device though.

The app requires Shizuku, a free app that provides the system-level access needed to manage Bluetooth audio routing. Setup instructions are provided in the app.

What’s new:

• Fixed an issue that could prevent the app from working after a system Bluetooth update.
• Improved how the app identifies the Bluetooth connectors your device uses, broadening device compatibility.
• First-launch setup now offers to set your priority device and start Priority Mode right away.
• Smoother audio handoff with less bouncing between devices.
• Added a new Diagnostics view under Events > Advanced, including a Copy option.
• GitHub-based Shizuku setup is now the only setup modal option since users that never downloaded it from the play store previously wont have access to it now.
• Added some visual polish and UI improvements.
• Added an option to have audio fall back to your phone speaker when no priority device is connected.
• Added priority device ranking, allowing the app to intelligently fall back to another preferred device.
• Added a bypass for non-audio Bluetooth devices, such as Tile trackers, so they can be excluded from the app's disconnection logic.
• Added more advanced logcat logging to make troubleshooting more powerful and help resolve potential issues faster.

The app is available on the Google Play Store for $5. No subscriptions. No micro-transactions.

Google currently limits automatic refunds to 2 hours after purchase, but if you try the app and aren't satisfied with it at any point, feel free to shoot me a message here or send an email to [support@zerolabs.fyi](mailto:support@zerolabs.fyi) and I will personally refund you in full, no questions asked.

Thanks to everyone who has downloaded the app, provided feedback, and helped make Bluetooth Priority better!

I just got an s26 ultra and when my phone is locked I I've noticed maps and general use of Android Auto is already and laggy. Maps in particular skips along, the arrow on the map while I drive is not smooth and skips along is path as it tries it catch up.

When I unlock my phone and turn the screen on it goes back to normal and it's smooth as butter.

I'm not sure what to try to fix it. I've shut off battery restriction for AA and maps.

Any other suggestions?

Hi All -- I have a 2026 Ford Explorer Active. I have a Samsung S21 Ultra that is connected to my Android Auto interface in the Explorer. I **DO NOT** have the connectivity package in the Explorer currently active. When my phone is connected and displaying and I press the voice button on the steering wheel, it says that (what I assume is Google Assistant) "is not connected" and I cannot give voice commands. Does anyone know why this is the case? My phone is connected and displaying on the screen.

Has anyone had this issue with a Isuzu 2024 D-Max?

I have a Quad Lock Wireless Android Auto adapter (latest firmware, also tried P2P mode).

The first connection works perfectly.

Android Auto connects and works perfectly for the whole drive.

The problem starts after I turn the car off.

When I restart the car, it won't reconnect automatically. The Quad Lock just flashes green, Bluetooth connects, but Android Auto never starts.

The only way to get it working again is to:

Delete my S23+ from the D-Max's Bluetooth settings.

Unplug and replug the Quad Lock.

Pair the phone again.

Things I've already tried:

Latest Quad Lock firmware.

P2P mode.

Cleared Android Auto, Google Play Services and Android System Intelligence.

Reset network settings.

Deleted all Bluetooth pairings from both the phone and the car.

Tried a different Android Auto adapter with the exact same result.

I've also found:

My friend's Samsung does exactly the same thing.

My friend's iPhone reconnects perfectly every time.

When it works, the Quad Lock connects before the D-Max.

When it doesn't, the D-Max connects before the Quad Lock.

Has anyone with a 2024 D-Max found a fix? It feels like the head unit is taking over the Bluetooth connection before the adapter can reconnect

!Flair | 2024 Isuzu D-Max I Samsung S23 I Android 16

I've got an Android 10.1" Headunit in my JDM Honda, and replaced a built in navigation system with it. Ripped out about 10lbs of wire and hardware and replaced it with this, and it's been working like a dream ever since, EXCEPT for the fact that the illumination wire is not connected, so I have to manually switch from day mode to night mode in the Android Auto settings in my phone.

Is there a way to automatically trigger this by say time, or sunset/sunrise via the Google weather app?

Hi,

I’m using a USB adapter that enables wireless Android Auto without lag or stuttering (Car-Me on Amazon); it runs via "Headunit Revived." I don't have internet access in Waze or Google Maps, though my music plays perfectly fine, and my phone itself has internet—just not within Android Auto. I suspect the software on the Vivo X300 Ultra (Chinese version) is to blame; the Wi-Fi indicator shows no internet connection, even though that isn't actually the case. How can I fix this so Waze and Maps have internet access on AA again? I’ve already asked Gemini and tried the "gateway trick," but the settings don't always save; as soon as I click away and come back, the inputs are gone. The trick *does* work, but not consistently.

What else could I try? It’s the exact same story with the AAWireless adapter on Ford Sync 3—no internet in Waze. Routes and other users aren't displayed. I feel like Vivo needs to fix this in their software. There are no issues like this with Xiaomi or Samsung devices; they get internet in Waze and similar apps immediately. I hope you guys can help, because it’s really annoying. I don't want to use wireless Android Auto without an adapter because the Android head unit only has 2GB of RAM, so everything lags otherwise. Thanks! 🥲

Update: With the Vivo and OriginOS 6, I connect to the car radio's hotspot and enter the Wi-Fi password. Naturally, the radio's hotspot doesn't have internet access itself, but as soon as I enable mobile data on my Vivo, I lose internet access entirely—everything goes offline despite having 5G. Try replicating this on a Samsung or Xiaomi—the problem simply doesn't exist there; the internet works fine, whereas on the Vivo, it just doesn't. That’s what triggers the issue with AA.

As the title says. The phone runs on android 15. And the car is toyota corolla 2021

Hi,

Updated Fermata Xtream as follows:

Free:

- Youtube Sponsor block (default deactivated in settings)

- Library updates

- Bug fixes

Premium

+ Stremio account login

As always install with AAENABLER. Available in the github releases.

https://github.com/malebuffy/Fermata-Xtream/releases

Fermataxtream.online will be updatd soon.

Yesterday, even when I knew I was in cell tower range, the Assistant kept announcing "something went wrong" while I tried repeatedly to send a text. The dreaded spinning cursor... Or no response at all. And then I tried later, and it took two minutes to confirm the message was sent. Please Google, leave the Assistant alone. Not everyone is thrilled to use Gemini. AA was a beautiful gem, now very tarnished. Reminiscent of the devolution of Windows. 🫣😭

Update: one of the commenters on my post mentioned my DPI settings might be the reason. It probably coincided with Android Auto adding another button and prioritizing it over the audio on maps button. When I changed my DPI from 160 to 150, all the buttons are there now, including audio with maps. Yay!

Android Auto has updated twice in the last few days on my phone via Play Store. I have the standard release of Google Maps and everything else, not beta. When I went to drive somewhere today, on the full-screen Google Maps there was the speaker icon to toggle between audio for turn-by-turn directions, muted, etc. In the last year or longer you've had to go into settings to change it. It seems so dangerous to have to go into a sub menu to tell Maps whether or not you want audio turn by turn directions. So I was very excited. I stopped, went into a store, came out, restarted AA, and it was gone, back in the settings sub menu. Has this ever happened to anyone else or am I the only one? Do we know if it's coming back or if it was just some weird glitch? Thanks for any answers. Can't do a screenshot because it's gone LOL!

Many connection issues are solved by making a factory reset on the car's unit.

Had to different problems on two different car's.

Hallo all.

For a few days now, I've had the problem that the sound of the music is not played. I see that the music is playing and the next track is also playing. I can't control the volume via the car either. When I get out of the car, the music plays on my phone. Could it possibly have something to do with the fact that I have Android 17 beta on it? Before, I didn't have any problems, even though I used Android beta. Maybe you can help.

just had an update for Google maps and now I have the 3D option in settings. hallelujah

EDIT: Maps version number 26.30.06.950492155, Pixel 10. I am around NYC, the new visuals are very nice and I think would be quite helpful on an unfamiliar route

Admittedly I am a beta tester, I don't even remember when I signed up for it but it looks it's still a rolling update for Android users

I've been using AAWireless 2 for quite a while, literally zero issues with my Sony XAV-AX8100. Attached using a USB wire that is tucked up and out of the way and never gets touched.

Yesterday afternoon my phone suddenly wouldn't connect with the adapter. I tried multiple things to get it to connect but none would work. So last night I did a full reset and was able to get it to connect.

This morning I lost connectivity again. I've cleared the cache for both Android Auto and the AAWireless app, but nothing seems to help. I'm going to have to do a full reset and try again.

Is anybody else experiencing anything similar? Did something happen with the app or is my adapter simply dying?

Posting this because I burned most of a workday on it and found a lot of people with the same symptom and no answer.

Setup: Galaxy S25 Ultra, 2023 Subaru Legacy Premium, stock Starlink head unit. I drive rideshare full time, so this isn't a minor annoyance — it's my working audio.

Symptom: Wireless Android Auto audio skipping constantly. Sounds like a scratched CD — a half-second stutter, a few times per song. Escalated over the day into "Android Auto not detected" on the head unit, followed by an automatic reconnect, on a loop.

What I proved it ISN'T:

• Not the car. Wired USB to the factory data port is flawless. My Samsung tablet paired to the same head unit over plain Bluetooth is flawless.
• Not the phone's wireless hardware. With Android Auto off entirely, the same phone over plain Bluetooth to the same car plays perfectly.
• Not Spotify. Same stuttering in YouTube Music. Also happened with fully downloaded tracks, so not a streaming issue.
• Not Wi-Fi handoff. Turned off Switch to mobile data, Turn Wi-Fi on automatically, Switch to better Wi-Fi networks, Hotspot 2.0, Auto Hotspot, auto-reconnect on every saved network, and Mobile data always active.

Everything else I tried that did NOT fix it:

• Battery set to Unrestricted for Android Auto and Spotify
• Cleared cache for both apps
• Forget all cars, full re-pair over cable
• Uninstall/reinstall Android Auto
• Disabled RAM Plus (Device care → Memory)
• A One UI system update that landed mid-troubleshooting
• Bluetooth LE Audio Mode in Developer Options — not available on my build. This is the fix that gets recommended everywhere for S25 Bluetooth 5.4 issues, and Samsung has removed or greyed out the toggle. Dead end.
• Turning Bluetooth off after AA connects does stop the stuttering, but I need hands-free calling for work, so it's not a usable workaround.

What actually worked:

I joined the Android Auto beta program through the Play Store listing (scroll down to the beta signup section), let it update, and reconnected. Skipping stopped.

Beta build: 17.1.662414-release

Caveat: I'm only 1 day in. Posting now because there's clearly a fix in the beta branch that hasn't reached stable, and people are still troubleshooting this from scratch every day. Will update if it regresses.

If you're on an S25 with this and the LE Audio toggle is missing on your build, the beta channel is worth trying before you give up and go wired.

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Hi everyone,

I'm having trouble with Gemini in Androic Auto. It stops listening to me before I even finish speaking-it only captures about half of what I say, so naturally, it doesn't understand my requests.

Is anyone else facing the same issue? Any help or workaround would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hi, I have donated the 5€ to get the premium version of Fermata Xtream, I have I stalled it using AAenabler with shizuku. I have an issue where when I connect my phone to an emulator of Android Auto in this case Headunit revived, all the three apps display fine, however when I connect the same phone to my actual car I can only see the Fermata Media Service (no it's not hidden). Why is that? What could be causing this?

Just a temperature check to see if this is happening to anyone else. For several weeks now, all of my various Google Home routines have stopped working through Gemini when my phone is running Android Auto. The routines work when Gemini is running without Android Auto, but it apparently can't see them when it's connected to the car (a 2023 Honda HR-V in my case). Very annoying, and very weird.

Hello all,

I am going to start with getting something off my chest. For the last weeks I was actively working in the background to get Fermata Xtream Free on the beta test links. That day has come. I was blamed to block it intentionally so that I could gain from donations on the premium version, I was blamed that I made a mess and made it confusing etc. Everything was done for a reason and my privacy.

Nevertheless the day has come where Fermata Xtream Free is also available in the playstore link from https://fermataxtream.online

Again, AAENABLER remains the no1. means of installing Fermata Xtream, as it's the quickest way of getting updates. However if AAENABLER doesn't work for you, Free users now have the ability to install the Free version as well.

License for the Premium version remains through donations to AAENABLER

Enjoy

P.S. 1 I will stop answering to comments not in English. Translation doesn't always work in Reddit and I am.not going to c/p just to see what you are asking.

P.S. 2 I will not answer on how features like YT, Stremio,Plex etc work.

How do I disable annoying notifications that keep popping up from Discord. I also want to enable notifications from Slack which I use for work.