Google’s Android Auto platform is extremely helpful, but it surely depends closely on voice instructions to securely help you on the street, and for the previous few weeks, key voice instructions for calls and texts have been damaged.
As we reported earlier this month, a bug in Android Auto left Google Assistant unable to make calls or ship textual content messages via voice instructions. When making an attempt to take action, Assistant simply asks you to repeat the request time and again, in the end not having the ability to full the duty.
The problem wasn’t very widespread at first, however has continued to happen for the previous three weeks with loads of customers affected.
A rising record of affected Android Auto customers on Google’s help boards report that the difficulty continues to plague their expertise, with voice instructions for calls or texts failing. Even within the instances the place Android Auto shows a button to let you choose the contact, some say that fails too.
That is clearly a particularly irritating expertise, however the unlucky half is that, to date, Google hasn’t provided an answer.
A member of the Android Auto group acknowledged the difficulty in early August, however there’s been no replace from Google but. And even with updates rolling out within the time since (Android Auto v12.7 simply launched in beta), there’s been no progress for these affected.
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