Android Auto no longer auto syncs to my truck. Anyone else having this issue within the past week or so?

[Deweyordeweynot]

couple things going on the original post, but I have a similar setup. I use one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BZTTGMH1

should be pretty much the same as using a Motorola MA1. but the OP has an XLT and I have a lariat lux, so our infotainment is different.

anyway, I use wired and wireless depending on if I need my phone charged, or if it's a long trip I'll definitely be wired because of the battery drain from navigating and playing music.

I find it to be unreliable and buggy. I reboot my sync3 system at least once a week when something goes wrong. a few times a month, it doesn't resolve the issue until I also reboot my phone, and once I had to forget the bluetooth connection to my AA wireless box and set it back up.

I would try unplugging the MA1 completely, reboot the infotainment by holding down power and fast forward until it goes black and you see the Ford logo, and then try WIRED only to see if android auto when wired is working as expected.

after you verify that, then you can try the MA1 again. if it doesn't work, try forgetting the connection and setting it back up. if that still doesn't work your MA1 is probably bad, a few people have complained theirs stopped working.

Replaced the wireless dongle and still fails to connect. Plugging the phone directly into the truck does not launch Android Auto. Only going into the phone settings on the infotainment screen and then disconnect/reconnect the phone works to launch it.
I'm starting to think that an upgrade push (to the phone or the truck) is the culprit.

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[Deweyordeweynot]

On my 22 Lariat Android Auto connects automatically do not have to use the cable. Is this just Lariats that do this?

My XLT used to auto connect.