How is Android Phone Functionality (without Android Auto)?
09-10-2018, 02:13 PM
#1
How is Android Phone Functionality (without Android Auto)?
I'm very seriously considering the purchase of a 2019 RDX Advance. One of the downsides of the specs for me is the lack of Android Auto (sorry, I'm not changing to Apple). I'm not counting on it arriving anytime soon, if at all, or working well so I'm wondering how well the my Android phones (currently Moto X4 on Fi) will integrate with the infotainment system.
Can current Android/2019 RDX owners can give me an idea of what functionality I will have and what I might like and not like?
Thanks
Can current Android/2019 RDX owners can give me an idea of what functionality I will have and what I might like and not like?
Thanks
09-10-2018, 03:31 PM
#2
Burning Brakes
What kind of functionality are you looking for? I can make and receive calls with no problems via blue tooth which is all I use the phone for in the car. Web surfing, texting, emailing, music, watching videos, looking at pictures, playing games, etc., etc., etc. using the phone are all things better done while not driving.
09-10-2018, 04:40 PM
#3
I would like to be able to receive and send texts via voice. Like this.....
Most of my communication by "phone" these days is text instead of voice.
Are there proprietary apps on the Acura infotainment system that provide this or other functionality that I will be missing with Android Auto?
You can navigate, but you can't read text messages. Instead, Android Auto will dictate everything to you. ... For instance, if you want to send a text message, you'll have to dictate it out loud. When you receive a reply, Android Auto will in turn read it to you.
Are there proprietary apps on the Acura infotainment system that provide this or other functionality that I will be missing with Android Auto?
Last edited by mmhouse; 09-10-2018 at 04:45 PM.
09-10-2018, 08:09 PM
#5
Racer
Android Auto is now in training phase with the dealers according to my dealership after picking up my vehicle today. Right now I can receive and respond to texts on my Android phone.
09-15-2018, 10:26 AM
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Much better than it was!
I've usually had Nexus or Pixel devices and none of my former Acuras could notify me of and read text messages out loud or let me reply with pre-set messages. Best I could get on my 15 TLX was the ability to go into the inbox mannually an pull a message up.
The 3G RDX is a much better experience - it works the way it's advertised with a notification popping up briefly on the smaller right side of the main display and across the top of my heads up display. It will then let me play out loud and reply. My only qualm is the notification isn't super loud and not persistent visually so you can miss them if you've got the radio up etc.
Currently using a Pixel 2 XL on Android Pie.
The 3G RDX is a much better experience - it works the way it's advertised with a notification popping up briefly on the smaller right side of the main display and across the top of my heads up display. It will then let me play out loud and reply. My only qualm is the notification isn't super loud and not persistent visually so you can miss them if you've got the radio up etc.
Currently using a Pixel 2 XL on Android Pie.
09-15-2018, 03:33 PM
#7
I've usually had Nexus or Pixel devices and none of my former Acuras could notify me of and read text messages out loud or let me reply with pre-set messages. Best I could get on my 15 TLX was the ability to go into the inbox mannually an pull a message up.
The 3G RDX is a much better experience - it works the way it's advertised with a notification popping up briefly on the smaller right side of the main display and across the top of my heads up display. It will then let me play out loud and reply. My only qualm is the notification isn't super loud and not persistent visually so you can miss them if you've got the radio up etc.
Currently using a Pixel 2 XL on Android Pie.
The 3G RDX is a much better experience - it works the way it's advertised with a notification popping up briefly on the smaller right side of the main display and across the top of my heads up display. It will then let me play out loud and reply. My only qualm is the notification isn't super loud and not persistent visually so you can miss them if you've got the radio up etc.
Currently using a Pixel 2 XL on Android Pie.
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09-15-2018, 06:52 PM
#8
????? What does this mean? Why is Acura so secretive with whatever fixes they have been forced to make with their debacle of an infotainment system? At minimum, they should tell everyone with a first order RDX that their cars will be brought up to proper standards via whatever means they deem appropriate. But, given all the complaints here and on other board, Acura owes its early buyers some relief.
09-16-2018, 03:42 PM
#9
Advanced
Ha....I'll trade you. The text notification is so loud on my text messages received by the infotainment that my wife nearly jumps thru the roof. I have not found a way to adjust the volume of the notification. I'm basically waiting for the update before I put to much effort into document all the idiosyncrasies I've experienced. All in all, I give the system a B, and am awaiting for Android Auto update anxiously.
Android Assistant works well for me before I get in the car but once in the car it flakes out. Not sure what is causing it - the BT, or AUX, or USB port connection.
I no longer connect my phone thru the USB port hidden in the centre console in part because of that.
I am tired of seeing the message "There is no Apple Carplay device connected" (or something like that) whenever I try to use the voice button on the steering wheel to answer calls.
In general I'd give the system a "D" as is just for the connectivity issues.
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09-17-2018, 10:58 PM
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09-19-2018, 11:44 AM
#12
Asked my dealer about the Android Auto traing and he said they have not had any notification to date about the status or update. Hope they are just out of the loop.
09-21-2018, 09:17 PM
#13
If it helps, the three dealers I spoke to all gave different answers on when AA is being implemented- no idea, Nov-Dec 2018, and after Google I/O provides an AA update in the summer of 2019.
09-26-2018, 10:47 AM
#14
Racer
I spoke to the Acura rep who flew into Kansas City to look over my vehicle this morning and he just said they are getting very close, but would not provide an exact date.
09-27-2018, 12:43 PM
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10-01-2018, 09:40 AM
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I realized since my last post that the SMS/MMS app I'm using (Textra) is possibly not Android Auto friendly so I'm going to try the authentic Google Messages app and see if I can replicate that super loud ear drum ripping shriek I was getting before disabling the function in the infotainment system.
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10-01-2018, 12:33 PM
#17
Advanced
Did you test this yet? I also use Textra and the RDX notification is deafening. I received a text over the weekend with my wife and child in the car and I thought my wife was going to jump through the sunroof when the notification went off. There has to be a way to fix this.
However, while I think I reset the Infotainment system back to the configuration it has before, I'm not 100% sure.
For starters, I only hear the notification sound that my phone makes and I cannot tell if it is coming from my phone or via the car speakers. I have not seen a pop-up on the infotainment system that a message has come in. So I need to have a helper sort this out with a series of texts while I'm in the car, engine on, but not driving.
PS.... I have three SMS/MMS messaging apps loaded on my phone and I can freely switch between any of them to view and send apps so do not be afraid to install Google Messages. At some point the Android OS will ask you if you want to make this XYZ app the default. Be sure to do that for the app you wish to test with.
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10-07-2018, 12:06 AM
#18
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I have NOT found a solution to the Messages Notificatio SHRIEK.
I went back through the settings, found that I had not enabled it, did so and then even using Google Messages I was able to replicate the shriek with every incoming text message. It is absolutely a horrible sound that seriously distracts you from your attention to the traffic around you.
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I went back through the settings, found that I had not enabled it, did so and then even using Google Messages I was able to replicate the shriek with every incoming text message. It is absolutely a horrible sound that seriously distracts you from your attention to the traffic around you.
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10-10-2018, 07:29 AM
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10-19-2018, 07:11 AM
#21
Is there an easier way to answer an incoming call for a bluetooth connected Android?
If I answer on the phone directly (Pixel XL), the audio comes through the phone itself. Not what I want.
If I answer by pressing on the top edge of the slider next to the trackpad, it uses the car's audio as it should.
Maybe I just need to get used to it but I seem to struggle with doing this. Is there any other way?
BTW, the audio quality of the RDX during phone calls is outstanding.
People are very surprised to learn I am driving down the highway at 75 MPH.
If I answer on the phone directly (Pixel XL), the audio comes through the phone itself. Not what I want.
If I answer by pressing on the top edge of the slider next to the trackpad, it uses the car's audio as it should.
Maybe I just need to get used to it but I seem to struggle with doing this. Is there any other way?
BTW, the audio quality of the RDX during phone calls is outstanding.
People are very surprised to learn I am driving down the highway at 75 MPH.
10-20-2018, 07:59 AM
#23
We’re on our first week with this car. My wife is an iPhone user. Samsung S8 for me. The Samsung/android works great. I’ve made and received calls. Had the system read my texts, and run Pandora through it. All of this via blue tooth. Haven’t plugged it in even to charge. I only wish I could send a text via voice. That function doesn’t seem to work. My wife on the other hand with apple isn’t too impressed with the setup....may be a learning curve thing. For both of us.
Getting this car has been reminiscent of when I first switched to an android phone and spent hours learning all the little settings and customizations.
Getting this car has been reminiscent of when I first switched to an android phone and spent hours learning all the little settings and customizations.
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