Google updates the minimum requirements of Android Auto leaving out many devices

Android Auto also has requirements, and you should know them so you don’t get an unpleasant surprise. They have changed in 2022.

Android Auto is the operating system for our vehicle in line with the mobile phone, which makes life much easier for us when driving, and although it is a plug and play experience, the truth is that it has a series of minimum requirements that you must take into account so as not to get an unpleasant surprise.

And the minimum requirements to use Android Auto, both wirelessly and by cable, have changed in 2022 compared to what we knew last year, so you should be aware of it so that you use the right mobile device.

For wireless Android Auto, the system requirements call for a Google or Samsung phone running Android 10 or any other device running Android 11.

Obviously you also need a compatible head unit with the operating system, either factory installed or with a media receiver that supports Android Auto.

As far as Android Auto Connected previously supported Android 6.0 or later, but this year has gone up to Android 8.0 or higher to run Android Auto wired.

Also the wired version requires a compatible head unit, and also a high quality USB cable.

Finally, it should be clarified that if you want to run Android Auto with a device with the Android Go edition, it is not possible, since it requires that it work with the full version of the Google operating system.

Surely they are requirements that will change in the coming years, although with slight differences.