I then read a reddit post that recommended a restart of the Mazda system (back button, nav, volume pressed simultaneously) might help. I did that and I also reset vehicle to factory settings, then the pixel worked. It was just as smooth as CarPlay, except that the touchscreen doesnt work, and that is by design. 2018 Mazda 3 Touring. My phone has been paired via Bluetooth since I bought the car and has worked great with no issues. I added Android Auto from the dealer about 3 years ago, and it has worked fine with my phone as well. Today I started my car and both my phone and the Mazda Infotainment screen tell me "unable to pair". No, the AIO tweak "touch while driving" does not work at official Mazda Android Auto (AA). There is no way to enable touch at all for official Mazda AA. But for official Apple CarPlay (CP) touch while driving can be enabled via AIO touch tweak. Touch while car stands still works from factory for official CP, but not for official AA. It has been discovered that a firmware update for the Mazda MZD Connect head unit has been released. Previous version number: 74.00.230ANew version release num: 74.00.310A. UPDATE - VERSION 74-311 IS NOW RELEASED! NO NEW CHANGELOG IS INCLUDED, PLEASE SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS THREAD AFTER UPDATING. Fast forward last week, just bough a pixel 6. Still not working. So I assumed it could be the cable, replaced a couple of cables. None works either And if I plug the pixel 6 to the other usb port, it starts charging, but the one supposedly for android auto doesn't even register. So I'm pretty convinced there's something wrong with the car. Go to your phone’s Settings menu. Tap on ā€œApps & notificationsā€ or ā€œApplication Manager.ā€. Find and select the Kia Android Auto app from the list of apps on your phone. Tap on ā€œStorage.ā€. Click on ā€œClear cacheā€ and then tap on ā€œClear data.ā€. Restart your phone and try connecting to Android Auto again. Potential workaround. Fortunately, we were able to get our hands on a workaround that may help solve the problem for some. Apparently, you only have to turn off the ā€˜location settings’ for Android Auto. To do so, head over to the app settings and select Android Auto. After that, change the location permission and set it to ā€˜Don’t allow Android Auto is not working on Z Fold 5. The same cable works fine with S10+ and S22 phones. View all. Listening to music or media. Spotify not working on Android 13 This is another easy way to resolve Waze not working on Android Auto. Simply press and hold your power button for a few seconds. Tap on Power off or Restart when it pops up on your screen. To restart the Infotainment system, turn off your ignition and wait for the head unit to go off. Turn on your car’s ignition, and wait for the head unit to AIO Android Auto does not work an any FW 70. If you have official Android Auto (AA) with hardware installed, the latest firmware which could be enabled via ID7v2 to install AiO Tweaks via USB is 70.00.352. Most stable FW for AIO AA is 59.00.502. But official AA is even more stable - this requires a FW starting with 70 or 74. F9W7MkZ.