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Android Auto Missing Stub

  • /e/OS version: 3.0.4-a15-20250708507307-official-FP6
  • Device model(s): FP6
  • Impacted Application: Android Auto
  • Affected application/URL:
  • Browser/client and version:

The problem

Android Auto Produces communication error 22 because the app was not pre-installed. Screenshot_20250731-095314_Android_Auto

Steps to reproduce

  1. Follow this guide to install Android Auto: https://doc.e.foundation/support-topics/android-auto

Optional - Use these stubs: https://community.e.foundation/t/how-to-run-android-auto-without-google-apps/64578 (Issue presents itself either way)

  1. Plug the phone into a car that supports Android Auto

  2. Attempt to use Android Auto

  3. The communication error will occur

Technical details

Per the error, Android Auto is not pre-installed. I'm not sure if this is a technical limitation on Google's part or artificial gatekeeping. However, it seems a stub of some kind should be installed onto e/os to make this work.

Edited by Peter Miller