I have tried VPNs from Google, Malwarebytes, Lookout and others.
Seems like the phone is locked into the VPN on Wifi and so can’t connect to the head unit AA functionality.
Anyone else have this issue, and or know about how to fix?
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Update Google Fi VPN works with Wireless AA.
Well… yeah of course it would.
Without going too deep into networking, wireless AA uses wifi, and therefore has a rudimentary router/subnet structure for communication. When you turn on a VPN, your route table gets all fucked, and AA isn’t built with that in mind. Why on earth would you need a VPN while on android auto?
Old thread but wanted to reply to the douchy answers stating VPN is not needed:
I have a factory big screen on my Ford Mach-e or Ford Lightning.
Unlike Tesla, Android Auto does NOT let me play movies or TV while sitting on my ass charging for 30 minutes+
I need both an Android Auto adapter and VPN so I can connect to my home network and check my IoT, watch a recorded tv show, or anything else for that matter via an Android Auto adapter. Connection will fail as soon as VPN is enabled.
Solution: (as many stated)
You need a VPN bypass (split tunnel) in order to allow AA to connect while you are on VPN. For those using OpenVPN. The native app does NOT provide this. You need to use Arne Schwabe (found on Google Store and free) in order to accomplish this.
If I am doing any banking or otherwise, I may want to use a 3rd party VPN client like Nord to secure the connection as the adapter supports all apps and your connection is unsecure over mobile data.
VPN is needed. Anyone suggesting otherwise doesn’t know what they are doing or drive a 1982 Gremlin.
The feature you would be looking for is called split-tunneling VPN.
Other than that it is kind of on purpose. The VPN is supposed to block traffic outside of the tunnel, and the AA is outside of the tunnel, thus the traffic doesnt reach it.
Try NordVPN it has split tunnel
Yes, I have had this issue since the wireless launch. I have looked into solutions, contacted Google, and found nothing. The only workaround is to pause the VPN.
I know this is an old thread but for Adguard you can go to apps management and turn off Adguard protection for Android Auto
Found a solution for Nord VPN:
Go to the VPN settings and look for “split tunneling”
Once inside in the search bar type “android auto”
Select show system apps since there is an additional instance of android auto hidden as system app.
Add both to White list.
And there you have it android auto will be available while VPN is connected.
Also regarding the privacy argument.
YOUR ISP AND GOOGLE MAY ALREADY OWN YOUR INFO AND A DEVICE PROFILE BASED ON YOUR BROWSER HISTORY.
WHEN VISITING WEBSITE IT WILL PREVENT IT FROM SHARING YOUR REAL LOCATION INFO BY PROVIDING AN IP ADDRESS THAT IS NOT YOR REAL ONE.
VPN IS NOT FOR PRIVACY BUT AS AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF DEFENSE AGAINST HACKING ATTEMPTS OVER AN UNSECURED NETWORK.
YOU WILL STILL RECEIVE TARGETED APPS ITS JUST THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE THE ONES BASED ON THE LOCATION YOU HAVE SET ON VPN.
Blokada users - setting an exception works.
wireless android auto works with the amazon vpn enabled now. Just in case anyone is still following this thread.
Hey OP and anyone else! You can totally spit tunnel android auto over your VPN depending on if the VPN app allows it. NORD VPN app has an option to exempt certain apps and allow direct internet access. In the nord app you go to Profile > Settings > Split Tunneling then select the app you want exempted.
I recently ran into this problem and split tunneling was NOT working for me. I use Wireguard with the standard wireguard client. After I configured split tunneling AA was still disconnecting even though I made sure the address spaces were all correct and not overlapping. For the wireguard client, I needed to “Exclude” the “Android Auto” application in the wireguard app settings. This was the key as split tunneling didn’t work for wireguard in my experience.
Wireguard client > exclude android auto > success
Hopefully this will be useful to someone.
This looks to be an old topic but is still on going.
Reasons for having a VPN on and the head unit to fall under it. Is the same reason why your network should be encrypted.
The head unit should fall in/under that network if the mobile device is the so called “router”.
I’ll admit that I haven’t read up on the protocols for AA but for the easy of consumer use it should just work.
Can I add an exception to VPN that allows AA? Not worried about privacy, just don’t want to turn off my VPN while in the car. Not worried about privacy for AA, just looking for convenience.
We had to delete the VPN -
The VPN comes with Norton that is on cell for banking ect. Never thought about the technical stuff. All was semi good for 3 months, NOW theVPN error pops up…
I know this is super old but just for anybody that might use wireguard. If you go into your VPN hit the pencil at the top then you click on all applications and then you can exclude Android auto this will allow you to use it while keeping your VPN active.
I have Proton VPN that has the ability to turn on split tunneling for specific apps. Just add Android Auto to the list of excluded apps and your are set. Both AA and the VPN can run simultaneously.
Vmware tunnel dos’t do it and i am 95% sure Winscribe VPN dos’t i use both all the time.
Holy fucking shit this comments section is the biggest circle jerk I have seen in a while.
“Hey guys how can I use Android Auto and keep my VPN on?”
“Akshually, you’re using a google phone, so stop pretending you care about your privacy, if you had known ANYTHING about networking, you would know that very basic fact.”
You are all losers.