TL;DR
- Users on Android 10 are starting to receive warnings that Android Auto will soon stop working on their phones.
- The alerts suggest Google may be preparing to raise the minimum Android Auto requirement for wired connections to Android 11.
- Google hasn’t announced the change yet, and its support pages still list Android 9 Pie as the minimum for wired Android Auto.
Android Auto has already left several older versions of Android behind over the years, and another cutoff now appears to be approaching. Google dropped support for Android 8 Oreo and older devices in 2022, then moved the minimum to Android 9 Pie in 2024. Now, Android 10 users are starting to see warnings that their phones will soon stop working with Android Auto, suggesting Android 11 could become the next minimum requirement.
Several users with older phones have recently reported seeing a notification when connecting to their cars that reads, “Phone will no longer be supported,” followed by a warning that Android Auto will soon stop working because the device cannot update to the required Android version.