{
  "id": 12136503,
  "title": "Android Auto could soon stop working on millions of phones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/android-auto-could-soon-stop-working-on-millions-of-phones",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T11:22:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/android-auto-android-10-support-ending-3719043/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Android Auto may soon stop supporting millions of Android phones as the platform prepares to raise the minimum Android version required for wired connections, according to warnings being sent to some users. The alerts indicate Google could be planning to increase the minimum Android Auto requirement from Android 10 to Android 11 for these connections.\n\nGoogle has not publicly announced the change yet, and its support pages still list Android 9 Pie as the minimum requirement for wired Android Auto. However, Android Auto has already abandoned several older versions of Android in recent years. In 2022, Google ended support for Android 8 Oreo and older devices, then raised the minimum requirement to Android 9 Pie in 2024.\n\nNow, Android 10 users are beginning to receive notifications when connecting their phones to cars that say, \"Phone will no longer be supported,\" followed by a warning that Android Auto will stop working soon because the device cannot update to the required Android version. Several users with older phones have reported this message, suggesting that Android 11 may soon become the new minimum requirement for wired Android Auto connections.",
  "summary": "Android 10 users are starting to see warnings that support will end soon.",
  "key_points": [
    "Android Auto may require Android 11 for wired connections.",
    "Google has not officially announced the change.",
    "Users with Android 10 phones receive support warnings."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "Android Auto's best settings are still hiding where nobody looks, and they fix real problems",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/android-autos-best-settings-are-still-hiding-where-nobody-looks-and",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:30:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Google",
        "title": "Android Auto might start requiring Android 11 or later soon, driver reports suggest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/android-auto-might-start-requiring-android-11-or-later-soon-driver",
        "published": "2026-10-05T14:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}