{
  "id": 2816236,
  "title": "Android Auto drains my phone faster than the car can charge it, and the fix wasn't a better cable",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/android-auto-drains-my-phone-faster-than-the-car-can-charge-it-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-23T15:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/android-auto-drains-my-phone-faster-than-the-car-can-charge-it-the-fix-wasnt-a-better-cable/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Android Auto drains faster than your car charges, but switching to the 12V socket changes everything",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Android Police",
        "title": "I ditched wired Android Auto after the cable wouldn't stay connected; here's why wireless wins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/i-ditched-wired-android-auto-after-the-cable-wouldnt-stay-connected",
        "published": "2026-08-23T15:15:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}