Android Auto now will not Navigate To Contacts

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📝 Summary:

A user reports a recent malfunction with Android Auto in their Kia vehicle paired with a Galaxy smartphone#1. While calls to contacts work normally, the voice command "Hey Google, Navigate To [Contact Name]" now fails to recognize valid contacts, instead routing to unknown or phonetically similar names. This issue emerged in the past month after previously functioning correctly. The user also notes the disappearance of the Contacts category in Android Auto’s menu, suggesting a recent software change.

TL;DR:
✅ **Voice navigation to contacts fails** despite functional call commands and contact access.
✅ **Issue appeared recently** after a year of normal operation.
✅ **Contacts menu option missing** in Android Auto interface.

🔎 Key Insights:
Android Auto accesses contacts for calls but misinterprets them for navigation commands.
Symptoms indicate a software or update discrepancy, not hardware or connectivity problems.

🎯 Conclusion:
The disruption is likely caused by a recent Android Auto update affecting contact-based navigation and menu options, requiring troubleshooting focused on software patches or settings.

🏷️ Tags:

Android Auto, Navigation, Contact List, Galaxy Smartphone, Kia, Voice Command

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A user reports a recent malfunction with Android Auto in their Kia vehicle paired with a Galaxy smartphone#1. While calls to contacts work normally, the voice command "Hey Google, Navigate To [Contact Name]" now fails to recognize valid contacts, instead routing to unknown or phonetically similar names. This issue emerged in the past month after previously functioning correctly. The user also notes the disappearance of the Contacts category in Android Auto’s menu, suggesting a recent software change.

TL;DR:
✅ **Voice navigation to contacts fails** despite functional call commands and contact access.
✅ **Issue appeared recently** after a year of normal operation.
✅ **Contacts menu option missing** in Android Auto interface.

🔎 Key Insights:
Android Auto accesses contacts for calls but misinterprets them for navigation commands.
Symptoms indicate a software or update discrepancy, not hardware or connectivity problems.

🎯 Conclusion:
The disruption is likely caused by a recent Android Auto update affecting contact-based navigation and menu options, requiring troubleshooting focused on software patches or settings.

🏷️ Tags:

Android Auto, Navigation, Contact List, Galaxy Smartphone, Kia, Voice Command

📊 Data Source: Based on ALL posts in thread (total: 1 posts) | ⏱️ Total Generation Time: 20s | 📅 Generation Date: 2025-08-28 20:13:16 | 🆕 New Posts after Generation: 0
Developed by Quantive Dynamic Solutions.
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My Galaxy smartphone and Kia Android Auto are connected properly and have been working for over a year. Just this past month, Android Auto will no longer do Navigation To by Contact list. I verified I can have Android Auto initiate calls to specific choices on my Contacts list so I know Android Auto 'sees' my phone's contact list. However, it will not properly respond to "Hey Google, Navigate To" name when name is on my phone's contact list. It will "Navigate To" name where the name sounds like something from my contacts list but is someone unknown to me. It had been properly responding last month, so something must have recently changed. I also believe there was a Contacts choice in the Android Auto menu, under Categories. I no longer see that choice.
 
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