I recently started using the Android Auto app in my car. Really like it a lot. It sure has streamlined and enhanced my Car Mode experience. Streaming from my phone to the headunit via Bluetooth. No USB connection needed. I set the app to auto load. Just turn on Bluetooth when leaving the house and it automatically turns off Wi-Fi and loads the app along with all my car mode essential apps when my phone connects to the car. Voice commands are through "Hey Google" and works well. Voice integration is pretty good.
I tried to setup phone pairing without phone/contacts/sms and just have audio so everything else goes through the AA app. The car would no longer connect and sent the AA auto load into an infinite loop trying to connect. So the pairing is as usual and I have the option to answer /make calls, read sms through the app or through UVO. No big deal.
Video overview of the app...
The how to...
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3263912/android/how-to-set-up-android-auto-in-any-car.html
I tried to setup phone pairing without phone/contacts/sms and just have audio so everything else goes through the AA app. The car would no longer connect and sent the AA auto load into an infinite loop trying to connect. So the pairing is as usual and I have the option to answer /make calls, read sms through the app or through UVO. No big deal.
Video overview of the app...
The how to...
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3263912/android/how-to-set-up-android-auto-in-any-car.html