Android auto bug leaves WhatsApp users with unexpected sighs
Android Auto has introduced another "quirk" for drivers. Recently, the system has been unexpectedly reading messages, sometimes adding a sigh at the end of the sentence. A discussion on Reddit suggests that this issue exclusively affects messages received in WhatsApp chats.
1:19 PM EST, November 28, 2024
Android Auto often experiences functionality issues, particularly with voice control. The latest bug involves the unusual reading of received messages. As users have noted over the past few days, Google Assistant seems to sigh at the end of the statement. Analysis indicates that this issue occurs only with WhatsApp messages, according to 9to5Google, based on reports shared on Reddit recently.
Currently, it's difficult to pinpoint the cause of the problem or how it can be resolved. As is often the case with voice control issues, one potential solution might be to force updates for Android Auto and the Google app. If these measures do not work, drivers may need to exercise patience and wait for the server-side error to be fixed or for the next Android Auto update, which is expected in the coming days.
Fortunately, this glitch does not hinder users from responding to or understanding messages. It's worth recalling that years ago. An issue was an incorrect interpretation of message languages, which caused Google Assistant to babble for an extended period, effectively preventing voice control for messages via Android Auto.
Unfortunately, it took quite a while to resolve the issue at that time, and drivers experiencing the problem had to cope with limitations for many weeks. There is hope that this issue will be resolved much more quickly, as it does not render the application unusable, unlike the situation in 2020, several updates ago.