Although every year there are hundreds of new smartphone models presented by the various OEMs, there are many users who hold their devices tightly, long since abandoned by the official software support and therefore anchored to old versions of the green robot. For them, there is bad news if they are used to using Android Auto in the car, as Google recently increased the minimum requirements for using Android Auto, making it impossible to use Android Auto on certain smartphones.
In fact, the cold shower came in August, when Google announced that new versions of Android Auto from then on would need at least Android 8 Oreo to work.
So all those devices that previously exploited the potential of Big G's automotive entertainment in their car, despite versions of Android 6 Marshmallow and Android 7 Nougat on their device, will have to either switch smartphones or abandon the use of Android Auto.
This decision by Google may not please some users, but it is also worth remembering that Android 6 dates back to 2015, so 7 years ago and probably few users will find themselves at the crossroads: it is estimated that only 8 % of Android smartphones in circulation run on OS 6 or 7 and that of these only 22% are used as the main device, with a good chance of not using Android Auto on their car.
