Submit a bug report for Android Auto

1. Make sure your car is in park (P) with the infotainment system turned on.
2.  Ensure Google Play Services and Android Auto are updated on your phone. You can check for an available update on the Google Play Store app .

3. Close all apps on your phone and restart your phone. This will minimize the amount of unnecessary information captured on the bug report.
4. Connect your phone to your car display wirelessly or with a USB cable.

Important: Do not unplug the USB cable or disconnect from a wireless connection to your car's infotainment system while you capture and send your bug report. Key information may be lost if your phone is disconnected before the bug report is complete.

1.  Navigate to Settings   About phone (or Settings   System)
2. Scroll to find the Build number and quickly tap the Build number 7 times in a row or until "You're now a developer" appears. (You may be asked to re-enter your phone's passcode to continue.)
3. Navigate back to find Developer options. It will be under Settings or System on your phone. (If you do not see it, repeat step 2.)
4. Tap Developer options to open the menu. (The Use developer options toggle should be in the On position.)
5. Scroll to Bug report shortcut and enable it.
6. Scroll to Logger buffer sizes. Tap on it and select 16M (or the highest value available).

1.  Go to Settings   search "Android Auto" and select Android Auto Settings.
2. Tap Version. This will expand to say Version and permission info.
3. Tap Version and permission info 10 times in a row or until "Allow development settings?" appears. Tap Ok.
4.  Select Menu  and tap Developer settings.
5. Enable Force debug logging.

If your infotainment screen is frozen or if you are unable to follow the above instructions to capture a bug report, follow these alternative steps. Bug reports captured through this method are automatically sent to the Android Auto team.

Important: Do not unplug the USB cable or disconnect from a wireless connection to your car's infotainment system while you capture and send your bug report. Key information may be lost if your phone is disconnected before the bug report is complete.

1. Navigate to your phone's Power menu and select Bug report. You must complete the Initial Setup steps at the top of this page to continue.

2. To view the bug report's progress, take screenshots, or add more details, navigate to your phone's Notifications screen and locate the active bug report.

Note: Screenshots taken with the bug report's progress notification will be attached to the bug report through a zip file.

3. When the process is complete, you should receive a Bug report captured notification on your phone. Tap the notification.

Note: You may receive a pop-up window about sharing private information through the bug report logs. Tap Ok.

4. Your bug has been sent to the Android Auto team. You can also download a copy. If you are in touch with the User Support Team, download the bug report zip file to your computer and attach the zip file to your email correspondence.

If you are unable to attach the bug report due to the zip file's size, you may share the zip file with Google Drive.