Thanks for the follow up and for providing those additional details, @Swampybunion. I've gone ahead and shared this with the appropriate party for further investigation. ๐ง
For what it's worth, they did go away for a while, although the "goes back to station selection screen after thumbing a song down" thing has reappeared for me, and is present in all three of the vehicles I have available to test with.
I also have the Android Auto "thumbs-down-goes-to-playlist" problem. It started months ago. I'm late to this thread... has a fix been developed? I also want to reiterate that this problem isn't just inconvenient and annoying; it's also DANGEROUS as it requires the driver to (unnecessarily) "play" with the audio controls. (FYI, I have uninstalled/re-installed the Pandora app on my Android to no positive effect.)
Still no fix on my 21 Camry or on my Android running latest software. So annoying. I've really been liking Pandora over Spotify lately, too, for more variety. This issue makes me not want to use Pandora in the car, though.
After I made the initial post about this, however long ago, the problem did go away after a software update. As I recall, it was Android Auto that updated.
Then everything was fine until a couple of months ago, when it started returning to the channels list after a thumb-down. I'm having the issue again, and it seems like several others are as well.
And you're completely correct. This is a huge safety issue because it takes the driver's eyes off the road every time Pandora's algorithm plays something stupid or horrible. Which seems to happen in clumps of 5 or more horrible songs in a row recently.
I still Have the same thumbs down issue (mazda 2021 cx-30 and 2021 mazda cx-9), I always thought it was related to the the lake of touch screen. I occasionally have the three dots issue as well, but unplugging my phone and plugging back in returns it to the standard menu options.
Thanks for posting your experiences with Android Auto! Sorry for the trouble! Looks like this was resolved at one point, but it looks like this issue has returned. I've created a new ticket for investigation and review and included everyone who has already posted. Updates will be posted in this thread as they are provided to the moderation team. In the meantime, we appreciate your patience. Thank you much!
For those new to this thread: If youโre experiencing this issue with your Android Auto, please provide the following information so that we can accurately pass along your information.
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I am having the same issue. Pioneer deck used with Android Auto, but plugged into a USB cable to the radio. Thumbs down shoots me back to my collections. Have to re-select now playing to go back to the screen I was on.
As a paying customer, it's been over a year since this was reported/forwarded to the development team and the issue still exists. Can you please provide an update?
I agree with Swampybunion. The problem has been reported by many users (I too am a paid subscriber), but nothing has been done to fix it and we receive no update from Pandora. We're only asking that Pandora revert to its previous (and more logical, less annoying) functionality. I'll also observe that making the user interact more frequently with the car screen while driving is DANGEROUS.
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