I have a Samsung S22 and I was able to fix this issue. Go to Settings > Apps > Pandora > Permissions and select Nearby Devices. Click Allow. It took a while for it to initially connect in my car, but once it did it works fine. ... View more

My phone is running Android v12, so not sure if this is the difference. I went to Settings > Apps > Pandora, then clicked on Permissions. It shows two groupings, Allowed and Not Allowed. Only Phone was in Allowed and Nearby devices was in Not Allowed. Clicking on Nearby devices gave me the option to Allow. It now displays in the Allowed group. ... View more

I was experiencing the same issue. I checked the permissions on my Galaxy S22 for my Pandora app and found that only my phone was given permisison. There is a setting for "Nearby devices" and I selected it. Went to my 2021 Mazda CX-30 and launched Pandora from the list of sources and after a minute or so it loaded and now works. Side benefit is that I can now launch Pandora from my Galaxy smart watch. ... View more