Google raises Android Auto minimum to Android 11

Google has raised the minimum Android version listed for Android Auto to Android 11, leaving phones running Android 9 or 10 outside the service’s stated supported versions. The change appears in Google’s updated support documentation, which had previously listed Android 9 as the minimum.

Android Auto brings functions such as navigation, calls, messages and music to a compatible car display. The new requirement means owners of phones that cannot upgrade to Android 11 or later may eventually need another device to keep using the service. Google has not given a date when Android Auto will stop working on every affected phone.

Reports differ on whether the updated minimum newly changes eligibility for both wired and wireless connections. Some describe the requirement as applying to both. Others say the change is for wired connections, noting that wireless Android Auto already required Android 11 or newer. The updated support wording has not been fully reproduced in the accounts describing the change, leaving its scope across connection methods unsettled.

The documentation update follows warnings that some Android 10 users reportedly began receiving in October 2026, telling them their...