Android Auto

[KCWASP]

Hi all
Due to pick up a GTD next week which i cant wait for!  Just a question that i cant seem to find the answer to, when connected via cable for android auto, does it charge your phone? Use Spotify a lot for my music so was wanting to us the app on AA.
Thanks all!

[Sootchucker]

Yes it does, albeit quite slowly.

[Briggsy]

Yes it does, albeit quite slowly.

Charges mine fine, might be the cable you're using.

On a side note you do have to bare in mind that if you're actually using Android Auto features, i.e. Satnav, music etc then the phones battery will charge slower because you're using intensive apps.

[KCWASP]

Thanks both.  Will look at getting me a cable to keep in the car then.

[Briggsy]

Get a short one, I had a long one but it was a nightmare to then shut the compartment door. Think my cables about 3-4" rather than the foot long one I had and can shut it up with the phone in without issue.

[st332]

One point to note is that if you have a device with USB Type C, be extremely careful with your choice of cable.
USB Type C can draw a lot more current than "old" USB (Type A / Type B / Micro USB / Mini USB).

If you have a type C device, you will need a cable which has USB Type C on one end and USB Type A at the other to connect your device to your Golf.  These cables are supposed to contain some circuitry which essentially tells the device "you're connected to a legacy USB power source, don't draw lots of power" (I think it's just a 56 kΩ resistor on one of the pins).
Many cheap cables are not compliant, leading the device to draw too much current which can fry the power source (i.e. your car).

Lots of coverage on the issue in the tech press back in 2015, e.g.:
https://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/11/google-engineer-leaves-scathing-reviews-of-dodgy-usb-type-c-cables-on-amazon/

I'm picking up my car on Tuesday week and picked up a few short cables like this one in advance:
http://amzn.eu/iCiU0nQ

[Sootchucker]

The only issue I've found with the short cables (which I have), is that it can be quite hard to plug into the phone with the cable being so short, and on more than one occasion, the wife tried to pick up the phone from the front cubby (thinking it had a long Iphone style cable), and nearly snapped the connector off.

I now use the phone with the short connector in the 2nd USB socket in the central armrest (I have the advanced phone prep). Not only does this stop people trying to pick the phone up, but the elasticated holding strap for the wireless aerial connection stops the phone from banging around in the cubby when going round bends.

[Watts]

Hope the OP doesn't mind my asking this here, but since cables are being discussed... My OH's iphone no longer works via the socket in the cubby ahead of the gearstick. I'm assuming it is the cable at fault but I don't know what the plug/socket is called, it's bigger than a usb, can someone tell me please? Then where would be best to buy one, Amazon?

[Vwjap]

Lightning cable, as I understand they only work with genuine apple cables, although I have heard they do work with others

[Watts]

Lightning cable, as I understand they only work with genuine apple cables, although I have heard they do work with others

Cheers I'm thinking now though (given the utterly ridiculous cost ) that it might be a software issue. The phone (iphone 5) was working fine and we don't unplug the cable from the car, it is currently on ios 10.3.2 - has anyone else had any issues? Either way I'm not buying a new cable...