Android Auto volume bug locks controls to navigation; 15.3 beta may help

Android Auto users are reporting a new volume-control glitch just as Google began pushing a fresh beta to testers. Many are pinning their hopes on update 15.3 to set things right.

Here’s how the issue plays out: after Android Auto launches, the steering‑wheel or dashboard buttons adjust music volume only once. When navigation starts giving voice directions, those buttons switch to controlling guidance volume—and after that, they don’t hand control back to music. As a result, adjusting the volume for music, podcasts, or the assistant is only possible manually, interrupting the drive to pick the audio source on the screen.

Most complaints come from Renault and Dacia owners, a pattern that points to a potential compatibility clash between Android Auto and those cars’ software. A Google community representative has asked users for more details, but it’s still unknown whether an official patch is in the works.

Meanwhile, Android Auto 15.3 has already reached beta testers. If no serious bugs surface in the coming days, a wider rollout will begin by the end of the week. Whether it fixes the volume-control error remains an open question, while affected drivers are still on version 14.7.