Your phone should automatically connect to your car's Android Auto system wirelessly each time you start the engine within range of the vehicle.

Normally your iPhone continues playing where it left off when you jump in the car, but these handy tricks let you play your favorite tunes or nothing at all.

Q: My phone, a Google Pixel 3 XL, used to be able to play the directions from Google Maps through its wireless connection to my 2016 Toyota RAV4. But a couple of years ago that quit working, and ...

Sometimes, due to a problem with the car, a problem with the phone, or something else entirely, you just can't seem to make the connection.

Synching or cloning your smartphone to your car console could cause your personal information to be stored there long after you've returned your rental car or traded in your lease.