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How bad is Android Auto for privacy on a stock Pixel phone. What can the car and car vendor get access to.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Wireless android auto hasn't worked with VPN's for years. It's because the service is now baked into the OS, preventing it from split tunneling.

Switch to wired and it'll work

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I can get it to work if I whitelist the android auto app from my VPN.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Which means it isn't using the VPN.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm saying split tunnel is very similar to a whitelist and is available to some VPN's. A split tunnel would also bypass the VPN.

Also, while Android auto is a system app now, it is also identifiable by my VPN software and able to be whitelisted.