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With the hotspot disabled it won't work. As for the support by the car, I don't know, all I know is that it works on my 2020 Scala with Bolero.

The WiFi connection should be established automatically by Android Auto when you select to connect wirelessly (the phone and the car know about each other via Bluetooth and they perform the initial handshake and credential exchange via Bluetooth.)

Yes, the WLAN hotspot needs to be active, as Wireless Android Auto communicates via WiFi.

Thanks, indeed it stayed active.

After I bought the car, all Skoda Connect features were active except for remote locking and unlocking, I had to visit the dealership and have that activated, for security reasons. Now, as part of wireless Android Auto troubleshooting, I am thinking of factory resetting the whole infotainment system (Bolero). If I do that, will I have to visit the dealership again, to activate the remote unlocking, or will it remain activated once I log back in with my account, despite the factory reset?

Yes, Android 10, not 11, sorry.

As of Android 11, it is included by default. On previous versions, it may have or have not been preinstalled, you can install it from Play Store (if it's available in your country) or sideload it.

Or to get this dongle: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/aawireless#/

@fyren It wasn't me who had the issue, it was @M4C1N0. I just commented on it.

Okay, that'd be odd if they left it out in Amundsen, anyway, good luck and maybe do let us know once you hear back from Skoda.

Hi @M4C1N0, I got mine in March (delivered in March, ordered in January) and I specifically ordered an extra option called "Wireless Smartlink", it was not included by default (although it was only 54€ I believe) - this is what enables the wireless connection. I have Bolero, though, not Amundsen - I did not want to pay extra for navigation when I knew I would use the navigation from my phone via Android Auto anyway. The screen size difference was not significant enough, so I stuck with Bolero. But if CarPlay works for you wirelessly, technically Android Auto should too. There is a good guide by @ajrimmer at https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/479851-wireless-android-auto-on-scala-no-internet/?tab=comments#comment-5387318 so I suggest you check it out. It is broken down to 3 essential steps - for me the setup was much easier, as I like to dig through my phone's settings and I had already done steps 1 and 2 in the past.

Yeah, that sucks... And I don't know why they claim only CarPlay is supported for Wireless SmartLink, I am using Android Auto wirelessly

Somewhere on the internet I read that they don't add that after thr car was manufactured, that it only could have been ordered as an option prior to manufacture. However, I have no idea what reason they would have not to do this - and, moreover, I don't have that from an official source, just from an internet discussion, so definitely ask your dealer about it.

I'm not sure why they wrote "only available with Apple Carplay", because unless they actually make a different software for different countries, which I highly doubt, the Wireless Smartlink option works for both Android and iOS. I got mine here in Slovakia and it does work for Android Auto (the description of the Wireless Smartlink option mentioned both iOS and Android here - or neither, I don't remember it well anymore, but definitely it didn't say "just for this one OS").

I have the 8" Bolero and have Care Connect Remote Access.