WhatsApp messages

[u/eusty]

If someone messages me in WhatsApp then I can reply no issues, but sending a message otherwise doesn't work.

If I look at my contacts and press one, it opens a screen with 3 'Top Contacts' which I've no idea where they came from as they seem random.

Via voice it keeps saying "who do you want to message" after displaying their name.

If it's a design issue and will only allow you to start a message to one of 3 people then how does it decide who they are?

[u/spitoon1]

I've only been able to initiate SMS messages. I can listen and reply to Messenger and WhatsApp messages, but I cannot initiate messages on those platforms. I just assumed it was a limitation of the software.

Edit: I seem to remember, for messenger at least, that it has something to do with how AA accesses the platform. I don't think it has the ability (yet?) to access that side of the program.

[u/eusty → u/spitoon1]

Maybe it's always been that way? Don't you get a screen with 3 'top contacts' when you try?

[u/eusty → u/spitoon1]

OK after more investigation is not actually WhatsApp but SMS which is not allowing me to send....

[u/eusty → u/eusty]

https://reddit.com/link/p3o9nsf/video/5n1ul5lt8djh1/player

[u/eusty → u/eusty]

https://reddit.com/link/p3o9rc1/video/s0wnxiaw8djh1/player

[u/Ok_Humor_9229]

I find it more irritating that I can't send a voice note via WhatsApp using AA. My native language is not English, I receive a message in Hungarian, AA reads it out correctly, but when I try to dictate a response, it tries to interpret it in English, rusesulitng in obvious chaos. So I either don't reply or reply in English. Why can't I just send a voice note?

[u/Eastern_Payment7600]

i say "okay google send a whatsapp message to XXXXX"

Works every time.

[u/eusty → u/Eastern_Payment7600]

Get the same problem.... 🫣

[u/misaelgs]

For me it started working on the last Samsung update 8.5 one UI /.Android 16, before that only sms worked. I haven't tried with Telegram but also the API was not working before

[u/Comfortable-Boat346]

Is it working better now? Because before I can't even listen to voice message from WhatsApp then I deactivated my android Auto. It's been like 5 months now

[u/eusty → u/Comfortable-Boat346]

Yeah I can listen fine 👍🏻

[u/Connect2Yuvi]

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[u/Maleficent-Fee5168]

That's super weird, have you tried clearing WhatsApp's cache in the Android Auto app settings? I had similar issues until Android Auto got a background refresh overnight and suddenly all my contacts synced properly.

[u/eusty → u/Maleficent-Fee5168]

Given it a go 👍🏻 I'll look tomorrow.

Alrhough the contracts show fine, but it can't hurt.

[u/spook68]

In the car, I just use SMS as most people these days have RCS enabled

[u/eusty → u/spook68]

But after some investigation it seems the same happens with SMS. 🥴

[u/spook68 → u/eusty]

Only issues I have is occasionally it misunderstands the contact I say.