Android Auto™ - If Equipped - Jeep CHEROKEE User Manual

Android Auto™ — If Equipped
NOTE:
Feature availability depends on your carrier
and mobile phone manufacturer. Some
Android Auto™ features may or may not be
available in every region and/or language.
Android Auto™ is a feature of your Uconnect
system, and your Android™ 5.0 Lollipop or
higher powered smartphone with a data plan,
that allows you to project your smartphone
and a number of its apps onto the touch-
screen radio display. Android Auto™ auto-
matically brings you useful information, and
organizes it into simple cards that appear
just when they are needed. Android Auto™
can be used with Google's best-in-class
speech technology, the steering wheel
controls, the knobs and buttons on your radio
faceplate, and the radio display's touch-
screen to control many of your apps. To use
Android Auto™ follow these steps:
1. Download the Android Auto™ app from
the Google Play
Android™-powered smartphone.
2. Connect your Android™-powered smart-
phone to one of the media USB ports in
your vehicle. If you have not downloaded
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the Android Auto™ app to your smart-
phone before plugging in the device for
the first time, the app begins to download.
NOTE:
Be sure to use the factory-provided USB
cable that came with your phone, as after-
market cables may not work.
Your phone may ask you to approve the use
of the Android Auto™ app before use.
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3. Once Android Auto™ has made a
connection through USB, Android Auto™
will also connect via Bluetooth®. The
system displays the Android Auto™
home screen. Android Auto™ automati-
Android Auto™
cally launches, but if it does not, refer to
the Uconnect Owner's Manual Supple-
ment for the procedure to enable the
feature "AutoShow." You can also launch
it by pressing Android Auto™ located in
the "Apps" menu. If you use Android
Auto™ frequently you can move the app
to the menu bar at the bottom of the
touchscreen. Press the Apps button and
locate the Android Auto™ App; then drag
the selected App to replace an existing
shortcut in the main menu bar.
Once Android Auto™ is up and running on
your Uconnect system, the following features
can be utilized using your smartphone's data
plan:
Google Maps™ for navigation

Google Play Music, Spotify, iHeart Radio,

etc. for music
Hands-free Calling and

communication
Hundreds of compatible apps and many

more!
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