--- title: 4 Android Auto settings I always change right away on a... description: A practical guide covering four Android Auto settings to configure on a new phone: enabling automatic startup (including while locked and auto-music),... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/4-android-auto-settings-i-always-change-right-away-on-a-new-phone-lz07ierqm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 4 Android Auto settings I always change right away on a new phone | daily.dev og:description: A practical guide covering four Android Auto settings to configure on a new phone: enabling automatic startup (including while locked and auto-music),... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/4-android-auto-settings-i-always-change-right-away-on-a-new-phone-lz07ierqm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lz07iERqm.png og:image:alt: 4 Android Auto settings I always change right away on a new phone og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 4 Android Auto settings I always change right away on a new phone **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A practical guide covering four Android Auto settings to configure on a new phone: enabling automatic startup (including while locked and auto-music), disabling message notifications for distraction-free driving, customizing and organizing the app launcher to show only essential apps, and enabling Developer Settings for advanced options like display resolution adjustment, screenshots, and fixing USB disconnection issues. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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