--- title: Android Auto kept disconnecting until I changed one... description: Android Auto random disconnections can be fixed by changing the default USB configuration in Android's hidden Developer Options menu. The root cause is... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/android-auto-kept-disconnecting-until-i-changed-one-hidden-setting-cthf5grww twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Android Auto kept disconnecting until I changed one hidden setting | daily.dev og:description: Android Auto random disconnections can be fixed by changing the default USB configuration in Android's hidden Developer Options menu. The root cause is... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/android-auto-kept-disconnecting-until-i-changed-one-hidden-setting-cthf5grww og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CThf5grww.png og:image:alt: Android Auto kept disconnecting until I changed one hidden setting 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. # Android Auto kept disconnecting until I changed one hidden setting **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Android Auto random disconnections can be fixed by changing the default USB configuration in Android's hidden Developer Options menu. The root cause is Android's battery management and security protocols interfering with the USB handshake, causing the phone to switch to charging-only mode mid-drive. The fix involves enabling Developer Mode by tapping Build Number seven times, then navigating to Developer Options > Networking > Default USB Configuration and switching from 'No Data Transfer' to 'File Transfer'. Additional fallbacks include clearing the Android Auto cache and disabling Adaptive Battery. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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