Android Auto may finally be fixing this annoying dashboard bug

The fix is showing up in Android Auto v17.8 beta. Android Auto may finally be fixing this annoying dashboard bug. The fix appears in Android Auto version 17.8.1638, which is currently a beta build.

Availability is still inconsistent, so stable users may have to wait a little longer. When you’re driving through a patchy coverage area, those tiny signal bars on the Android Auto dashboard can be surprisingly useful. A quick glance at the dashboard tells you whether your connection is holding up before a call starts breaking up.

But for some Android Auto users, that glance has been useless for months because the cellular signal indicator simply disappeared. Now, Android Auto version 17.8.1638 appears to be bringing it back.