So I have installed FUTO Voice (but not FUTO Keyboard) to see if that helps - but have been unsuccessful - that too seems to be unable to operate inside Android Auto.
No change with FUTO Voice. Still can’t initiate a new message via SMS app in Android Auto.
Also via Molly (Signal) in Android Auto there isn’t even an option for initiating new messages.
This still happens.
AA steadfastly continues to not recognise anything as the Digital Assistant, even FUTO Voice.
Looking very unfortunately like I am going to have to install Google Speech Recognition & Synthesis and just lock it down as tight as possible. Hopefully I can retain the other 2 stubs to minimise the G apps on device… Will try a few more tweaks and things but if no joy will go this route tomorrow…
OsmAnd still proving slightly buggy; and there’s some other odd issues with navigation around AA locking up still and such like…
On a positive note Musicolet works really well, and in AA as well as on phone. Couldn’t get the default Music app to work even on the phone, just froze up after 1s of audio everytime (MP3), so scrapped it and removed from device…