Navigation expired and Android Auto won't open its MAP

[choocad]

OK, As of today my 2025 Tacoma Limited has turned one year old and Navigation Factory display has of course expired. I opened Android Auto and first thing that comes up is Problem opening maps prompt on screen of truck , but everything else will function, Now before I opened Android Auto I did notice GPS signal had slash through it and I assume that is because I didn't renew the subscription , shame on me, HA HA . after researching Android auto , I found that it will try to use the factory Nav signal 1st, and if not available it is SUPPOSED TO SWITCH TO PHONE'S nav signal. Mine did not . I tried 1st to disconnect battery of truck and cleared cache on phone, even updated Android Auto on phone, none of that worked. So then I hooked up the USB Cable from phone to the USB port on the Side of Display unit on dash , then reran the Android Auto, now I have a Nav screen from Android Auto that works , I unhooked the USB cable shut vehicle off and restarted later and now goes to phone's GPS every time which is ok with me. I Hope this helps someone who is kind of cheap like me, and doesn't like subscriptions . Joe White

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[bsquaredMTB]

FYI, You can also use it wirelessly if you enable the Android Auto toggle on your bluetooth connections.

 

[Devleen]

OK, As of today my 2025 Tacoma Limited has turned one year old and Navigation Factory display has of course expired. I opened Android Auto and first thing that comes up is Problem opening maps prompt on screen of truck , but everything else will function, Now before I opened Android Auto I did notice GPS signal had slash through it and I assume that is because I didn't renew the subscription , shame on me, HA HA . after researching Android auto , I found that it will try to use the factory Nav signal 1st, and if not available it is SUPPOSED TO SWITCH TO PHONE'S nav signal. Mine did not . I tried 1st to disconnect battery of truck and cleared cache on phone, even updated Android Auto on phone, none of that worked. So then I hooked up the USB Cable from phone to the USB port on the Side of Display unit on dash , then reran the Android Auto, now I have a Nav screen from Android Auto that works , I unhooked the USB cable shut vehicle off and restarted later and now goes to phone's GPS every time which is ok with me. I Hope this helps someone who is kind of cheap like me, and doesn't like subscriptions . Joe White

Thanks for sharing this great, budget-friendly tip! Hard-wiring the phone via USB forces the head unit to handshake and re-anchor its location data source to the mobile device, bypassing the expired Toyota Multimedia Services cloud lock.

 

[Bluznvice]

FYI, You can also use it wirelessly if you enable the Android Auto toggle on your bluetooth connections.

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