Workspace accounts with Android Auto OS

[Paul_BarossaCof]

Currently Workspace accounts don’t work with Android Auto. This means that workspace users can not connect to a vehicle with embedded Android Auto. More and more vehicles have this enabled now (https://www.android.com/intl/en_au/auto/compatibility/). Currently businesses providing fleet vehicles to employees need to ask those employees to get a free Gmail account in order to connect to their vehicle!!  This means users can’t take advantage of the benefits of their workspace account being active in their vehicle. Please work with Android Auto to enable AAOS to work with Google Workspace accounts. 

[angelo_cabrera]

Hi Paul, can you check if Search And Assistant is enabled in the admin console? https://admin.google.com/ac/managedsettings/719785517167 it seems that android auto needs the google assistant in order to work

[Rebem]

Have just tried this and can confirm - Search and Assistant enabled but we still can't log on to Android Automotive (AAOS) cars with Google Workspace accounts. It gives the following error : "*email address* isn’t currently supported on this car. Try signing in with another account."

[johaneltes]

How many decades will Google yet need to merge these to account silos?

[jerry12]

I have a google workspace account and android auto works for me.  I did notice that I didn't seem to have calendar access and contacts didn't seem to work (call Joe Jones didn't seem to work) but I did some searches and found I needed to enable search and assistant and that seems to have fixed calendar access or at least I can now enable / set it in the AA settings on my phone.  Curious to see if calling / contacts works now.

[johaneltes]

Thanks. Maybe I should give it yet a try no that I have upgraded the system (I drive a Volvo XC40 recharge 2024).

[sivlmuse]

This thread is about Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS) which is an operating system and platform running directly on the in-vehicle hardware and does not require a phone. Are you sure you're talking about the same thing? https://source.android.com/docs/automotive/start/what_automotive

[jerry12]

Yup you're right I'm using android auto not android auto os.

[Paul_BarossaCof]

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried this in my Volvo XC40 recharge and unfortunately I still get the following error : "*email address* isn’t currently supported on this car. Try signing in with another account."

Maybe the solution works on other vehicles? @jerry12 can you share your vehicle make/model and software version?

[jerry12]

I was mistaken I'm using android auto not AA OS. In any case my car is a
BMW i4 M50.