This Android Auto Problem Is Affecting Calls On Foldable Phones
Users of foldable smartphones, particularly Motorola Razr models, are reporting an inability to place outgoing calls while their devices are closed. The issue appears linked to the integration of Google's Gemini AI, with some users finding that reverting to older assistant software resolves the problem.
Why it matters
This highlights potential software-hardware compatibility conflicts as AI assistants become more deeply integrated into mobile operating systems.
Andriy Baidak/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Owners of foldable phones are reportedly running into issues when trying to place outgoing calls using Android Auto. Posts on Reddit , as well as Google and Motorola forums, describe various foldable phones losing their ability to make calls when they're closed, as first reported by Android Authority . And Gemini might play a role in the calling quandary.
Users say that when their phones are closed and they instruct them to call someone, the call doesn't connect. One poster on Reddit said they get a message to "flip open to continue." Incoming calls seem to come through just fine. Several of the posters report the issue only started after they began using Gemini.
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