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Cannot use my phone in car since update

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Taylor_c
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Galaxy S23

Since the update, I am no longer able to connect to the internet while in my car. Android Auto plays just fine, but everything else is non-functional. I can't connect to anything that uses internet, emails don't come in until I disconnect from my car, etc. What's going on and how do I fix it? I tried turning off the cars WiFi but it reconnects automatically. Regardless, I should be able to listen to Spotify and have a functional phone at the same time

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LongHiker
Galactic Samsung Care Ambassador
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Galaxy S23

@Taylor_c A couple of things that you can do.

(a) When your phone is connected to the cars Wifi. Go into phone settings -> Connections -> Wi-Fi and click the gear to the right of the Car's Wifi network name. At the bottom right, click Forget. That should solve it for you. 

But you can also do this. (b) Create a routine which is triggered by joining your Car's BT connection. In the Then section, add Wi-Fi, turn off. Then whenver you are connected to your car's BT, the Wifi is off. This makes sense anyway because you don't want Wifi notifications while you are driving around. I actually have this routine and it works great. Screenshot_20250523_095850_Modes and Routines.jpg