How to Open a Fluss+ Device from Android Auto: Tap It on the Car Screen

How to open a Fluss+ Device from Android Auto

Fluss+ shows up on your car's Android Auto screen as a list of your devices. Tap to trigger, without touching your phone.

Before you begin

  • Fluss+ app: install it and sign in on the phone you connect to the car. The car screen shows the devices the app shares with it.
  • Android Auto: your car and phone must already be set up for Android Auto, either by cable or wirelessly.
  • Fluss+ Devices: you need at least one on your account. Fluss Intercoms aren't supported in the car and don't appear in the list.

Note: On a home screen widget, you choose Wi-Fi or Bluetooth yourself. In the car, Fluss+ chooses for you each time, depending on whether your phone is in Bluetooth range.

Steps

1. Connect your phone to the car

Start Android Auto as you normally would: plug your phone in, or let it connect wirelessly.

Android Auto home screen

2. Open Fluss+

In the car's app launcher, tap Fluss+. The Gates screen opens and lists the devices you have access to.

The Gates screen listing devices with their connection labels

3. Check the label under each device

The label shows how Fluss+ would reach that device right now:

Label What it means
Bluetooth · In range Your phone is close enough to trigger the device directly. No internet is needed.
Wi-Fi The device is online and will be triggered over the internet.
Out of range The device can't be reached right now. Tapping it won't trigger anything.

Labels update as you drive. For example, a device that shows Wi-Fi or Out of range on the way home changes to Bluetooth · In range as you get close.

4. Tap to trigger

Tap the device's row to trigger it. Fluss+ uses Bluetooth if you're in range. Otherwise it uses Wi-Fi, as long as the device is online and your access allows Wi-Fi triggering. The car screen shows Opening followed by the device's name.

Caution: There's no confirmation step in the car. One tap triggers the device immediately. A home screen widget, by contrast, can be set to ask for a second tap.

Opening confirmation on the car screen

If a label looks out of date

Tap Refresh at the top of the Gates screen. Fluss+ scans again for nearby devices and fetches the latest status of your Wi-Fi devices.

If a device is missing from the list or won't trigger, see Android Auto: why a Device is missing or won't trigger.