I am trying to figure out the pattern of NX350h Infotainment system startup behavior.
There are four possibilities:

1. Lexus navigation map shown on the main screen with Android Auto music streaming on
2. Lexus navigation map shown on the main screen with Android Auto music streaming off
3. Android Auto map shown on the main screen with Android Auto music streaming on
4. Android Auto map shown on the main screen with Android Auto music streaming off

I was not able to determine the pattern and reason for each startup behaviors.
Note: Start music automatically option in Android Auto is set to "On"

Any thoughts?.

 

I agree--this is part of the quirky "charm" of the vehicle. My wife, in particular, complains about the unpredicability of what media will play by default when starting the vehicle. We can be listening to Sirius XM via the native Lexus system during one drive. The next time we start the car it is a crap shoot whether it continues to play Sirius or will start playing something else via Android Auto such as Pandora. Also I haven't bothered to figure out what Smartphone (mine or my wife's) takes precedence if we are both in the car. Regardless it is not a big enough deal to make me dig into the minutiae of the tech.

 

True, it is not a big deal really, but I would like to have one way or another :-) not just random... It does not make much of a difference for me, but I am wondering maybe I do not know something, and someone on this forum does know how to set startup behavior.

 

My understanding was that the media would default to whatever was set during the previuous drive but this does not seem to be the case every time. It may have something to do with the speed in which the car detects the Smartphone??

 

Maybe you are right... :-)