Google says fix for Android Auto’s missing signal icon is rolling out, and it actually is [U]

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After weeks of back and forth, Google has officially confirmed a fix is rolling out for Android Auto’s missing signal icon. Android Auto Google says fix for Android Auto’s missing signal icon is rolling out, and it actually is [U] Ben Schoon | Oct 16 2026 - 8:01 am PT 2 Comments After weeks of back and forth, Google has officially confirmed a fix is rolling out for Android Auto’s missing signal icon. Google is an Internet and software company based in Mountain View.

While it hasn’t been consistent or fully widespread, many have found the cellular signal icon on Android Auto vanishing off and on for several weeks now. Android Auto 17.8 seems to deliver the fix, at least in part, and is now rolling out via the stable track.

The corner of every Android Auto display is meant to show your phone’s battery status, the time, a number of notifications, and your phone’s current cellular connection status. The last one has been in rough shape.

Recent updates have seemed to fix the issue for many , but now Google is confirming a fix has been made. It’s still not back for everyone, it seems, but most users finally have this long-running bug fixed.