Wireless Android Auto is easy to use. You get in the car, and your phone connects on its own — which is what attracted me to it to begin with. However, as I started to use it more, I realized that the wired setup was actually worth all the hassle. I would rather have a phone that always works than the convenience of wireless. Wireless Android Auto made my phone way too hot Running everything over Wi-Fi just cooks your phone My SUV was the first car I had that could use Android Auto wirelessly. It was great, and I used it for years. But my phone started feeling like a hot baked potato after long drives. I remember once that it felt like it was about to catch fire if I didn't take the case off and help cool it down. It felt uncomfortable to hold, and heat was coming through the metal and glass. At first, I thought it was just a weird one-off thing, but it has happened more than once, and I've dealt with enough electrical fires to know that it is an issue. Moving to Texas from Vegas made it way more obvious. Both places turn your car into an oven in summer, but I'd argue Vegas is worse. Dry heat is worse than humidity if you're dealing with high temperatures. I thought that escaping a place where the sun hurt your skin would stop this heat buildup. It did not. With wireless Android Auto, your phone isn't just mirroring a screen; it's doing all the heavy lifting for your car's infotainment. Bluetooth handles the initial handshake and voice calls, but then the actual data stream moves to a 5 GHz Wi-Fi Direct connection. That means your phone's Wi-Fi radio is running continuously while the