2015 Outback - Stop bluetooth audio random autostart! mirrorlink too

[awoodby]

Hello!

 

New subaru owner here, glad to be one too! So much awesome about this car. A few minor issues though!

 

First. Mirrorlink. When I plug my android phone in to the built-in usb's to charge, it goes to "mirrorlink" which apparently does nothing, as the "mirrorlink" remains grayed out on the dash. However, I cannot use my phone (waze!) at all. Anyone know a way to tell it to stop locking up my phone for this uselessness??  (other than "don't plug it in there")

 

If mirrorlink isn't enabled, why the hell is it even still ON there? irritating.

 

NEXT.

Whenever I get bluetooth connection, it autostarts my dang podcast player. Aside from uninstalling podcast, can I select somewhere what app it fires up? Autostarting idiotic podcasts is rarely appropriate! Now if I could set it to restart my audiobook player, ok, otherwise, STOP AUTOSTARTING

 

Also:

The satellite radio. Every time I select THAT, it autostarts channel 1. If I hear that "this is my fight song" song one more time I'm going to have to go fight that girl. Is there any way to tell THAT to STOP AUTOSTARTING CRAP also??

 

Thanks anyone for any assist on these. IT's making me dread turning on the radio, and caused quite a few embarrassing moments (why oh WHY does it pick THAT podcast to autostart EVERY DANG TIME)

 

Much appreciate the assist!

 

--Alex

[awoodby]

I thought I had a semi-workaround, put an audiofile in the app that just was blank. Or said something like "Identity confirmation failed. Initiating self destruct" for the fun of it.

 

Except it chose the podcast player of all friggin' things. Wonder if I can figure out WHY? My car device autoplays a music player (doubletwist). Both players on my android are set to "do not autoplay" also, so it's definitely the car/device.