I've used many other Android phones with my car stereo (mostly YouTube playback), and they worked fine.
My Zenfone 8, however, although it connects, takes about 60 seconds or so for the audio to "settle". Until that time, playback has gaps, speed-ups, slow-downs, volume changes, static, etc.
After that 60 seconds, audio works as expected.
Anyone else have this issue?
I wonder if it is related to my specific car stereo, or any bluetooth devices in general. I will experiment to see if it is only this particular pairing, or if it happens with all bluetooth audio devices.