Any clever idea to overcome no Android Auto / Apple Carplay?

[AtlantaX]

Texting: I have my phone set to announce texts when I'm driving and it does this over bluetooth. I can also just say "Hey Siri" to call or text anyone and it works very well, also over bluetooth.
Haven't missed CarPlay at all really, but I'm not a Waze power user.

Talk to me Goose….
Does the car have to have audio set to Bluetooth to have these kinds of announcements use the car audio system? Or will It overrides the current audio playing, say Spotify, to do the announcement? That would help the missing of incoming messages right now. For outbound, I’ve found “hey siri” to be unreliable when there is other sound in the car (A/C, audio, etc). Have you found it to be reliable?
All the instructions I find for setting up “announce messages while driving” are tied to CarPlay settings. Any tips on how to set up without CarPlay? Thanks!

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[narmstrong79]

Update from the OP.

Now that it had the car for a month and a half. The Rivian system is fine but I do android audio features of YouTube music and the phone/text integration. But making due.