I was just curious if there is an app out there that will allow me to stream my .mp3's or pandora/slacker radio over the bluetooth in my car??
Does not require an app, I sync my bluetooth with my car radio and any audio plays through it, music, pandora, gps, everything.
plz explain how one goes about doing this....thanks in advanced
Maybe your bluetooth didn't support it. Mine synced just fine with our acura rdx bluetooth and played my mp3s. Other systems only support headset bluetooth and not audio.
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I will have to check that out. I have a new car so I would hope that it would have that functionality. My calls and everything work fine through the blue tooth but I will have to check again on the other audio...
Also, in Music Player, hit menu and hit "To Bluetooth".
Seems like every car make may be different. My Genesis Coupe works like a champ (streaming, play/pause, prev track, next track). Only thing I wish it had was track info, but oh well.
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Seems like every car make may be different. My Genesis Coupe works like a champ (streaming, play/pause, prev track, next track). Only thing I wish it had was track info, but oh well.
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Do you have steering wheel controls on your car for skipping tracks and volume? and the track buttons work for skipping songs on the Vibrant?
Also wanting to know if the connection is made using the car's BT functions or the Vibrant's BT functions.
Those of us w/o BT in our cars, any aftermarket solutions for us?
looks like this is our answer.
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I've had my Touchpad for all of four days now. I know their are not a lot apps, but was happy with the basics (browser, e-mail, calender, music player, photo viewer and Skype), but was also looking forward to using TuneIn Radio and Pandora.
I've had two issues with TuneIn Radio.
First, I have an portable Bluetooth speaker (Monster ClarityHD) that I use with my Android tablet. It works well with the Touchpad, except it won't work with Tunein Radio (works with everything else including Pandora). As soon as it connects I can't hear any audio and as soon as I unconnect it the TP starts playing the audio again.
Secondly, Intune radio seem to every so often stop playing and buffer the audio. Some times for for a short time sometimes for a longer time. I tried it with Pandora today and didn't have any issues. Maybe it was just a slow connection that day, not sure. Is this normal with this app?
PS... was streaming Tunein radio just now and it did it again, this time a very short pause before it started playing again. But I've had it happen for so long I just closed the app after 20+ seconds.
RojasTKD said:
I've had my Touchpad for all of four days now. I know their are not a lot apps, but was happy with the basics (browser, e-mail, calender, music player, photo viewer and Skype), but was also looking forward to using TuneIn Radio and Pandora.
I've had two issues with TuneIn Radio.
First, I have an portable Bluetooth speaker (Monster ClarityHD) that I use with my Android tablet. It works well with the Touchpad, except it won't work with Tunein Radio (works with everything else including Pandora). As soon as it connects I can't hear any audio and as soon as I unconnect it the TP starts playing the audio again.
Secondly, Intune radio seem to every so often stop playing and buffer the audio. Some times for for a short time sometimes for a longer time. I tried it with Pandora today and didn't have any issues. Maybe it was just a slow connection that day, not sure. Is this normal with this app?
PS... was streaming Tunein radio just now and it did it again, this time a very short pause before it started playing again. But I've had it happen for so long I just closed the app after 20+ seconds.
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The second one is definitely a common bug with Tunein, just go back or go to another station and go back to the original station and it will work. Not sure about the first (bluetooth bug) I will test my bluetooth headset with it now.
Haha.... you must of posted just as I was typing.
Well, it a shame Tunein radio has this issue. Let me know how your bluetooth headset does. It just so odd that Tuneon is the only app that doesn't produce audio over Bluetooth.
Thanks!
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I will test my bluetooth headset with it now.
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BTW what Bluetooth headset do you have.
I used to have the Motorola S9 but the touch buttons stopped working from the sweat so I got the S9HD's that where suppose to have better moisture resistance, but they stopped working too.
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BTW what Bluetooth headset do you have.
I used to have the Motorola S9 but the touch buttons stopped working from the sweat so I got the S9HD's that where suppose to have better moisture resistance, but they stopped working too.
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Tunein definitely doesn't work with Bluetooth. In fact sound completely stopped coming out of the speakers when I connected my bluetooth.
My headset:
http://www.wirelessground.com/quikcell-q9-mini-bluetooth-headset-blue.html
OMG, it used to be bad, but for some reason TuneIn just constantly buffers for me now. I have it on Android too but it seems fine there, so I'm not sure what's up with the WebOS version.
ponyboy82 said:
OMG, it used to be bad, but for some reason TuneIn just constantly buffers for me now. I have it on Android too but it seems fine there, so I'm not sure what's up with the WebOS version.
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Yeah, it works great on my Android tablet. I guess WebOS is the red headed step child of the OS world.
My car is connected via bluetooth to my G2x and MT4G and tunein has not issues with it. It plays great through bluetooth.
I just can't control it using the bluetooth controls.
So it must be some other problem for you.
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Tunein definitely doesn't work with Bluetooth. In fact sound completely stopped coming out of the speakers when I connected my bluetooth.
My headset:
http://www.wirelessground.com/quikcell-q9-mini-bluetooth-headset-blue.html
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theshowman said:
My car is connected via bluetooth to my G2x and MT4G and tunein has not issues with it. It plays great through bluetooth.
I just can't control it using the bluetooth controls.
So it must be some other problem for you.
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This is specifically a TouchPad (WebOS) issue. TuneIn Radio works perfectly on my android devices.
just regular streaming my TP works fine in tunein and pandora webos and android.
now BT i don't have so :/
i just downloaded the app myself. I am running it on my touchpad with cm7 and it keeps on buffering and then says unable to start audio. I have never tried it with the webos. Is there a fix or any work around by any means?
So I know this is an old thread. But I too have a similar problem. I have a nokia 360 wireless bluetooth speaker. My touchpad has both cm9 and webos in a dual boot configuration. Tunein radio works great on android the bluetooth pairs and I can hear the audio through the wireless speaker. On webos however tunein radio will work fine for audio through the touchpad, but once it pairs to the wireless bluetooth speaker no audio works. The tunein app hasent been updated in a long time. In fact it still has the old icon logo in webos, the blue one with the robot. has anybody found a fix. Or is anybody else experiencing this problem. I prefer to watch and listen to stuff on webos because for some reason when when watching video while running in android and paired to the bluetooth speaker there is a quarter second delay on the audio and it makes it look like a bad chinese dub soundover, where the lips are moving but the audio isn't synced correctly but when watching the same video on webos it works perfectly. (kalemsoft player)
scrizz said:
just regular streaming my TP works fine in tunein and pandora webos and android.
now BT i don't have so :/
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I can confirm the it seems to be a TuniIn problem. External audio works perfectly with all other audio apps in webOS and all apps including TuneIn in CM9 on my TouchPad.
BTW: It doesn't seem to be a bluetooth problem. Even with headphones or external speakers connected to the 3.5mm plug, I have the described problems with TuneIn.
Has anyone gotten this phone to work playing music through your car stereo through Bluetooth?
I'm paired fine and calls come through stereo, but music still comes through phone speaker. My gf isn't around atm or i'd ask her(she got her HD7 to do bluetooth music on my stereo).
I at least know that once it's paired, it's a phone setting.
I have mine paired with my Sony Bluetooth car stereo and it plays fine. I did have one instance where it played through the phone speaker but it corrected itself the next day.
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There should be an option depending on what music player you are using to determine what output you are using. Kinda like if you had a bluetooth earbud, you wouldn't want to play music through it, just receive your calls through it.
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I have mine paired with my Sony Bluetooth car stereo and it plays fine. I did have one instance where it played through the phone speaker but it corrected itself the next day.
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So all you did was just pair, started music player, then it automatically went through Bluetooth?
No matter what I do, it just keeps going through phone speaker(only calls go through Bluetooth). I've tried with default music player and poweramp.
I don't have anything bluetooth to try, but there are no options at all to choose output path either in BT or Music player?
ANGERisMYgift said:
I have mine paired with my Sony Bluetooth car stereo and it plays fine. I did have one instance where it played through the phone speaker but it corrected itself the next day.
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I don't have anything bluetooth to try, but there are no options at all to choose output path either in BT or Music player?
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Under advanced Bluetooth options there is one labeled FTP Server which I believe you need to have on in order to stream music. Hmm... Tried turning Bluetooth on and off on both the phone and stereo, even rebooted phone. Blah!
voxigenboy said:
Under advanced Bluetooth options there is one labeled FTP Server which I believe you need to have on in order to stream music. Hmm... Tried turning Bluetooth on and off on both the phone and stereo, even rebooted phone. Blah!
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When you pair a headset that is stereo capable, it will pair to 2 things, phone audio and media. Have you tried to unpair and pair and see if that fixes it?
I have paired my Rezound with a set of bluetooth stereo headphones and also with my car stereo. I have noticed that the media audio connection is intermittent. It always *says* that it is connected to media audio, but sometimes the sound comes out of my phone speaker anyhow. I have not figured out how to fix this. It seems to happen randomly (more frequently with my car stereo than with the headphones, but it has happened with both). All I can recommend is to go into a Disconnect/Unpair/Pair/Connect loop until you get it to work. It might also help to power cycle your phone. I just did that last night and it paired and connected properly with my car stereo this morning.
This all of course assumes you have checked "Media" under the options screen for the device with which you are pairing.
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If it behaves like any other Android phone, when it links up to a bluetooth connection with the audio profile enabled, it should automatically route it's sound to bluetooth, there's no setting in the music player to toggle that.
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I have paired my Rezound with a set of bluetooth stereo headphones and also with my car stereo. I have noticed that the media audio connection is intermittent. It always *says* that it is connected to media audio, but sometimes the sound comes out of my phone speaker anyhow. I have not figured out how to fix this. It seems to happen randomly (more frequently with my car stereo than with the headphones, but it has happened with both). All I can recommend is to go into a Disconnect/Unpair/Pair/Connect loop until you get it to work. It might also help to power cycle your phone. I just did that last night and it paired and connected properly with my car stereo this morning.
This all of course assumes you have checked "Media" under the options screen for the device with which you are pairing.
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My car has the option for bluetooth media and when I sync'd the phone to the car last night for the first time it worked flawlessly I didn't have to to anything special. I don't think it's a problem with the phone, maybe the car stereo?
I suspect the phone since I've seen the same intermittent problem both with my car stereo and my headphones. Plus I never had any problem with my original Droid with both those devices.
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Update: did a plain old pair with the HTC HD7 again and the music came through the stereo just fine. Tried again with the Rezound and still keeps going through the phone speakers. Oh well... My fault for trusting HTC.. ;P
We've got twins on the way, so we just bought the wife a new minivan. It has bluetooth audio, which is a pretty slick feature. Up until now, I haven't used bluetooth on any of my phones.
She has an EVO 4G, and I have the 3D. I've noticed that when we're playing music in the van using her bluetooth, you can skip songs with the car's controls, and they'll skip on her phone.
But with the 3D, music plays fine, but to skip a song I have to use my phone's touchscreen. The car's stereo won't control the phone's media player.
I'm on CleanROM 2.5.
Does anyone know why I can't control the phone's media player through my car's stereo, but it works fine on the older EVO?
Thanks!
Hmm very weird.... I don't have built in bluetooth with my car but I use a bluetooth to fm transmitter that has music controls on it and the controls work fine. I use subsonic to play music. I also have a Motorola s9hd and the music controls on that work fine as well..... Have you tried to unpair and then re-pair the car to your phone?
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We've got twins on the way, so we just bought the wife a new minivan. It has bluetooth audio, which is a pretty slick feature. Up until now, I haven't used bluetooth on any of my phones.
She has an EVO 4G, and I have the 3D. I've noticed that when we're playing music in the van using her bluetooth, you can skip songs with the car's controls, and they'll skip on her phone.
But with the 3D, music plays fine, but to skip a song I have to use my phone's touchscreen. The car's stereo won't control the phone's media player.
I'm on CleanROM 2.5.
Does anyone know why I can't control the phone's media player through my car's stereo, but it works fine on the older EVO?
Thanks!
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Try connecting to media only. If that doesn't work try manually selecting the media player in the music app, and switch it to the car. If it still doesn't work, check the settings in the car's stereo, maybe there is a setting in there. Also, EVO 3D runs BT 3.0, not sure what EVO 4G has.
Do you have a stock kernal...cause my bluetooth controls work just fine with a stock rom and kernal
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Do you have a stock kernal...cause my bluetooth controls work just fine with a stock rom and kernal
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So this would be kernel related, as opposed to rom related? I'm probably going to update my ROM soon anyway, so we'll see if that helps.
Do any ROMs/Kernels support track information being transmitted over bluetooth?
Thanks!
rtmeikle said:
So this would be kernel related, as opposed to rom related? I'm probably going to update my ROM soon anyway, so we'll see if that helps.
Do any ROMs/Kernels support track information being transmitted over bluetooth?
Thanks!
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Track information over bluetooth is a app thing I believe.
I can say I have used CleanRom 2.5 with bluetooth controls and I have no issues. Right now I am using Myns Rls1 and I have no issue with bluetooth controls.
Try a different music app.
OR, what other audio apps do you have? Something else, for example, like an audiobook reader, may have "hijacked" priority control of the bluetooth controls and that's why they're not working for you on the 3D.
I use them all the time, but sometimes I've had some apps take control of them and I had to delete them or try to not make them have priority.
I've read that some newer bluetooth headphones can be paired with two devices at once. I'm curious if the following scenarios are possible:
1) While listening to music on my Prime with the headphones, a call on my phone will ring through on the headphones. I can then use the headphone controls to answer or drop the call, after which the music on my Prime will continue.
2) While listening to music on my phone, I can start a Youtube video on my Prime, which pauses my phone's music and begins the Youtube audio on the headphones. Once finished the music on my phones resumes.
Is anyone using their bluetooth headset with both their phone and Prime?
Yes you can it os possible
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What your looking for is commonly called MULTIPOINT. Most higher or even mid end bluetooth headsets will let you connect to two or more devices at the same time. Consider if you are paying more than, say, $50 for a half decent headset it SHOULD have it. If it doesnt have at least multipoint 2 i wouldnt get it.
To stream music you are looking for A2DP or AVRCP.
A2DP is your basic music streaming. Much higher quality than your standard voice protocols, keps the music from sounding too tinny.
AVRCP is more fancy, my car stereo has this where i can use media buttons (forward, back, pause, etc.) to control the music. Depending on the device it may also display track information.
Now that we got the hardware side down, lets move on to your scenerios.
You can have media connected to ONE device and voice connected to ONE device for most quality bluetooth headsets. You can play music and if you get a call it will PAUSE the music to notify of the incoming call. Easy.
The second scenario is a bit more complicated. You can only stream music from ONE device at a time. If i have my bluetooth connected to my phone and my computer at the same time for audio i can play movies from my computer to the headset then play audio from my phone to the headset but if i have ANY audio coming from the computer the headset wont accept music from the phone. In most cases i find it easier to turn off bluetooth on my laptop when i want to hear music from my phone, or at least turn off all media players and wait ~30 seconds before switching devices.
In all, yes it can be done, much how others have said, but now hopefully you know what to look for. I remember how difficult it was for me jumping into this blind, maybe my information can help you buy the right hardware. Good luck!
Additionally, which headset are you going with?
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Additionally, which headset are you going with?
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Through research I believe the Samsung HS3000 is a good option. It has a new bluetooth music codec called Apt-X which is supposed to be higher quality than A2DP if both the headset and phone/tablet support it.
If I go that route I'll try to upgrade my phone to a Samsung SIII or HTC One X which both support Apt-X. The Transformer Prime unfortunately does not, but I'll only use it to watch quick internet videos while browsing in this case.
for primairy use of listening to music / movies, that should be decent. The mic placement makes me think that it would not be as good for calls as a headset you wear on your ear but it depends how often you use it.
Never heard of Apt-X, will have to research it probably part of bluetooth 3.0, different frequency, more bandwidth. should be interesting!
First android phone I've had that has this issue.
I have my phone paired with my car's OEM bluetooth (confirmed by my car), but everytime I try and stream a song it still plays through my phone speaker instead of my car, even though my car shows it playing. I've used 5 other android phones with my car with zero issues. Any ideas?
With the sim card issue and now this, I'm thinking of returning this phone.
I have no problems whatsoever. What rom are you running? Details?
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I'd say its a simple menu option on the phone. Mine is perfectly happy to play music and navigation instructions through the Bluetooth. Are you able to make/receive calls through Bluetooth?
Try something for me.
Open up the YouTube app and at the top there will be a blue button. Press it. This toggles sound through speakers/Bluetooth.
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brian85 said:
First android phone I've had that has this issue.
I have my phone paired with my car's OEM bluetooth (confirmed by my car), but everytime I try and stream a song it still plays through my phone speaker instead of my car, even though my car shows it playing. I've used 5 other android phones with my car with zero issues. Any ideas?
With the sim card issue and now this, I'm thinking of returning this phone.
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I have never had your problem however. Since i have and the DNA after i paired the phone with my car. While in the Bluetooth setting i had to click the radio option to connect it. It never would automatically connect till after i did that. Now it connects when i turn it on.
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I have never had your problem however. Since i have and the DNA after i paired the phone with my car. While in the Bluetooth setting i had to click the radio option to connect it. It never would automatically connect till after i did that. Now it connects when i turn it on.
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My wife's DNA autoconnects ever since we originally paired hers to her car, and I don't remember having to enable anything beyond just the initial pairing.
Settings menu for connection
brian85 said:
First android phone I've had that has this issue.
I have my phone paired with my car's OEM bluetooth (confirmed by my car), but everytime I try and stream a song it still plays through my phone speaker instead of my car, even though my car shows it playing. I've used 5 other android phones with my car with zero issues. Any ideas?
With the sim card issue and now this, I'm thinking of returning this phone.
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Only one of two things I can think of:
- You get into the car with another device connected with AVRCP capabilities, and it's taking priority over your car's media audio connection. Thus, you're left with the car connected to phone audio, and your bluetooth headphones/Jambox/etc. playing music. HOwever, you specifically mentioned the music was playing through your phone speaker, so the only other possibility is...
- Go into settings, Bluetooth, and click on the sliders/settings icon next to your car's connection name. Ensure both Media Audio and Phone Audio are checked.
Beyond that, I would try unpairing all your Bluetooth profiles and reconnecting them. BT has been pretty finnicky for me, across handsets and accessories.
Sense devices haven't worked well in my car. Other devices have seemed to work a little better. But my car is a 2005. So think it depends on the car software. You might try upgrading the firmware on your car's setup if all of the other options fail.
No BT music streaming here too
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Only one of two things I can think of:
- You get into the car with another device connected with AVRCP capabilities, and it's taking priority over your car's media audio connection. Thus, you're left with the car connected to phone audio, and your bluetooth headphones/Jambox/etc. playing music. HOwever, you specifically mentioned the music was playing through your phone speaker, so the only other possibility is...
- Go into settings, Bluetooth, and click on the sliders/settings icon next to your car's connection name. Ensure both Media Audio and Phone Audio are checked.
Beyond that, I would try unpairing all your Bluetooth profiles and reconnecting them. BT has been pretty finnicky for me, across handsets and accessories.
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I also do not get why my dna won't stream through BT in my car or truck. I mostly listen to Pandora...I know there is a BT setting in the app and I have it enabled. I can receive/make calls fine but if I want to stream Pandora through the vehicles speakers, I have to plug in the 3.5 mm jack. In my BT settings on the dna, I only have Phone Audio, no option for Media Audio? In BT settings, under Advanced, there is FTP server (not checked) and Message access, which is checked and that's it? I have not tried another music source to try to stream, but I'll try that next. Update: just tried Slacker radio and it doesn't come through the vehicles speakers either
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Try something for me.
Open up the YouTube app and at the top there will be a blue button. Press it. This toggles sound through speakers/Bluetooth.
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For me, I do not see any blue button at the top in my YouTube app?
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damagickid said:
I have never had your problem however. Since i have and the DNA after i paired the phone with my car. While in the Bluetooth setting i had to click the radio option to connect it. It never would automatically connect till after i did that. Now it connects when i turn it on.
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Where exactly is this "radio option" you mentioned? I do not see any setting for that in Bluetooth on the DNA, maybe you have that option in your BT settings in your car? Can you actually stream Pandora in your vehicle through BT on your DNA (stock?)
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For me, I do not see any blue button at the top in my YouTube app?
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You have to be connected to a Bluetooth device. Its next to the sear h button.
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My car, when pairing asks for a second step to enable Bluetooth audio... it may be a setting within the cars BT system...
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There is a Bluetooth audio streaming problem with the recent non-GPS Toyota head units. I have a 2012 4Runner, and I'm only able to get the Google Play Music app to stream for a few seconds. The phone thinks it's still working, but nothing is getting through to the stereo. There was a thread about this started over on Rootzwiki. I've been told that the stock HTC music app will work, but in don't keep any media on my phone. I've tried Audible, Play Music, and Dog Catcher. Bluetooth calls work just fine.
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I also do not get why my dna won't stream through BT in my car or truck. I mostly listen to Pandora...I know there is a BT setting in the app and I have it enabled. I can receive/make calls fine but if I want to stream Pandora through the vehicles speakers, I have to plug in the 3.5 mm jack. In my BT settings on the dna, I only have Phone Audio, no option for Media Audio? In BT settings, under Advanced, there is FTP server (not checked) and Message access, which is checked and that's it? I have not tried another music source to try to stream, but I'll try that next. Update: just tried Slacker radio and it doesn't come through the vehicles speakers either
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It isn't enough that your head unit is "Bluetooth enabled". There are many capabilities: phone, hands free, BT audio, etc. On many models, only phone capabilities are included. For BT Audio to be output, you need a head unit that is A2DP capable (above, I typed AVRCP, which is incorrect - AVRCP allows the BT device to control playback...the RC stands for remote control). A2DP is the profile the BT device (in this case your head unit) uses to tell the phone what capabilities it can handle. In this case, it's only telling the phone it has headset capabilities, and therefore will never output audio. Solution: get a new head unit, or just continue to use the 3.5MM jack, which has two benefits: it's ****ing free, and you can take advantage of the Beats Audio amp within the phone.
FYI, with stock Hyundai, Kia, Ford Sync head units, I've been able to output all audio: Google Music, Pandora, Slacker, DoggCatcher, along with all system sounds and notifications. I really don't think this is a phone problem, it's usually something going wacky at the car's end. See bluefoam's comment above about having to enable A2DP in the car's settings. Never seen this, but proof of the idiocy of head unit makers sometimes.
Hope that helps. This doesn't seem to be an issue with the OP, because he said he'd been able to play music over BT with other phones, so I'm intrigued to know if this is a problem with an unchecked box like I mentioned, or if there's something else going on.
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It isn't enough that your head unit is "Bluetooth enabled". There are many capabilities: phone, hands free, BT audio, etc. On many models, only phone capabilities are included. For BT Audio to be output, you need a head unit that is A2DP capable (above, I typed AVRCP, which is incorrect - AVRCP allows the BT device to control playback...the RC stands for remote control). A2DP is the profile the BT device (in this case your head unit) uses to tell the phone what capabilities it can handle. In this case, it's only telling the phone it has headset capabilities, and therefore will never output audio. Solution: get a new head unit, or just continue to use the 3.5MM jack, which has two benefits: it's ****ing free, and you can take advantage of the Beats Audio amp within the phone.
FYI, with stock Hyundai, Kia, Ford Sync head units, I've been able to output all audio: Google Music, Pandora, Slacker, DoggCatcher, along with all system sounds and notifications. I really don't think this is a phone problem, it's usually something going wacky at the car's end. See bluefoam's comment above about having to enable A2DP in the car's settings. Never seen this, but proof of the idiocy of head unit makers sometimes.
Hope that helps. This doesn't seem to be an issue with the OP, because he said he'd been able to play music over BT with other phones, so I'm intrigued to know if this is a problem with an unchecked box like I mentioned, or if there's something else going on.
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Yes, very helpful, thanks. And yea, its really not a big deal to plug in the jack...my car and truck both came with audio jacks so at least there's that.