I had seen big improvements with build 37 regarding bluetooth.
HCT Incredible w 4.0.4
Previous V22 and 25...it would randomly pair and not work with a JVC Car head unit, but was OK with a Ford Sync.
I paired and played with no apparent issues yesterday. Great work!
I noticed that the stream Artist and Track name are now also visible on the Ford Sync.
Setting the default music player, when pairing to the radio is still unclear.
My Beyond Podcaster was dominating...but I was able to unset it within the app.
Now Doubletwist is working as default.
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Ok so I'm running fresh 2.0d. I was wondering what bluetooth profiles on this version of android it supports.
I installed a bluetooth car stereo in my truck not to long ago and music plays fine only thing is the display will say "no information" instead of showing the artist/song it's playing. Does this version of android support pushing ID3 tag information?
Hey all,
I tried pairing my Xoom with my 2010 VW GTI, so I could play my music files through my stereo, but I couldnt get it to work. Under Bluetooth settings, it shows "Connected to media audio," but when I play music, I get nothing on my stereo. I've tried unpairing and re-connecting, rebooting my device, but no go. Has anyone else had issues with audio playing through bluetooth in their car?
not with the xoom but what i noticed is that your bluetooth software that is in the car would go flaky and in some cars wouldnt even work. not even simple contact list syncing.
i therefore tend to say that the software in the car is prolly causing the issues.
In the 2010 model, it doesn't sync the contact list, or show the currently playing artist/title on the display. It is basically just a BT headset. I tether my Incredible to the car all the time without issue (oh, and yes I made sure the Xoom was synched, not the INC).
So I have this problem both on my 2012 Prius which has navigation and is supposed to support A2DP et. al. as well as in my Civic which has a Kenwood Bluetooth headunit [KDC-BT752HD].
The Nexus 7 can connect and is able to stream music to both devices, but neither device can show song title/artist/album information. On the Kenwood it says nothing at all, and on the Prius it says something like 'untitled etc'.
The device is supposed to support all the requisite Bluetooth profiles, so I can't imagine why it's not sending this information correctly?
In addition I feel like this is an Android 4.x.x bug, because on my old Epic 4G, CM7 would send artist/album/song title information just fine to both the Prius and the Kenwood, but when I flashed to CM9 I get the same problem that the Nexus 7 is now having.
Is anyone else seeing this? Do any of the ROM's on the forum address/fix this issue?
t is probably an issue with your music playing app. I use PowerAmp to play music to my JVC unit & it shares the info. Doggcatcher or Beyondpod for my podcasts does not..
I think the Google play music will stream the data too...I can't remember.
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t is probably an issue with your music playing app. I use PowerAmp to play music to my JVC unit & it shares the info. Doggcatcher or Beyondpod for my podcasts does not..
I think the Google play music will stream the data too...I can't remember.
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I'm using Google Music with my N7 and it isn't sending the metadata. On my CM9 device, with the same head unit, it does send the metadata. So I don't think it's purely the software used to play the music.
I've found that the N7 supports only AVRCP 1.0, and the metadata information is sent with AVRCP 1.3, which you have to flash a custom ROM to get.
I'm seeing the same symptom
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So I have this problem both on my 2012 Prius which has navigation and is supposed to support A2DP et. al. as well as in my Civic which has a Kenwood Bluetooth headunit [KDC-BT752HD].
The Nexus 7 can connect and is able to stream music to both devices, but neither device can show song title/artist/album information. On the Kenwood it says nothing at all, and on the Prius it says something like 'untitled etc'.
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Is anyone else seeing this? Do any of the ROM's on the forum address/fix this issue?
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I am seeing this same issue with a Galaxy Nexus running Android 4.1.1 and my 2012 Prius. My old phone, which ran Gingerbread 2.3.3, correctly showed song titles and artists, whether I used the old Music app or the Google Play music app. With the new phone, music plays fine but the title, artist, and album are reported as unknown.
Perhaps this is an Android 4.x bug.
I can't speak for the nexus7, as I haven't tried it yet. On my gingerbread phone, most apps don't send the metadata across via bluetooth. Google Play music does. Pandora sends all the track info if connected across USB, not with bluetooth.
I agree that it is likely an AVRCP version issue. I'm surprised they didn't bump it yet in 4.x. I think CM10 might have the new version.
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I'm using Google Music with my N7 and it isn't sending the metadata. On my CM9 device, with the same head unit, it does send the metadata. So I don't think it's purely the software used to play the music.
I've found that the N7 supports only AVRCP 1.0, and the metadata information is sent with AVRCP 1.3, which you have to flash a custom ROM to get.
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Hi,
I am a happy switchover to Nexus 4 from my iPhone, only thing I am starting to miss are some integration bits with my car audio system.
I am currently connecting the phone via bluetooth and it is working well, I can stream music and use built-in car dialler, however, I do not see what is currently playing on the car dash.
When I had the same setup using iPhone, I could see the currently playing song information. I can still skip to the next song using car's steering wheel buttons but I only see "Bluetooth audio" on the display.
I am using the default Google Play app to play music - have also tried with dogcatcher but no avail. On the iPhone various app worked - Music, Podcasts..
Second issue I have - is it possible to "force" phone calls to background when connected to bluetooth headset? I would quite prefer the satnav to stay on instead of seeing the current caller's information - as I already see that on my dash.
Thanks!
zard_cz said:
Hi,
I am a happy switchover to Nexus 4 from my iPhone, only thing I am starting to miss are some integration bits with my car audio system.
I am currently connecting the phone via bluetooth and it is working well, I can stream music and use built-in car dialler, however, I do not see what is currently playing on the car dash.
When I had the same setup using iPhone, I could see the currently playing song information. I can still skip to the next song using car's steering wheel buttons but I only see "Bluetooth audio" on the display.
I am using the default Google Play app to play music - have also tried with dogcatcher but no avail. On the iPhone various app worked - Music, Podcasts..
Second issue I have - is it possible to "force" phone calls to background when connected to bluetooth headset? I would quite prefer the satnav to stay on instead of seeing the current caller's information - as I already see that on my dash.
Thanks!
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The first problem is caused by you and other people buying iPhone. You have contributed to pushing 3rd party manufacturers into supporting proprietary apple formats and communication protocols.
There is a perfectly fine Bluetooth protocol for track display, but your car stereo doesn't suport that, only the proprietary Apple one.
Hopefully you are now aware of the evil lock-in tactics that Apple have been engaging in, and next time you will check the product specifications to see see if your purchase is going to lock you in in any way.
Volkswagen and their bluetooth devices work fine with Android. It's Android that lacks a proper protocol to push that info to the radio. I know this because I worked with VW for months on troubleshooting the issue. Eventually, I obtained a stock galaxy S3 and it displays info just fine. With a custom 4.2.1/4.2.2 rom, it does not, just displays "BT-Audio".
CM is adding in bt tag support, but it currently doesn't work with play music, but is noted to work with pandora.
OP - your second issue is not possible. The radio automatically flips to the most recent info it has to display to you. You can manually toggle it back IIRC, as I can on mine.
I have the same issue:
See thread which explains a lot and could solve your issue:
https://productforums.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/mobile/5lTaNBEBJMU
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/20091-request-avrcp-13-for-cars-w-bluetooth-built-in-etc/page__st__20
http://forum.frandroid.com/topic/11...ense-ota-cm101-nighlty-20130304/page__st__460
We need to get AVRPC in our devices then it would work.
I drive an A5 SB with no go : ( to bad
yea the bluetooth works on my ford focus, but doesnt show the info of what track is playing.
Can anyone confirm that song metadata shows up on their car stereo when streaming over Bluetooth? I have a Kenwood deck that pairs and streams fine, but metadata are never displayed. Before I take it up with Kenwood, I want to confirm that the feature does in fact work with other units (and thus isn't a problem with the phone). Thanks in advance!
Works with my Toyota Avalon.
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Works with my Toyota Avalon.
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Travillion said:
Can anyone confirm that song metadata shows up on their car stereo when streaming over Bluetooth? I have a Kenwood deck that pairs and streams fine, but metadata are never displayed. Before I take it up with Kenwood, I want to confirm that the feature does in fact work with other units (and thus isn't a problem with the phone). Thanks in advance!
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It depends on the car stereo. In my work truck (300 series Hino) my Bluetooth connects automatically & I can just press play on the stereo to start music & the album art and other metadata show no problems.
But in my 2013 KIA sportage, I have to manually connect to the phone every time & open the music app I'm using & start playing music from the phone first. And I get no info about the music at all.
Frustrating to me, because the KIA stereo is by far the better of the two & a year newer.
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It depends on the car stereo. In my work truck (300 series Hino) my Bluetooth connects automatically & I can just press play on the stereo to start music & the album art and other metadata show no problems.
But in my 2013 KIA sportage, I have to manually connect to the phone every time & open the music app I'm using & start playing music from the phone first. And I get no info about the music at all.
Frustrating to me, because the KIA stereo is by far the better of the two & a year newer.
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So frustrating. This is the fourth phone I've tried with this deck (Nexus 5, Moto X, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P) and just can't get metadata. Grrr!
Having the same issue with the Sony double din unit in my Ford Escape. None of the players I've tried show any song info on the deck. It works find in the iDrive in my F30 though.
Never had this issue with my Xperia Z3.
I hope someone comes up with a fix.
Both my 2013 Subaru BRZ HU and the Pioneer AVH-X2700 in my Sequoia work just fine with Google Music. Neither display album art but I don't think the HUs support that.
Works perfectly with my '14 Ford Fusion SE
I have the 128gb 6p and it connects just fine on my Pioneer FH-X720BT. Phone calls route thru the system and caller info is displayed just fine. However, my problem is that it shows the track info for the first song but when the next song plays it still displays track info for the first song. I can play through 20 songs and it's still stuck displaying the track info from the first song. It does this with Google Music and Amazon Music. That's sort of similar to your issue, anybody else have that?
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I have the 128gb 6p and it connects just fine on my Pioneer FH-X720BT. Phone calls route thru the system and caller info is displayed just fine. However, my problem is that it shows the track info for the first song but when the next song plays it still displays track info for the first song. I can play through 20 songs and it's still stuck displaying the track info from the first song. It does this with Google Music and Amazon Music. That's sort of similar to your issue, anybody else have that?
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I have that same problem with my Nexus 5x on my Pioneer DEH-8700BH. I noticed it only does the no song update only with music streamed via internet radio through several apps. The song name works, however, when the music is physically saved to the phone. Weird...
Interestingly, I have the prior version of this Pioneer radio in my other car and it works just fine at all times. It's the DEH-8600BH.
No fix that I know of. It's very frustrating, I called Pioneer and they blamed the phone, then I called Google Nexus and they blamed the radio. I am very angry and hope it has something to do with Marshmallow. It works just fine with my brother's Android with Lollipop...
Hopfully a patch comes out soon.
Works great on my 2012 Honda civic.
I was looking forward to a solution..
My stock Nexus 6P shows no metadata in my 2012 Volvo V50, however, when I flashed CM13, metadata shows just fine.
Honestly, I dont know if caller ID worked in neither roms but I'm going to try it out this weekend.
I guess the BT driver is the issue?
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I have the 128gb 6p and it connects just fine on my Pioneer FH-X720BT. Phone calls route thru the system and caller info is displayed just fine. However, my problem is that it shows the track info for the first song but when the next song plays it still displays track info for the first song. I can play through 20 songs and it's still stuck displaying the track info from the first song. It does this with Google Music and Amazon Music. That's sort of similar to your issue, anybody else have that?
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That happens to me on occasion. When it does, I pause the music ( I use the button on my steering wheel or radio panel) and push play again, and the current song comes up. I also had this problem with my Galaxy S4, but it happened more often.
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It's fixed! I flashed the February 2016 update and now my phone displays metadata on the car stereo!
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It's fixed! I flashed the February 2016 update and now my phone displays metadata on the car stereo!
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Noob question,
You were able to flash the update on a rooted device/AOSP ROM?
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Noob question,
You were able to flash the update on a rooted device/AOSP ROM?
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I"m not rooted. Just unlocked the bootloader and ran flash-all from adb with the feb2016 update.
I just got my 6P beginning of June.
First thing I did was pair it to my Kenwood radio in my car (KDC-BT858U).
I am seeing the same issue where all the controls work fine, there is just no metadata on screen.
My 2 BlackBerry phones have not problems (Passport and Classic). Both these show the metadata always.
I then paired the 6P to a Parrot Mki-9200 and on this device the metadata does show up...
Unfortunately it looks like it is a compatibility issue...
I thought BT metadata is supposed to be a standard... should be backwards compatible...
or is there some settings missing somewhere in the code for certain radios??