Hi all --
So my 6p, Pure Nexus Rom, is Bluetooth connected to my 2014 Cadillac SRX. Everything is checked off in the settings for the connection -- phone audio, media audio, and contact sharing. I make and receive calls fine. I can play music over the Bluetooth connection. But I have a program called "Out Loud" that is supposed to read my texts and messages over the Bluetooth connection, and it doesn't seem to work. Waze directions won't read over the connection either. However, if I'm streaming music from the phone to the car, out loud and Waze DO work. It interrupts the music to read texts, etc. But if I'm listening to the radio or an SD card plugged into the car's SD card slot, nothing. So clearly the notifications are working if I'm streaming music, but otherwise, no go. Shouldn't the "Media Audio" connection cover all my phone's media audio, not just streaming music? Does anyone have any idea why it's not and what I might be doing wrong? Thanks so so much for any help in advance, I truly appreciate it.
Not sure if it's supposed to work any different from mine (2008 Ford Fusion), but the only time I hear anything is if Bluetooth is connected and my radio source is set to Bluetooth or if I receive a call and my phone is paired to the vehicle, then it'll override anything that I'm listening to allow me to answer the call through my car. I'm assuming this is still similar in nature to your vehicle. Maybe the app has an option whether you'd like to route sound through Bluetooth or your phone speaker instead (just like in the Waze app)? If it doesnt, maybe the dev could consider adding this feature.
Yeah, it's odd. I was on a diffeent ROM (had to switch because I was getting a lot of hot boots), and the texts were read aloud through the Bluetooth no matter if I was listening to the radio, or streaming music from the phone. So I'm confused why it's not doing the same on Pure Nexus.
It's all about the different bluetooth profiles. The music streaming portion of bluetooth has no real priority, it's up to the radio to decide if you're going to hear the stream. Now phone calls, on the other hand, is a different portion of the connection. The radio allows the phone to interrupt whatever you're listening to. For me also, if you hit the google voice search on your phone, it'll interrupt the radio to use the car's built in mic and speakers to interact. With that in mind, we know it doesn't just have to be phone calls per se., the voice search interrupts the radio (or whatever other source) just fine. The question becomes that of figuring out what apps you can utilize to cause the bluetooth connection to recognize an interruption. Personally, I'd love to see it for Maps given the scenario of my listening to the radio and not hearing the turn-by-turn prompts since I'm not streaming from the bluetooth source and the phone obviously won't play it out loud. I've done some research (of course as a non-developer) and have found that it's such a low-level operation that most developers don't bother with trying to make work. The only reason you happen to hear notifications while streaming is because you've actively preselected the option on your radio to hear whatever the phone wants to push out in its entirety.
Yeah, I just can't figure out why, with one rom, all my apps seemed to have the capacity to have the Bluetooth recognize an interruption no matter what I was listening to, while on Pure Nexus, as you said, I have to have selected streaming phone music in order for those notifications to play through the Bluetooth. I wish I could figure out how to give Out Loud that same priority. In theory, it lets you pick the audio stream you want to try ("Music, Voice Call, Alarm, or Notification"), but none of them work for me. Very frustrating.
From my research it appears:
1) it's a recognized quirk that has something to do with incompatibility with one of the protocols that Android uses.
2) when using BT & 'Radio' setting (i.e. listen to radio in car): the nav voice commands will either be mute or fade-in.
3) when using BT & the 'Streaming Media' setting (i.e. play streaming music from your mobile): the nav voice commands will work as expected
4) This or this may or may not help.
5) IOS has this issue also[/QUOTE]
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Finally got bluetooth in my car stereo and reviewed some threads prior to posting, but not sure anyone asked / answered the question I have. I'm basically wondering how people are using their bluetooth stereo's. From what I can tell so far I have 2 options.
1. Phone pairs, i listen to my car stereo and if a phone call comes in the stereo picks up the call if i say, and upon completion back to my car stereo
2. Phone pairs, put the car into BT Audio mode and stream audio from my phone including phone calls.
The problem is, i'm looking for a way to combine both. For example I'd like to be able to listen to my car stereo, and if i get a notification i hear it over the radio, not just phone calls. I haven't tried yet, but i'm guessing the nav will be the same way, if i'm listening to the stereo and running nav on my phone i will get no turn by turn like i would if i was listening to music on my phone and running nav.
Is there a way to do this? Am I missing something? I have the Sony Xplōd™ MEX-BT3900U. Is this a limitation of my stereo, or just not how most people use their bluetooth?
I just ordered a replacement radio as well with BT support. I'd be curious wth what other people have to say with experience as well.
I use this all the time.
Both options will work provided the head unit you bought supports media streaming.
Your phone will connect both phone and media over Bluetooth. You listen to your media and if a call comes in you can take it while the media is paused. Media will resume after call completed.
Notifications and navigation will pause and resume media as needed.
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I've found the quality of the audio over bluetooth to be very degraded. Have a rear AUX 1/8th port and run a cable to mount, Then use BT headset for all if need be, but have Pandora playing Excision & Downlink radio the entire time
What i want to do is simple, but i have never found a way to do this. I had heard Google was working on the whole sound subsystem and may address in the future, but maybe someone knows of an app...
Basically, I would like to use BT media, but have Nav sound output from the phone. Otherwise if I switch to radio or some other music source on the radio - Nav is still piped to the car BT and i can't hear it.
I would like to just leave BT on all the time on the phone, and have BT handsfree always on, BT music when i select it on the radio (for an input) but NAV would always play through phone speakers.
Any ideas?
Hello,
I have recently upgraded from the HTC One M7, however I am finding my qualms that are making this Note4 a pain in the arse.
When I get into my car, I have the Bluetooth automatically sync to my stereo. This syncs my phone, and contacts and also allows Bluetooth audio and Pandora capabilities. However, I like to use my phone for navigation and sometimes listen to the radio without using any bluetooth audio.
I have not found a way to keep the Phone synced up with the stereo, yet to play the audio from navigation(Waze) from the Phone. Every time it connects to the stereo, the phone output sends everything to bluetooth. And when I am listening to the radio, I don't hear anything at all. No directions, notifications, ect as its still sending them to bluetooth even though I am not listening to bluetooth.
I never had this issue on my HTC one, does anybody know of a solution?
A.K.A. The only thing I miss from Windows Phone. WP did a stellar job of this, right out of the box. But in Android, as is Android, I have to download 30 apps that might work, try them, research online as to why they don't, and finally settle on a hacky solution. Which is fine. I just don't know what that solution is. Here is the use case....
Get in car, and connect phone to Bluetooth for Audio, media etc.
Turn on Car audio system to FM radio input (NOT BLUETOOTH INPUT)
Wife texts me
How can I get the phone to read the text to me? I have seen some apps that can do this while BT input is selected. But the challenge is how to get this while not listening to Bluetooth Audio on the car's speaker system.
I know there's gotta be a way. Windows phone did it flawlessly, all the way since WP 7 in 2011.
Any ideas? Much obliged!
I have a company car that has built in Bluetooth, but ONLY for a phone connection. Apparently, the car does not support A2DP for music, etc. Phone calls route to the car radio speakers perfectly. Even Skype calls will automatically (after pairing) route through the speakers. However, podcasts, music, youtube, etc. will NOT play through the speakers. Since there is obviously a "path" from the phone to the car speakers via bluetooth (at least for phone calls and things that "look like" phone calls [Skype, etc.], is there a way to "trick" the phone and/or reroute other audio to the speakers via bluetooth (i.e. make the phone "think" the sound is a phone call and route it as such)?
P.S I am NOT rooted.
Any ideas greatly appreciated.
Does the car have usb? Easier to route the audio through usb and the car shouldn't block the audio through that route and calls should still work
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