Can it be done?
When I connect via aux cable with my car nothing happens when I press previous/next on the car radio.
Thanks
Probably bc the standard 3.5mm headphone jack is only for transmitting audio, not to control anything.
This should be possible if you have a radio with USB input for flash drives or ipods but not over an aux cable. Perhaps you could try to find an aux cable with the track forward/reverse built in to the cable? I know I've seen headphones with it but not sure about the cable alone..
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I had an aux in fitted in my car and was told the next/previous would work. When it didnt they said it would only work on a ipod. Interesting comment about the cable - anyone able to confirm whether the headphones lead is different?
To be honest, with the swipe action on the music player, this doesnt really bother me as its easy to do this whilst driving. However, I'd like to switch to another music app given the random function doesnt work properly....
I definitely know where youre coming from, I've always used an ipod for music, but want to use my mt4g now (or try to).
I messed around today and here's what I've came up with:
with the aux cable (standard 3.5mm headphone cable) you only have control of the tracks on the device, not with the radio's controls. you might be able to find cable with seek buttons built in (like some headphones) to make it easier but I've never actually seen one.
If your radio has a usb input on it you can connect your phone via usb, mount the sd card (as if using mass storage on a comp) and your radio should detect and read it as a flash drive. going this route your phone will charge, but you'll ONLY be able to control tracks from the radio head unit and you wont be able to listen to Slacker Radio or Pandora or other similar apps via usb. another plus is that the processing is done by the headunit, thus you could use your headunits random function.
The last option (that I think is king) is if you have a bluetooth enabled headunit, the HD2 can stream audio over bluetooth (a2dp) to your radio. You could then pair and stream music, Slacker, Pandora, etc and maintain control on the device (I would prefer control on device and radio, but i dont see this happening) wirelessly. One huge plus to me is that you can charge it while keeping fully functionality with only one cable.
I cant find a cable with anything other than volume controls, but I wonder if either of these options would help
micro usb to 3.5mm
http://www.cellphoneshop.net/syn2113.html
3.5mm to usb
http://bensbargains.net/deal/147822/
I've been using a BT Venturi Mini for about a year now and it works perfect. You can change streamed track/ stop start and it has no wires.So no mess, best investment ever. Plus, you can pick up calls/ voicemail via car stereo too.
Sound quality excellent, especially when you increase BT pool bitrate via HD2 tweak.
Perhaps if someone modded the headphones that come with the HD2 so that they go from 3.5 to 3.5 with the controls in the middle of the wire to use ?
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Hi,
I wonder if it is possible to play music through USB. It doesn't work out of the box with CM 7, but maybe the is a hack or an app that would accomplish this?
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When you say: "through USB"; do you mean playing on the phone (with Music player) having audio output through usb? I haven't heard of one, but it could be theoretically possible as I have a USB Fm transmitter (also, docking bases have an audio out port) which plugs into the phone and transmits audio - so im sure a hack could be built? Otherwise, if you are asking about the ability to plug it into a USB port present on most modern stereo systems - the phone can simply be mounted and the stereo system would read it like any flash drive (have done this in my car)
Do you mean using the usb headphones?
My car 2008 mitsubishi eclipse gt se. Dosent have any inputs,or bluetooth for music which stinks it has a awesome stock system a 650-watt (max.) Rockford-Fosgate Premium Audio system with SIRIUS Satellite Radio, including 6-month pre-paid subscription....The system plays through nine speakers, including a 10-inch subwoofer.
So heres my question without bluetooth or inputs to my radio, the sirius satellite radio has a ID/ESN number right? to link it...is there a way to connect to it with my phone, like push music through some type of channel or something?....i hate not having any inputs on my car radio, But I want to keep it stock , just trying to figure out any ideas,or people thoughts on this......thanks
the link was removed by the system it says
I got an adapter like that on ebay for a factory CD changer on a 2004 Chrysler and it has been perfect.
so where does the adapter plug into?...im confused i have no inputs?...just a 6 disk changer in head unit...so i was thinking of a way to carry a signal thru sirus perhaps?
from the ebay listing found doing a search for "aux input mitsubishi eclipse":
*2005-2009 models without Factory Navigation Radio
Mitsubishi aux input to 3.5mm (headphone) Replaces Mitsubishi MZ360135EX
Cable is 3 foot long.
This cable allows an Auxiliary audio source to be played through your factory radio. Radio must be aux capable. To find out turn on your radio and press down and hold down the CD button. Radio should then enter ''AUX'' mode, seen on Radio screen.
Aux input port wire in through your factory wiring harness. Very easy to do. The hardest part is removing the radio. Full installation directions are available via Email upon request.
This kit will plug into the headphone plug on a source such as a Microsoft Zune, Zen Player, iRiver, SanDisc, Samsung player and any other mp3 player.
You can get an FM transmitter. You plug the phone into the transmitter and it broadcasts the audio over a non-used FM channel. You set your radio to that channel and recieve your audio.
For example,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-MP3-Pla...er_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item5add856024
or
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FM-radio-Tr...er_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item3cc3f2819f
I use a Bluetooth speakerphone with a built-in fm transmitter. It puts the mic right in front of you and sends the output to the stereo.
Disclaimer: This is not advice. It is just something that fell from between my ears.
cool, thanks for the advice and imput....gonna check out to see if i have a aux through menu..never seen it before,,though sometimes its behind the head unit....if not gonna go transmitter route....
kimtyson said:
You can get an FM transmitter. You plug the phone into the transmitter and it broadcasts the audio over a non-used FM channel. You set your radio to that channel and recieve your audio.
For example,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-MP3-Pla...er_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item5add856024
or
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FM-radio-Tr...er_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item3cc3f2819f
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whoa i never seen one of those before....Have you seen anything like that for a Samsung note? If not just gonna buy a cheap ipod touch i use it for music...i like that idea...thanks
If neither of those ebay items does Bluetooth to FM, take a look at Sound Fly, they have several models (they also do audio jack to FM and built-in SD card reader to FM). I like BT to FM better because its one less thing to fiddle with each time I get into and out of my car. Pull my phone out of my pocket, hit play and go. Even when streaming XM via the data connection it only pulls 15% of the battery per hour so I don't bother plugging in a charge connection either.
By the way, do not bother with the SiriusXM app if you have an online account. It will NOT give you the full 128 kbps you can get with other options (such as streaming from your desktop computer). Get Xiia Lite from the market and go to mobile.musicdock.com. Make sure you set 128 in the settings after you log into musicdock, then set up your favorite channels, and you are good to go. Much better sound.
So I drive a 2010 Nissan Sentra, which has a built in iPod/iPhone hookup to control audio through the steering wheel or stereo (has access to artists/albums/playlists/etc). Now, up until a couple days ago I kept an old iPod filled with music in my center console where the hookup cable was located and was able to play music fine. That iPod has been stolen from my car... wonderful.
So my question is this: Is the Droid Razr capable of playing audio through the micro usb port? I know If so, would something like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-m...751409?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a223873b1 work to play music through my car via google play? My options are that or Aux (which means i cant safely change music while driving), seeing as my car does not support Bluetooth audio, and the iPod cable => car is proprietary, not USB. Would another option possibly be an iPod connector ==> Bluetooth, and connect my phone that way?
My Razr is Verizon running stock CM10.
I will try to keep this short.
First- usb ports in car audio will have different levels of support for devices. I usually work with aftermarket equipment as my cars are old, so this MIGHT not apply in your case. In a nutshell, if you plug in via usb, AND the car supports this, its going to try to approach the razr as if it were a usb flash drive, and attempt to read the music FILES you have in there. Two points here- this is NOT a direct audio stream, and thus will not send through audio from any apps on the phone, ie pandora or nav. Your steering controls will work, if this mode happens to work. Also, some stereos support this mode, but have the limitation of only seeing the first drive available and ignoring the others. The razr has two storages and it seems to present the internal first. Because of this the radio sometimes cant see your files.
In my case, my radio would only read the "wrong" partition, where none of my files were. I would up buying a cheap flash drive and leaving that in the radio, while my phone is docked on the windshield with an aux line running in so i can get pandora, etc.
Bluetooth is an option for me, but sounded terrible so i only use it for phone functions.
acslam said:
I will try to keep this short.
First- usb ports in car audio will have different levels of support for devices. I usually work with aftermarket equipment as my cars are old, so this MIGHT not apply in your case. In a nutshell, if you plug in via usb, AND the car supports this, its going to try to approach the razr as if it were a usb flash drive, and attempt to read the music FILES you have in there. Two points here- this is NOT a direct audio stream, and thus will not send through audio from any apps on the phone, ie pandora or nav. Your steering controls will work, if this mode happens to work. Also, some stereos support this mode, but have the limitation of only seeing the first drive available and ignoring the others. The razr has two storages and it seems to present the internal first. Because of this the radio sometimes cant see your files.
In my case, my radio would only read the "wrong" partition, where none of my files were. I would up buying a cheap flash drive and leaving that in the radio, while my phone is docked on the windshield with an aux line running in so i can get pandora, etc.
Bluetooth is an option for me, but sounded terrible so i only use it for phone functions.
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seeing as my car uses a proprietary port for iPod-in, not a USB port, your suggestions are not possible, but def appreciated. I wonder if the iPod 30pin ==> micro-USB will translate to reading the files off the phone as a mass storage in the manor you are suggesting. Thats going to require putting out some $ and downloading my files from the cloud, and then moving stuff around if its reading from the wrong location in the same way it was with your phone.
Hi,
Many cars have a USB socket into which the driver / passenger can plug their MP3 devices and listen to music through the car's audio system. Can an Android phone redirect its sound to the car's USB, like it does for Bluetooth (if the car has one)?
I know this does not happen by default. But for cars that do not have BT, it would be useful if there was some application / hack which allowed me to do phone calls and listen to any media (including directions from a navigation system) by plugging the Android phone into the USB.
Theoretically, I can imagine some piece of software (not sure if an Android app can do that) that would represent itself to the car's audio system as an mp3 player, capture all audio-out of the phone, and play it as a single (continuous) mp3. When the phone does not produce any audio, it would just put silence into the generated mp3.
Thanks,
Shlomy
** Edit: Simple solution found. I have an AUX port next to the USB port in the car. Connecting the phone's earphone socket to AUX in the car (with a standard 3.5 cable) does the same thing that I wanted.
My truck has an iPod cable hidden in the center console but I've not used it since my iPhone 3GS. I'm wondering if a device exist that I could plug into that cable to accept incoming Bluetooth audio from my Nexus.
I want something to act like an iPhone (but work) to stream music via Bluetooth from my Nexus 5 but the stereo receiver sees it as an iPod/iPhone.
Bluetooth options that plug into the front AUX port and have to be charged are not what I am looking for. Too messing.