I think on Honda, Ford and some other cars, once you're paired you can
still use your phone to do all the controls, it just uses the car's
sound and mic for audio. Easy enough to try out. Also many car bluetooth
setups have just one mic and it's aimed at the driver so the caller
won't be able to hear the passenger very well. I will often times turn
off bluetooth while in the car to make phone calls because of this.
CB
On 9/9/15 12:08 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
Chris, if your car radio takes over the A2DP outbound channel then
you’ll have lost voice over unless you grab it through some other
means like a wired headset.
There may be a way around this for example disabling the A2DP but
leaving the hands free enabled but I haven’t played with this enough
to see if it’s workable. I just have my phone auto pair when I get
close to the car and my driver hits the answer key but my driver isn’t
technically lacking so that may not work for you.
Good luck
On Sep 9, 2015, at 9:38 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland
<clgillan...@gmail.com <mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com>> wrote:
OK, so I cannot make an outgoing call with Voiceover from the IPhone
itself when its connected to her car? That sucks, as she hasn't the
slightest idea what she's doing. When I told her hit the voice talk
button on her steering wheel, she got all nurvous and was like, I'll
make the car not drive from fowling it up. I can't be pushing
buttons. Her word, not mine. This is why I'm trying to make it as
seemless for her as I can. It's a miricle, frankly, that I was able
to teach her how to go from FM radio to bluetooth audio. I don't
wanna overwhelm her. Her car doesn't have any buttons on the radio
dashboard either. So I can't do any of it myself for her. Even the
volume control slider is totally touch screen based, and I don't have
anywhere near!the vision to do it on my own.
Chris.
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Chris,
So I am not a big fan of the toyota electronics but that’s me
personally. I have the ford sync system so you know where I’m coming
from but I think the questions you ask are basic enough it’s the
same on all systems.
If an incoming call comes in the audio system automatically attaches
to your phone and your hear your phones ringer over the hands free
channel. If you have wide bandwidth enabled and your car supports
it you’ll get a very clear audio call if both ends of the call
support it. One thing to note if you’re using an iPhone you’ll get
local audio as well even with bluetooth enabled in some cases so you
can swipe and answer. To answer the call you can also answer via
the cars audio system (there’s usually a button for answer) or
answer on the phone. If you answer on the phone depending on your
setup you may answer on your phones speaker though and need to hit
tht source on the phone and select the car. Once the handsfree is
triggered though you’ll be on the car audio.
On an outgoing call you’ll use the cars system to place the call.
Either pull a contact from the contact list built in or use the
cars audio support. Some pass through to Siri or in the case of my
system it has it’s own voice support and interface tuned for the car.
Depending on your touch screen you may be able to work this your
self if the screen has enough physical landmarks. In the ford
system I have you can touch around the center dials or in other
positions relative to physical controls so you know where the touch
panel portions you’re interested in can be found.
Hope that helps.
On Sep 7, 2015, at 11:04 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland
<clgillan...@gmail.com <mailto:clgillan...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Guys,
I have a quick question.
My grandmother just got a new car. It's a 2015 Toyoda Corola.
Anyway, this is the very very first vehicle that I've had the
chance to ride in on a regular basis that has bluetooth ability.
All the cars that both my mom and grandmother have had before this
didn't have bluetooth.
Anyway, we got my phone pared to her car with absolutely no
problem. Unfortunately, the controls on her dashboard are totally
touch screen, so I can't opperate the car stereo at all. I can't
even adjust the volume, as even that! is all touch screen. Sucks,
but whatever. My grandmother can do that part for me.
Anyway, my grandmother is probably by far the most computer
illiterate person I've ever known, and honestly she doesn't even
have the slightest desire to learn. If her car didn't have
bluetooth, it would have served her just fine. She didn't special
request it, as much as it just so happened to have it. I think
most cars now adays come pretty standard with it. Anyway, here's
my question.
On her radio console dashboard screen after first turning on her
car, she has an icon that says source. If she touches on source,
she then gets 3 options provided my phone is connected, which it
always normally will be. She gets, FM, A.M, and Audio. Audio is
basically what they're naming the bluetooth. In other words, if
she taps on source, then taps on Audio, then my phone audio, be it
Voiceover, be it music, whatever comes through her car speakers.
It's really awesome. Apple Music through her car stereo baby! And
you'd be shocked if you've never heard Bluetooth audio in a car
playing music. The sound is actually super crystal! clear. Anyway,
being my phone connects via bluetooth automatically to her car when
I get inside, this means that my phone's internal speaker stops
working since everything now is being routed to bluetooth instead.
So, if she's got the FM radio going for instance, then obviously, I
can't hear Voiceover nor anything at all on my phone.
So, what happens if I get a phone call, or need to make! a call?
Yes, she has the controls on her steering wheel to answer and hang
up, as well as voice command, but again, non techy. She thinks in
her words, I'll fowl up the car where it won't even drive if I
start pushing buttons. Those are her words, not mine. I know,
it's pathetic. Anyway, point is, someone told me that if I get a
call, even if she's on the radio, she won't have to manually switch
the source over to bluetooth audio. I'm told that the car should
automatically detect an incoming call, and switch the source over
to bluetooth audio without the need for she nor I to do anything.
Then, when the call is disconnected, it'll then go back to the
radio source. I don't think she even can! switch the source while
she's driving. I don't think it'll letter. I think it's a safety
mechinism. She has to be stopped, and in park for it to work. If
she's in drive, reverse, or neutral it won't work. Well, in
reverse, she has one a those camera things to show'er what's behind
her, so the screen totally goes off the menu at that point as it's
just then a viewfinder. Anyway, sames goes with making a call.
Whether I use Siri or manually use the phone app itself, once my
outgoing call is placed, will she have to then switch the source
over, or will it automatically stop her radio and pop me over to
the bluetooth for the duration of the call.
Sorry to be so ignorant with this, but really, I've never delt
with car bluetooth until now.
Chris.
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