If your iPhone in jailbroken go to Cydia>>>> search>>>> type in BTmono SBsettings>>> download. I use this for my gps on my so I get the directions voice come out thru my car speakers and sometimes play pandora/slacker radio
Bluetooth for voice (the BT Mono) is very low bitrate... it's going to sound like listening to music via your telephone (if you were born in the 70s and 80s you'll remember that you used to be able to call a 1-900 number and listen to music on demand).
The native factory head unit does not support the A2DP protocol which is higher bitrate and intended for stereo music. The irony is that even head units used in some really high end cars doesn't support A2DP... which is odd.
There are a few Stereo bluetooth gateways for sale - here's my writeup on what I added to my car. I ended up wiring it up behind my dash with its own dedicated power source so the clutter wasn't so bad in my passenger compartment.
The hassle is you still have to manually tell your phone to connect with this dongle since the dongle doesn't announce on its own that it is turned on and ready for data. This will not interfere with the default factory phone-call service since they are actually two different bluetooth connections. The default honda bluetooth should auto-connect when you enter the vehicle and turn on the ignition.
I was wondering the same thing. I have a 2012 EX no Navi. I get the handsfree link , but how do I stream music via Bluetooth? I have a Samsung Galaxy s3
I asked about this in another thread but can Honda give a firmware update to the stereo to do A2DP? The 2013's have this and I cant imagine it being a hardware limitation.
I loaded my entire iTunes library onto a thumb drive and plugged it into the usb connector under the head unit...if it gets stolen I'm out a 5$ thumb drive. so it stays with the car. any time the radio sucks I swap to aux usb.
. That works great except if you want to stream podcasts, YouTube, or a radio service like Pandora. Plus I'd need to use a portable hard drive at $100ish EA lol
I had been wondering the same thing. My 2013 Challenger has to be set to stream but calls will cut in. My 2010 Tacoma streams and everything automatically but maybe it's because I was a dummy and bought the $350 toyota retrofit system with a dash button :/ I didn't know any better and i knew I wanted it after installing a BT head unit in my old truck.
a high-quality audio receiver dongle works great for those with no bluetooth audio. in my car the car still switches to hands free link when calls come in and reverts back to whatever streaming service i got going on through my phone through the bluetooth receiver. in other words my phone is temp muting the streaming audio and throws the call directly to hands free link.
downside is no control of the media through the car's steering wheel buttons or radio buttons. i use a Sony bluetooth receiver (for calls) so it has volume and also skip track functions, but not great for browsing stations or artist/songs on the phone. thank goodness google assistant is smarter than ever and i can just say "play whatever track by so and so" or by playlist and voila we got music. same for nav controls (i have no nav).
and even still most bluetooth audio is NOT THAT GREAT unless you get a high quality unit. so i still prefer a direct 3.5mm aux cable since i have to plug something in that hole either way lol. might as well get the best quality with a direct connection. i just mount the phone and use voice commands to get what i need done.
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