Not sure if this has been discussed on XDA before - couldn't find it in search - but problem is this:
When I have BT activated on the N6P along with Google Maps Nav, the sound output (voice directions) is either:
a. When phone is set to BT stream music = sound command is partially cutoff at the beginning -or
b. If the radio is on = No sound output is heard at all
Google Nav is set to output sound via BT under its settings.
This also happened on my OnePlus One.
I thought I had read somewhere that this happen because of the BT format that Android sends to the car's audio system is incompatible.
Any thoughts?
Mine works fine in my car when playing Spotify and Maps at the same time. It lowers the volume and then speaks the command and raises the volume back up again. If it does the same with two devices, I'd guess it's related to the car not the phone.
fury683 said:
Mine works fine in my car when playing Spotify and Maps at the same time. It lowers the volume and then speaks the command and raises the volume back up again. If it does the same with two devices, I'd guess it's related to the car not the phone.
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Hmm...I'll have to test it on another brand of car.
Both my wife's &my car come from the same manufacturer.
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I have my Defy (red lens, CM9) connected to my bluetooth carkit (Skoda/VW RNS510/Columbus), when it's connected it outputs the sound of the navigation (iGO Primo2) to the bluetooth. Is it possible to make it play the sound trough the speaker of the phone?
I like to listen to the FM-radio when navigating and the RNS510 is so slow changing audio source that I don't hear any of the navigation instructions + it doesn't switch back to the FM when the instructions are finished.
Hi,
I reported a related BUG here.
I had also issues in combination to the original motorola car cradle (had to rotate the car cradle 180° to prevent the magnet to activate car-mode).
I don't think it's due to CM9 or 10 because I had the same problem with CM7
For me it was working on CM7 and MS2Ginger.
How did you get iGO to put its sound on the cell's speaker instead of bluetooth or did it just do it like that?
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How did you get iGO to put its sound on the cell's speaker instead of bluetooth or did it just do it like that?
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Oh,... I meant my issue was working on CM7 and MS2Ginger... I am using Navigon together with Holo FM and the Radio APP suppresses the Navigon voice almost completely.
I think all "normal" audio gets automatically routed to headset or external speaker if connected. IGO must have an own build in switch to prevent it from using headset/ext-speaker. If it has none it should be impossible.
On Navigon there is an option weather sounds should been played over bluetooth (2 chanels possible). Unfortunately if it is switched of the sound doesn't play on the internal speaker either.
Sorry to mislead you with my former post....
I've been testing a bit more with iGO and sound going over the Bluetooth.
When my Defy is connected to the car and I then toggle the media option in de Bluetooth menu, it sends all navigation directions to the phone speaker but when I leave the car and get back in, it goes back over bluetooth, I then have to toggle the media option again (it doesn't matter if media is selected or deselected, the behaviour changes because off the toggle)
I solved it. There's an app that lets you route the sound to the speaker: SoundAbout
It lets you route mediasound to speaker. So bluetooth keeps handeling your calls, works great.
Please ask all questions in Q&A. Thread moved there.
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?
Hi folks,
I have an unrooted, stock N6P on Android 6.0.1. which connects to my car's radio via bluetooth so that I can stream audio from my phone and make and take calls via hands free. My satnav app of choice is Waze which has an option that very few other competing apps have which means that even when the phone is connected to the car via bluetooth the TTS voice navigation instructions are still played through the phone's speakers rather than through the car radio. Certainly TT Go and Google Maps Nav both play all sounds via bluetooth when connected.
There seems to be a problem whereby for no apparent reason every so often when this option is enabled the volume of the phone speaker goes very quiet - almost inaudible over the car - despite all available volumes in the OS and in the app being at 100%. When I disable the option the speaker volume returns to normal when not connected but when connected all the sounds go through the car radio - so unless I've got the right input selected I hear nothing and I get no TTS announcements while listening to the radio or CD.
It has worked fine since I bought the phone last November and this is not tied to app version nor Android updates as since it's gone quiet I've tried installing various older versions of the Waze app (previous versions which didn't show any problem) and I hadn't and haven't installed an Android update since some weeks before. Nevertheless the volume has dropped and I can't find a way to turn it back up again. From Waze's support forums it does seem to be a problem prevalent on Nexus devices though.
Is there another setting in Android somewhere, not for bluetooth volume but for phone speaker volume when connected via bluetooth?
Many thanks!
It's an issues i think. Lot of people have it. Try factory reset.
Hello folks, maybe someone knows the trick...
I recently installed xXx No Limit ROM on my S5. It works pretty fine and I also use the Bluetooth connection for my car audio system (Columbus in a Skoda car).
Hands-free talking works and also media is played well. All options for BT connection are enabled but when using Bluetooth output for Google Maps voice there is nothing to hear. The phone keeps silent and so does the car audio system. Is there a way to get this to work? As mentioned, media is played well and all available options are turned on (in phone and car setup). I really would love to hear Mrs. Google via car loudspeakers
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Schermbecker
I would check to make sure that you have more than just your media audio volume turned up. IE system, notifications, etc. I think that the volume from google maps isn't considered "media" when controlling the volume levels.
Outbreak444 said:
I would check to make sure that you have more than just your media audio volume turned up. IE system, notifications, etc. I think that the volume from google maps isn't considered "media" when controlling the volume levels.
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Thanks, I did. All volume 100%.
Try this:
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6145865?co=GENIE.Platform=Android&hl=en
Outbreak444 said:
Try this:
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6145865?co=GENIE.Platform=Android&hl=en
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Yes, I did that, too. Still muted
Can you hear it when your Bluetooth is turned off?
yes, but i need to deactivate bt Output in maps first.
Sounds like a google maps problem. Can you clear cache and data then uninstall it? After that I would say restart your phone, reinstall google maps, restart again, then see if it works.
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yes, but i need to deactivate bt Output in maps first.
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Just checking up to see if your problem has been fixed.
Hi,
Coming from a Windows phone it was possible to listen to my music on my car stereo and have Near maps giving me directions.
It seems with Google Andriod I have to switch my car stereo to Bluetooth device to get voice turn by turn directions and no music.
Is this the case ? Or can I have both music and voice directions at the same time ?
cheers
On my us997 G6 I can have both. When the map gives voice guidance it pauses the music and then resumes when maps is quite.
Thanks thats good to know.
Is your setup using the car stereo for music or your phone ?
In my case the music was on in the car stereo.
cheers
QuinHudson said:
Thanks thats good to know.
Is your setup using the car stereo for music or your phone ?
In my case the music was on in the car stereo.
cheers
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It plays both music and navigation through the car speakers.
Spookymyo said:
It plays both music and navigation through the car speakers.
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Are you playing music using the car stereo or your phone?
QuinHudson said:
Are you playing music using the car stereo or your phone?
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As far as I know and experienced it only works with both coming from your phone to the car speakers.
Maybe depends on the car setup, but if I play music on the car with USB no audio from the phone via Bluetooth.
Aaah okay, thats the problem, and thats how Windows phone works, Car stereo music and voice navigation from the phone.
Also can Android voice text messages and can you reply to them ? Another thing I miss from Windows phone.
Hi!
I'm using Sony MEX-N5100BT bluetooth car radio. I can both listen to music and use navigation with voice directions without any problems. I'm using Spotify, when the music is playing and voice direction is played, music's volume is turned down a bit and then returns to normal value.
I have to use "Bluetooth audio" mode in the radio, then all of the Media sounds are streamed only on the radio (music, games, youtube, navigation), and all notifications and ringtones are played both on the phone from the loudspeaker and streamed to the radio at the same time.
What music player are you using?
Some of them have separate setting where when there is sound interruption from different app the music pauses for second instead of being played quieter a little bit. I had such option back in the days in PowerAMP.
About text messages and replying - I'm not 100% sure about the reading option, probably radio-dependent... AFAIR Sony's companion app for the radio has it but it works in English, not in Polish.
But I have some sort of Google Now integration in my radio, I can press the button on volume jog and Google Now launches, waiting for me to say the command, f.e. "SMS to ***"
My Car stereo is an Apline CDE-W235EBT thats what I play music on.
cheers
QuinHudson said:
My Car stereo is an Apline CDE-W235EBT thats what I play music on.
cheers
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Maybe Windows phone uses the voice protocol for the voice directions on navigation, that's how it could interrupt your music you are playing on your car.
Android uses the media protocol for voice directions/music and the voice protocol for phone calls I think.
Is it such a big deal for you to play the music from your phone, so you would have the feature you want?
Thanks, krysden
It's more convenient to use the car stereo than the phone for music. I turn the key, engine starts, music starts and I'm on my way.