Bluetooth Compatibility Thread
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Lovehanayo
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Dang I don't think I'll get mylink then if that's the case ):
Macehammer
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They are obviously idiots. My phone works fine. Bluetooth works fine, and voice recognition is all handled through Siri....
Lovehanayo
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If you use Siri, you can talk to Siri through the car but NOT if you push the button on the steering wheel.
When you push button on steering wheel, it goes through a different way and it doesn't use siri voice
After messing around with the mylink I discovered something quite unusual. With the iPhone Bluetooth paired, press the steering wheel phone button once to pull up the call screen. Now press and hold said button. Now you will hear the distinctive Siri beep. Say call whomever and voila you essentially have a pass thru for Siri on your mylink. Screw you, GM!
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Lovehanayo
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I will try that
pwven
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Have the same phone, everything is working great. Only the quality of the sound over the car speakers is not very clear. Sounds like bad speakers but when the radio is playing the speakers is 100%. What can that be?
saunderslaundry
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Is that the only way to get any voice commands with my link touchscreen? I was under the impression the car had basic voice commands for your phone, but seems it doesn't?
Isambard
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Are you able to see the track metadata on your display?
Strangely enough stock Android 4.2 doesn't support the Bluetooth profile to get metadata on a car display. A couple vendors (like Samsung) have added it and some of the custom Android ROMs add support, but to the best of my knowledge none of the up to date Nexus devices support track metadata on ANY stereo over Bluetooth.
AVRCP support has been lacking on Android for a long time, but Google up and switched to a different Bluetooth stack in 4.2 that actually seems worse than the previous one in that area. There are a lot of complaints about it, but so far they haven't committed to anything.
I'm not sure if it's posted anywhere else on the forums, I searched and didn't find it. So I'm not sure if everyone is aware of the bluetooth update from GM via OnStar. I have an HTC One V (Virgin Mobile). My phone would work on the bluetooth but audio never would. I heard of this update and called OnStar, I didn't have an active account either. They completed the update and I got 30 days free basic OnStar. Now my phone connects for the handset and music! Love it!
Here's the info I found: The software update, according to the GM, will modify the current Bluetooth hands-free calling system to recognize most current smartphone technology and maintain the connection. In addition, the update will be available through OnStar at no charge until September 30, 2016. And if an owner does not have a current OnStar subscription, one will be provided free of charge for 30 days.
My phone wasn't even on the list for the updated for devices but it's also not a full list. To update you just hit your OnStar button, tell them you want the bluetooth update. Takes about 10 mins for the car to receive the update. You're done from there.
I have a 2012 LT, and it worked fine with my iPhone 3gs, and my iPhone 4s. Last Friday I upgraded to the HTC one X+(at&t). Audio won't play,and although I can sync and receive calls, if I hit the call button and say "voice", it goes to the phone speaker/Mic and asks for the name of who I'm calling. I'm almost tempted to take the phone back and eat the cost of the case I bought already.
I hope this update might change that. Going to go try now.:banana:
After talking with onstar, and getting the runaround for 20 minutes, I finally got them to admit they have an update. They said this one you mentioned was already done automatically, but they have another that can be done over the air in 24-48 hours by their escalation team. I'll see if anything comes of that.
And it worked. Now I had two devices to pair to, just like when I had used my iPhone before. The only thing not working correctly is voice dialing thru the car. With my iPhone id hit the steering wheel button and say "voice" and then I'd hear SIRI beep to let me know to talk. I'm sure it's not the cars fault tho. It may be settings on the phone since the android Rom I'm running is not stock.
lunerknight
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HTC Evo 4g LTE works great with the Mylink