Is there a app that will allow music to play thru the Bluetooth in my car?
I have a stock radio that has bluetooth, I can make & receive calls in my car using the bluetooth. However I can NOT play music on my phone and hear it thru my car speakers.
Is there a app solution to this or something else to get this to work
TIA
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I'm not understanding the question. Any music player on the G1 (with 1.5) can play music over AD2P through your car headunit. I do it all the time. I can also pause/play and track-forward/back using the headunit's controls.
beartard said:
I'm not understanding the question. Any music player on the G1 (with 1.5) can play music over AD2P through your car headunit. I do it all the time. I can also pause/play and track-forward/back using the headunit's controls.
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Not all bluetooth devices support the a2dp profile, some just act as a headset, I've seen similar requests for people wanting audio streamed to a blue tooth headset that doesn't support a2dp either.
As long as your running 1.5 and the latest radio that goes with it, you should be able to get A2DP working without any other applications. Just pair up your car stereo with your phone and it should automatically detect the profile and start piping audio through.
delta_foxtrot2 said:
Not all bluetooth devices support the a2dp profile, some just act as a headset, I've seen similar requests for people wanting audio streamed to a blue tooth headset that doesn't support a2dp either.
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Exactly, I believe my car stereo does NOT support A2DP. I have no problems playing/hearing music thru my Motorola HT820 or my PC.
As you can see (attachment)
DAVID-G: is my PC
Bluetooth Handsfree: is my car
Motorola HT820: is my headset
Lakers3408 said:
Exactly, I believe my car stereo does NOT support A2DP. I have no problems playing/hearing music thru my Motorola HT820 or my PC.
As you can see (attachment)
DAVID-G: is my PC
Bluetooth Handsfree: is my car
Motorola HT820: is my headset
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Long press "Bluetooth Handsfree" and select options. Under profiles you should see a Media profile and it should be checked. If you do not see this, your stereo does not support A2DP.
edit: If your stereo has a line out jack, you can get something like this to make your system A2DP capable without buying a whole new stereo.
Datruesurfer said:
Long press "Bluetooth Handsfree" and select options. Under profiles you should see a Media profile and it should be checked. If you do not see this, your stereo does not support A2DP.
edit: If your stereo has a line out jack, you can get something like this to make your system A2DP capable without buying a whole new stereo.
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Thanks for the tip
I checked under options and it does not show a "Media" profile
My stereo does have a line out jack, but Im not sure I want to spend $100+ on a gadget.
Im hoping some bright app developer can make a app to some how trick my stereo into thinking its a call as my phone plays music
Wishful thinking? I think not, Im sure someone can make it work. I do remember when people said transfering files via Bluetooth was impossible! But now we can with Bluex.
Lakers3408 said:
Thanks for the tip
I checked under options and it does not show a "Media" profile
My stereo does have a line out jack, but Im not sure I want to spend $100+ on a gadget.
Im hoping some bright app developer can make a app to some how trick my stereo into thinking its a call as my phone plays music
Wishful thinking? I think not, Im sure someone can make it work. I do remember when people said transfering files via Bluetooth was impossible! But now we can with Bluex.
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Not possible. The way bluetooth works is that the both devices have to have the same profile in common to communicate with each other. Your phone supports it, your car stereo does not. With OBEX, other devices supported it but the phone did not. To get this working you would either need to hack your stereo to enable the A2DP profile, get a bluetooth gateway (like what I have) or get a new stereo receiver that supports A2DP out of the box.
From experience I can say that the gateway is the best option. I got mine on sale for under $50 at buy.com and it works beautifully. My phone automatically pairs with it when my car turns on and I can make/receive calls as well as listen to music no problem.
Datruesurfer said:
To get this working you would either need to hack your stereo to enable the A2DP profile, get a bluetooth gateway (like what I have) or get a new stereo receiver that supports A2DP out of the box.
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He already said other handsets support sending audio to BT devices that don't support A2DP, it's just a matter if the underlying Android OS supports sending audio streaming to non-A2DP devices, eg faking a phone call basically, or not. Or if it can easily be hacked in by someone.
I'm guessing this may require screwing about with the underlying OS code, an app alone may not be able to do it without OS support.
At least I understand the question better now You want an app developer to create something that allows the phone to make up for what's lacking in your headunit.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the "headset" profile mono by definition? Are you cool with giving up stereo and audio quality just to get your music over bluetooth to your headunit?
I won't say it's not possible. I've been wrong before on pronouncements like that. But app development is driven by need in the Android world (usually the developer's need first). I hope there's a big enough need that someone will help you out.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the "headset" profile mono by definition? Are you cool with giving up stereo and audio quality just to get your music over bluetooth to your headunit?
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The same arguments are made about MP3 v lossless compression, and it turns out people do accept these sort of limitations after all
I don't know enough about the bluetooth standards to even know where to begin making such an app, and I don't plan to start reading up to find out
While not as cheap as a BT audio gateway option, but you can get an inline BT attachment to suit non-BT enabled car radios to support A2DP and for those of you still using phones to talk to others you can even use it as a hands free car kit which uses the car speaks...
http://www.parrot.com/catalogue/catalog/products/parrot-mki9100/
I'm glad my unit already does this. But I never use it.
Its worse than just being mono... headset profile is actually a much lower quality... phone quality.
Bluetooth A2DP Audio Gateways
I've been trying to do the same thing as OP, except my stereo does NOT have bluetooth. It does have an aux in down by the cigarette lighter. I've been googling like a fool and researching available bluetooth gateways, thanks to the poster that pointed us towards that Kensington unit. I'm not willing to spend $100 US on this functionality. I have, however, found a nice little device I plan to pick up soon.
RIM Blackberry Bluetooth Audio Gateway
Check it out here: http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=20932
Hope this helps OP and any others that may have similar issues.
supremeteam256 said:
I'm glad my unit already does this. But I never use it.
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LOL your missing out... 16gb sd card and you can for get about using other mp3 player. *couch ipod couch zune couch*
anyway there's a long tread about 3.5 bluetooth dongle Here
I know it's old, but in case anyone stumbles on this thread, try btmono (an app on Google play) It puts audio through a mono headset such as that described above. Cheers
So here's the thing...I've got an oldish HDTV and it does not support ARC audio.
So I can SEE the chromecast just fine, but no sound is going to be a problem.
I had the brilliant idea od getting a cheap 1x2 splitter, running one output to my TV and one to my sound system so that the two devices would be getting the same signal at the dame time and I just switch the input for my sound system to HDMI and it should broadcast sound just fine while the TV broadcasts the picture...right?
Wrong.
I don't know if it's the brand I used or the cheapness of it, but my chromecast would NOT work through that splitter. Even when the splitter had the input and output lights all lit up, supposedly sending signal, the video display was blank.
So, here's the thing: Is there anything available that can either split off just the audio to any other format (I have spare fiber optic port, I have spare RCA and component, I;ve got spare audio connectors aplenty), or failing that, a way to convert HDMI to Hd component or something that will work with the chromecast?
I know there's HDMI to component converters out there, but I'm guessing the chromecast needs some kind of return signal from the TV in order to operate, which is why it didn't work with my splitter maybe?
ANyway, if ayone has a good workaround i;d be much obliged. I want chromecast but I'm obviously not going to buy a new TV just to make a $35 device work
ARC is something else. Your HDMI TV will play audio from an HDMI device. Same with your receiver (unless its an HDMI pass through). You don't need any splitters or anything if your TV has HDMI.
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So here's the thing...I've got an oldish HDTV and it does not support ARC audio.
So I can SEE the chromecast just fine, but no sound is going to be a problem.
I had the brilliant idea od getting a cheap 1x2 splitter, running one output to my TV and one to my sound system so that the two devices would be getting the same signal at the dame time and I just switch the input for my sound system to HDMI and it should broadcast sound just fine while the TV broadcasts the picture...right?
Wrong.
I don't know if it's the brand I used or the cheapness of it, but my chromecast would NOT work through that splitter. Even when the splitter had the input and output lights all lit up, supposedly sending signal, the video display was blank.
So, here's the thing: Is there anything available that can either split off just the audio to any other format (I have spare fiber optic port, I have spare RCA and component, I;ve got spare audio connectors aplenty), or failing that, a way to convert HDMI to Hd component or something that will work with the chromecast?
I know there's HDMI to component converters out there, but I'm guessing the chromecast needs some kind of return signal from the TV in order to operate, which is why it didn't work with my splitter maybe?
ANyway, if ayone has a good workaround i;d be much obliged. I want chromecast but I'm obviously not going to buy a new TV just to make a $35 device work
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Make sure the TV sees it as being HDMI and not DVI. The TV should tell you what kind of video signal its receiving.
As the others have said, your TV should be getting the audio from the Chromecast HDMI. For testing, switch your TV speakers on - you should hear the audio.
My (older) Sony TV doesn't support ARC either, but it has optical audio out, so I run that to my sound bar and it works fine.
bhiga said:
As the others have said, your TV should be getting the audio from the Chromecast HDMI. For testing, switch your TV speakers on - you should hear the audio.
My (older) Sony TV doesn't support ARC either, but it has optical audio out, so I run that to my sound bar and it works fine.
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Whoops. Yeah, it looks like the reason I wasn't getting audio is my TV was set to external amp, I had to turn the built in speakers on in order to get sound.
Now, however, I can only get sound from the tinny onboard speakers and not the big thumping 5.1
Now to figure out how to fix that...
Your TV doesn't have an audio output? Either analog (sometimes labeled "variable out" if it's controlled by the TV volume control) or a digital out?
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BTW many HDMI splitters aren't HDCP compliant, and those tend not to work for non-computer sources because the HDCP handshake doesn't happen.
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And yes, something like a (genuine - beware of fakes) HDfury2 or newer will turn a spare VGA or component input into an HDMI input and split out the audio, but I'm pretty sure you can achieve what you want without adding extra conversion.
What make/ model are your TV and sound system?
Can't you plug the CC into an HDMI input on your receiver, as you would any other input device?
Agree, technically that's how mine is connected. My sound bar has 3 inputs and its HDMI output goes to my TV, then the optical output from the TV goes back to the sound bar input (since my TV doesn't support ARC).
bhiga said:
Your TV doesn't have an audio output? Either analog (sometimes labeled "variable out" if it's controlled by the TV volume control) or a digital out?
I have RGB cables that go from the TV to the cable box, and a fiber optic that goes from the cable box to the sound system/dvd player
The TV is connected to the sound system/dvd by an HDMI cable, and the sound system only has the one HDMI port and for some reason that HDMI connection doesn't seem to carry sound from the TV to the sound system
The TV has spare stereo outputs (Red/White), and a round yellow Digital Audio Coax port.
The sound system has a spare fiber optic port, and might have a spare red/white stereo port (but that of course would only give me stereo and not 5.1
What make/ model are your TV and sound system?
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sylvania lc320slx TV connected to a Panasonic SC-BT230 5.1 surround sound/blue ray player
So at the moment, unless I can figure out why the HDMI cable isn't porting sound from the TV/CC, it looks like the only way to get sound out of the good speakers would be Stereo only.
Unless maybe something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Optic...8ZQY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1385195890&sr=8-3 convert that digital audio coax on the TV into a fiber optic to plug into the spare fiber optic jack on the sound system?
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Can't you plug the CC into an HDMI input on your receiver, as you would any other input device?
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Only one HDMI port on the sound system and that's what the TV's plugged into
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Okay... I looked at your TV's spec sheet and your sound system's manual.
Your TV has three HDMI inputs, two on the back, one on the side.
Your combo sound system/BD player has a single HDMI output, which is how your BD/DVD disc playback gets picture on the TV, and two TOSlink optical digital audio inputs.
Your cable box is connected to the TV via Component video (red/green/blue) connection to the TV, and TOSlink audio (optical) connection to one of your sound system's inputs.
Since your TV doesn't support ARC, it can't send decoded audio back "up" the HDMI connection to the sound system, so we need to use a another connection to get the decoded audio output from your TV back to the sound system.
Galahad_Knight said:
Unless maybe something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Optic...8ZQY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1385195890&sr=8-3 convert that digital audio coax on the TV into a fiber optic to plug into the spare fiber optic jack on the sound system?
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Close, but you want one that converts the other way, from SPDIF coax to TOSlink optical.
Your TV will "break out" the audio from the Chromecast connection and output it on the SPDIF coax connection, it'll go through the converter (don't worry about delay, it's just a signal medium conversion, not an re-encode) to your sound system's TOSlink optical input, and you should hear audio, assuming your sound system is set to the correct input.
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Okay... I looked at your TV's spec sheet and your sound system's manual.
Your TV has three HDMI inputs, two on the back, one on the side.
Your combo sound system/BD player has a single HDMI output, which is how your BD/DVD disc playback gets picture on the TV, and two TOSlink optical digital audio inputs.
Your cable box is connected to the TV via Component video (red/green/blue) connection to the TV, and TOSlink audio (optical) connection to one of your sound system's inputs.
Since your TV doesn't support ARC, it can't send decoded audio back "up" the HDMI connection to the sound system, so we need to use a another connection to get the decoded audio output from your TV back to the sound system.
Close, but you want one that converts the other way, from SPDIF coax to TOSlink optical.
Your TV will "break out" the audio from the Chromecast connection and output it on the SPDIF coax connection, it'll go through the converter (don't worry about delay, it's just a signal medium conversion, not an re-encode) to your sound system's TOSlink optical input, and you should hear audio, assuming your sound system is set to the correct input.
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Woot! you're a lifesaver, man. Have all the +1s
I'm gonna snag that up now and report my results.
After my failed splitter experiment this should put me at about $50 worth of cables and doodads to support a $35 dongle
That'll teach me not to come here first.
Haha if it makes you feel any better, I have about $250 of gear to get Chromecast on a 20-inch SD tube TV. Half of it was already stuff I had though.
Still HBO Go and AllCast/AirCast make it quite useful.
Much easier than transcoding stuff and pushing it back to the TiVo hooked up to that TV.
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Haha if it makes you feel any better, I have about $250 of gear to get Chromecast on a 20-inch SD tube TV. Half of it was already stuff I had though.
Still HBO Go and AllCast/AirCast make it quite useful.
Much easier than transcoding stuff and pushing it back to the TiVo hooked up to that TV.
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LOL, wow, after a certain point it'd almost be cheaper to grab a new TV, or at least a decent pawn shop model
But of course, it's the principle of the matter. A new TV would be admitting defeat
Very true (and what I advise others to do - unless you have a very special display or circumstances, much cheaper to upgrade to something better), in my case I have other uses for the new gear once this invincible tube finally retires, heh. Plus I'm a "learn by doing" kind of person...
Galahad_Knight said:
Woot! you're a lifesaver, man. Have all the +1s
I'm gonna snag that up now and report my results.
After my failed splitter experiment this should put me at about $50 worth of cables and doodads to support a $35 dongle
That'll teach me not to come here first.
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Just curious as to what you ended up doing.
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Just curious as to what you ended up doing.
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Whoops! Sorry I forgot to get back about my results...I was too distracted watching chromecast in glorious 5.1
That converter worked exactly to spec. All I have to do is cast a video and my TV automatically switches video inputs, then I just tap the autio input button on my sound system remote ocne and it pops over to the second toslink port and it comes right out.
Only hitch is that it takes a second for the audio to switch over so I have to pause the video once I cast it.
And the second the video ends and there's no active output from the chromecast the audi immediately switches back to the cable box, but hey at least it works!
For the record, I solved the audio switching problem. It was super frustrating because every time I paused it would switch back to the cable box audio and it always took a second or two to come back.
Problem? Had my TV plugged into the wrong Toslink port. Port 1 is the default TV input. For the longest time all we had plugged into it was the cable box so it was in one.
Switched the TV to one and cable box to two and blammo!
I chromecast something and the TV automatically switches to the HDMI port for the dongle and the audio automatically switches over to the input from the TV! Perfection.
Then all I have to do is manually switch inputs back to component for video and digital 2 for audio and i'm back to watching cable
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I chromecast something and the TV automatically switches to the HDMI port for the dongle and the audio automatically switches over to the input from the TV! Perfection.
Then all I have to do is manually switch inputs back to component for video and digital 2 for audio and i'm back to watching cable
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Great! I love when a plan comes together!!
the chromecast is an amazing device so far. i can easily watch speed runs from it. picture quality is great. my phone feeds better than my lappy for sure.
sa1tine said:
the chromecast is an amazing device so far. i can easily watch speed runs from it. picture quality is great. my phone feeds better than my lappy for sure.
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I noticed that too, it;s weird! But if I'm casting something from a tab I pretty much have to use the laptop.
Protip: I found out that chrome will open mp4s in-browser so if you want to play a local video just C&P the file location into your chrome browser and cast away!
Is it possible to connect Android via MHL adapter to a PS3?
I know it sounds useless when we can just connect to our TVs.
My issue is this.
I have a sound bar because I like it loud.
Have my PS3 connected through HDMI to TV and composite audio out to sound bar.
I want to have my Android playing through sound bar.
The only way I see it possible is through the PS3.
Is it possible?
Found a work around unless I can figure this out.
Connected audio to sound bar via BT.
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Found a work around unless I can figure this out.
Connected audio to sound bar via BT.
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This is just mind-numbingly confusing. Doesn't the PS3 have a built in music player you could use (I can't remember, mine hasn't been on since i got my PS4)? If not then Bluetooth sounds like your only option. Are you trying to get game sound and music at the same time? If so this is not possible.
No. I am streaming video from my device through MHL and the volume through my TV wasn't loud enough for my liking.
The only way to do what I want was video through MHL and audio through BT.
Works pretty well honestly.
Still prefer going through PS3 but I don't know if it's possible.
Chromecast audio now has multiroom support. I would like to figure out a way to add chromecast (video) to my audio group. Currently google says it's unsupported, but hoping for a work around. Like maybe have my chromecast "look" like its a chromecast audio to the app?
Any help is appreciated.
What would also be cool is if I could cast video to chromecast and audio from that video to chromecast audio. But this is a lot more difficult.
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Chromecast audio now has multiroom support. I would like to figure out a way to add chromecast (video) to my audio group. Currently google says it's unsupported, but hoping for a work around. Like maybe have my chromecast "look" like its a chromecast audio to the app?
Any help is appreciated.
What would also be cool is if I could cast video to chromecast and audio from that video to chromecast audio. But this is a lot more difficult.
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Here is a workaround for simulating 5.1 sound with Chromecast audio. Say, for example, you want an approximation of 5.1 sound for your home theater but you don't want to have wires connecting your 2 surround speakers to your receiver. For example, you don't want the speaker wires cluttering up your living room and you don't want to run them through the attic. Here is what you can do: buy 3 Chromecast audios for about $35 each. Buy two small amps for your surround speakers. For example, the Pyle 200 amps cost around $26 each. These small amplifiers will change your surround speakers from passive to active. One Chromecast audio device should be connected to your main receiver . Attach the 2 remaining chromecast audios to your Pyle amplifiers connected to the surround speakers. Each Pyle amplifier can actually run 2 speakers, but for this example we are using one amplifier for each of the surround speakers to minimize wire clutter. Short speaker wires will need to run between each of the Pyle amplifiers and and its surround speaker These speaker wires should be attached to the appropriate terminals (left or right) of the 2 amplifiers. In the Google Home app, first add all 3 devices. Then create a speaker group that includes all 3 devices. For example, we will call the new group MySimulated5.1. Attach your laptop, tablet, or phone to your TV HDMI-in by cable. Cast the audio to the MySimulated5.1. Be sure built-in TV speakers are off so that all sound comes from your external speakers.
This system will work because you are not casting to both Chromecast and Chromecast Audio. Your video will have HDMI quality. to the extent it is supported by the source device. You can use Microsoft Dolby 5.1 test on YouTube to verify that all your speakers are working. If everything is set up correctly, your left front speaker will play audio intended for left front and left surround. Center speaker will function as usual. Right front speaker will play audio intended for right front and right surround. Everything played on right front and left front will also play on right surround and left surround speakers, respectively. The system will not be true 5.1. However, the surround speakers will reinforce lateralization of audio and improve immersion.
So at home I have a crazy awesome google home set up with multiple speaker systems, lighting, smart outlets, google minis, and google home speakers all tied into the awesome google home app. For (3) different speaker systems, I used the old chromecast audio to tie the receivers into my google home system and it worked great! Now that is discontinued for whatever reason, and I can't seem to find an equal to it (the chromecast audio that is). I want to tie in another speaker system with an old receiver I have. Does anyone know an alternative to the chromecast audio that will do the same thing that the chromecast audio did? Also, I read about tieing speakers with bluetooth capabilities into the google home system, but couldn't figure out how. Anyone done this yet?
Thanks!
I have a few Chromecast audio devices, and got a Google Home Mini and realise it is very similar. It offers an audio out port that I could plug in to my speaker, and I can stream to it as a Cast Audio device.