seesole

Ok, I have a 09 Maxima SV, I have Bluetooth in the car but I guess in 09 there was no Bluetooth audio. I had a IPhone 5 and when I got directions on Google Maps the voice prompts would play thru my car Bluetooth. I recently switched to Android (Sony Xperia Z3V) and now the Google Maps voice prompts will not play thru the car speakers?
Anyone else have this problem and knows a fix?

Thanx

j_dubb

I don't believe anything other than my phone calls have ever played through my speakers, unless I had my phone connected with an auxillary cable.

catalinvint

Try Waze.

Maybe it's a setting in your phone that you will need to turn on. I have an Iphone and in the Waze settings I turned that feature on and it works like a charm.

j_dubb

If you go into the settings for the bluetooth pair for your car, do you see an option to enable anything other than phone calls? Screenshot attached for reference of what I see on my phone - Note I do not have Navigation, just phone call bluetooth integration.

seesole

Yes I have the same menu and I have it checked, I tried to uncheck it and it gets rid of Bluetooth connection to the car.

seesole

Where do you go to find Waze setting, is it in the general settings? Bluetooth?

mjhuffer

Also make sure your media volume is all the way up. Android has three different sound settings in the sound/volumes settings. Google Maps audio works through the music and videos setting I'm pretty sure. My tablet which runs through an aftermarket head unit plays the google maps sounds through the stereo but I have the bluetooth settings to media only.

assiduous

Since the car navigation is pretty useless unless you have exact address and even then is a pain to type it all in I use my iphone most of the time. But I have a problem of hearing the commands through PHONE CALL instead of the normal audio. It looks like the line was busy with something else. It is annoying like hell. Anyone had this problem and have any tips? Sorry for hijacking topic but don't want to start a second thread for almost the same issue.

zoemayne

iTrader: (4)

From what I can tell the issues mentioned here really depend on the Navigation software you are using... Like I use waze and it has no problems lowering the music and saying directions while i'm listening to music... Waze is the best. Assiduous what do you mean by PHONE CALL???

j_dubb

I suspect that the issue is the way that the Android Operating System sends Google Maps (perhaps all GPS applications) audio to the car. In my experience it's always done so via the "Music / Other Media" audio output from the phone - which if you've only got the Phone Bluetooth support in the car, isn't going to play over the bluetooth audio.

He indicated that previously the google maps audio had played over the car's bluetooth with his iPhone, so I suspect that perhaps the iOS sends the audio differently....though I am making some assumptions here as some of this information was never clearly supplied.

LtLeary

The 09 only supports the phone profile. You need a 2010 and above to play anything else thru Bluetooth.

zoemayne

iTrader: (4)

It's an app. Download it from the Play store. It's free. It's pretty much the best navigation app.

seesole

I was thinking the same thing myself! I've tried everything else other than downloading a different app. Oh well, thanx!

catalinvint

Go to settings and turn of "Play sounds through speakers" then check Prefer Bluetooth.
That works for me.

assiduous

well I am playing some music from pandora, that by the way TURNS ON BY ITSELF AGAINST MY GOOD WILL EVERY TIME, and then when next turn comes and google maps sends me a voice direction, i get the PHONE CALL screen and voice sounds weird. I can HANG UP and the other phone call menu options.
And why does pandora turn on by itself every time i switch to bluetooth? I switch to bluetooth just to hear the google maps voice instructions. I on purpose shut down Pandora before i did that. Somehow the car OPENS pandora, and starts playing it. I find that incredibly intrusive because i have to stop it every time and my phone may be in the pocket, but you cant stop pandora from the navi menu or the steering wheel.
One time I got so angry i uninstalled pandora, but later installed it again because i am premium member and all my radio stations are there and sound quality is really good if you are premium

seesole

I found a FIX for THIS!!!!
I returned my Sony and got the new IPhone 6!! I was having a few issues that I really didn't want to deal with!