I read that the i-Bolt series does NOT route phone calls through the car stereo system, is there one that does or a way to make this work?
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The latest version of the i-Bolt app allows you to select phone speaker or auxiliary. You might also want to make sure that if your phone has an audio safety feature for headphones, to disable it. Otherwise your audio will be really low. Depending on the app you use for "dock" mode, the settings will be different.
1487461
On the cable that is pluged in to the cigarette lighter it has a split of wire to plug into auxiliary of the radio. That should make it work. Make sure your sound on your phone is up too. If your car has the hands free you have to read the bluetooth setup for your car. Hope that helps!
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This is an awesome blue tooth input for any stereo. I also had no Aux contact in my car. Unfortunately, this device will not get you over that hump. Go to this website for Aux input options for your particular car stereo (iCarKits.com). There are many options to create an Aux input on any stereo that doesn't have one.
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for us is not. once I try to initiate a call from my car it says the phone is not connected. i first need to press 'yes' to the question that my phone asks whether to connect with my car. if i want to use it in my car i need to open my phone first to connect it with the car every time.
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No, this device is a speaker that works with your phone. Reception is great, however at the other end everyone I speak with has difficulties hearing clearly, Holding the phone closer to my mouth (defeats the purpose of hands free really) works best. Pairing was easy and battery life is great otherwise. If you want something that works through your car speakers it will require professional installation from a place such as Car Toys. In short if I had known all this up front I wouldn't have thrown my money away on this particular device, you get what you pay for in this case.
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no it only interface with your Bluetooth master, aka your phones. There are two ways to play through your car systems. By Bluetooth or hardwired in.
51823
when you're phone is linked to the head unit via bluetooth you can set the source to BT (bluetooth) and it will pick up any audio that would normally go through your phone's speakers and output it through your vehicle's sound system. Others have said that all information shown on the phone for pandora will be shown on the head unit display; as a side note the phone's signal and battery life are shown on the display which is nice since you can use this head unit for hands free calling through your car audio system.
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If you have a plug in for an external device you can plug it in with a jack. My BMW has one in the "glove box" (I wouldn't call it that but there ya go). I has a place to connect a smart phone or some other type of communication device.
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Yes, it will work along side your car's built-in Bluetooth. The way that I found that will allow both to work 100% of the time is to first turn on the car (so that it's Bluetooth is in the seek mode), then immediately turns on your phone's Bluetooth. Wait a few seconds or until the connection is made (which shows up on my car's display), then turn on the Mpow Bluetooth. It will then connect to your phone also. You can verify that by going to your phone's Bluetooth setting. Both should show as "connected." Then you can listen to music/podcasts, but when a call comes in, it will automatically switches to the car's Bluetooth to handle the call, while pausing your music playback. When the call is over, it will automatically switch back to your music/podcast. I have a Toyota and an HTC One phone. Your mileage may vary.
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Yes, I have a I phone 6 plus and it works perfectly. That is what I purchased it for. I am using it with a stock stereo CD/Cassette in a 2003 Suburban. It sounds great with no noise at all. Be careful to turn down your volume until you get used to it. It will be louder than your stereo was before as the I phone raises the EQ level. It will surprise you how good it sounds for a couple of bucks. My other cars have all the modern conveniences blue tooth etc. I use my phone gps and it actually lowers the volume of what is playing and speaks clearly through the radio, nice added benefit.Not bad at all. Yes, I have a I phone 6 plus and it works perfectly. That is what I purchased it for. I am using it with a stock stereo CD/Cassette in a 2003 Suburban. It sounds great with no noise at all. Be careful to turn down your volume until you get used to it. It will be louder than your stereo was before as the I phone raises the EQ level. It will surprise you how good it sounds for a couple of bucks. My other cars have all the modern conveniences blue tooth etc. I use my phone gps and it actually lowers the volume of what is playing and speaks clearly through the radio, nice added benefit.Not bad... » Read More Yes, I have a I phone 6 plus and it works perfectly. That is what I purchased it for. I am using it with a stock stereo CD/Cassette in a 2003 Suburban. It sounds great with no noise at all. Be careful to turn down your volume until you get used to it. It will be louder than your stereo was before as the I phone raises the EQ level. It will surprise you how good it sounds for a couple of bucks. My other cars have all the modern conveniences blue tooth etc. I use my phone gps and it actually lowers the volume of what is playing and speaks clearly through the radio, nice added benefit.Not bad at all. « Show Less
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Yes, as others have said it uses your car radio for it's output. Which is all fine and good, except for the fact that the range on these microtransmitters can vary widely and you run the risk of putting the other end of your conversation on other peoples radios if they're immediately adjacent to your vehicle or have a sensitive tuner. So I'd be pretty wary of this.Also, for Pete's sake, people... HANG UP AND DRIVE!!!! Hands-free is still distracting and your call can wait until you find a place to pull over, I promise.
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It will not play the sound through your car speakers during a call, but everything else it will. Make sure your dock settings are correct as James suggested. Make sure you are plugged into both the cigarette lighter and the aux port on you car stereo.
1487462
Cant get the GPS or anything to work through the car speakers other then my music? I checked my settings over and over I uninstalled then installed the app and nothing? Please help
1878787
I couldn't get this to stream calls at all - would stream any music from my phone to anything I plugged into - car stereo, home audio receiver, etc. - but when I would get a call it would not send call audio thru any device??? I bought it more to stream my calls thru my car audio than to stream my music... I wonder if mine is defective or if this is just a limitation on this model? Nothing in the tiny manual that comes with it about streaming call audio at all... ?? Anyone have any info?
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I does work with my Sprint Phone but I do not recommend the device. I really doesn't work that great..... I have to my phone right next to the ranger it get any signal increase; it was a pain in the car.
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I use my i phone on my aux circuit in my car. This allows me to connect my phone into my system. I have a basic system in a 2012 car. My steering wheel controls are not affected, volume and mode search all work, however I still have to use my speaker setting on my phone to make phone calls. I can play music through my system with the cord and when I get a text while it's connected the volume dims automatically to get my attention, nice! My music pauses while I'm talking and resumes when I hang up. I love my Cosmos cord and for the cost, how can you not try it out?
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I have an iphone 4s. as long as you have the media audio input enabled, every sound from your phone will go through. gps, music, text tones, etc. yes, your navigation on your phone will go through the car speakers.