music controls while docked to car stereo?

Chris1111 · Chris1111 #1 (**permalink**)

09-04-2011, 01:57 PM

Whenever I dock my iphone to my car stereo I have to control the music from the car stereo. I HATE IT. It never really works, and the interface is nowhere near as useable as the iphone.

How do I control my music from my iphone while docked? Do I have to jailbreak it and get an app? Which app?

Thanks for any help.

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

09-04-2011, 04:53 PM

It's actually not limited by the phone, but by your car's interface. I believe most, if not all manufacturer supplied interfaces have this limitation to prevent liability issues on the part of the car manufacturer. For example, my wife's Subaru with a factory-supplied interface works this way, but my Honda, with an aftermarket USASPEC interface does not.

If it bothers you, you may want to research aftermarket alternative interfaces.

bobtomay · bobtomay #3 (**permalink**)

09-04-2011, 05:34 PM

Mine does the same if I use the USB port. However, while connected to it via Bluetooth, I can control it via both the cars manual or voice controls or via the iPhone itself. If you've got a Bluetooth option, try that.

Jaygray · Jaygray #4 (**permalink**)

09-04-2011, 07:00 PM

I used to have a Sony that took control of my iPhone automatically when you plugged it in, but there was a setting on the radio to turn this "feature" off. Once it was off, I could control the music from the phone and it would play through the radio.

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Chris1111 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 12, 2008 Location: San Dimas Posts: 173 Mac Specs: I don't know	09-04-2011, 01:57 PM Whenever I dock my iphone to my car stereo I have to control the music from the car stereo. I HATE IT. It never really works, and the interface is nowhere near as useable as the iphone. How do I control my music from my iphone while docked? Do I have to jailbreak it and get an app? Which app? Thanks for any help.
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Jaygray #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 04, 2008 Posts: 1,115 Mac Specs: Unibody MacBook Pro 2.26, 4gb RAM, 500gb HD	09-04-2011, 07:00 PM I used to have a Sony that took control of my iPhone automatically when you plugged it in, but there was a setting on the radio to turn this "feature" off. Once it was off, I could control the music from the phone and it would play through the radio.
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