[Q] Bluetooth handsfree and using music player when driving - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

So should I be hearing music through my handsfree?
I used my phone for GPS for the first time and I love hearing Nav notifications through my handsfree set. What I couldn't figure out is how to keep using my handsfree set without music playing through it. Nothing would play through the AUX port of my car stereo unless I turned off my handsfree.
I want to be able to hear music through the car stereo and notifications / calls through the headset - is that possible?

andy_d0 said:
So should I be hearing music through my handsfree?
I used my phone for GPS for the first time and I love hearing Nav notifications through my handsfree set. What I couldn't figure out is how to keep using my handsfree set without music playing through it. Nothing would play through the AUX port of my car stereo unless I turned off my handsfree.
I want to be able to hear music through the car stereo and notifications / calls through the headset - is that possible?
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I don't think it's possible. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think your phone manages both at the same time. You could have them go through the same one tough. That's what I personally do, both on bluetooth audio system (car).

How did you manage to get it to play on both? For me it seems like it has to be one or the other
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andy_d0 said:
How did you manage to get it to play on both? For me it seems like it has to be one or the other
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Both on bluetooth? I simply have both running at the same time.

My issue was that it seemed like I can only do one or the other. I saw in the settings for my voyager legend that you can make calls through headset but have music still play through car stereo
That works
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andy_d0 said:
So should I be hearing music through my handsfree?
I used my phone for GPS for the first time and I love hearing Nav notifications through my handsfree set. What I couldn't figure out is how to keep using my handsfree set without music playing through it. Nothing would play through the AUX port of my car stereo unless I turned off my handsfree.
I want to be able to hear music through the car stereo and notifications / calls through the headset - is that possible?
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Not sure I completely understood what you're trying to do, so this may not be what you're wanting.
But if you go to your Bluetooth pairings on the phone and then go to the settings for your Car Stereo Bluetooth pairing, there is an option for either Call Audio or Music Audio. You can de-select the Music Audio so that only Call Audio plays through Bluetooth to the Car Stereo.

All I want is to be able to still hear navigation notifications in my headset while still be able to hear music through car stereo. That doesn't seem possible. I either hear it....
1) All in my headset (phone calls, music and notifications) or car stereo
2) Phone calls in headset (and navigation notifications if I'm on the phone) with music and notifications in car stereo
But I want it to be phone calls plus all notifications in headset regardless if I'm using the phone and music in car stereo

andy_d0 said:
All I want is to be able to still hear navigation notifications in my headset while still be able to hear music through car stereo. That doesn't seem possible. I either hear it....
1) All in my headset (phone calls, music and notifications) or car stereo
2) Phone calls in headset (and navigation notifications if I'm on the phone) with music and notifications in car stereo
But I want it to be phone calls plus all notifications in headset regardless if I'm using the phone and music in car stereo
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I went ahead and did a little search. Android seems to do it on it's on so I'm not sure why you can't connect to both and hear what you want in both.
I personally don't connect to 2 devices at the same time but I do get/hear everything in my car audio system (navigation, music, calls, notifications) and that can all be at the same time. The music sound will just lower when navigation girl speaks and when a notification comes in.
Now I dunno if you searched for this but I did find a app that might help (can't try it myself as I only connect to one): Smart Bluetooth Widget Free. There's also a paid version.
And like the other guy mentioned, you can select in the bluetooth options what you want to be streamed through it.

BWolf56 said:
I went ahead and did a little search. Android seems to do it on it's on so I'm not sure why you can't connect to both and hear what you want in both.
I personally don't connect to 2 devices at the same time but I do get/hear everything in my car audio system (navigation, music, calls, notifications) and that can all be at the same time. The music sound will just lower when navigation girl speaks and when a notification comes in.
Now I dunno if you searched for this but I did find a app that might help (can't try it myself as I only connect to one): . There's also a paid version.
And like the other guy mentioned, you can select in the bluetooth options what you want to be streamed through it.
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Excuse me, sir. I followed your link Smart Bluetooth Widget Free, and its content is very different from what I expected. The topic is kernels there.
google takes me here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mdrtools.smartbluetoothwidget.free&hl=fr
Thanks for your comment!

pppppp said:
Excuse me, sir. I followed your link Smart Bluetooth Widget Free, and its content is very different from what I expected. The topic is kernels there.
google takes me here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mdrtools.smartbluetoothwidget.free&hl=fr
Thanks for your comment!
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Did you read what I said? I gave a link to a app that might help him (which I haven't tested so can't confirm).

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zalez said:
Is this through a cable or bluetooth?
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jalanjkcarp said:
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I was playing around the other day and noticed that too. It seems that it can't do both at the same time. Don't know the limitations though. Paired phone to test and it can do it so I don't know what gives.
I don't wanted it to do both things at the same time. When I'm using nav I don't usually play music.
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My issue is that the google maps voice is way to loud compared to my spotify music.
marcinmm said:
Do you use 3.5mm jack cable or bluetooth ?
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I'm using aux but I also got Bluetooth on the way I don't know how much difference it makes
jgonger said:
My issue is that the google maps voice is way to loud compared to my spotify music.
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How do you get voice nav to your car speakers?
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jgonger said:
My issue is that the google maps voice is way to loud compared to my spotify music.
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Google Maps has a built in option to adjust navigation voice volume. Have you tried that?
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CZ Eddie said:
Google Maps has a built in option to adjust navigation voice volume. Have you tried that?
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Haha i found it in settings after I made the post Thanks though!!

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