Bluetooth in the car
Having a podcast or audio-book downloaded on your phone is great, but what happens when you want to commute to work and would like to listen to the podcast over your car speakers. Luckily, most modern cars have the ability to play audio from your smart phone over the car’s speakers via a Bluetooth connection. The exact way to pair the two together will vary depending on the model of both your phone and your car, but the following should be a good starting point. There may be slight device differences between Android and Apple Devices, so we’ll explain both below.
Pairing Android Bluetooth to Car Audio
- Start with initiating the pairing process on your car’s audio system. Again, this will vary depending on the exact make and model, but it is sometimes called hands-free mode. Your car’s owner’s manual should be able to help.
- Make sure your phone has it’s Bluetooth turned on.
- Go into your phone’s Bluetooth connection (found under connections in the Settings menu) and select pair with new device.
- Your phone should find and offer your car’s audio system as an option, at that point simply click on it to begin the pairing process.
- You may be prompted to enter a PIN, which again will vary from car to car, but a pretty standard default is 0000. At this point the pairing process will be complete.
Pairing an Apple Device (iPhone, iPod or iPad) Bluetooth to Car Audio
- Restart your iPhone, iPod or iPad.
- Go to the Settings menu on your Apple Device and turn off Bluetooth. Wait for 5 seconds and then turn Bluetooth back on.
- Start the pairing process on your car’s audio system. Again, this will vary depending on the exact make and model, but it is sometimes called hands-free mode. Your car’s owner’s manual should be able to help.
- Your phone should find and offer your car’s audio system as an option, at that point simply click on it to begin the pairing process.
- You may be prompted to enter a PIN, which again will vary from car to car, but a pretty standard default is 0000. At this point the pairing process will be complete.
