I recently helped an older family member finally make the move from Windows Phone to Android. I set everything up with him and the last thing we did was remove his WP from his car's Bluetooth and pair the Android phone to the car, we tested it with a phone call and it worked as normal.
A few days later I got the following complaint: Google Maps doesn't "speak" over the radio in the car.
I didn't know this, but with the WP, if you have the normal car radio playing audio from an FM source, the volume of the radio would be reduced and the WP navigation app would speak over the radio to say "turn left" or whatever.
With Android, this does not happen unless the car's input is explicitly set to Bluetooth. (tried it with Waze and Google Maps)
Whilst this isn't an issue for me (I'm actually surprised WP/the car can do this), because I stream my music through the Bluetooth in my car anyway, it is an issue for the older generation, who enjoy listening to local radio.
(If your source is set to Bluetooth then the phone handles the reduction of music volume for the navigation announcements)
My current solution for him has been to change the settings in both Waze and Google Maps for his phone to play the announcement via the phone speaker, even though the Bluetooth is enabled for calls. He is happy with this solution, but I was wondering if anyone else has come across this scenario, and how come WP is able to do this? It's better to have the directions coming through the vehicle speakers, rather than the phone.
The other solution is to get him to stream radio through his phone using some Internet-based radio, but I don't think this a good solution for him, considering the type of user he is.
I also discovered that he's missing another WP feature, the phone would read out an incoming SMS via the car's Bluetooth and prompt him to say a reply message. It seems WP was actually a good phone for him!
Any help and advise is much appreciated.
A few days later I got the following complaint: Google Maps doesn't "speak" over the radio in the car.
I didn't know this, but with the WP, if you have the normal car radio playing audio from an FM source, the volume of the radio would be reduced and the WP navigation app would speak over the radio to say "turn left" or whatever.
With Android, this does not happen unless the car's input is explicitly set to Bluetooth. (tried it with Waze and Google Maps)
Whilst this isn't an issue for me (I'm actually surprised WP/the car can do this), because I stream my music through the Bluetooth in my car anyway, it is an issue for the older generation, who enjoy listening to local radio.
(If your source is set to Bluetooth then the phone handles the reduction of music volume for the navigation announcements)
My current solution for him has been to change the settings in both Waze and Google Maps for his phone to play the announcement via the phone speaker, even though the Bluetooth is enabled for calls. He is happy with this solution, but I was wondering if anyone else has come across this scenario, and how come WP is able to do this? It's better to have the directions coming through the vehicle speakers, rather than the phone.
The other solution is to get him to stream radio through his phone using some Internet-based radio, but I don't think this a good solution for him, considering the type of user he is.
I also discovered that he's missing another WP feature, the phone would read out an incoming SMS via the car's Bluetooth and prompt him to say a reply message. It seems WP was actually a good phone for him!
Any help and advise is much appreciated.
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