Is there a USB Bluetooth Dongle that emulates iPhone/iPod

[Ricky Inman]

I have a 2014 Nissan Frontier that has Bluetooth calling, but no a2dp for music streaming. There is a USB port in the console that allows you to plug in an iPhone/iPod. I have a Samsung Galaxy S6.

I purchased a USB Bluetooth dongle that allows me to stream music through the auxiliary port (see link below), but I do not get song title information on the factory radio. On a hunch, I tried plugging the USB dongle into the iPhone port. I can play music via Bluetooth, the steering wheel controls allow me to skip tracks, but the song/album information displayed is just information about the dongle.

This is so much better than I had before, but I'd like to have the song/album information displayed. Is there a USB dongle that will emulate iPod and allow song/album information to be passed through from Android phones?

Link to dongle that I purchased:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-USB-Bluetooth-4-0-Audio-Stereo-Music-Receiver-3-5mm-AUX-Dongle-Adapter/152317419001?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

[Rukbat]

This one has its own display that shows the information (but it seems to show limited information). What I ended up doing, since all I had was an Aux jack, was replacing the whole radio. It's not difficult (there are instructions for just about every car on the web, some of them on Youtube), and a radio that shows the information (and has Bluetooth built in) is about $120.

 

[Ricky Inman]

Thank you for your reply.

I have looked into replacing the head unit, but my radio has the backup camera, usb port in the console and steering wheel controls. I found threads that were able to integrate those functions with an aftermarket radio, but it looked pretty tedious. My truck is under an extended bumper-to-bumper warranty and I don't want to mess with too much.

I have been using a basic Bluetooth adapter that plugs into the auxiliary port for a while. This new one does give me much more than I had before. I just like having the song/album info on the screen.