Google Maps Navigation Through Speakers During FM,XM - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

ReFLeX135 · 06-17-2014, 08:16 PM

New to the car this June, but I swear that 2 weeks ago when I played music via XM, USB, or FM while I was using Google maps navigation, and my phone was connected via Bluetooth, that it would say the directions through the speakers. This week this does not occur. Does anyone know why or how to re-enable this feature, phone or mylink? I did update my Galaxy S3's software from 4.1.2 to 4.3 recently but I can't recall if it was after or before this.

This thread makes me think I'm not crazy: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...ht=google+maps

Thanks!

trodecke · 06-17-2014, 08:58 PM

I don't have Mylink (standard radio in the 2LS) but on the other cars I've had that support Bluetooth the only time something from the phone will interrupt FM/XM/etc, is when a phone call comes in or I make a phone call. Otherwise, to get audio from Google Maps (or streaming music from Pandora for that matter), the radio has to be set to Aux/BT/etc which means I get quite a bit of nothing between prompts from Google Maps.

k818mn1 · 06-18-2014, 01:21 PM

On my 2013 Camaro with Mylink, phone call audio thru bluetooth is handled by the Onstar module. Onstar can interrupt whatever source is playing on the radio so that you can hear the phone call thru the radio speakers.
Media audio (including Google Maps navigation audio) output by the phone via bluetooth is handled by the radio. You can only hear it if the bluetooth source is selected on the radio. This means that Google maps audio will not interrupt any other source selected on the radio such as XM or FM.
Now, if you have your phone connected by USB, and the USB source is selected on the radio, then phone media audio will play via USB thru the radio speakers and Google Maps nav audio will also be heard thru the radio speakers. This must have been the situation when you heard the navigation directions thru the speakers previously.

06-17-2014, 08:16 PM	#1
ReFLeX135 Drives: 2017 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Lansing Posts: 114	Google Maps Navigation Through Speakers During FM,XM New to the car this June, but I swear that 2 weeks ago when I played music via XM, USB, or FM while I was using Google maps navigation, and my phone was connected via Bluetooth, that it would say the directions through the speakers. This week this does not occur. Does anyone know why or how to re-enable this feature, phone or mylink? I did update my Galaxy S3's software from 4.1.2 to 4.3 recently but I can't recall if it was after or before this. This thread makes me think I'm not crazy: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...ht=google+maps Thanks!

06-17-2014, 08:58 PM	#2
trodecke Drives: 2014 2SS/RS CRT Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 365	I don't have Mylink (standard radio in the 2LS) but on the other cars I've had that support Bluetooth the only time something from the phone will interrupt FM/XM/etc, is when a phone call comes in or I make a phone call. Otherwise, to get audio from Google Maps (or streaming music from Pandora for that matter), the radio has to be set to Aux/BT/etc which means I get quite a bit of nothing between prompts from Google Maps. __________________ Lifetime Camaro guy. 1979 Z28, 1987 LT, 2012 2LS, 2014 2SS/RS --CAI Cold Air Intake --Solo HFC

06-18-2014, 01:21 PM	#3
k818mn1 Drives: 2016 Camaro SS, Garnet Red Join Date: May 2013 Location: Crowley, TX Posts: 350	On my 2013 Camaro with Mylink, phone call audio thru bluetooth is handled by the Onstar module. Onstar can interrupt whatever source is playing on the radio so that you can hear the phone call thru the radio speakers. Media audio (including Google Maps navigation audio) output by the phone via bluetooth is handled by the radio. You can only hear it if the bluetooth source is selected on the radio. This means that Google maps audio will not interrupt any other source selected on the radio such as XM or FM. Now, if you have your phone connected by USB, and the USB source is selected on the radio, then phone media audio will play via USB thru the radio speakers and Google Maps nav audio will also be heard thru the radio speakers. This must have been the situation when you heard the navigation directions thru the speakers previously.