Car 'Infotainment' Problem

[legoman]

I remember when cars didn’t have radios.

That reminds me of the late 1970s as a student in Birmingham. I had a Mini with a Pioneer cassette deck but no radio. My mate had an Austin 1300 with a radio but no cassette. He used to love coming to Swansea with me for the odd weekend (and Plastic Sam down at the Langland Bay hotel on a Sunday night). If it was my turn to drive, as we approached the tunnel at Newport he would reach across and turn the sound off as we passed through as it used to irritate him that when he drove, his radio would cut out while we were in the tunnel.

 

[monmouth]

That reminds me of the late 1970s as a student in Birmingham. I had a Mini with a Pioneer cassette deck but no radio. My mate had an Austin 1300 with a radio but no cassette. He used to love coming to Swansea with me for the odd weekend (and Plastic Sam down at the Langland Bay hotel on a Sunday night). If it was my turn to drive, as we approached the tunnel at Newport he would reach across and turn the sound off as we passed through as it used to irritate him that when he drove, his radio would cut out while we were in the tunnel.

Was his name Pavlov?

 

[legoman]

Was his name Pavlov?

No, Mark, grumpy Yorkshireman!

 

[K23]

Thanks to Neath Jack and others for suggesting this route. I'm 75% of the way there now, having downloaded all the music onto the phone and installed PowerAmp. I can now select the music from the folders on the phone and play it via bluetooth. The track being played is displayed on the car infotainment screen, all I need to do now is get that screen to show all the selections and chose from them. Obviously don't want to be fiddling with the phone screen whilst driving.

So you've done exactly what I told you to do on Sunday then. A) Put all the music on your phone, B) install PowerAmp and C) run it through Android Auto. You can thank me in person next time I pick you up from Bristol Airport!!!!!

 

[Pegojack]

So you've done exactly what I told you to do on Sunday then. A) Put all the music on your phone, B) install PowerAmp and C) run it through Android Auto. You can thank me in person next time I pick you up from Bristol Airport!!!!!

Yes, mate, your invaluable contribution is in with 'others' up there! I owe you a pint of cider in Mel's Bar.