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Do you love all things marine and car audio? Or are you obsessed with the latest driving assistance and smartphone integration technology? For the latest news on all this and more, see our blogs! We love sharing inside industry knowledge and tips with our customers. Want to know more? Contact our Gold Coast store to chat with one of our expert team.

Beginner’s guide to using Android Auto and Apple CarPlay

With the advancement of phones, they are so useful that many people don’t know when to stop.

One of the main times to stop is when driving, as it can cause serious accidents.

To keep everything safe, Google and Apple both came up with a way to keep their customers engaged with their phone while driving. Apple came up with Carplay and Google brought Android Auto.

Following you will find a beginners guide for using them. So let’s go!

  1. What are these?

These are simply mobile apps. Android Auto is an android app that can be downloaded from Google Play. This app can be run by any android phone that has android version 5.0 or upgraded.

CarPlay is an IOS app that can be downloaded from Apple’s App Store. Any iPhone 5 or later phones can make CarPlay app run on them.

By using these apps, you can use your phone in the car’s system.

  1. How to use them?

In most of the cars, you cannot use these apps unless you have a smartphone integration feature in your car stereo system. You can connect your phone to your car that has smartphone integration system by using a USB cable.

When you are connected with the app you will be able to use a lot of other apps that are in your phone. Like Phone calls, texts, music library, Navigation apps etc.

You will be using these apps through your car stereo system. They will run with your voice command and will read out many things that we read ourselves. You can control and command Google now (Android), Siri (ios) from your car if you connect your phone with your stereo system.

Whilst it is now legal to keep yourself connected with your phone even when you are driving, remember, you will need a smartphone integration feature on your car stereo. If you want a smartphone integration feature then GC Car Audio can help you with that.

 

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Do you love all things marine and car audio? Or are you obsessed with the latest driving assistance and smartphone integration technology? For the latest news on all this and more, see our blogs! We love sharing inside industry knowledge and tips with our customers. Want to know more? Contact our Gold Coast store to chat with one of our expert team.

Benefits of having Bluetooth in your car

There are so many additional features that you can add in your car stereo system. One of the best features is adding Bluetooth in the car. Why? Simply because there are so many benefits that you can’t ignore.

Here are a few benefits for having Bluetooth in your car

Safe phone calls

Did you know, you can legally speak on the phone while driving using a Bluetooth hands-free calling? Yes, having a Bluetooth feature, can allow you to receive a call and talk hands-free. This is a great tool so you never miss any important calls and keep your eyes on the road at the same times, while not breaking any laws.

Texting

The Bluetooth feature on your car stereo can allow you to text or receive messages without hassle. There are some phones that will even enable your car stereo to read out the text to you. You can easily hear them through your car speakers and respond without much effort.

 Unlimited music

When you can connect your phone with your car via Bluetooth, you don’t need to rely on any cd or DVD to listen to music. You can open your phone’s playlist and start listening to them in your car music system. You can even go to YouTube and play all the songs that you want to play using your car speakers.

Navigation Assist

By connecting your phone, you can get a lot of your phone’s features using the car stereo. You can connect your phone with the car and start taking help of the GPS navigation which is in your phone. With Bluetooth’s connection in your car, you can hear the next direction spoken through the car audio.

Having Bluetooth in your car opens up the opportunity to use your phone in the car. You will be able to integrate your car with your phone if you use Bluetooth in your car. If you want to add a Bluetooth feature in your car, then Gold Coast Car Audio can help you with that. You can add a wide range of features to your car stereo. Just get connected with us and we will be providing you with some awesome improvement that will change your car driving experience.