Android and Listening to Music

[Bay33saw]

I have a 2012 LE without "Entune" but with the JBL Nav system.

Does anyone have any problems streaming music from your phone through your stereo with Bluetooth? Also is it better using the USB connection in the glove box. (on a side note WTF where Toyota thinking putting the USB jack in the glove box?0

 

[Grizzld]

on a side note WTF where Toyota thinking putting the USB jack in the glove box?0

I prefer it there; I have an old iPod Touch I leave in there 24/7. Just stream via bluetooth if you plan on using your Android device. That's what I do; works great!

I did have to unpair my Nexus once to get Bluetooth audio working, but it's worked perfectly since then.

 

[phillyd2]

I saved myself all the grief, tossed a ton of music onto one of these and leave it plugged in the truck.

 

[Victor_inox]

i`m streaming from my samsung note, sound quality is outstanding, and I consider myself an audio snob. head unit does better job decoding audio then phone itself.

 

[endgame]

I have problems playing my Bionic. i will try to stream it through the bluetooth and see what happens...

 

[Grizzld]

The only problem I've had with Bluetooth is when my wife and I switch back and forth between Bluetooth profiles. Kind of a long, drawn-out process.

 

[Bay33saw]

I saved myself all the grief, tossed a ton of music onto one of these and leave it plugged in the truck.

Think I'll give this a try, Phillyd2 can you pick and choose songs or does it just play in sequence?

 

[Pensacola33]

Yes, I would experience problems during start up. Bluetooth would not work all the time, especially if I start the car before activating bluetooth on my phone. The solution: start bluetooth on your phone before starting the car and make sure locked devices are appropriately managed on your phone. The USB is not a bad idea.

 

[phillyd2]

Think I'll give this a try, Phillyd2 can you pick and choose songs or does it just play in sequence?

Yes, you can pick, scroll, move to different folders, etc. but with hundreds of songs it is slow. I usually just put it on Random since I like every song on there. Most of my songs are in the main directory but there a few complete albums in their own folders.

 

[Bay33saw]

Yes, you can pick, scroll, move to different folders, etc. but with hundreds of songs it is slow. I usually just put it on Random since I like every song on there. Most of my songs are in the main directory but there a few complete albums in their own folders.

I'll have to give it a try, I'm not really experienced in moving music over to USB and what not, but I'll try. 4G should be enough I'm guessing

 

[phillyd2]

Copy and Paste, could not be easier. I have over 300 songs plus maybe 5 or 6 complete albums and I'm still under 2 GB.

 

[brockeverly]

The problem you are going to run into generalizing "android" is that all softwares are different. On the stock rom on my HTC reZound I had no issues, some custom ROMs I have had nothing but issues. 90% of my music is streamed via bluetooth for me through Rhapsody, it works well IMO.

 

[Bay33saw]

OK I installed the Kingston Mini Drive into my computer, opened my I-Tunes, selected the music I wanted to transfer over and moved it over to the Flash drive. I put it in the USB port in the truck and it says there is nothing there, yet when I plug it into the computer i can play them on there.
If it makes any difference, my desktop is a MAC.
Any ideas? Do I need to save them in another format maybe?

Copy and Paste, could not be easier. I have over 300 songs plus maybe 5 or 6 complete albums and I'm still under 2 GB.

 

[brockeverly]

OK I installed the Kingston Mini Drive into my computer, opened my I-Tunes, selected the music I wanted to transfer over and moved it over to the Flash drive. I put it in the USB port in the truck and it says there is nothing there, yet when I plug it into the computer i can play them on there.
If it makes any difference, my desktop is a MAC.
Any ideas? Do I need to save them in another format maybe?

Probably an AAC file, change them to mp3

 

[Bay33saw]

Probably an AAC file, change them to mp3

You may have said that in Klingon I would have understood you more. How do you know they are a AAC file and how do I change them over to mp3. Pardon my ignorance, I'm old:roadkill:

 

[brockeverly]

You may have said that in Klingon I would have understood you more. How do you know they are a AAC file and how do I change them over to mp3. Pardon my ignorance, I'm old:roadkill:

Try this link, you can also Google AAC to MP3 and find some free programs.

How to convert AAC to MP3 | MP3 Insider - CNET Reviews

 

[Bay33saw]

Try this link, you can also Google AAC to MP3 and find some free programs.

How to convert AAC to MP3 | MP3 Insider - CNET Reviews

...and this is downloadable on a Mac ??? Sweet you learn something new every day. That's why I like my windows 7 on my laptop, much easier to use. I'll give it a go thanks

 

[brockeverly]

...and this is downloadable on a Mac ??? Sweet you learn something new every day. That's why I like my windows 7 on my laptop, much easier to use. I'll give it a go thanks

Should be, but double check sys requirements. If that one isnt, there will be one out there that is.

 

[Bay33saw]

Should be, but double check sys requirements. If that one isnt, there will be one out there that is.

OK that didn't work, let me try downloading it on my laptop that has W7....maybe that'll do it

 

[Roadkill]

Just use iTunes...

If you have a Mac, it's probably easiest to use iTunes to make an MP3 version of your audio files. It's really quite simple, and as a bonus you don't have to obtain a separate software package.

First, go into iTunes preferences. In the "General" tab, you will see a button down on the pane labeled "Import Settings...". Click that and a new dialog will pop up. Ensure that the "Import Using:" selection box has "MP3 Encoder" selected. Click okay to close the Import settings dialog and then click okay to close the preferences.

Next step, we need to see what kind of files you have (this will be important for later). So, right click on one of the column headers in your iTunes playlist or the top-level iTunes media library browser. You will see a context menu that displays all the column types that are enabled. You want to ensure that the "Kind" column is enabled with a checkmark next to it. The "Kind" column will tell you whether your file is MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, etc.

Next, select the files you wish to convert to MP3. Right click on them and look at the menu that pops up. In the list there should be a "Create MP3 version" option. If you select that, it will (wait for it...) create an MP3 version of your files (haha).

This will take a while as the conversion is CPU intensive. Once it is done, you will have two copies of each song (one AAC, one MP3). You can click on the "Kind" column header to sort your music into AAC, MP3, etc for easy segregation.

ETA: The "Kind" column will list MP3 files as "MPEG audio file" (MP3 is short for MPEG Audio Layer III). Don't worry—these are standard mp3's.