How to connect the phone to the machine<\/p>\n
Would you like to listen to the music on your smartphone via the sound system of your car?\u00a0Would you like to respond securely to the calls you receive while you are driving?\u00a0Are you often traveling and looking for a way to recharge your smartphone via your car?\u00a0Do not worry, I have all the answers you are looking for!\u00a0In fact, with today’s guide, I will explain how to\u00a0connect the phone to the machine or\u00a0 car<\/strong>\u00a0, both in newer car models and in those with a few more years on the shoulders.<\/p>\n There are many solutions that you can take into consideration: if your machine is quite recent, you can connect the phone to the car via Bluetooth with a configuration procedure that asks for a few seconds.\u00a0If, however, the car in your possession is less recent, you can rely on one of the many adapters or cables on the market that allow you to get great results, with the ability to listen to music on your phone and answer calls without distractions .<\/p>\n Get comfortable, take five minutes of free time and read the next paragraphs carefully: I will list the methods to connect the phone to your car, I will suggest the devices and cables that allow you to do so and I will show you details and prices for each one.\u00a0I assure you that after reading this guide you will be able to listen to the music on your smartphone, to recharge your phone while you are traveling and to answer calls in your car without risking dangerous distractions.\u00a0Good fun!<\/p>\n One of the best ways to connect the phone to the car is to use the\u00a0Bluetooth\u00a0<\/strong>connection\u00a0.\u00a0On the latest cars, this feature is installed as standard and allows you to easily answer phone calls and to play music in the library of your smartphone without using annoying cables.<\/p>\n The procedure for connecting smartphones and cars via Bluetooth varies depending on the model of machine in use.\u00a0For the first configuration, therefore, I advise you to read the user manual of your vehicle, in order to have detailed information about it.<\/p>\n Broadly speaking, what you need to do is turn on the machine display, access the\u00a0phone\u00a0section\u00a0\u00a0(usually the\u00a0Phone\u00a0button\u00a0) and press the button to\u00a0add a new device.\u00a0Then you have to take your smartphone and activate Bluetooth: if you have an\u00a0Android\u00a0device\u00a0, then tap\u00a0Settings\u00a0, press the\u00a0Bluetooth\u00a0\u00a0voice\u00a0and move the lever from\u00a0OFF\u00a0to\u00a0ON\u00a0;\u00a0if you have an\u00a0iPhone, press instead\u00a0of the gear wheel\u00a0icon\u00a0to access the\u00a0settings\u00a0of iOS, press the\u00a0Bluetooth\u00a0option and move the lever next to the\u00a0Bluetooth\u00a0voice\u00a0from\u00a0OFF\u00a0to\u00a0ON\u00a0.\u00a0You can learn more about the whole procedure by reading my guide on\u00a0how to activate Bluetooth.<\/p>\n After activating Bluetooth on your phone, on the same screen you can view the\u00a0paired\u00a0<\/strong>devices<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0available devices<\/strong>, including your car’s Bluetooth system.\u00a0Then tap\u00a0the Bluetooth system name of the car<\/strong>\u00a0and, if required, compare that the PIN shown on the phone screen is the same as the one shown on the car display, then press the button\u00a0Match<\/strong>\u00a0and wait for the configuration to complete.\u00a0At this point, your device is associated with your car and the connection will always be automatic, as long as Bluetooth is active on the smartphone.<\/p>\n Do you have a more dated car and Bluetooth is not available as standard?\u00a0Then you can rely on one of the many Bluetooth receivers that can be used in the car using special adapters.<\/p>\n If your car has USB inputs, you can connect your phone to the machine via\u00a0USB cable<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0This solution is the fastest and the cheapest, as no configuration is required and the USB cable to be used is the one supplied with your smartphone.\u00a0If the software of your car allows it, you can use the smartphone for calls and listen to music;\u00a0otherwise, the phone-auto connection via USB cable is only useful for recharging the battery of the device.<\/p>\n All you have to do to connect the phone to the machine via a USB cable is to insert the USB socket in the entry in the car and connect the other end of the cable to your phone.\u00a0You must know that if your machine is not equipped with a USB input as standard, you can still rely on one of the many adapters available on the market.<\/p>\n Atra solution to connect the phone to the machine by cable is the use of an\u00a0AUX cable<\/strong>\u00a0with two 3.5 mm connectors to be connected to the AUX IN input in the car and in the mobile device in use.\u00a0This entry is present both in the most recent car models, but also in older cars.\u00a0The cost of an AUX cable does not exceed 10 euros.<\/p>\n Connecting your smartphone to the car via AUX cable is a breeze.\u00a0All you need to do is plug the cable connector into the car’s AUX IN jack and plug the other connector into the device’s input, the one where you usually plug in the headphones.\u00a0Now, presses the\u00a0AUX<\/strong>\u00a0button\u00a0in the controls of the car radio or, if it is not present, repeatedly press the button you use to switch from the radio to the CD player (it should be\u00a0SRC<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Source<\/strong>\u00a0) until the display shows\u00a0AUX<\/strong>.\u00a0In the case of a car with a non-standard car radio, it may be necessary to activate the AUX function from the settings of the car radio, a procedure that varies according to the model of car radio installed.<\/p>\n Now your phone is connected to the machine and you can play the music on your smartphone through the car’s audio system.\u00a0Please note that in case of an incoming call, both the ringtone and the conversation will be played through the speakers of the machine.<\/p>\n On older cars that do not have Bluetooth, USB and AUX inputs, you can still connect the phone to the car via a\u00a0cassette adapter<\/strong>.\u00a0It looks like a normal music cassette from which comes a cable AUX to connect to your phone (but also to CD players and all devices that have a 3.5 mm jack input).\u00a0Its cost ranges between 4 and 15 euros.<\/p>\n To connect your phone to the car via the radio, insert the cassette adapter into the cassette player and insert the jack into the appropriate space on your mobile device (in the case of the latest iPhone models and smartphones without audio jacks), need a Lightning or USB-C adapter with 3.5mm jack).<\/p>\n Now, start playing the tape through the car radio display and play the music on your smartphone.\u00a0A contact present inside the “fake” cassette will simulate the tape turning deceiving the head of the car radio reader and will transform the analog signal received from the external device into magnetic field, which in turn will be transformed into an electrical signal from the head itself.<\/p>\n I conclude this guide with two\u00a0Smart systems to connect the phone to the car\u00a0\u00a0and allow you to take advantage of many features of the smartphone even through the car display.<\/p>\n If you have an\u00a0Android<\/strong>\u00a0device, you can download and install\u00a0\u00a0Android Auto<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0, a free tool that allows you to simplify the use of phone apps while you are driving.\u00a0Allows you to make phone calls using voice actions, answer incoming calls with just a touch and send and read text messages, WhatsApp messages, Facebook and much more via voice functions.\u00a0It also allows you to listen to music via services such as Google Play Music, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Deezer and much more.<\/p>\n Android Auto is compatible with over 400 car models and supported by numerous audio systems: you can consult the complete list on\u00a0the Android Auto website<\/a>\u00a0, where you can also view compatible devices.\u00a0If the vehicle in use has a display and supports Android Auto, you can view the app directly on the car display, or you can also use the app via the smartphone.<\/p>\nBluetooth<\/h2>\n
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USB cable<\/h2>\n
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AUX cable<\/h2>\n
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Smart systems to connect the phone to the car<\/h2>\n