thanks to music streaming services like spotify or amazon music, your phone is packed with the best songs. But how do you get the hits into the speakers of your car?? We’ll show you how to connect your phone to your car stereo to listen to your favorite songs while driving.
The connection depends on the type and age of the car radio. Modern radios have their own touch display and can be easily paired with your cell phone via bluetooth. With old devices, on the other hand, you have to dig a little in the trick and gadget box.
Connect your cell phone to your car radio and listen to music
- If you have an antique radio with cassette deck, an adapter cassette will help you. This you connect via AUX with your cell phone. insert the cassette into the cassette compartment and your hits will be played over the car speakers. this also works with an iphone or ipad.
- Does your car radio have AUX input, transfer music from your phone with a simple cable. the cable needs a 3.5mm jack plug on both sides. On some radios the connection is hidden. Check if you can find a slot on the back of the radio or in the center console of the device. set the radio to AUX mode to listen to the playback.
- If your phone doesn’t have a jack, you can use an appropriate adapter for the USB or Lightning slot.
- Some radios also have a USB port for a memory stick. The car radio accesses MP3 files in the cell phone memory. Whether spotify can be played via this depends on the manufacturer.
connect radio and phone via AUX or bluetooth
If your radio doesn’t have an AUX connection and you only have a CD player without a cassette slot, you don’t have to give up your favorite songs. An FM transmitter will help you here. The FM transmitter is supplied with power by cigarette lighter. Connect your cell phone either via AUX cable or bluetooth to the transmitter. then set a frequency on the FM transmitter and search for the matching station on the radio. your private station is already being transmitted via the car speakers.
Is your car radio already bluetooth-enabled, you don’t need to buy new gadgets and devices, just pair the radio directly with your phone:
- To do this, activate bluetooth on your smartphone.
- also control the bluetooth settings of your car radio.
- In pairing mode, both devices can be connected to each other.
- The connection may have to be confirmed by entering a security code.
If the car radio and the smartphone are connected to each other, you can not only listen to music, but also make phone calls. android users mirror the screen of the cell phone on the car radio display with the android car app. iPhone owners choose the carplay route, but need a car that supports this service.
If you want to use a music streaming service like spotify while driving, we recommend either a premium subscription with one of the providers or a mobile phone tariff with a lot of data volume.
Especially during long car rides, the amount of data downloaded for music accumulates. In radio holes, you also have to do without the entertaining sound system. With a premium subscription, you can download songs to your smartphone in advance and then listen to them offline.
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After completing his master’s degree in media science, martin maciej has been writing for a well-known tech website for many years and now also wants to help you with DEINHANDY with advice and news in everyday tech life.