I don't think this has been posted before, but here goes...

I have my Blackberry synched to the car via Bluetooth. I was waiting in the service line to get my new tags put on when the car made a loud beep and started reading my new e-mail messages. I haven't even had the chance to go through the Owner's Manual yet, but I thought this was really cool. (I just quickly had to learn how to turn the volume down.)

I had read the car does it but hadn't experienced it first-hand, so I was pretty surprised and impressed.

 

...glad to see someone that got it to work...not so much luck with my Droid Bionic...

 

Wah, wah... sorry I brought it up!

 

stupid iPhone, can't believe all these functions dont work on my phone.

 

thanx a lot dseag2 a few of us don't have that pleasure." this dumbass iPhone 4s".

 

This is weird because @ KEYES Lexus - Amin showed me how to link the phone & other options. He also mentioned that ipones lack the "readability" for text & email. I was happy that my Samsung Galaxy S2 DID have the capability to read back messages.

This was disrupted when I got my Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The bluetooth streaming & phone work fine but I lost the "readability" of messages. Let's keep our fingers crossed that a software update fixes our issues.

 

it all depended on the phone. It's a Bluetooth profile called MAP (message access profile). On Android phones your phone will support this if when you go into the the Bluetooth settings you see "Advanced setting” and in there you can turn on or off. It's a little more difficult to find in the blackberry, but a lot of them support it. No iPhones or Windows phone 7 though. It will allow you read your text message or e-mail through the display, but when the vehicle is in motion it will only read the text message or e-mail subject line.

 

Thanks, gkcmilner, for the details. I'll have to look for the MAP button in my phone and try this out!

 

I just got my new GS last week, starlight black with saddle tan interior, tech plus package (canada) and I love it. I was driving home the first night and the car started reading my emails ... did not know about that feature,,, but I love it. This is a great car!

I have a BB Bold 9900 and although it will read the email, I have been unable to use the quick reply as I always get an error. Has anyone been able to figure it out or if the BB9900 is capable of it?

 

Thanks! Will try this out

 

Thanks to your advice about going into the Advanced Settings of my rooted HTC EVO 4G, I was able to turn on Message Access and finally get text messages read by the car. Thanks!

 

We should all write to Apple and demand they implement MAP in their next OS release. Apparently this has been going on for years, ever since Ford Sync first stared using this protocol. Now many car manufacturers use it and the most popular phone doesn't support it.

 

I must be slow as I can't seem to find the menu from my Droid Bionic...

 

From your home screen, select menu, then settings, then wireless networks, then bluetooth settings, then advanced settings, then you should see message access. Turn that on.

 

I found it on my EVO 3D in the following option screen
Menu, settings, wireless & networks, (enable bluetooth), click bluetooth settings, , advanced settings, enable message access (checkbox), , and then, the "message access settings" below that should become enabled. Click on that and select "Email" and/or "SMS"

It should be similar for the Bionic (what version of android are you on? I'm on 2.3.4)


From https://motorola-global-portal.custh...ic---bluetooth
Bluetooth MAP is supported on BIONIC. However, its limited to MMS/SMS read/write from the car kit. Email functionality is not supported.

Edit: EGS350 beat me to it while I was typing my response! lol!