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Old Jun 9, 2016 | 07:49 AM
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Hello!

It feels weird posting something so small when tons of you have that navi issue!

Anyways,

I have my phone connected to Bluetooth so it auto plays my music. However, I like to charge my iPhone with the cable so whenever I plug it in, the Bluetooth audio dies and I have to go into my iPhone and switch the settings back to Bluetooth.

Does anyone know a way to make Bluetooth audio always a priority?
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Old Jun 9, 2016 | 08:05 AM
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LOL...you could use the 12V charger instead...that's how I do it. I haven't see any way to make BT have priority over hard-wired and I did not see this as an option in Carista.
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Old Jun 9, 2016 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by aznkorboi
Hello!

It feels weird posting something so small when tons of you have that navi issue!

Anyways,

I have my phone connected to Bluetooth so it auto plays my music. However, I like to charge my iPhone with the cable so whenever I plug it in, the Bluetooth audio dies and I have to go into my iPhone and switch the settings back to Bluetooth.

Does anyone know a way to make Bluetooth audio always a priority?
I don't believe there's a way to make BT the priority, it'll automatically switch to the USB since it's the newest connection at the time. However, if you simply power the audio system off and back on after you've plugged in your phone it'll revert back to the BT audio (rather than going into your iPhone settings as you're currently doing).

The other inconvenience with this is if you ever use Siri by holding down the Call button, it'll also make it revert back to the USB rather than the BT (thus, again you'll have to power off the audio system and turn it back on to get it back to BT).
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by frubalup
I don't believe there's a way to make BT the priority, it'll automatically switch to the USB since it's the newest connection at the time. However, if you simply power the audio system off and back on after you've plugged in your phone it'll revert back to the BT audio (rather than going into your iPhone settings as you're currently doing).

The other inconvenience with this is if you ever use Siri by holding down the Call button, it'll also make it revert back to the USB rather than the BT (thus, again you'll have to power off the audio system and turn it back on to get it back to BT).
I don't have that problem with Siri. I tell Siri to do make a call, send a text, play a playlist, and it goes right back to Bluetooth.
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