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Hi.Jack
Member Since: 20 Aug 2011
Location: Abu Dhabi
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I discovered a quirky thing the other day. I bought a iPhone 6 and used Google Maps to try the navigation feature. When the Google voice commands came on, it activated the car's phone feature. It lifts the handset, speaks through the car's audio system, and then disconnects.
I thought it to be a sleazy Apple trick at the time, your phone calling your car and using airtime, but having had a re-think about it, it's probably not the case.
Having been so frustrated with the sat nav in my car and lack of updated maps, I only use Google Maps. It's route updates simply cannot be beaten by the system providers.
So, the tip is this: Between Apple, Google and an unintended LR feature, my LR3 is a state of the art navigator.
*notes
- searched for sat nav map upgrades
- hoped for Carplay compatibility
- read a post on the MY16 sat nav system
- might have been a bug in the iOS '09 LR3 4.4 HSE Zermatt Silver
'10 Prado TXL 2.7 White - to go soon
'13 Audi Q7 3.0 FTSI
Local Fuel Price 29p a liter
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 18th Jan 2016 5:29 pm |
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Airbus Guy
Member Since: 10 Feb 2015
Location: Northumberland, UK.
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I've not had cause to try this in my Disco but the missus' Freelander uses AirPlay over Bluetooth to provide spoken route guidance through either Google maps or Apple Maps.
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| 18th Jan 2016 6:41 pm |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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It's just working as designed. You can select what it does via the Navigation Settings in Google Maps settings. 'Play voice over Bluetooth' and optionally, 'Play as Bluetooth phone call'.
Works in all cars that support Bluetooth and with which the phone is paired. Second option is needed if the BT module doesn't support BT media. ____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
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| 18th Jan 2016 6:59 pm |
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Hi.Jack
Member Since: 20 Aug 2011
Location: Abu Dhabi
Posts: 53
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Thanks for the feedback.
Is it then not possible to play music etc the same way? '09 LR3 4.4 HSE Zermatt Silver
'10 Prado TXL 2.7 White - to go soon
'13 Audi Q7 3.0 FTSI
Local Fuel Price 29p a liter
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| 18th Jan 2016 7:56 pm |
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T2BTK
Member Since: 27 Aug 2014
Location: Emigrated (again)
Posts: 182
 
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I can play music and get the google maps directions concurrently over Bluetooth with my iPhone 4S...
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| 18th Jan 2016 9:17 pm |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 4691
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Hi.Jack wrote:Is it then not possible to play music etc the same way?
Yes as long as the Bluetooth module in your car supports it. The older BT modules in the D3/LR3 (including yours) did not but later ones do. Wiggs offers an exchange programme to get an upgraded Bluetooth module, you could PM him for costs etc. Not sure if he covers the US region though... ____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
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| 18th Jan 2016 9:24 pm |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 4691
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T2BTK wrote:I can play music and get the google maps directions concurrently over Bluetooth with my iPhone 4S...
You've got a D4. The Bluetooth module supports music playback. ____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
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| 18th Jan 2016 9:25 pm |
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wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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deleted .. Didn't read the post properly  G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 18th Jan 2016 9:43 pm |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 4691
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Hi.Jack might want an exchange one.... ____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
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| 18th Jan 2016 10:38 pm |
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Hi.Jack
Member Since: 20 Aug 2011
Location: Abu Dhabi
Posts: 53
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What I really really want is to see the Google maps on my SatNav screen
 '09 LR3 4.4 HSE Zermatt Silver
'10 Prado TXL 2.7 White - to go soon
'13 Audi Q7 3.0 FTSI
Local Fuel Price 29p a liter
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| 24th Jan 2016 6:50 pm |
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Hi.Jack
Member Since: 20 Aug 2011
Location: Abu Dhabi
Posts: 53
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wiggs wrote:deleted .. Didn't read the post properly
Wiggs, I can send you mine first, and then get the modified version back. Via DHL from here would be GBP60, and probably 30 back via DHL. Also I cannot ask as buddy to take such a device back to the UK, as you can guess, it might cause alarm at check-in.
For the meantime, I will just plug the AUX cable for the music part of it.
Thanks anyway. '09 LR3 4.4 HSE Zermatt Silver
'10 Prado TXL 2.7 White - to go soon
'13 Audi Q7 3.0 FTSI
Local Fuel Price 29p a liter
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| 24th Jan 2016 6:56 pm |
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Nr1rolf
Member Since: 22 Jul 2015
Location: Skudeneshavn
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A1GSS wrote:Hi.Jack wrote:Is it then not possible to play music etc the same way?
Yes as long as the Bluetooth module in your car supports it. The older BT modules in the D3/LR3 (including yours) did not but later ones do. Wiggs offers an exchange programme to get an upgraded Bluetooth module, you could PM him for costs etc. Not sure if he covers the US region though...
But you don`t mean that is possible to play music over Bluetooth do you??? ( in a D3 with a upgraded Bluetooth module from Wiggs?)
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| 1st Feb 2016 4:12 am |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 4691
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No I don't think it does, the later D4 models support it though ____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
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| 1st Feb 2016 7:40 am |
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