MtnMarty Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I've had this question for awhile and have posted before, but never gotten a good answer. Here's another try: I use an iPhone 5s which is paired with MFT with bluetooth. When I use apple Maps, the turn directions are not relayed through the car's speakers. But with Google Maps, each spoken direction is treated like an incoming phone call, the direction plays over the speakers and then there's the little "call ended" line, until the next direction. So, my question is why? The advantage to me of using Apple Maps is that I can ask Siri for directions, whereas with Google, I have to go through an extra step. Would love to hear an explanation.Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDew Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hi Marty, When Apple released iOS 7.1, it included support for Hands-Free Profile (HFP) for the Maps app. Google Maps already had it, which is why it worked. Start navigating with Maps while paired & connected to your stereo. Tap on the map and a blue speaker icon should appear. Tap it and you should get the Navigation Voice page. Set OUTPUT to iPhone. According to some blogs I read, you should have a toggle to enable HFP. I don't have it, but it works for my iPhone 5... sort of. The first part of each spoken instruction seems to get cut off. I also get a "Call ended" prompt and sometimes voice prompt. Hope that answers your question. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smangerer Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Use Waze! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMarty Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Hi Marty, When Apple released iOS 7.1, it included support for Hands-Free Profile (HFP) for the Maps app. Google Maps already had it, which is why it worked. Start navigating with Maps while paired & connected to your stereo. Tap on the map and a blue speaker icon should appear. Tap it and you should get the Navigation Voice page. Set OUTPUT to iPhone. According to some blogs I read, you should have a toggle to enable HFP. I don't have it, but it works for my iPhone 5... sort of. The first part of each spoken instruction seems to get cut off. I also get a "Call ended" prompt and sometimes voice prompt. Hope that answers your question. ChrisI will certainly try this next time I'm in the car. Chris, when you say "connected to your stereo", do you mean by usb or by bluetooth? Or maybe it doesn't matter? How are things at GSP? We sometimes fly out of there in good 'ol Greer. Marty Edited March 26, 2014 by MtnMarty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMarty Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Use Waze! I used Waze a while back and didn't find it that great...but, I understand it uses "crowd sourcing" to register traffic problems. But, Google Maps does work except that I can't use Siri to start it going. I imagine Waze would be the same. Nevertheless, I might give Waze another try. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smangerer Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 well google bought waze so all of waze data is now in google maps. I find it the most accurate and has the best display. Also you can set it up to use the phone speakers for direction (which I prefer) instead the car speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDew Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Hi Marty, I meant via BlueTooth for testing HFP. I am pretty sure that if you are connected via USB, but have the stereo set to something else (e.g. Radio), you get no prompts. Of course if your stereo is set to USB, then you get whatever audio the iPhone is playing, with the voice prompts. Thanks! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnMarty Posted March 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Hi Marty, I meant via BlueTooth for testing HFP. I am pretty sure that if you are connected via USB, but have the stereo set to something else (e.g. Radio), you get no prompts. Of course if your stereo is set to USB, then you get whatever audio the iPhone is playing, with the voice prompts. Thanks! Chris Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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