Playing music via bluetooth to PCM 3.0

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New Porsche owner here.
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to 'send' music to the PCM over bluetooth?

I notice when I make a call off my phone I am given the option as to whether i want the speaker to be my phone or PCM, cant seem to work out if I can do that with the phone for music.

Thanks all for replies

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Thanks. Looks like I'll have to use a Aux lead then.... or use a bluetooth receiver which you're right have mixed reviews (and require power input)

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s4eff said:

It will connect calls but not music by bluetooth direct from phone. I use an Android phone so I bought an ipod for music and use the cable that came with the car.

Thread here for more info .....

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Thanks, I shall check this out more. Some of the bluetooth options look expensive (£80+ for a receiver). Might just have to go for a standard Aux lead

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davenice003 said:

I expect to be able to download music apps like Google play music in addition to the built in Apple music. I will set it to auto sync via WiFi when I'm parked at the house. Will set it up this weekend.

Edited by davenice003 on Monday 16th January 09:35

Edited by davenice003 on Monday 16th January 09:36

Let me know how this goes, please. Given it is an iPod interface I suspect it will only work with iTunes (purchased) music & not with Google Play. But as I use Google Play I am intrigued to understand whether this works for you & gives you the full control of media through PCM (track names I am less bothered about).

Additionally, are you already using a in-car phone holder for your current setup? be interested to know which one - I found some on Amazon but reviews say they can damage the air vents they need to be affixed to, so naturally want to avoid that!

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davenice003 said:

I found that Google play music works fine with the the iphone 4s connected to the PCM 3.0 via the Porsche Y cable.By default, when connected for the first time, PCM picked up the native Apple music app. I then started the Google play music app, played a song from a playlist/album and from this point on I can use the car's controls to go to the previous / next track, current track info is displayed on the PCM screen and it pauses when traffic news comes on. This effectively meets all my requirements. Also, as the phone is quite small, it fits in the armrest nicely.

One thing to note though is that, while it recognizes the number of tracks in your playlist/album, if you go to "track list" on your PCM, all tracks are displayed as "play music" except the current track, whose name is displayed correctly. However, this is not an issue for me. Spotify streaming also behaves in a similar manner.

As this iphone is effectively being used as an ipod and will be left in the car, i have disabled most of the services on it e.g. wifi, location, bluetooth, siri etc. Wifi will get turned on when i need it to pick up updates to playlists.

Another option I tried in the past was putting music into folders in a USB key/drive, but I found that more than half of my mp3s were being skipped by the PCM, so I had to look for other approaches.

Thanks for reporting the findings. Lightning to 30pin adapter cable ordered.