V12V iPhone 6 streaming music?

[V12Manual]

Beat the V12V down to Stavelot at the weekend as per other posts. Have the iPhone 6 connected so can make calls. But it does not cast music from the iPhone (e.g. Spotify, digital radio, youtube, etc). Dealer not sure if Garmin models support this function in addition to the telephone. Wife was not very happy about this.

Sorry if it has been asked before but is it possible to also stream music from the iPhone 6 on to the in-car audio system? A quick check on the forums addresses the synch part but not the music streaming part.

cheers

[anonymous-user]

Of no real use to you, I know, but the ASM III in the V12VS allows me to stream from an iphone to the car over Bluetooth, which gets me my spotify stream. I can also control the iphone (pause, track skip/back) from the car controls.

However, over a wired connection between the iphone and the car, it seems that the car can only "see" music that is in my iTunes library on the phone. It won't pick up streaming music played on the phone from spotify, even if the spotify stream is played on the phone.

[V12Manual]

Good to know thanks.

[dbs2000]

You need the bovee bluetooth dongle, it's about 30 quid. It plugs onto the iPhone lead in the center console and streams via the usual iPod option in the menu. You can also charge using the USB.

Edited by dbs2000 on Tuesday 11th September 14:50

[V12Manual]

brilliant thanks

[Henry M]

There is a Bluetooth upgrade available from Aston Martin that provides music streaming from your phone. I’ve had this installed on my 2012.5 V12 Vantage and it works great. The part is $450 plus labor to install (about 1 hour). You’ll need a configuration update to activate it which I think you can only get from a dealer. From Aston:

Aston Martin Bluetooth Upgrade

Mainly Audio streaming over Bluetooth (using A2DP profile) and some additional improvements on the BT phone handling (BT PBAP):
http://www.astonmartin.com/en/accessories/v8-vanta...

More in-depth:

"The new system brings a comprehensive series of updates and new features including:

Bluetooth
•Introduction of Bluetooth audio streaming, allowing music to be played wirelessly through the car audio system
•Compatibility with the latest smartphones, including Apple, Android, Windows and Blackberry
•Larger phonebook access – 2500 contacts, up from 750 previously
•Fast scroll –the tone rotary controller can be used to quickly scroll though phonebook contacts by first letter or through tracks during audio streaming
•Two call handling, giving the opportunity to switch to a new incoming call during an existing one
•Full call list synchronisation, making the most recent missed calls, received calls and recently dialed numbers available on the display screen
•Phonebook synchronisation, ensuring a complete update of stored contacts each time the phone connects via Bluetooth
•Updated phonebook symbols to distinguish between home, work and mobile numbers saved against a contact
•Microphone gain – sensitivity is now adjustable to allow for different phones and driving scenarios
•Enhanced privacy – drivers now have the ability to choose whether or not to synchronise or download their mobile contacts on to the system
•Ringtone – volume level is now adjustable
•Access to voice recognition software, such as Siri
•Additional language support

Fast Scroll
For those customers who have a large number of contact names stored in their phone, the Fast Scroll feature will help them find those contacts later in the alphabet faster.
Quickly turning the ‘Tone - ♪’ dial engages the Fast Scroll feature by allowing the user to skip to the beginning letter of the name of the contact rather than each individual contact. This function is also available when using audio streaming to move quickly through the track list.


Bluetooth Audio Streaming
In line with the latest 15MY vehicles, the upgrade now offers Bluetooth audio streaming. Using the latest A2DP protocol, the software allows music to be streamed from supporting Bluetooth devices. There is a new “BT” option when source is selected which switches to the Bluetooth device. Track and artist data are also shown on the display screen."

[HBradley]

Have a word with James Hawke-Reed at Aston Installations as to the non-OEM options. He's a ninja at this type of thing.
https://astoninstallations.com ([phone])

[V12Manual]

thanks both!

[Minglar]

Hi V12Manual

There have been threads on this before, but I think you also need to have Apple derived content on your iPhone from iTunes before an iPhone will allow streaming from external vendors, Spotify and the like. If you have never downloaded anything, it should only require one track to be purchased and downloaded to your phone. Hope that helps, as the other previous comments outline the hardware required to achieve the Bluetooth streaming functionality.

If you don’t want the factory AM upgrade, get one of these and attach it to the 30 pin iPod cable in the centre console. Works a treat and is a lot cheaper!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bovee-Wireless-Bluetooth-...

Best Regards

Minglar

Edited by Minglar on Tuesday 11th September 16:03

[V12Manual]

Brilliant thanks