Help need from iphone gurus!

[Steviesam]

I am no expert in tech stuff, so I am hoping someone can help.

I have an iphone 12. In my car (which has no bluetooth connection for music), I bought a Bluetooth cable that plugs into the aux socket that my car does have. Basically its a cable that plugs into aux and the other end is a little bluetooth dongle.

Work pretty well and lets me stream music through the car speakers.

However, if I plug the lightening cable into the iphone to charge it while streaming music, it cuts off the bluetooth connection.

Anyone know why?

Cheers

[tog]

Is the Lightning plugged into the car itself, or a USB charger in the 12v socket? If it is the car's own USB the phone may think it is an audio output and drop the bluetooth.

[babelfish]

Steviesam said:

I am no expert in tech stuff, so I am hoping someone can help.

I have an iphone 12. In my car (which has no bluetooth connection for music), I bought a Bluetooth cable that plugs into the aux socket that my car does have. Basically its a cable that plugs into aux and the other end is a little bluetooth dongle.

Work pretty well and lets me stream music through the car speakers.

However, if I plug the lightening cable into the iphone to charge it while streaming music, it cuts off the bluetooth connection.

Anyone know why?

Cheers

Solved in this thread: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[littleredrooster]

Why not just plug the iPhone into the Aux socket?

[Kuwahara]

Because Aux doesn’t charge…

[littleredrooster]

Kuwahara said:

Because Aux doesn’t charge…

Strange. Both of mine do...

[Kuwahara]

Any Aux in my cars have anyways been an audio outlet only…

[Steviesam]

Thank you to all of you.

A friend had a "no data" cable like the one recommended above which has worked perfectly. I have ordered myself one last night.

Re the reply above, my car does not charge via the aux socket, hence having to use a USB charger.

Cheers