How to Connect Smartphone to Android Car DVD

Our smartphones now carry much more information about ourselves than any other phones ever had. And a big part of that information is our music collection. It most probably occupies the biggest part of the SD card on our smartphone, and we would like to listen to it anywhere and anytime. And a part of our day where we would want to entertain from our Android 2 din Car Stereo is when we drive in our cars, going from place to place.

 

If you want to connect your smartphone to your Android Car DVD so you can listen to music via the car’s speakers, you have a few options.

 

1. Connect Smartphone to Car with Bluetooth

In order to do so, your stereo must have Bluetooth integrated. Newer models, sometimes called smart radios now have this feature integrated. From here, the process is very simple. Just turn on the Bluetooth in the car radio and search for it from your device. You will have to pair the devices, and in the majority of stereos, the pairing PIN code is written in the manual. Once you’ve done this, your device will always connect to the radio when you start it.

 

2. Purchase a Bluetooth Device

Many smartphone manufacturers offer BMW Navigation that allow you to connect your smartphone to the car’s audio system. They connect via audio cable to the stereo and via Bluetooth to the smartphone. Blackberry offers the Music Gateway device that does exactly this, but you can find other aftermarket devices, that allows you to pair your Android device to your car’s radio. Also, Belkin offers a great car AUX system for connecting your smartphone to your car’s audio system.

 

3. Connect Via USB or AUX

This is by far the simplest solution and the cheapest possible. All you have to do is connect your smartphone to the car stereo via the AUX port, using a 3.5” jack connector. Plug in one end to your smartphone and the other to the AUX port on your stereo. To use the USB cable, the process is similar, but your stereo has to have USB connectivity integrated. The process is the same as with the AUX cable.

 

Regardless of how much work you have to do to integrate your smartphone into your Android Car DVD, the important thing is that you consider how to use it safely when you're driving. It's great to be able to use your phone's conveniences during your commute, but only so long as you're keeping yourself (and others) out of harm's way.