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Safari Won't Work Through Bluetooth Speaker

I have a bluetooth speaker in my car. It works fine with phone calls, texts and notifications. I can have phone conversations through the speaker and it will read my text, but when I play a podcast on Safari it doesn't come through the speaker. It will only come through the phone directly. When I check, both the phone and the speaker show the bluetooth is connected, but the sound still comes out only through the phone. That's makes it very difficult to hear when driving.


How can I get Safari to play through my speaker just as the phone calls do?


Thanks,


Pat

iPhone 7, iOS 11

Posted on Feb 25, 2020 9:47 AM

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Feb 26, 2020 7:57 AM in response to MrBill3

Thanks Mr Bill. I went and did that, but it only showed the iPhone as an option. The iPhone had a check next to it and no options appeared in the list. Again the speaker settings showed it was connected to the phone. So I did a test and said, "Hey Siri." And when Siri came on it came on through the bluetooth speaker. So clearly, the phone and the Bluetooth speaker are connected, but for some reason it still won't play podcast (and probably music as well) through the phone.


Any other suggestions.


Thanks!

Feb 26, 2020 8:40 AM in response to KiltedTim

The car does not support Bluetooth at all. This a third party speaker device. But it with works phone calls, reads text and speaks them. It even works with apps like Slack (a work app my company send messages through) and Voxer (a voice communication app). I haven't tried it with the Youtube, but maybe I should.


Does streaming require something special? It all comes out the same phone.


Thanks,


Pat

Feb 26, 2020 8:54 AM in response to pasqualerose2

Have you tried streaming music from the music app on the phone?


The bluetooth protocols used for things like phone calls, reading navigation directions, etc. and the protocols for audio streaming such as music , YouTube videos, etc. are different.


Not all devices designed for hands free phone use in your car will support audio streaming.

Check the manual for the bluetooth device.

Safari Won't Work Through Bluetooth Speaker

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