Voice command for bluetooth music

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JohnE
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Post by JohnE »

I've tried the following commands as instructed by the in-car help but rather than play music stored on my phone, they all seem to try and select radio / DAB stations.

"Play [artist]" - plays music by the selected artist.
"Play [song title]" - plays the selected song.
"Play [song title] from [album]" - plays the selected song from the selected album.

Am I missing something or is it just not possible do do this?
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Felindre
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Post by Felindre »

Do you need to tell it the source first? I selected the source manually, then it worked.
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Post by Deleted User 3359 »

You have to change to "bluetooth audio" which is through voice command then you can use the media commands...
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Post by Chris John »

Say Bluetooth to select it
You can use steering wheel buttons to move tracks
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JohnE
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Post by JohnE »

It's already on the Bluetooth source.
I'm trying to play one of many tracks stored on my iPhone, using the commands in my first post.
Is this even possible without car play?
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JohnE
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Post by JohnE »

All sorted.
The iPhone needed to be plugged in via USB, which then recognises it as an iPod.
When I search for a track or album now it plays the music via "iPod" source rather than "Bluetooth"
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Devonal
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Post by Devonal »

You cannot give voice commands on bluetooth. I tend to just stream Spotify playlists from my phone.
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