For years I have wanted a portable device to hook up to my car coax digital input. Now that I am on the verge of purchasing an android device I am wondering if it can become my goto media source.
What options software or hardware are there to stream music from Android to an external receiver? Creative solution suggestions welcome
- Is there an app that allows streaming from android to the PS3 via wifi?
- Is there hardware that allows digital output from an Android device? This has never been made practical with iPods, is it possible with any Android devices?
- Is there some other solution (blutooth/aiport/etc) to allow this?
If there were an app/peripheral for this, that would be grand indeed.
nothen? I thought this was the uber hacker's forum
I'd like to get a Car Dock for the Samsung Fascinate with a built-in FM Transmitter. Does one exist, yet?
A quick Google search comes up with some unreliable links and shady advertisements (incorrect product pictures, poor spelling, etc).
not that i have seen
Honesty, you would be better off to upgrade the car stereo or at least add a 3.5 audio jack. Hardwired music sounds better and doesn't waste energy converting digital to analog, transmit, recieve, convert analog to digital... And all just to travel a few inches from dock to stereo?
Looking for an app that will stream all system audio over airplay (example would be airport express).
An example of why this would be really great would be for Apps like Rdio and Spotify. By having an application agnostic way to stream it would work for numerous apps. I know there are players out in the market that do play to airplay speakers, however the audio has to come from them (IE would not work streaming based applications).
Anyone have any thoughts or know of any apps that could do this?
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I would think not. I honestly don't know what's so good about airplay. I have bluetooth and my ipod touch can play music to that with no problem!
Anyway, you probably could find a way to do it however, since it isn't cooked into the OS, you probably don't have a hope.
Oh, and Air Play doesn't work with every ipod touch app either, unless you know a very special trick (and perhapse a jailbreak).
I am sorry about this.
Try Doubletwist.
What i like about airplay is the integration into my home theater system. My home theater has numerous available sources and 3x sets of speakers for different sections of the house. This allows me to play what i want where i want it.
If I could get some sort of bluetooth device that has a range of 150 feet (as i can be on the deck or anywhere in the house) then that works. Any suggestions?
I thinks its a very low likelihood that anything exists now.
The base parts are there: the bluetooth audio redirects system audio, and other apps stream to airplay. So its a matter of combining them.
aibo: I was under the impression that doubletwist will play to airplay only if the audio plays through it. IE music local to the device. If doubletwist would allolw music played from the rdio or spotify app that would be what i want.
also very interested in this. looking for an app that can play ALL phone audio over airplay.
yes, bluetooth is great, but has the distinct disadvantage of shorter range than wifi (used by airplay).
anyone know of anything?
DLNA
Your stereo probably has DLNA support, so you could try finding an app for that. DLNA is almost identical to AirPlay. I don't know why Apple made their own system instead of just implementing DLNA.
greenxero said:
Your stereo probably has DLNA support, so you could try finding an app for that. DLNA is almost identical to AirPlay. I don't know why Apple made their own system instead of just implementing DLNA.
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DLNA poses the same problem. There is no method of pushing *all* sound through DLNA only sound from the DLNA enabled apps. I too would love *some* systemwide method of streaming other than bluetooth, but I have yet to find one. One that does audio and video would be perfect. The HDMI cable works great, but I have broken 1 cable and 1 adapter because the point where the mini HDMI goes into the wire/adapter is the weak point in the event of cable flex.
As to the question of why Apple made a new system it is pretty simple. Apple gets a royalty from every iDock device sold as it is their patent, the same holds true for airplay, they get a royalty for every airplay device sold. They feel they have the market share to force users to purchase these devices. And let's face it, for whatever reason the Android manufacturers missed the boat on this one. If Android had established a standard A/V port on every device we too would have a mutitude of docks to connect our devices to, but it never happened. That is the one and only thing I wish we had from the Apple world.
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Kasush said:
DLNA poses the same problem. There is no method of pushing *all* sound through DLNA only sound from the DLNA enabled apps. I too would love *some* systemwide method of streaming other than bluetooth, but I have yet to find one. One that does audio and video would be perfect. The HDMI cable works great, but I have broken 1 cable and 1 adapter because the point where the mini HDMI goes into the wire/adapter is the weak point in the event of cable flex.
As to the question of why Apple made a new system it is pretty simple. Apple gets a royalty from every iDock device sold as it is their patent, the same holds true for airplay, they get a royalty for every airplay device sold. They feel they have the market share to force users to purchase these devices. And let's face it, for whatever reason the Android manufacturers missed the boat on this one. If Android had established a standard A/V port on every device we too would have a mutitude of docks to connect our devices to, but it never happened. That is the one and only thing I wish we had from the Apple world.
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I totally agree. Wouldn't it be nice if we could stream all our audio to wireless (airplay) docks....
Says an owner of a BW Zeppelin Air
MP3's is no problem at all, but Radio, Podcasts or games would even be better
Hey,
I think I'm looking for something that doesn't exist (short of buying a Nexus Q).
Ideally I'd love to control google play (music) on my tablet/phone and have the audio output to my mac mini that I have connected to my sound system.
I imagine the best way to do this apart from buying a Q would be to get some form of wireless 3.5mm jack contraption, that'd be fine.
Anyone know of a solution that'd work? I'm really hoping I can ditch itunes once and for all..
Thanks!
Hello Everyone
I recently purchased and installed a Pioneer Appradio 2 in my car because the stock radio sucks, and I've always wanted to install a tablet in the dash of my car. So the App Radio II made a lot of sense to me because its cheap (compared to other head units), easy to install (as opposed to hacking your dashboard to fit a tablet in there), and after hooking up my phone to it, gives me way more features than the most expensive Head unit out there. There is a catch to it though; In order to see full Android on it, you have to root your phone, and buy an app called ARLiberator, which costs $35. But ARLiberator is worth every single penny, as it lets you do so much more compared to the stock app that pioneer provides, which only allows you to see a stupid menu with very few apps. With ARLiberator, I do everything my phone does on the Appradio's screen ie Navigation, youtube, music player, video player, even play a game (dont do that while driving lol). Anyways, its a great stereo, and its the best upgrade you can do to your car's interior if you like Android.
Quick video I made about the Appradio, showing how it works and how to connect it to your phone etc