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My 2018 Toyota Sienna requires the phone to be plugged in to the USB port on the vehicle while using Bluetooth in order to provide moving map functionality thro
by leetrout 8y ago
My 2018 Toyota Sienna requires the phone to be plugged in to the USB port on the vehicle while using Bluetooth in order to provide moving map functionality through the Scout GPS app.
Not sure if this is something Toyota could fix with Bluetooth or if they'd need to move to WiFi or something else... just tossing this out as one of the ways I use the port daily on my phone in my car.
- mrtksn 8y agoThat's why I suggested a USB dongle that you plug into your car and that dongle connects to the iPhone wirelessly but your car thinks that it's a regular USB connection. That's actually something that I always dreamed of :) Wireless USB. Which seems to be a real thing anyway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_USB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_USB
- JoBrad 8y agoI always thought of Bluetooth as a form of wireless USB. It’s specifically designed to connect devices in close vicinity.
- givinguflac 8y agoTrue, but modern Bluetooth is just a hacked together transfer solution that was originally intended to replace IR for office gear. I personally can’t wait until it dies. To be fair, for a lot of things, yes it’s kinda like wireless USB, for when you really look at the protocol and transfer capabilities they’re nothing alike.
- givinguflac 8y agoAs a 2018 Corolla user, it’s because Toyota’s software is just absolute garbage. I’m so glad they moved to CarPlay on the next models.