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My experience does not mirror your anecdote, quite frankly. Sometimes pairing is a pain the first time, but any car I've driven in recent memory has very workab

My experience does not mirror your anecdote, quite frankly. Sometimes pairing is a pain the first time, but any car I've driven in recent memory has very workable bluetooth that connects successfully every time. I even installed a SUPER cheap head unit in a car like 8 years ago (I literally sorted by cheapest head unit that had radio and bluetooth... it was like $35) and that was essentially bulletproof. The only case where this tends to be a pain in the ass is if you have multiple people attempting to use the bluetooth that are frequently in the car at the same time (e.g., a couple who both use the car, and you alternate who uses the bluetooth). In that case, a dongle that is connected to USB-C power and a 3.5mm aux jack directly seems superior, since you just need to connect a single cable to both charge and run audio.

monocasa 3y ago
> The only case where this tends to be a pain in the ass is if you have multiple people attempting to use the bluetooth that are frequently in the car at the same time (e.g., a couple who both use the car, and you alternate who uses the bluetooth). One of many scenarios that I have hit where Bluetooth breaks down. > that case, a dongle that is connected to USB-C power and a 3.5mm aux jack directly seems superior, since you just need to connect a single cable to both charge and run audio. USB is on the bottom generally, headphone jacks are normally on the top. There're a lot of places to rest a phone in a car where the headphone jack is available, but the USB is not.
- Kirby64 3y ago
  Not sure what the issue is with just placing the phone upside down in whatever 'resting place' is needed. Unless you're actively using it, in which can presumably you would be holding the phone... so it doesn't matter too much if the cable is above or below your phone.
  - monocasa 3y ago
    Yes, she likes to glance at the screen when she's stopped at a red light and can do so safely.

monocasa 3y ago

> The only case where this tends to be a pain in the ass is if you have multiple people attempting to use the bluetooth that are frequently in the car at the same time (e.g., a couple who both use the car, and you alternate who uses the bluetooth). One of many scenarios that I have hit where Bluetooth breaks down. > that case, a dongle that is connected to USB-C power and a 3.5mm aux jack directly seems superior, since you just need to connect a single cable to both charge and run audio. USB is on the bottom generally, headphone jacks are normally on the top. There're a lot of places to rest a phone in a car where the headphone jack is available, but the USB is not.

Kirby64 3y ago
Not sure what the issue is with just placing the phone upside down in whatever 'resting place' is needed. Unless you're actively using it, in which can presumably you would be holding the phone... so it doesn't matter too much if the cable is above or below your phone.
- monocasa 3y ago
  Yes, she likes to glance at the screen when she's stopped at a red light and can do so safely.