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Is head unit TO Bluetooth possible?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by Johnny Cakes, Apr 23, 2021.

  1. Johnny Cakes

    Johnny Cakes Senior Member

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    I'm not talking about streaming Bluetooth to the head unit (Bluetooth in).
    I'm wondering if it is possible to stream Bluetooth OUT from the head unit?

    Example: passenger wants to listen to Sirius/XM from car's JBL head unit on AirPods.

    Obviously, the Prius doesn't to this natively, so something aftermarket will be needed, but what and is it even possible?


    (PLEASE: No insulting the question or suggesting work arounds (e.g. that the passenger use phone and stream XM from there, etc.).
     
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    I had you and Sam Spade in mind when I wrote that -- lol :)
     
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    The Bluetooth will only receive audio & data transmission.
     
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    You might be able to tap into the preamp outputs in the back of the deck and connect a switch that would allow you to plug in a set of wired headphones, or an aftermarket bluetooth that plugs into a wired headphones jack. Of course these days everyone has a phone or gaming device that can do that and no need to tap into an antiquated car stereo system.
     
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    Sirus/XM can be streamed to the phone using their app and it doesn't cost anything. Download their free app, log in using your account, and the phone becomes a Sirius/XM receiver -- only it's streaming via your phone's data plan rather than receiving the signal via satellite. You can also use this feature when you're in a car that doesn't have a satellite receiver: just connect the phone to the car's stereo via Bluetooth, then stream Sirius/XM on the phone.

    EDIT: FYI, you're not limited to one device logged in at a time. For instance, you can be driving your car listening to Sirius/XM via the satellite receiver, and your passenger can be logged on via the app listening to a different Sirius/XM station on earbuds.
     
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