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Originally Posted by davidfor
I've tried that in my Toyota for music. The interface to find something is terrible. I have found it much easier to use the player on the phone and connect through Bluetooth for the actual audio.
But, I think for audiobooks, it means you could (fairly) seamlessly change between playback through earphones and the car without having to search for where you are up to. It's possible that the phone will just connect when you start the car and continue playback through the cars audio.
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This mirrors my experience. I find the Nissan software lacking, and it's so much easier to use my iPhone for this. It just automatically connects and starts playing over the car speakers whatever I was just listening to. Kobo's first foray into bluetooth connectivity is very beta to me, especially since the device defaults to shutting off bluetooth when I idle too long.
In the future, I trust they will improve this. I would like the option to have auto connecting for bluetooth devices that have already been paired. That'll make the Kobo eReader more convenient to use for audiobook playing. It auto pairs somewhat, but you still need to access the bluetooth settings page to kickstart it—something a bit tricky to do while driving. At the very least, Kobo needs to add a Bluetooth icon in the reading menu so that we can toggle it back on without going back into the More menu.