Audio conversion 3.5mm to USB for streaming audio

[steveg344]

Ok..I had the M35 for 3 years, loved the car...but lacked the stupid $3 3.5mm aux jack for my mp3 player. Now I move on to the G37 2011 and there is only USB. I found and bought a 3.5mm to USB cable thinking it would work to stream Pandora from my droid phone, like I can do with every cheap rental car I have ever driven. I cant get this to work. When I hook up the phone and put on the "aux" I see nothing, nothing happens. Anyone have a solution to this issue?

Thanks.

[joe603]

I don't know if the 2011 has the RCA inputs...but that's what I use on my SUV. You could always use bluetooth...just need an adapter that fits on the iPod connector.

[RemmyZero]

steveg - i don't believe your solution will work, this is meant for a computer which has the drivers to recognize the input. you can keep checking but i really don't think it's possible.

i second joe603, just go for a bluetooth adapter if you do not have the RCA jacks in your armrest.

[Tigster]

Here's a work around - at least for IPhone (need to be able to have two applications open at same time).

1. Begin playing a tune downloaded to the IPod application, with phone hooked up to USB.
2. Pause the song
3. Open Pandora and start playing

[Fezzik]

Ok..I had the M35 for 3 years, loved the car...but lacked the stupid $3 3.5mm aux jack for my mp3 player. Now I move on to the G37 2011 and there is only USB. I found and bought a 3.5mm to USB cable thinking it would work to stream Pandora from my droid phone, like I can do with every cheap rental car I have ever driven. I cant get this to work. When I hook up the phone and put on the "aux" I see nothing, nothing happens. Anyone have a solution to this issue?

Thanks.

Does yhour droid stream audio via bluetooth. The 2011 can have audio streamed through bluetooth to play ont he speakers. May want to give it a try. When pairing the phone pair it as an audio device instead of a phone.

[clague]

Anybody found a solution for this yet? I have a 2010 G37x and Bluetooth audio streaming only comes with the Navigation system, which I do not have. There has to be a product out there that can emulate an iPod or USB flash drive and provide 3.5mm audio input or Bluetooth audio streaming input capability. Clearly there's some market for it...

[maduko]

Streaming in Pandora would be cool- but so far I'm happy with a $7 jump drive full of tunes plugged into the USB. It does seem weird to me they skipped including a simple analog input.

[DAAN.]

09 G37x here

I do not find an AUX input - Is there one ? I can only find in the armrest RCA and Apple connector (additional cable(
The Bluetooth adapters - those have to be A2DP ?

[ajeetm]

Has anyone found a solution for this? Thinking of buying a 2012 model..I can't believe they don't include a 3.5mm audio input. It would suck not to be able to stream Pandora, etc. If anyone knows a workaround please let me know!

[KoupeKID]

Does yhour droid stream audio via bluetooth. The 2011 can have audio streamed through bluetooth to play ont he speakers. May want to give it a try. When pairing the phone pair it as an audio device instead of a phone.

Fezzlk....I've had my droid paired as a phone, and even though my pandora settings is has bluetooth on, it's never worked although my phones navigations sometimes comes thru. If I pair my cell as an audio device will i have any issues keeping it as a phone as well?

[Fezzik]

No. That is how i paired mine. Give it a try and see. wont really hurt anything to try it at home and call your cell while playing music through bluetooth.

[shockdoc81]

Try this- get a small FM transmitter-connects to the 3.5mm cable, set the frequency you chose on transmitter and tune in your radio. Works fine with my Blackberry and Slacker, just keep a couple of spare batteries or rechargeables handy for long trips(usually AAA).

[rk66]

KoupeKid - did your solution work?

shockdoc81 - FM Transmitter's are crap! Sounds is TERRIBLE and eats up batteries.