What you need is a Bluetooth car adapter. This provides a medium for your car to receive a Bluetooth signal and then pass it directly through to your speakers. There are a couple of different options for the type of car adapter you might want.
Wired Bluetooth Adapters
Wired Bluetooth adapters stick somewhere on your dashboard, wherever you decide and generally have a few control buttons plus a built-in microphone. The microphone is for calls or voice control and the buttons are for making/receiving calls and playback, so the adapter should be placed within reach. An auxiliary cord plugs in to your 3.5 mm audio in port on your car, while another attached USB cord plugs in to the power on your car. The auxiliary card and USB stay plugged in so they continuously draw power while you’re driving. As such, wired Bluetooth adapters never need to be charged.
Wireless Bluetooth Receivers
If you’d just rather charge your Bluetooth adapter separately so cables aren’t draped over your car’s dashboard, wireless options are available too, usually for around the same price as wired ones or cheaper. Wireless Bluetooth receivers plug into your aux-in port like wired ones do and basically dangle out of that port as they run off of battery. Just plug yours in, turn it on and you’re good to go. These are more inconspicuous, but do need to be recharged. Most tend to get anywhere from 5 to 10 hours on a single charge. Tip: One downside is that wireless receivers often do not have built-in microphones so making phone calls is less than ideal. Most of them if not all charge via micro-USB cable. If you have an Android phone, you probably have plenty of those lying around anyway. But even if you don’t and your car has a USB port, you could charge the receiver directly from your car without ever having to bring it inside. ALSO READ: 3 Awesome Shower Heads That Make for a High-Tech Wash The above article may contain affiliate links which help support Guiding Tech. However, it does not affect our editorial integrity. The content remains unbiased and authentic.
