❔ QUESTION How to select next / previous track when listening to music

[Andy H]

Hi all, I've played around wtih the steering controls and looked in the manual but I don't see a way to skip to next or previous track. I would have expected it to be close to the volume controls but the cursors there only seem to control the centre dash display options. I usually listen to Spotify with Apple Carplay and it's useful to skip tracks sometimes. Has anyone found an effective way to do this? Thx

 

[PsymonR]

Hi all, I've played around wtih the steering controls and looked in the manual but I don't see a way to skip to next or previous track. I would have expected it to be close to the volume controls but the cursors there only seem to control the centre dash display options. I usually listen to Spotify with Apple Carplay and it's useful to skip tracks sometimes. Has anyone found an effective way to do this? Thx

There are two ways I've found when using Android Auto:

• Move the centre dash display down to the Media widget where you should see the current track information. When this is selected you can use left/right to change track on the right hand keypad (and pressing the centre should play/pause)
• "Hey Google, next track"

 

[Andy H]

Thanks for these. Glad I'm not missing anything. I had been using your first suggestion but I think the voice command is the way to go.

 

[Cwolf]

Thanks for these. Glad I'm not missing anything. I had been using your first suggestion but I think the voice command is the way to go.

Yes, I wish there you could change tracks via steering wheel controls.

 

[driv300mph]

I use the screen to change tracks, and I modified my android auto layout to have spotify on the left, navigation on the right.

 

[Porter]

I use the screen to change tracks, and I modified my android auto layout to have spotify on the left, navigation on the right.

Wait, how did you do that?

 

[driv300mph]

Wait, how did you do that?

It should be in your carplay settings menu -- I can't recall exactly and I don't have my car with me to verify, but I get it back tomorrow and can take a pic or two for you if you can't find it!

 

[Blackthought_]

Yes, I wish there you could change tracks via steering wheel controls.

You can! I found that when when I hit the right directional pad (on the right hand side it switches the song). Was doing it all day today

 

[nelly111s]

You can! I found that when when I hit the right directional pad (on the right hand side it switches the song). Was doing it all day today

But I think you have to have Media selected on the dash (as per post above) for this to work. If you have tyre pressure selected on the dash, you get something else entirely.

 

[Kimmax]

Yes, I wish there you could change tracks via steering wheel controls.

Would love to be able to remap the ACC controls on the non ACC cars to do something else instead of being just dead