Q5 MMI - text messages?
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http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=2964
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Well someone has done this... Here is an android app that allows control of distractions
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=2964
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=2964
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Would you mind elaborating on this a bit? I too have a 2014 A4 and to my disappointment, there is no "MESSAGES" option in the Bluetooth menu for my paired device, just phone and audio. Looks like it was added in the new A3. Maybe a firmware update for MMI will add it to our cars?
Anyway, can you just set this app to read texts aloud only when paired with MMI?
Thanks!
Anyway, can you just set this app to read texts aloud only when paired with MMI?
Thanks!
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I know that this response is a little late but for what its worth I have a 2014 SQ5 and with my windows phone(Lumia 920) connected I can receive and respond to text messages but I can't initiate them. Which seems odd at this day and age.
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With an iPhone using Siri you can start and send a message. Press one button on the phone and it's all voice via the MMI after that.
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I discovered I can do the same thing on the Lumia 920 by pressing and holding down the windows button until the "Listening" window opens up.
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This is voluntary. I was speaking to eventual governmental regulation to force the phone and auto manf. to prevent texting while the car is moving rather than any existing penalties if one is caught. For better or worse, I believe it's inevitable these laws will be enacted in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Hmmm... Not so sure that would fly in the good 'ol U S of A. While we are a land of laws, many voters don't like our Uncle Sam meddling in our personal space. Why not speed governors based on road speed limit? Or embedded breathalyzer to enable vehicle operation? Mandatory seatbelts for vehicle operation if an occupant is detected.... You get the point... All of these are proven life savers, with existing laws on the books, with easy technology readily available to enforce adherence to the current laws. But few would want that to happen.
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When I say text messaging I'm talking about hands free. I'm disappointed in Audi's MMI, because along with being able to make and receive phone calls, hands free, voice control text messaging should have been a given in "this day and age." But as stated in my previous post it can be done.