{"id":42374,"date":"2015-07-13T16:28:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T15:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=42374"},"modified":"2021-07-07T16:25:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T15:25:08","slug":"how-to-connect-your-iphone-6-to-your-car-stereo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/07\/how-to-connect-your-iphone-6-to-your-car-stereo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to connect your iPhone 6 to your car stereo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re at all like me, travelling is only really tolerable with the right soundtrack. Listening to your favourite music or podcasts is a great way to make your commute go by faster, and there are a lot of options that will allow you to get your iPhone connected to your car&#8217;s speakers &#8211;\u00a0which are much louder and better-sounding than the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus&#8217; internal speakers. Here are our recommended solutions, with the most convenient and best-sounding options\u00a0coming first!<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-07-13-16.18.41.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-42376 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/2015-07-13-16.18.41-e1436800898875.png\" alt=\"2015-07-13 16.18.41\" width=\"311\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>1. Connect over Bluetooth<\/h3>\n<p>Newer and higher-end stereos include Bluetooth capabilities, making it easy to connect your iPhone 6\u00a0to your car stereo. Simply enable Bluetooth on your iPhone 6 (<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<strong>Bluetooth<\/strong>) and then select your car stereo from the list of devices. You may need to put your stereo in pairing mode to see it in that list, so refer to your stereo&#8217;s documentation to do so. Usually, you&#8217;ll be holding down a Bluetooth button until you get an audio and\/or light\u00a0cue that pairing is ready to proceed.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-42381 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11-e1436801133856.jpg\" alt=\"11\" width=\"238\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>2. Use a 3.5mm\u00a0audio cable to an AUX\u00a0audio input<\/h3>\n<p>Some stereos include 3.5mm audio ports, which make it very easy to connect the iPhone 6. Simply get a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/pama-3-5mm-to-3-5mm-aux-audio-cable-1-2m-black-7594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3.5mm audio cable<\/a>, then connect one end to your iPhone 6&#8217;s headphone jack, and the other to the 3.5mm AUX input on your stereo.<\/p>\n<p>If your car stereo has an auxiliary input listed but doesn&#8217;t have a visible 3.5mm port on the front, you may be able to access the rear of the car stereo and find a pair of RCA\u00a0jacks there. From here, you&#8217;ll need a RCA\u00a0to 3.5mm cable to connect to your iPhone.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Use an FM transmitter<\/h3>\n<p>If there are no Bluetooth or wired connections available to your car&#8217;s stereo, you&#8217;ll have to get creative. One clever option is to use an FM transmitter, which makes a very short range FM broadcast. You can tune into this broadcast using your car&#8217;s FM radio. This\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/olixar-smartune-bluetooth-fm-transmitter-45379\">Olixar Smartune Bluetooth FM transmitter<\/a>\u00a0connects to your phone using Bluetooth or a 3.5mm audio cable, then transmits to FM on the frequency of your choice.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/olixar-smartune-bluetooth-fm-transmitter-45379\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Olixar SMARTUNE Bluetooth FM Transmitter\" src=\"http:\/\/images.mobilefun.co.uk\/graphics\/productmisc\/45379\/45379_Olixar-SmarTune_15.jpg\" alt=\"Olixar SMARTUNE Bluetooth FM Transmitter\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a>4. Use a tape deck adapter<\/h3>\n<p>If even FM radio isn&#8217;t an option, there&#8217;s still hope. If your stereo has a tape deck, you can get a special tape deck to 3.5mm adapter. You insert it like a normal cassette, then use the trailing 3.5mm cable to plug into your iPhone&#8217;s headphone jack. This allows you to get music playing through your car&#8217;s speakers, without any newfangled technology whatsoever.<\/p>\n<h3>Anything we missed?<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks for checking out the article. If you have any questions that we didn\u2019t answer or you\u2019re confused about something, let us know. You can reach us by the comments below, or talk to us on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mobilefun\">@mobilefun<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re at all like me, travelling is only really tolerable with the right soundtrack. Listening to your favourite music or podcasts is a great way to make your commute go by faster, and there are a lot of options that will allow you to get your iPhone connected to your car&#8217;s speakers &#8211; which are much louder and better-sounding than the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus&#8217; internal speakers. 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