Contacts disabled when car above 7 mph

[Android Question]

I just got the galaxy s4 (sgh-m919) and have it activated through t-mobile. I paired it with my toyota prius (2012) and everything works ok. When I am at a standstill I have access to my contacts on the prius screen. But when the car gets above 7mph the contacts selection is disabled and I can't do anything with it. My previous phone (samsung captivate) did not do this. Any ideas on how to stop this from happenning would certainly be appreciated.

 

[eirianbryn]

Hello and welcome.

It's a safety feature with the Prius as far as I know. I believe voice commands should work if you want/need to call some one. Also, did you sync your contacts? you can store your "phone book"in the Prius system for easy access.

 

[quickaudi]

I second the welcome to the forums! Our 2013 Camry does the same thing with my Galaxy S3 and my wife's Droid RAZR Maxx, so i agree that it is probably the car's safety features.

Toyota does have an app (Entune) that can pair your phone and a lot more information using your specific VIN.

 

[mikedt]

Is this products protecting people from their own actions?

"Sorry mate, you can't make this call or send an SMS as we detect motion!" .... PC nonsense or whatever.