I had some posts on the Nexus One forum which I think are better suited for this forum:
1) MTP mode for USB. My Sony Ericsson J105a supports MTP which allows me to connect the phone to Ford SYNC via USB in a way that allows SYNC to index the music on the phone's SD card. Once indexed, I can use SYNC's voice commands to play a particular track, all tracks by an artist, all tracks in an album or by genre, in addition, the stereo display shows track/artist/album info for the current track playing.
Android's Mass Storage mode allows me the same features but it prevents other applications that need to access the SD card from doing so. MTP locks individual files while Mass Storage locks the entire SD card.
Android's Bluetooth support for Audio/Video appears to be limited to AVRCP 1.0 (Start/Pause/Prev/Next). Bluetooth AVRCP 1.4 support could be an alternative to MTP since it allows an accessory (e.g. Ford SYNC system) to index, retrieve metadata and manipulate the media player.
2) Bluetooth support for Text Message retrieval by a connected accessory.
The Sony Ericsson phone supports this. It allows me to instruct SYNC (by voice commands) to audibly playback incoming Text Messages while I am driving, without the need to lift my hands off the steering wheel, or my eyes off the road. It also allows me to reply to text messages. Android does not support the necessary Bluetooth profile.
Does Gingerbread support the features listed above, or is support for these features planned anytime in the future?
1) MTP mode for USB. My Sony Ericsson J105a supports MTP which allows me to connect the phone to Ford SYNC via USB in a way that allows SYNC to index the music on the phone's SD card. Once indexed, I can use SYNC's voice commands to play a particular track, all tracks by an artist, all tracks in an album or by genre, in addition, the stereo display shows track/artist/album info for the current track playing.
Android's Mass Storage mode allows me the same features but it prevents other applications that need to access the SD card from doing so. MTP locks individual files while Mass Storage locks the entire SD card.
Android's Bluetooth support for Audio/Video appears to be limited to AVRCP 1.0 (Start/Pause/Prev/Next). Bluetooth AVRCP 1.4 support could be an alternative to MTP since it allows an accessory (e.g. Ford SYNC system) to index, retrieve metadata and manipulate the media player.
2) Bluetooth support for Text Message retrieval by a connected accessory.
The Sony Ericsson phone supports this. It allows me to instruct SYNC (by voice commands) to audibly playback incoming Text Messages while I am driving, without the need to lift my hands off the steering wheel, or my eyes off the road. It also allows me to reply to text messages. Android does not support the necessary Bluetooth profile.
Does Gingerbread support the features listed above, or is support for these features planned anytime in the future?