Cardo PACKTALK/BOLD - Remote Control! - Cardo Connect app
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- UPDATE V4.0 added landscape mode, nice!!
Cardo's app is a real-time remote control for the headset. It's also a very easy way to setup/configure your headset. Do it! - Auta a dopravní prostředky
I just exchanged my Freecom 4plus for a PackTalk Bold and your video is by far the best I have seen. Thank you so much.
Wow, it really is a new age for motorcycles.
I remember when I was a kid and my mother had a battery pack the size of a deck of cards in her jacket and was tethered to the helmet.
This is something else.
And they were wired, too.
Thank you for a quick (but full) explanation!
Glad I found this. This is the best clearest information I have seen..I am just now looking into wireless comms and this has answered so many questions I have had! Thanks!
Right on thanks for the post!
Awesome demo! I just got the slim and been messing around with it but this just made my life 10x easier! Thank you
Right on, thanks!!
HUGE HELP! Thank you for posting this! So far i have only used the voice commands. (one ride 11.5 Hours) Thanks to this video, now i can set the sensitivity up, even better for our rides.
Awesome great to hear and thanks for the comment!
This is an awesome tutorial, thank you!
You did an amazing job. I'm definitely sold on getting this product now that my sena 20 finally died on me 😅
thank you. very clearly stated. I'm just learning. I have problems learning my phone too. oh by the way I listen to those same radio stations.
Love your vids. so much detail and easy to understand
icecooler222 thanks!
Love your vids mate, I recently purchased a new JBL bolds after using my previous set of Packtalks .. I have noticed that when in DMC mode whilst playing music the music volume is not independent from the Intercom volume.. it use to work like this ... DMC mode get a voice check roll volume to desired level... In DMC mode and no one is talking and music is playing roll volume to desired level. Perfect.... Now no matter what when in DMC mode with music playing it is impossible to set music volume independently from independent from Intercom volume...
Thanks for review, you are the one👍
Thanks for the review
Great video, been trying to figure out the app
Love your Vids dude! Will be giving you a shout out in my Packtalk Bold review soon!
Right on thanks man!
Thanks buddy. Very useful indeed
Great video thank you
Your videos are very informative, i thank you for sharing 👍👍👍👍👍
Great video, thanks.
Thanks!
Fantastic informative video sir, I just used it to set my new Cardo up thanks bro”👍👍👍
Right on, thanks!!
4:44 love the song
Thanks alot for your video buddy! Keep up the good job
G4L jack Thanks for the comment, appreciate it!
Hi MotoGeek, thanks for the vid! Quick question.. If i'm using this unit, can i play my music on my helmet as well as my passenger which has a sena bluetooth smh5 unit?
It'll be good when the rollout of the new Cardo Community happens. Yes, I can do many things through Cardo Connect, but my old eyes do a lot better with my monitor.
this is awesome tutorial
It would be nice to see something telling you to pair the headset to the phone first. Also how does it work with Can Am’s BRP Connect where we should only have the phone paired to the bike?
Can you explain how to connect the device to the actual phone app? Mine never seems to connect and I cant get it to work
Good video. How do I get the Cardo audio into my GoPro?
I fly paramotors and use a Gopro Audio pack can this use that and still talk to other cardo packs it would need to be able to use bluetooth and DMC at the same time
Brilliant ty
🍻 thanks for the comment and hope it helped
Thanks for the video. Anyone know if the FC5 interphone can be connected to the packtalk?
Hey man this is great thanks for all the info. I just got a packtalk bold! I'm just curious why you have so many of these units?!
Can you explain the volume settings in the app. Not auto volume but the individual volume settings
Great videos, thank you. Question is can the "Music" button in the app be replaced to run Spotify or Amazon Music etc instead of playing music from the device? Mine just plays all the notification clips from my phone! PackTalk Bold JBL is what we have.
Spotify yes. It has an option to toggle between Apple Music and Spotify. I didn't see Amazon Music but maybe it's simply because I don't have it.
HAHAHA. I was just watching this video and I see your fm music station and knew right off, This guy lives in Maine! ;-)
Been watching all your videos. I am doing a long ride with 2 other couples, 6 people total. If we are in a DMC group and say each couple is in a one-on-one conversation with our rider, how would we know if someone has something for the group?
I've been trying to figure out how to livestream while I am Hang Gliding! I currently live stream with my iPhone 12 but the Wind Noise is terrible plus I lose Cell Signal at or above 2,000 feet. Can you live stream with a Motorcycle Headset, like a Cardo? I hear the Noise Canceling is great!
Hey MotoGeek. Great channel. Always my go-to place when I get stuck with the Packtalk. Think I pretty much have the hang of it now, thanks to you.
Bit stuck again now though. I have just updated to the new Packtalk Bold JBL from the Packtalk. It looks like everything is now done via the phone app. There is also the new Cardo Update computer app and it appears that you no longer have to do anything via the Cardo Community anymore.
It's still a bit confusing, as the docs with the unit tell you to register via the community site but when you go there it doesn't appear to work anymore with the units. We had registered the old units on the new desktop app for updates. The community site no longer seems to recognise that I have the Cardo Updater installed. Sent something off to support but don't expect much back from them.
The unit gets picked up straight away in the Cardo Update app but this app is only for firmware updates by the looks.
I suspect the docs are now out of date with the release of the Cardo Update app. Do you know if this is the case, that we no longer need to register or do anything (like settings) via Cardo Community anymore?
Also, do you have to do anything, other than making sure Voice Control is turned on in the phone app, to have the unit respond to voice commands? Neither unit responds to voice commands, so wondering if I am supposed to do anything else to have this work. Haven't found anything in the guides. Have turned up voice recognition sensitivity.
Is there anyway to lower the volume of the system beeps?
Hey MotoGeek. Thank you MUCH for making all of these videos. These really help in learning how to operate my new cardo. I have two questions for you
(Background first) I purchased the double set. It is important for me to be able to talk with my kids. Intercom is working fine. I paired my (Dad) unit first. Then paired Passenger unit. Thing is that now radio only plays in the Passenger unit when both units are on.
1. Is there a way to make the "Dad" unit primary so radio and voice commands are picked up by me?
2. When both units are on and intercom is working, radio is in my ear, I cannot seem to add passenger to be able to hear the radio as well. I pushed the "Share" button on the app. but no luck. Same occurs when playing music. Any ideas on that?
Thank you MUCH,
Todd
Very informative video. I just bought the duo from Amazon so I’m trying to learn how to use it as much as I can before it arrives.
I’m curious about the radio, which I think is an awesome feature as I don’t stream much audio since I don’t have the unlimited package. I have a Kuryakyn Bluetooth sound bar that I am able to connect to my phone. Would it be possible to connect the Cardo to the Kuryakyn so I could play the radio through the Kuryakyn speakers?
I don't see the Cardo paring to the sound bar because they are both "receivers" of outside signals. The Packtalk won't have a way to send-out the signal...it just receives it. On a side note, the reception is pretty impressive so that's nice:)
will it play my music from Spotify ore only the musix thats on the phone?
Can you set it so that it automatically plays pandora when you hit music? I don’t have any other music on my phone
How do I set the default music player, for example, if I want my default player to be Google music. Or Pandora or Spotify. Right now on the app it is bringing in a single song from "Samsung". Which is the type of phone I have but not what I use to play my music.
Thanks.
I'm not sure if you can change the phone's default music player, but if so that would do it right there. By default the phone is going to want to use it's "native player". Easy fix, and this is what I do... just open Pandora or Spotify or whatever app you want your music to come from and play it through the headset for just a spit-sec. Now, when you go to start the music from your helmet (or the app), the phone knows where to pick-up from! It will start playing from the Spotify or whatever instead of playing from the phone's native player. Hope that helps man!
I cant figure how the remap the music app to the correct player on my andriod within cardo
Hi, Great overview. I am hoping you have some insight into the mute future. How does some let you know they are trying to reach you when you mute audio? If I mute so I can sing along with my music my wife who is on her bike behind me has no way of breaking in or indicating she wants me to come off mute. Given this feature rich device, I have to believe there is a way for her to cut in on my mute or send some notification?
Great question and I've been hoping for this exact same ability. As of this post, when you're muted, the other person cannot reach you. They (Cardo) need to change it so that you can mute just your mic but still be able to hear inbound chatter if someone's trying to reach you. Hopefully this will happen soon! One thing worth trying... have her try to reach you using the "Private Chat" feature (see my video on that for more info) while your headset is muted. I'm not positive but I'm almost certain that it gives you a tone when activated, and that could serve as an indication to you that she's trying to reach you if so. Hope it helps!
Is it possible to share music with a passenger who got the same device (packtalk slim)?
question so when riding with passengers, they need to be in a group, or are they already in a group because I'm connected to the group? is pass and driver linking diff than single riders in the group? I still, can't figure how to share music with the pass. can you explain diff between being part of a group or a passenger? thx
Did u understand how to do share music?
When I connect two phones to this device, one for navigation other for music, it possible to listen to both phones ?
yes
Where do you ride that you actually get fm?
I have a freecom 4+ with jbl speakers included. How can i change the sound profile?
This one drove me crazy but finally learned the answer: The Freecoms have 1 profile (still optimized by JBL, but named "Standard"). The Packtalks have 3 profiles (Vocal, Standard, and Bass Boost).
Great Vid, does it work in landscape as well?
Aaron Facey Thanks! No landscape mode unfortunately. Would be great if they could add that ability
I wonder what the function is of the three favourite caller IDs? You can only call the first (speeddial) number handsfree, right? I can't find anywhere in the manual or online why you would have the three favourites in there.
Same issue ive been trying to find an answer for. No answer in this video. The 3 favourite contacts are pointless, there is no way / no voice command to call any of the 3 favourites you can set within the app............
I posed the question to Cardo on facebook. Their answer is the 3 favourite contacts you can assign in the Cardo Connect app are for use only from the app on your phone.
Ie, if you have your phone mounted on your bike and have the app open, you can access 3 assigned contacts...
Bit of a shame, i was hoping you could access them by speaking Hey Cardo etc.... i dont use Siri on my phone nor is it mounted to my bike.
When you hit play on your music where is it getting that music? How do you add playlist's to the music function?
When you hit play through the app, I believe you're limited to your phone's native player and Spotify (you can access your Spotify directly through the Cardo app). BUT, for me personally, if I know i want to use Pandora or something else I just open the app itself. Even for apple music, I just open apple music. That way i can access whatever I want without going through the Cardo app. Hope that makes sense and helps out a bit!
Where is the location for my music on android? Anyone knows?
Or find the manual of this connect cardo ??
Hi, great tutorial. one thing i cant seem to understand. on my duo Freecom 4, with a pillion, i can share music ok, by using the App. i can interrupt and start a conversation, but cannot get back to music, unless i stop, the bike, and get out the phone . waiting 30 seconds ( or 3 minutes) , doesn't work either. when we have a conversation, the music isn't on in the background, even though ive tried different background settings. Can you help please?
This is tough because I don't have a Freecom 4 to play with, but do try these things and maybe it will help:
- Make sure both of your Freecom's have the latest firmware-- they just released one recently that added Parallel Audio Streaming when connected to iOS phones (previously could only do it when paired to an Android phone). This should allow you to talk to each other while listening to music in the background.
- If not doing background music, you should be able to force the Intercom to close down/stop by clicking the Intercom button once (either one of you) once you're ready to return to music, instead of waiting for it to time-out. Once the intercom is closed I believe the music SHOULD come back automatically. Then, when you want to talk again, just click the Intercom button to open it back up again. Hope that helps!
You sound just like Chris Pratt. I can’t help but think it’s Chris Pratt doing these videos.
lol
Hi,
You said that Music is being played from your internal storage, what about CZcams Music/Spotify, would it be recognized by the app ?
Hey there, a recent update to the app now allows for integration of Spotify which has worked well, but I believe that's it as of this post. Personally, if i want to listen to CZcams Music or Amazon I just open THAT app and carry-on with the Cardo app closed. Hope that helps!
Can you use the intercom while listening to music. If so does the music drop out when a rider starts talking?
Yes, and yes 👍. Hope that helps!
@@MotoGeekFreak lol I actually got them set up last night!! Got all 6 paired and ready for the trip! Snowmobile season is upon us!!!
I need dome help plz, just bought scala rider and there is no voice recognition or VOX how do i activate it? Thx
Hey @Moreno what model did you get? I know a good handful of them so might be able to help (no promises though!)
I have a question. If i use spotify, how do I select it as default?
I dont think you can.
Question about the phone menu: How do I set up speed dial? I can put in four numbers, do I have to set one of them as the speed dial number?
The top one is your speed dial - the other three below it…I’m not sure why they exist? No use other than the quickly find them I guess? But speed dial, that’s a good one to fill out/use. Hope that helps!
@@MotoGeekFreak Thanks! Also Speed Dial doesn't seem to work unless the app is started.
I am really stuck here and hoping you might comment. Problem: Cardo Connect on my 1Phone 7+ will not recognize my PACKTALK (not the BOLD). My PACKTALK was in a package of 2...my riding buddy getting the other one. He is a PC/Android user; I am a Mac/iPhone user. His cell's Cardo Connect works great....mine refuses to pair with my cell. I have updated my firmware to 5.3. I have run out of ideas???? Thank you for any advice you might offer.
Okay first thing, follow this exactly czcams.com/video/XZRAKd6fEW0/video.html . Sorry, but just to make sure you are trying to pair it the correct way! lol. If it's still not pairing to your phone, I would do a Master Reset on your Packtalk (see video on that as well) then try again. If STILL not pairing to your phone, do the latest firmware that just came out (v5.6). Something is wrong with the headset if none of this works. Doesn't matter that it's not a Bold model, and doesn't matter that you have an iphone/iOS, it's 100% compatible with those and should be pairing.
I've got mine paired with my phone, music will play through it and everything but the app says there's nothing connected to my phone
I know it's been 10months. But I I just needed to give headset a name and then turn it off and on again
@@gagewoods5767 Thanks for the reply, I did end up updating the headset and app, then naming it and it seemed to work
If you set the volumes to say 50% on the app does that mean that’s as loud as it will go whilst out on the bike ?
Ah good question and No. For example, if you set the Music volume to 50% on the app, then it will be at 50%. But if you then put the helmet it on and turn the music up to 100%, then the app would then show 100%. Basically the app is showing the "current status" of the volume levels on the headset. They can be changed by either the app or the headset itself. The only ones that I really lean on the app to control (and the headset may not be able to control at all) are the System Announcements and the Back Music Level sliders. Hope that makes sense and helps out a bit!
How can I use this app for groups that have more than 3 since I can only have 3 units connected via Bluetooth to iPhone at any one time
If you're using a Packtalk in DMC Intercom Mode, you can use the app whenever you want regardless of situation. If using it in Bluetooth Intercom Mode that changes things...if your Packtalk is connected to 2 other headsets and actively talking to them, you won't be able to use the app until you drop one of those conversations. Again, this is only the case if using a Packtalk in Bluetooth Intercom Mode (not ideal). Hope that helps!
I'd like to see an example of you using Cardo in the mic to dial a number, call a speed dial number, etc. It is difficult for me to ride a motorcycle and use a phone app at the same time.
As I've just discovered, the "hey cardo" function only responds to their specific list of commands. Anything else, you'll have to use "hey google" or whatever your mobile assistant is.
How does Spotify work with this ?
how do yo uexit out of the app?..I have to turn off my phone and restart it to get it to go away :(....other than that I am loving it
lol no way! Not sure what phone you have but google "force closing an app on my (put your phone model here)". If i run into trouble with the app, I force close it and relaunch to get it working properly again. Anyways I hope that makes sense and let me know if not!
I wish you could change the music source. I use both Pandora and Spotify on my phone. I have downloaded most of my Spotify libraries, so I can listen to them anywhere. However, the Music accessed by this cardo app is only my downloaded ringtones and notification sounds, not something I'll ever use.
I completely agree. After one of the more recent updates you should now be able to access your Spotify account/library directly from the Cardo app. I tried it, works pretty well. But for Pandora (or any other player) I find myself just using the player's app.
Looked at current reviews and Cardo Connect only gets 2.3 (iPhone), 3.0 stars (Google Play). Can you do everything Packtalk Bold features offer without the app?
You can do MOST things without the app (setting changes can be done on computer if no app). Operation-wise, it's 95% not-reliant on the app for anything. Personally i think the app is awesome.... i think it gets beat-up on reviews because if someone has an older unit (like 3 years of more) or hasn't done their software update on the headset itself then that app won't work at all!!
JustWander Maya people are stupid. Try it and see if you like it
Headset says 'mobile one connected' phone's bluetooth page says Packtalk Bold 'active' yet if I open the Cardo connect app I get No unit connected and Please connect your Cardo unit to your mobile phone. Any thoughts?
I know the app takes a second to load...are you leaving that screen open for at least a few seconds (like up to 5-6 seconds)? Based on what you wrote your phone and Packtalk are definitely connected...perhaps force-close the app and try again!
what happens if one group member makes a phone call? Are they unreachable?
Yeah a phone call takes the top priority so that member would be "away from the group" while on a call. If you had to, you could call that member via a phone call to force your way in (at least that way they'd know you're trying to get ahold of them). As another option, the person on a phone call could use the "DMC Bridge" feature to bridge the whole group onto the call for a moment and check in. Hope that helps!
Great video, thanks, I have one doubt, when the list is full and you want to eliminate some members, how can you do that? Eliminating members from a group, thanks
Interesting choice of words hehe
As of now (8/25/20) you can't. The member you want to "eliminate😎" can remove themselves, but you can't eliminate them. When I run into this issue, I end up just creating a new group and erasing the old one altogether. Hope that helps!
When I’m in intercom mode I can’t hear my GPS directions. How do fix that?
There isn't a way to fix that when people are talking. When I lead groups and need to hear my GPS rather than chatter, I ask for radio silence and then let everybody know when they can continue chatting.
Can you play Sirius through the system?
Sirius isn't integrated into the app (Spotify is as of this post) but YES you can absolutely play Sirius. I do it often, just launch/play-from the Sirius app on your phone and you're good to go.
I just bought the packtalk slim. I connect it to my phone via bt, but as soon as i start the app it says there is a new firmware update and it immediatly disconnects coz cardo shuts down. Is this normal? Will upgrade cardo and see what happens next
So yes, i upgraded and now it works perfectly
Nabil Karsheh Wow no kidding!? Awesome. Just saw your first comment, thanks for updating that it worked out!
MotoGeek Freak it had version 4.0 on it. Don’t if this is normal, but I think my product was once already opened and then sent back before i bought it. The users manual was missing, everything else was there and everything is new. No problem, let’s not waste paper if we have all docs online.
Advise: before connecting and beeing super excited, forst register at the community and connect packtalk to pc and upgrade, only after all this start with the mobile app
MotoGeek Freak and I subscribed :)
@@NabilKarsheh Yes, great tip. Thanks!
App isn’t available in Germany
This is a great video. But I think you should start off by saying what version of Cardo Connect you are on. I just bought mine and my version doesnt look like this. So a new version has to be made of this video..if you would please. Same thing just a newer version..Thank you
Thanks for the heads up I didn't realize it had changed? I'm on iOS, is it possible you're on Android and there's a difference between the two in how they look? Just curious. I'll check into it nonetheless. Thanks!
What if you have SiriusXM on your phone?
I would just play through the native SiriusXM app and don’t bother trying to play through the Cardo app - that works perfectly 👌
HI I CAN'T UPDATE MY CARDO PALCKTALK, I ALREADY PLUG IT IN 4 DIFFERENT COMPUTERS AND CABLES AND, IT DOESN'T APPEARS IN THE CARDO PAGE, I HAVE 3 MORE AND UPDATE THEM WITHOUT A PROBLEM CAN ANYONE KNOWS WHAT TO DO
It's because your cap lock is stuck on.
can you adjust volume for bozo at 80%, for ding dong at 40$%?
Man my cardo just refuses to show up on the app, i am already paired up and playing music, i updated the firm ware and did a factory reset and it still doenst show up 😭
Dang! And you made sure you're using the CARDO CONNECT app right? (don't use the Cardo SMARTSET app...wont work at all). If using the right app and not working, maybe delete it from your phone, redownload, and try again. Obviously should be working!!! Good luck man
When using the app to connect to non Cardo it always disconnects my Packtalk from the app. I then have to close app and try to reconnect app to my unit. Why?? Thx for any help
@Alex Trajano yeah, it's kind of annoying too I totally get it. It does it because when the Packtalk goes into pairing mode for anything, it temporarily drops the ongoing connections it has to make that new pairing. So, it puts the pairing to your phone on hold, which makes the app think it's not connected to anything. Most of the time I'll just do what you do...close the app and wait a min to reopen it once the dust settles. But if you just leave the app open while the Packtalk pairs to the non-cardo, then automatically re-connects to your phone, the app will come back to life. Hope that helps man!
MotoGeek Freak Thanks man. I’ll keep at it!
how i select the music folder that i want to play?
Xavier León When you hit “Play” through the Cardo Connect app, it’s just going to start wherever you last left-off. If you want to listen to something specific, just use the music player of choice/folder instead. No need to use the Cardo Connect app for that in my opinion.
@@MotoGeekFreak but when you use different music app like spotify, can you share to the group?
@@vinebranch83 Latest Cardo Connect app (v3.0) will actually integrate with Spotify now but unfortunately none of these headsets share the music with the whole group (you CAN share with one person though)...would be a nice feature though for sure.
I have a new Cardo Bold updated to5.7 yet my voice control , Hey Cardo is not working. 🤔🤨
Not sure what the issue is, but some tips: Make sure you are saying "Hey Cardo" followed directly by the command (don't wait for a beep or a pause or anything). Make sure the voice command is EXACTLY as written in the instruction, for example if you say "Hey Cardo what's my battery level" nothing is going to happen, but if you say "Hey Cardo, Battery Status" it should tell you. Other tips, don't shout (even at highway speed), just talk in a normal voice. And make sure the mic is in front of you mouth. I hope that helps!!
does the app work with google maps
Google maps isn't integrated into it, but both apps definitely work simultaneously. I google map all over the place😁
Can i listen to spotify thru this set?
Absolutely. And Spotify can easily be integrated/controlled in the Cardo Connect app as well (if you want).
@@MotoGeekFreak Thank you for the tips! Cheers!
i cannot receive wassap calls with voice or button. any help will be appreciate it. thanks
@meildy jeffianto Oh wow I've never tried that? Is it still an issue or did you figure it out? Curious to know...
Hold up, how does one name their packtalk? When I create a group and am admin, the other packtalks say 'PACKTALK'.
Oh definitely name your Packtalk, it makes life WAY easier when it comes to knowing who's in a group with you. To do it, open the Cardo Connect app then select the little settings gear icon in the top left. At the very top it will say "PACKTALK BOLD" or whatever unit you have...select it. Next menu you'll see "Unit name" - select that then change it to whatever you want. Keep in mind when you do this you're only changing YOUR unit's name - it's up to the others to do the same. Assuming everyone has named their unit, next time you go to open the app and see your group, it will show all the members names instead of just "PACKTALK, PACKTALK, PACKTALK BOLD," etc. Hope that makes sense and helps out!
@@MotoGeekFreak yes thanks! The helps. Most of the difficulties were in seeing 4 "packtalk bold" listed in the group! 😆
hello I can't link it to an IPHONE 11
Should work for sure - I have the same phone. Try to turn your phone off then back on - then go to Settings -> Bluetooth. On the Packtalk, press and hold the "Mobile" button until you see that rapid red/blue LED flashing. Packtalk should show up on your phone shorty afterwards...select it. If that doesn't work, do a master reset on the Packtalk. If THAT doesn't work, something is likely wrong with the Cardo. I hope that helps and good luck!!!
hola no lo puedo enlazar a un IPHONE 11
I follow you and enjoy but please on minor complaint on this video...your fingers move so fast I cannot keep up...I run Cardo Blacktalk Bolds
What if your riding with both mesh and Bluetooth
It kinda depends: Ideally you want to utilize the "DMC-Brige" ability as much as possible because this lets you (the DMC mesh users) stay in mesh and bring Bluetooth guys into the conversation. Each DMC mesh user can bring ONE Bluetooth headset in, and It's just a lot more stable than everyone switching over to Bluetooth. BUT, say there's 2 of you with DMC mesh, and 3 Bluetooth-only folks, then more than likely you WILL have to hop down to Bluetooth Intercom Mode because you're outnumbered....if you will. Hope that makes sense!
could i tirn off the very anoing and dangerous beep noise when i turn volum up , please ,
it is very terrible when you put maximum volum and the beep go deep into your brain ,, i almost take the cardo off the helmet and though at the bush kkk its very very anoing ,,,
please could you help to mute this please??
Why aren't you wearing motorcycle gloves?
I'm calling bullshit as I don't want to touch my phone or Ram mounted tablet if I'm riding. How about voice commands? Also, does the Cardo Connect App benefit the Freecom 4+ ?
If you have the Freecom 4+ then absolutely use the voice commands for most things (has "Natural Voice Command" ability which works really well for me) and yes, the Cardo Connect app would work exactly like this video shows (minus the DMC mesh stuff) with that unit as well. Same app for all there headset models now.
Ding Dong lol
I thought it had voice activation
You can use the voice activation for most of the functions as well - it's kind of a "whatever you prefer" situation :)