Control Your Car’s Music System With This Smartphone App

Pioneer’s ARC app is available on Android and iOS.

Pioneer has launched an app that can control the music system in your car. (Photo: iStockphoto)

Pioneer has released an app called Advanced Remote Control (ARC) that allows users to control and play music in their car conveniently through a smartphone.

It will also enable users to manage their contacts/calls and control selected third party apps like GPS Navigation to get turn-by-turn guidance through the car speakers.

The app is available on Google Play Store and Apple iTunes. It is compatible with Android phones using OS 4.1 and above and iPhones with iOS 8 and above.

The ARC app is developed to deliver a complete in-car entertainment experience to its users by allowing them to access various multimedia sources via a centralised user interface.

<b> Gaurav Kulshrestha, Manager - Marketing &amp; Product Planning, Pioneer India Electronics</b>

ARC app. (Photo Courtesy: Pioneer)

The ARC app works in vertical and landscape mode and offers custom theme colour and album artwork. Users need to connect their phones via USB cable with the pioneer head unit to operate the system through the app.

The app’s interface makes it easy to switch songs.

It is worth noting that although this app is compatible with a lot of phones, it works only with Pioneer music systems.