Asus Zenfone 2 and aftermarket deck.

Wondering if anyone has the same issue, and how you solved it with your phone.

Where I live, it's illegal to drive with your phone in your hand, $287 ticket and 3 demerit points. Something I'd like to avoid. On my old Samsung S5, I could control my phone while it was still in my pocket, over bluetooth, and be perfectly legal. With the Samsung, I would press the selection button, and a menu would pop up, allowing me to choose "Songs, Artist, Albums." That's all I needed. I could go to a different album, and continue to rock to my tunes. I just got the Zenfone yesterday, and I'm using PowerAmp as a music player, but when I push the button for the menu, nothing happens. I have to use the phone, and risk the ticket, or stick with the album that's playing, or pick an album before I start driving, to play music. Once started, the streaming works fine, I get Album,Artist and Song title displayed on the screen just fine.

Are there any other music players, or options in PowerAmp that I can check ( I've already checked most of them ) that would give me what I'm looking for? All I want is to pick an album through the deck, so that I can change music to my mood while driving.