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iPhone 5 and your car.. Uh oh?
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Really?Maybe it is the connection I am using and not the SRX - although the user manual says it is compatible with the iPhone 4, but not 4s. Are you just using the usb connector that came with the iPhone? I am using something else but I will try that today. I presume Bluetooth does not work for you either?
how does this work exactly ....
i have a 08 jeep srt with the iphone connector which my 4s works perfectly i can even watch video....
2009 civic here.
This is what a used nano is for. I bought one off of my old roomate in college. Loaded with music, stuffed in center console. only comes out to put new tunes on and when I cut the grass.
I'm not convinced that plugging my iPhone into my USB on my civic doesn't mess with it in some ways. Seems like it messes with the battery meter and stuff. I just leave it in my pocket and rarely plug it into my car.
You connect it to your 30 pin connector and it transmits a bluetooth signal. You connect to it with your iPhone and you will be able to stream audio wirelessly.
Think of it as Airplay for your car. Except you can't do video.
Havent tried Bluetooth for anything other then phone useage. Im using an Apple 30 pin to usb cable plugged into the usb port in the center console. Both my wife's and my 4S hasn't had a problem. I can pull up full ipod menus and change tracks via the dash and steering wheels controls.
Some of you must be FEMBOT's and have ears like my mother (always got caught coming home at 0-Dark-Hundred).
I can appreciate high quality sound, especially when I was video editing, having studio quality headphones was imperative. But in the car? Between the road noise, ect. unless you are building a car for SEMA, I won't ever be able to tell the difference. Plus my truck cycles through songs fast on BT then it can with a direct connection.
thanks a lot ...i am gonna wait till i get my ip5 this week and see if it works with my lockpick...
Bluetooth audio sounds muddled and hissy compared to the hard-wired iPod option. It's okay in a pinch, but I don't recommend it long-term if you care about sound quality.
If I were on vacation in a rent-a-car I'd deal with Bluetooth audio for a week for the sake of convenience, but it's not a permanent solution.
BJ
Same for me. I've got a BWM wireless key fob and an iPhone with Bluetooth, most times I leave both in my pockets or briefcase and never have to take them out or plug them into anything.
BMW offers an apps suite that includes Facebook and Twitter and some like those so much that they bury their iPhone's in their armrests even for the shortest of drives.
BJ
Anyone who feels a need to list the prices of their Apple devices on an APPLE fanatic site where almost everyone knows the pricing gets zero ounce of cred in my book. Real ballers don't need to advertise the fact they have material possessions.
Anyways Hippyshakes nice Oolong Grey Prestige! Happen to see your post in Audiworld. I just went in to the dealership 2 weeks ago to swap out the blue for the red cable so that I can get video out and album art. Of course the dealer charged me a fee even though both cables cost the same...typical but wth it was nominal. Of course with the new phone it has rendered the new cable totally useless unless I use my first gen ipod touch. The thing is I wanted to take videos on the phone and be able to play it back in the car. Oh well like most said first world problems.
They actually called you back? Phenomenal customer service.
Which other organization bothers calling back a random email sender regarding a question about an adapter?
Cheers. Yeah I'm going to have an ever growing cable drawer now including a blue and red Audi one along with my far too many 30pin cords. I should have my phone Friday and will post on the Audi forums (what works and what doesn't (even though I think I pretty much know already!)
Yes, first they emailed me. Then they found my phone number somehow and called me. I didn't leave my phone number in my initial email. They must've looked me up in their system. I agree. Excellent CS.
da faq?
I have a 2011 Hyundai Elantra....... hope this isn't true.
Although I use my iPod classic most of the time, but was planning on using my new iPhone and plugging into the USB port for charging and when using for navigation on long trips.
And bluetooth,
that ***** cray man. Maybe if I was deaf..........
sorry I like my high quality audio and not converting to to crappy radio quality after I spend so much time and money preserving it's true sound.
I have a 2011 Hyundai Elantra....... hope this isn't true.
Although I use my iPod classic most of the time, but was planning on using my new iPhone and plugging into the USB port for charging and when using for navigation on long trips.
And bluetooth,
that ***** cray man. Maybe if I was deaf..........
sorry I like my high quality audio and not converting to to crappy radio quality after I spend so much time and money preserving it's true sound.
You sir, have a premium sound system. All I was trying to say was that most stock speakers that come in your average run of the mill cars these days (not Audi, BMW, Lexus, Telsa, whatever) those speakers are not going to be as clear as a premium system so BT and AUX in will work for the average person who doesn't spend $70K+ on a car or an extra $10,000 on the sound system alone.
Agreed on the potential loss in audio quality with the bluetooth adapter. Anyone know what it's bandwidth is, and how comparable it is to the audio quality? If it can transmit above 320kbs, or atleast 128kbs, then it would essentially be the same as plugging it in for the bandwidth needed.
These ebay adapters look cheap as hell, and out-dated. Is there an alternative of better quality, and maybe going to Bluetooth 4.0 instead of 2.0?
These ebay adapters look cheap as hell, and out-dated. Is there an alternative of better quality, and maybe going to Bluetooth 4.0 instead of 2.0?
Any one have a JVC KW-NT3HDT and is worried about the iphone working on the plug in usb port haha?
VERIFIED!!!! Plugged my iPhone 5 into my 2011 Ford Focus with Microsoft Sync. Works perfectly! Caller ID and song titles come up on the screen without issue. Bluetooth also works fine.