ios 5 + car + dock + bt = problem

I've just connected my daughters Ipod which has IOS5 software it worked fine but it doesn't have the My Car option to revert to thanks for your reply it seems it going to be a waiting game with Apple

Hi,

changing dock won't help - there is no hardware fault with your dock unit - this is by design and an error of iOS5.

Your only choice at the moment is to use the dock connector for charging and hear your music through bluetooth.

With bluetooth you can't change playlists but you can skip titles and see also music information in sensus. If you want to change a playlist, you have to do so manually at the iPhone.

I have found a little trick to use dock as music channel for one trip: If you have an other (unreachable) bluetooth device in your cars list, you can change to this device under senus

- Media

- OK (for the menu)

- change bluetooth device

- there choose an unreachable device

- immediately change to "iPod" under Media before the car recognizes that the choosen device is unreachable.

This holds until you stop your engine. But it is possible to choose playlists. ;-)

Regards

gseum

It will probably still do it if the bluetooth is enabled and connected to your car. I had a loan car the other day and tried it on that one and as the phone wasnt connected through bluetooth it didnt do it. I couldnt be bothered to check by conncecting up via bluetooth as I know other Volvo drivers have some issue.

No probs though here is hope!

The "My Car" Option is only available with bluetooth, which an iPod doesn't have. The iPod should work over Media/iPod without problems and as expected?

Hi

Thanks I'll give that a try, also I won't now be contacting Volvo

... oh - I now think, that also the iPod is affected with the problem: If the iPhone is also connected at the same time via bluetooth for the telephone - then it will probably also change the connection for the music and cut off the iPod over dock??? 😟😟

jmues - let me try to clarify your trick above and question.

Your trick essentially disconnects the bluetooth connection from the car and your phone, forcing the car to look for another bluetooth device. Alternatively, you could also turn off bluetooth on your iPhone (settings->general->bluetooth->off). Obviously, the phone will no longer work for phone calls via bluetooth, but the dock connector will work for music. For me, the problem did not occur until I paired my new 4S with the Vovlo. So if unpaired, the dock will work as expected.

If you have a second iPod or iPhone at your disposal, this WILL work via dock connector, as long as it is not paired with the car via bluetooth. I just tested this with my wife's iPhone, which has iOS 5, but has never been paired with the car. With her phone connected via dock, it played music flawlessly, even while my own iPhone was connected via bluetooth. I was even able to switch media sources back and forth between my phone via bluetooth and her phone via dock. I was also able to make a phone call, via bluetooth, and it faded out then back into the music from the dock connector. No problem. So the issue only arises when the iOS device connected via dock is also connected via bluetooth at the same time. This reinforces the commonly held feeling that this is an iOS 5 / Apple problem, not a Volvo problem.

Does that help?

Hi,

let me clarify also: If you change (not delete!) the bluetooth device in the MEDIA section of sensus to an unreachable device, the TELEPHONE connection will STAY at the former choosen device - this was no question - it was a statement of me... 😉

Your second part (with one deivice at dock and other at bluetooth) is good to know. Thanks.

Greetings from Germany

gseum

Oh, I see. Thanks for clarifying that. I like your trick. I tried it this morning on my way to work, and it works great. Too bad it does not hold each time the car is started.

It doesn't solve the problem. I would like to use my iphone for calls via bluetooth and play music via dock. It worked well before IOS5 was installed. 😟

In case anyone is curious, the iOS 5.0.1 update does not fix this problem, at least not for me.

Now we wait for 5.0.2............

I am not sure that the problem is totally down to Apple.

I agree that the problem surfaced after the upgrade to IOS 5 but I took my 2010 plate Ford Mondeo estate to my Ford dealer who had received an update for the radio/sat nav unit from Ford which completely cures the problem and incidentally adds the facility to not only stream music via BT but also allows the use of Apples Iphone usb cable if this is preferred to BT.

I have not updated to IOS 5.0.1 as I am concerned that this might bu**er things up again.

I too having problem with 2011 XC60 bluetooth voice quality. I just changed phones from a blackberry to Iphone 4s and have notice crackling in voice quality through sound system. It is not an issue with signal strength. I had great voice quality with my BB. Anyone experiencing this issue?

I got the same problem with my new XC 70. Does anyone know if Apple is taking this seriously and fixing it. They declined my request for tech service without me willing to pay a fee to Apple.. Pretty bummed out!

In case anyone is curious, the iOS 5.0.1 update does not fix this problem, at least not for me. I have a V60 MY2012.