iPhone 5 and Car Stereo Control

You can't. I have plugged my iPhone 5 into my car stereo via USB and it doesn't even work. I just get an error message.

The bluetooth connection method works, kind of. The audio will transmit, but I can no longer control the phone through the stereo, nor does it show the track name/album art anymore.

I consider this to be a big problem and I deeply regret being an early adopter.

OF COURSE, I just went out and tried it again and the USB connection works perfectly.

Ugh.

But, Bluetooth is still a problem. I figure there will be a firmware update on one end or the other that will fix this at some point.

I have a Pioneer with GPS/Stereo and an iPhone 5. The Bluetooth connectivity works fine for music. I get track info on screen and can skip track from my steering wheel as usual. However, I haven't tested the wired connection because adapters are back ordered. I've read in several places that the adapter won't work because of digital to analog audio conversion, but I plan to try it to see for myself.

I also emailed Pioneer to ask about replacement cables compatible with the iPhone 5 connector. They replied that they are evaluating it and have no other info at this time.

supermurph wrote:

I have a Pioneer with GPS/Stereo and an iPhone 5. The Bluetooth connectivity works fine for music. I get track info on screen and can skip track from my steering wheel as usual. However, I haven't tested the wired connection because adapters are back ordered. I've read in several places that the adapter won't work because of digital to analog audio conversion, but I plan to try it to see for myself.

I also emailed Pioneer to ask about replacement cables compatible with the iPhone 5 connector. They replied that they are evaluating it and have no other info at this time.

Out of curiosity what kind of adapter do you mean?

I mean this adapter: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD823/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter

The replacement cable from Pioneer that I mentioned they don't have yet would replace this: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Portable/iPod-And-Bluetooth-Accessories/C D-IU51V

I have an iPhone 4s, and it worked perfectly with iOS 5. I could control the phone through my car. It would show the track name/info. But since upgrading to iOS 6 I have lost all of that. I checked on the phone, and it is seeing the car as an AirPlay device. So now its doing the opposite of what I want, it is allowing me to control the car audio through my phone, when what I want is to control the phone thorough my car.

I ordered 1 of each type of adapter from Apple to see which I like better. This one came today and I tried it in my car.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD824ZM/A/lightning-to-30-pin-adapter-02-m?fno de=48

Surprisingly, it worked great for what I do. However the Advanced App Mode did not work. So, it charged and fully enabled music capabilities from the iPod and Pandora on my iPhone 5. I'm able to control songs, playlists, Pandora stations, etc. from the radio screen and it displays album art.

The Advanced App Mode doesn't work at all. That is apps that work when the Pioneer App Radio app is launches on your phone. It allows you to access your calendar, maps, and some third party apps on the radio screen. I never use this so I'm not too heartbroken, but I was hopeful to try out the new turn by turn directions built in to the phone on my radio. I like the radio's GPS well enough, but the ability to set a course by voice on the phone (i.e., Siri) is pretty nice. We'll see if that works when/if Pioneer comes out with a new cable.