iOS 7 USB Vehicle Loses last played location

I think Apple Support meant you should ask your car manufacturer whether they have an update for the car's software.

I didn't say it was the car's fault, just suggesting a different interpretation of the response from Apple Support, one that didn't involve you spending a pile of money.

We know Apple changed something, but without looking at the code and the definition of the relevant Bluetooth profile we can't say whether their new code might itself be faulty or might have triggered a fault in the car's code.

Sorry for the USB/Bluetooth blooper. I presume there must be a protocol definition somewhere, because cars present a much wider range of control and display opportunities than the typical USB "speaker" device. I don't know how responsibility is divided between the parties.

I'm not a developer any longer, but I recognize what you mean about compatability. However, if all you do is use the same portions of the same interface in the same way, you may never move forward. When there are multiple possible partners (car audio/control systems), and you may not be able to test with all of them, the best you can do is program to the standard, hope that your partners did also, test a range of partners for compatibility, and maybe pander to some of their foibles. If one side or the other misses compensating for some of the foibles, we get into finger-pointing like you saw between Apple and GMC.

i have a chevy malibu with the USB connection. same problem; very frustrating.

sadly it was working great in iOS 6.1.3; now i'm constantly losing my spot in playlists.

when i don't notice the exact song i left off at, i am having to use the app SmartPlaylist to find my last played song and then manually restart my playlist where I was.

i have noticed that it doesn't happen all the time when plugging into the car, try starting playback before plugging in the cable.

i plan on submitting a bug report on the apple feedback page.

i have also been finding the Music app randomly loses my spot in the playlist when I am switching between other apps, especially apps that have audio content - streaming radio stations, videos, etc.

Same problem here. 64 GB iPhone 4S (Verizon) running iOS 7.0.2, connecting via USB and Bluetooth to a 2013 Subaru Legacy 2.5i with the factory CE617U1 stereo.

Just picks songs at random when I come back to the car. Forgets whatever I was listening to before.

Where is there a place to submit user feedback?!

Having same problem with my 2012 335i, hopefully somebody at Apple is reading this and comes up with an update soon enough.

I had this problem with the previous OS but with version 7 its worse, before it would play back from the firt song it started. Now with the new OS its not even stayin in the playlist, and to make it worse the cell is locked, ucant double press the button to start the player, Always having to slide up is very annoying!

AND i do NOT use a USB i use AUX thru the head phone jack!!!

This is a BUG in the OS. My old ipod touch dont have this issue on and older OS using the same AUX cable.

Compability issues, I dont think so.

HOPE apple fixes this! And brings back the player on its own on the lock screen i hate the swipe up to get to it, esp in my car when driving then u realize its not in the playlist anymore what a pain in the $&@&

Forgot to mention its happening while using my head phones too... Was at the gym when i played songs at ramdom of tye master list and not the album i was previously listening...

I don't think this is a matter of incompatibility with your car - it appears to be an issue in various contexts. See, e.g., <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5355622>

I haven't noticed any problems when just listening with headphones, just when using USB. For that matter, Bluetooth has also been working fine *except* if I have my iPhone plugged into the car stereo to charge. That is, even if I'm in Bluetooth mode on the stereo, if I'm also plugged in via USB the position is lost every time I get in the car.

FWIW, sometimes the iPhone will start playing the first song in my Songs list, while other times it will play seemingly random songs.

This was never an issue prior to upgrading to iOS 7.

iPhone 5 64GB Verizon

iOS 7.0.2

Kenwood KDC-BT955HD car stereo

I've had the same problems recently with my iPhone 5 and a newly purchased Sony car stereo, random interruptions during USB playback, completely fine before IOS 7.

It seemed to happen in certain locations on my journey into work & after a couple of days I noticed that "IPD" appeared on the stereo display briefly when the music stopped.

I assumed it was trying to connect to something & remembered from the keynote speach that with IOS 7, certain actions would occur while the phone is being charged & has Wi-Fi!

I've since turned the Wi-Fi off while driving and no problems since.

I hope this helps!

I am also very ill with the fact that apple cannot come up with a way to correct this issue. Not only will it lose its place but it freezes 10 seconds after playing my library. I have a brand new Chevrolet and I also work within a General motors dealership this is something that apple has created and need to correct because trust me we are not the only people running into this issue. In my eyes, Apple would be very smart as to correct this. If not expect a decline in sales due to the fact that this is something not only gm but all car manufactures are putting on their vehicles as an option. The news will spread that apple is not compatible. Bottom line if apple will not make a software update to correct this issue there are other options for us as consumers. They're many devices that have the capability to listen and enjoy music with streaming audio it doesn't have to be APPLE!! 😠