Can't pair new iPhone with Subaru Outback 2014

I have an iPhone 7 and a 2010 Subaru Legacy. I can pair the two perfectly and use the bluetooth for talking on the phone, but when I go to play music or a podcast, it doesn't come through the bluetooth on the car (it just plays on the phone). Anyone have this issue or know how to solve it?

Well I'm not a techy person at all and I am a senior citizen. But after reading these comments I attempted to pair my iPhone 6s Plus to my 2014 Outback. Did it completely with the steering wheel controls. First I deleted the previous owners phones, I then paired my iPhone as a media device then as a phone. Works perfectly for my music and for calls and no problems remembering it after turning it off an back on. Love it, hooks up automatically when I step into the car and start it up. One thing I'm not sure of is using Siri but I'm pretty sure it will work as long as the phone can hear me ok.

I have read a number of posts regarding problems with Subaru. Most have said to use the steering wheel controls to pair the device rather than the screen prompts. While I do not remember the exact procedures, if you do a search of the forum and/or look to the right of the thread under More Like This, you may find your answer. Seems Subaru has trouble supporting iOS 7.

Unfortunately Subaru and iPhone are very difficult to pair.

Check the Subaru site for information on how to pair Bluetooth.

http://www.subaru.com/owners/resource-center/electronics-audio/bluetooth/bluecon nect.html

I just did it (via bluetooth). The trick for me was to have the iPhone's bluetooth setup screen open while the car was trying to find it. Then I could see where to enter the code and tell it to pair. All is well, at least for now.

I can pair my iPhone 5S with my 2014 Outback, but when I turn the car off and back on, it no longer recognizes the phone and I have to pair it all over again. My iPhone 4S worked fine, so there's some kind of problem with iOS8 apparently (?)

Do a search of the forum, and I believe you will find a discussion regarding iOS8, and that users have success with pairing the device using the buttons on the steering wheel. I'm not sure of the complete content, as it did not affect me since I do not have a Subaru, but it seems that Subaru vehicles are difficult to pair not matter what. Good luck.

Thanks a lot for the advice. I've seen that response a few times. The part of the Subaru manual for Bluetooth is badly written, and you have to figure out on your own certain steps in the process. I will try pairing using the steering wheel controls, and hope for the best!

I tried and failed using many of the suggestions on this forum and others, having not been able to succeed via the manual. Stopped at a Subaru dealer. Paired in less than 30 sec, faster than my eye could remember. Nothing fancy, I do know that. Moral: it's easy if you know how. Not likely to be a fundamental flaw in either the phone or the operating system.

My wife and I have dueling 2012 Outbacks. She has the iPhone 5S with no problems; I have the iPhone 6 with problems. Before 8.1, I couldn't get them to pair at all. Once 8.1 came along, I could pair them successfully but had to re-pair them every time I started the car...a nuisance.

Anyway, the FIX is to pair them using the controls on the steering wheel...NOT the controls on the radio.

Once I did that, the car 'remembers' the phone.

If you are able to pair the device successfully and it is handling phone calls, then I suggest you check with Subaru to see if they are aware of music issues.