usb connectivity in car not working after ios 8 update

Have to say, this continues to be a real nuisance. Intermittent problems on a consistent basis. Music not playing sometimes. Pod casts not playing. Random setting to shuffle songs set automatically.

Quite frankly, I've had enough. Apple took a perfectly good working system and messed it up entirely. Coming to the conclusion that Apple are on the slide. Every update has always created more problems, rather than fix any.

Bored of Apple now.

I have the same issue with my iphone 4S in my Insignia. It worked perfectly until I upgraded to IOS 8.3, now I can only control music from the phone and it sometimes mutes and won't come back on until the iphone is disconnected and reconnected. Also it doesn't always recognise that the car is connected and I may have to unplug/plug it several times. This is a real annoyance and dangerous distraction while driving.

Hi All, I didn't want to go through the nausea of resetting the phone and having to reload my settings, so I had a read through of all the suggestions, and tried Pervy's suggestion "SETTINGS...MUSIC...turn off SHOW ALL MUSIC... then connect via USB." combined with Bawse's, which was to switch off bluetooth, forget the car on the phone and forget the phone on the car, then power the phone off and on. I then turned the car off and on. I then connected the USB cable and the car controls worked properly at last!! I disconnected and reconected a couple of times and it is still working. Fingers crossed. I then re-paired the phone with bluetooth and all is still ok. Cheers JD

2010 Ford falcon xr50 turbo still not working with iPhone 6 even after 8.4 update. Tried forgetting device and resetting phone settings. Will play sometimes then may stop playing, or when switching tracks or browsing album using vehicle controls the menus disappear and can no longer control phone. I have to say it is disappointing as I have had to revert to burning MP3 cds. iOS7 worked fine.

I'm afraid frustration with not being able to satisfactorily utilise the entertainment system in my BMW has led me to take fairly extreme action. I have now removed the BMW radio/music player and installed an Alpine iLX-700 in my car which features Apple's CarPlay. This has resolved all of my issues, I can now move from music to audiobooks without a problem and it also gives excellent access to phone (via SIRI too) and maps (on its screen). Sound quality is excellent too. Only, downside is that I have lost bluetooth and have to connect my phone via the lightning cable to USB. Not too concerned about that as I had to connect my iPhone anyway for charging and listening purposes. Self-installation was a bit of a chore as I wanted to retain steering-wheel control of the unit and the car's audible warning signals but I am more than satisfied with the end result.

I have same problems in my 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It's hit or miss. Oddly I have better luck if I'm not wearing my Apple Watch or have it on airplane mode prior to entering the car.

Updated to 8.4 with Apple music and ran into connectivity issues with my USB. Luckily my stereo produced an error of "No Songs." Turns out the switch to 8.4 with apple music (Family Plan) wiped my music library and my iPhone didn't have any local "Music" content so my stereo wasn't reading it as a music device. Adding a song to my music fixed my issue right away(including the ability to play streaming music such as Spotify and Apple Music. Definitely recommend trying this fix.

I bought a new Nissan Juke last year and it worked fine until I updated my iPhone 4S to IOS 8. The USB just connects and disconnects repeatedly.

Nissan told me they are aware of the issue but they can't do anything about it. Apple has to fix it in their new update.

you are a genius, thank. updated os 8 a long time ago. don't know why my phone stopped working with my pathfinder. sure do miss Steve Job.

After upgrade to ios 9, my 2013 Acura RDX has this problem. I think now the apple quality is downgraded.