usb connectivity in car not working after ios 8 update

Same problem here in my wife's Nissan Juke. If I try to connect the 5s, it just connects and disconnects repeatedly.

Here's the weird thing, though. I just bought a Phonesuit Elite battery case because I was going to be going places where I wouldn't be able to charge for a while. When my 5s is in the suit and I connect the battery case to the car via the micro-USB port, it works fine!

That's very interesting. I might try with an adapter to the 30 pin connector or one to micro USB. Still, Apple is not acknowledging this. Oh and btw, it seems to happen to owners of 5s or older models with ios 8. 6 and 6 plus are working fine.

I think we should all send our feedback here:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/

sebantunez wrote:

I think we should all send our feedback here:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/

DONE!

Done

Add another to the list with my iPhone 5C.. But thought it might correct itself when the IOS 8.0.2 came out. Well it did. One time........ GRRRRR Now back to the same issues as everyone else. Not in my 2012 or my 2014 Challenger with the 730N head unit. Works with everything else though. I wish Apple would recognize this problem as well. Being able to control my phone from the steering wheel was a large factor in my buying decision to begin with. C'mon Apple, Get on the ball!! I did report to feedback as well so we'll see what happens.. Not expecting much unfortunately...

After upgrading my iPhone to iOS 8, when I connect my iPhone 4S on my car via USB, the radio system tries to recognize it as an iPod as always. But after 10 seconds the system switches to FM showing some iPod error message. The iPhone continues to charge but no connection with the radio system is stablished. For me, the solution was:

Start the Music app, play any music and then connect the cable. It doesn't work with any other music app, I tried some of them including Spotify. If you just start the Music app and don't play any music, when you plug the cable the connection will not establish as well.

As I said, I had this problem with my old iPhone 4S. I live in Brazil and my radio system is provided by Fiat (Punto Sporting 2015).

I tried resetting the iPhone, but none of the suggestions helped to fix the problem. Sorry.

Good Luck!

I'm also having this issue - iphone 5s Nissan Dualis.
Before upgrading to ios 8.0.1 never had connection issues via lightening usb. Worked once after upgrading again to 8.0.2 but now back to connection error when plugged in via lightening cable. Has anyone had any response to their feedback requests to apple? Would really appreciate this to be sorted asap. I'm going to lodge support and feedback details now.

ALL please go here and submit you issue directly to APPLE...

https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

ALL please go here and submit you issue directly to APPLE...

https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Just to chime in: I have an iPhone 5 and a Mitsubishi ASX. Everything worked fine, before iOS 8, I would connect my phone to the USB port, and then control everything from the steering wheel: next and previous track, volume, etc. I could even select playlists or specific songs and all that.

Now... it behaves erratically: sometimes it reports only 1 track or 4, or 6 (I have around 200 on my phone, right now). It rarely starts playing by itself, I need to go into the music app and hit play. The track skipping doesn't work, it just changes the numbers on the car stereo screen, but the tracks don't actually change on my phone. It's a huge mess!

If I reboot my phone, it works! everything works after a reboot. But the next day, it's all back to being a huge mess... until I reboot again.

Pedro

Hi there,

I have the same issue. I have a 2013 Chrysler 300C that worked seamlessly with my iPhone 5S and iOS7. Until a day or so ago my iPhone 6 was working fine too. Today, it seems to be having Bluetooth connectivity issues. The bluetooth will pair just fine, but when the phone rings, I can't answer it with the Uconnect system.

If I manually answer it by picking up the iPhone, the sound will not come through my in-car system even though it says the Bluetooth is connected (on both the iPhone 6 and the car). Iv'e tried pairing it about 5 times with the same outcome. Whilst "Resetting All Settings" worked, I'm sure I will have this issue again tomorrow. I'll keep you posted. Unfortunately I didn't try this with my iPhone 5S after updating iOS 8 so I don't know whether this is an iPhone 6 or iPhone 5 issue.

I've submitted my feedback to Apple (through the link provided) and will try get in touch with Chrysler to see if there's anything they can do on their end, or if they are aware of the issue. My guess is it has something to do with the Bluetooth technology Apple are using. This is a shame...C'mon Apple, play nice.

Cheers

Update: According to this article on Forbes (www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2014/10/02/ios-8-bluetooth-problems/), the Bluetooth connectivity issues are quite widespread.

Add another 2013 Dodge Charger with UConnect to the list. I've got a 4s and a 5s that don't sync the music catalog. Bluetooth seems fine. I checked on the UConnect website and it looks like there might be an update. I don't know if it addresses any of the current issues, but I'll update after I've done them.

I'm having the same issue with iOS8.0.2 in my 2014 GMC Terrain with the iPhone 5 via USB. Worked fine with 8.0 initally. This is very frustrating as I am in my car for 3-4 hours per day! I have reset all settings to no avail. Next, I will try another factory reset. I also have an appointment with the dealership in a few days to ensure there isn't an update to my in-car software. If that doesn't work, when I'm due to upgrade in February, I will NOT be getting another iPhone. This is frustrating.