iPod Sync fails with Mazda 6 after upgrade to iOS 8

EASY SOLUTION!

I've had this problem for a while, and figured it was due to upgrading my iOS.

Bluetooth was the only way i could connect. (didn't work via USB, only charged)

Carplay is the problem.

Go to Settings > Restrictions on your iphone.

turn off Carplay.

Plug it in to your mazda via usb. should work!

FINALLY figured this out!

shoot, really? yes, i have an iPhone 6. (iOS 11.1.1) and all it took for me was to uncheck the setting under "restrictions" for CarPlay. worked on my 2016 Mazda 3. Have you tried updating your iOS to the latest? and then restart your iPhone? (make sure there is nothing "on" as far as CarPlay is concerned?)

Is this the only thing you did to your phone because I tried this and it didn’t work.

just another thought, that the setting for CarPlay may be in a different location on an earlier iPhone OS (or iPod?) in settings?

I Have this same problem on my 2014 mazda6. After I updated my phone to ios8 i am unable to connect my phone and play music.. Even updating to ios8.0.2 didnt help.. Please do something... when my phone was on ios7 it worked fine...

i Have an iPhone 5s and now running ios8.0.2

This is such a mess.

I had called Mazda customer service before IOS8 had come out, because I was nonplussed by the way the iPod connection worked anyway and had heard there was a fix being worked on as the Mazda implementation was suspect.

I was told there was a fix, and got my car booked in to replace the USB/Bluetooth module.

However now USB doesn't work at all (iPod error) and Bluetooth now insists on playing my songs in alphabetical order. This will probably muddy the waters and give Mazda enough wiggle room to blame apple for all the problems.

I hope they fixed this soon. I assumed it was my old iPhone 4 that was the problem and silly me I assumed when I got the iPhone 6 things would work much better. Hah! New car, new phone, crappy technology.

How does one go about reporting a bug/issue? I also have this problem in a 2015 Mazda 6 - worked fine with iOS7, and I believe (but not 100% certain) with iOS 8.0.0 - it as when I upgraded to 8.0.2 that I specifcally noticed it. Forunately Bluetooth audio works - though one of my two iPhone 5s's (personal / work phones) won't connect audio for voice-calls, even after deleting & repairing that phone.....

The car's head-unit has some issues of its own - but things worked properly before in this regard....

I figured out the solution and it has worked for me on a consistent basis!

IT TAKES NO HACKING THE IPHONE OR THE CAR STEREO IN MY 2015 MAZDA 6.

SUPER EXCITED I WAS ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT, WAS GOING ON A MONTH OF NO USB TO IPHONE 5 and prior to that it was hit and miss since April 2015 when I acquired the car.

So, if Apple Support wants to know what I did to get it to work as well as Mazda, they can contact me and run the gamut to see if it works for them.

So my problem is solved. The ios8.1 update has solved the issue. Now my mazda6 reads the phone through USB cable. I had contacted my local mazda dealer when i had the problem but was met with no response. So anyway guys you just have to update to ios8.1 and then it should work in your car.

I had hoped that the new update would help me as well, but it hasn't. I updated to IOS8.1 this morning but still got the error message when I tried to connect through the USB port. This is just beyond annoying! I LOVE my new car and I LOVE my new iPhone but the fact that for all this money spent, they won't play nice together is just plain dumb on the manufacturers part. I haven't contacted my dealer yet but it sounds like that didn't help you anyways. I do not know what to do next besides just tell everyone do NOT buy the expensive stereo system from Mazda but spend it on a system elsewhere that actually will work with the most recent technology available.

I'll test it out Afortun if you want. I'll try almost anything at this point. It's been months since I've been able to get my iPhone to sync through the USB with my Mazda 6. Just updated to IOS8.1 with high hopes this morning but NO LUCK.

I upgraded my 2 iPhone 5s phone to iOS 8.1 today. On one phone, I no longer get the iPod Error message on the Mazda 6 head unit. On the other - I still do. The one that works has a much smaller music library - 88MB vs. 7.5GB on the phone that still has an error. I am guessing that there is some size limit in which things are failing.... though before iOS 8, this all worked fine.....

Very much would be interested in the work-around myself...... why not post it up here....

I agree. Would love to know the work around. I'll try to make my music library smaller tonight and see if that helps too and let you know.

So even the most recent patch did not work to fix my phone and Mazda 6's relationship issues. Any chance you're willing to share your work around yet? Smiles!