PCM and my Iphone really don't get along
#16
+1
I have two iPhones that seem to have varying degrees of success with PCM. My work phone, a 6+, seems to work fairly well over Bluetooth or USB. The one exception is whenever I use Sriri to read texts, etc., which seems to cause the music controls to stop working, although the music continues to play. So far the only solution I've found is to switch to the radio and back, at which point all is well.
My personal phone, a 6, doesn't seem to work very well at all. When connected via USB it might display the list of songs, but it doesn't seem to want to play them, and I've had PCM reboot at least twice when that phone was plugged in. Besides being the smaller model, it's on Verizon vs AT&T, but I don't know why those differences would make it behave so oddly. I haven't tried pairing it to see if that helps it work more reliably, and that seems like a strange remedy.
I look forward to using CarPlay in future Porsches, and hope that all manufacturers support it. Let the experts handle the UI, apps, etc.!
My personal phone, a 6, doesn't seem to work very well at all. When connected via USB it might display the list of songs, but it doesn't seem to want to play them, and I've had PCM reboot at least twice when that phone was plugged in. Besides being the smaller model, it's on Verizon vs AT&T, but I don't know why those differences would make it behave so oddly. I haven't tried pairing it to see if that helps it work more reliably, and that seems like a strange remedy.
I look forward to using CarPlay in future Porsches, and hope that all manufacturers support it. Let the experts handle the UI, apps, etc.!
#17
Rennlist Member
So it does appear that it is cable related, as I can replicate the problem (details farther above) with a different ProClipUSA mount-with-cable, but can't replicate it with an Apple Lightning cable. So I've ordered the ProClip mount that will let me use an Apple cable.
#19
Instructor
I have had a few Pro Clip mounts, and while I like the product I have had 2 mounts fail at the Lightning connection. Both were the models with the built in cord. They were also for 2 different vehicles. Tried contacting customer service but very hard to get through. They don't sell replacement parts either although they do disassemble easily? I will probably go the route you are if another fails.
#20
Rennlist Member
EDIT: Phone/Option/Set Phone/Messages Data/SMS Signal Tone
Last edited by Pavegeno928; 02-15-2016 at 02:31 PM.