[alexwhittemore]

Sounds like it might be a broken/breaking cable. Petty common.

[vlapinta]

Originally Posted by alexwhittemore

Sounds like it might be a broken/breaking cable. Petty common.

Broken cable? even if it works fine with my iphone4 connected directly to the cable?

[alexwhittemore]

Originally Posted by vlapinta

Broken cable? even if it works fine with my iphone4 connected directly to the cable?

Possibly, yep. A broken wire can be really intermittent, it's pretty reasonable to think the weight of your phone holds it more consistently. Or maybe the connector is a bit off.

[christafurr]

Does anyone have any issues with iOS 7.1 with steering wheel controls?

[askjeeves]

Originally Posted by christafurr

Does anyone have any issues with iOS 7.1 with steering wheel controls?

For issues with steering wheel controls and track info displaying the solution for me was to have music on my iPhone. When I had no music on the phone the info and controls did not work for any streaming service. But when I downloaded a song onto the iPhone everything worked perfectly.

[alexwhittemore]

Originally Posted by askjeeves

For issues with steering wheel controls and track info displaying the solution for me was to have music on my iPhone. When I had no music on the phone the info and controls did not work for any streaming service. But when I downloaded a song onto the iPhone everything worked perfectly.

Suuuuuuper weird, good find!

[soursamo]

So any update for Android users looking for steering wheel controls and track info?

[alexwhittemore]

Originally Posted by soursamo

So any update for Android users looking for steering wheel controls and track info?

No. Steering controls continue to work great and track info continues to not work.

[christafurr]

Originally Posted by askjeeves

For issues with steering wheel controls and track info displaying the solution for me was to have music on my iPhone. When I had no music on the phone the info and controls did not work for any streaming service. But when I downloaded a song onto the iPhone everything worked perfectly.

You sir, are a genius!!!

[askjeeves]

Originally Posted by christafurr

You sir, are a genius!!!

Thank you. However, credit goes to the woman I spoke to with apple support. She was super helpful and came up with the solution which I'm sure was not part of any standard troubleshooting routine.

[rjd598]

I know this is going to be a stupid question but can you pick and choose songs using the idrive knob just like as if it were plugged in with the 6fl?

[alexwhittemore]

Originally Posted by rjd598

I know this is going to be a stupid question but can you pick and choose songs using the idrive knob just like as if it were plugged in with the 6fl?

Yep.

[rjd598]

Originally Posted by alexwhittemore

Yep.

That's awesome. Only reason I never did this earlier was because I wanted to retain charging capability, but with the 30 pin adapter I have for the iphone 5 charging is insanely slow so it doesn't even make a difference

[alexwhittemore]

Originally Posted by rjd598

That's awesome. Only reason I never did this earlier was because I wanted to retain charging capability, but with the 30 pin adapter I have for the iphone 5 charging is insanely slow so it doesn't even make a difference

For iDevices, the wma1000 is basically a perfect cable replacement, so wma1000+standard USB cable and good 1 or 2 amp lighter socket adapter is basically perfect.

[F1fan]

Originally Posted by christafurr

You sir, are a genius!!!

Wait, so will steering wheel controls\track name not work for streaming services (e.g., Spotify)? I don't keep any music on my phone and rely entirely on streaming services.

[alexwhittemore]

Originally Posted by F1fan

Wait, so will steering wheel controls\track name not work for streaming services (e.g., Spotify)? I don't keep any music on my phone and rely entirely on streaming services.

It's possible for specific services not to work, but in general all the ones I use (pandora, rdio mostly) do.

[christafurr]

Originally Posted by F1fan

Wait, so will steering wheel controls\track name not work for streaming services (e.g., Spotify)? I don't keep any music on my phone and rely entirely on streaming services.

Mine didn't work when I didn't have any songs on my phone. I dled 1 song and everything worked again.

[F1fan]

Originally Posted by christafurr

Mine didn't work when I didn't have any songs on my phone. I dled 1 song and everything worked again.

Interesting, so you downloaded one song, and then were able to use all the streaming functionality from other programs?

If thats the case, maybe the iphone doesn't activate any music functionality unless it knows it has music on the device...or something

[alexwhittemore]

Originally Posted by F1fan

Interesting, so you downloaded one song, and then were able to use all the streaming functionality from other programs?

If thats the case, maybe the iphone doesn't activate any music functionality unless it knows it has music on the device...or something

My guess is the car, during initial handshake, asks for a track listing, the iPhone replies with nothing, and the car (operating under the assumption that tracks on-device are the be-all-end-all of music on that device) disables functionality.

[sansri]

Tune2air worked well for a week or so - showed the content name, etc. most of the time. However, after I changed my phone to a 5s, I have not been able to get it to display content info... I have tried resetting all settings on the phone, downloading a few songs onto the iPhone, etc.

The i-drive display flips between "Not Connected" and "iPhone 5s" and finally ends up at "Not Connected". Music still plays but I can't get any display...

Any ideas?

[sansri]

Nevermind. Another cable fixes it. I guess tune2air is more particular about the cable than iPods...

[alexwhittemore]

Originally Posted by sansri

Nevermind. Another cable fixes it. I guess tune2air is more particular about the cable than iPods...

Or your iPod weights the cable in such a way as to hold the fault in place so it looks like it's consistently working.