iPhone 3.1 Update Breaks Compatibility with Z?
 

The latest software update seems to have broken compatibility with the Navi integration. I have the Griffin USB->Firewire connector, so the phone still charges, but when I go to the iPod menu on the dash, it simply says "iPod not connected". Has anyone else run into this issue? I might try reverting back to 3.0.1 (or whatever the previous update was) to test but thought I'd get some feedback first.

i dont have an iphone but i heard yesterday at work that apple released this update to stop some apps from working, like certain download apps...

so, might be a bug that apple needs to address...

Just an FYI

3.1 didn't break connectivity to my Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT

I have heard that all is fine with the update with the kenwood head units as well.

Yes, thank you both for pointing that out but it doesn't help my situation.

I suppose no one else is experiencing this issue?

Mhaddy: I am thinking of buying a 370Z but I am worried that the promised iPhone integration is not as good as it seems. What have you found works?

I would try but my car is in the shop for TT so I cant test it for you :( srry bro.

Anyone who has an Iphone and navi please test this!

I'm running the latest 3.1.3 software on my iPhone 3G and it works with an '09 Nav unit. While it is finicky, I have never been unable to listen to my tunes. Here are some of the things I'll try ... sometimes it works on the first attempt, other times it's the fifth. Let me know what you find:

1. Unplug, plug back in (1, 2, 3, n times)
2. Try unlocking it first
3. Try playing music on it first then plugging it in
4. Try restarting the iPhone

Again, sometimes it works on the first time no problem, other times I have to try a random combination of any of the above. But it will work. Once plugged in, it's flawless.

Oh good to know! It charges the phone? Album art shows up? Can you watch videos? How fast is browsing a long list of artists?

Actually, the iPhone as an input device (as listed in the manual) isn't supported. The iPod Touch IS a supported device (as listed in the manual) but most of the time, it plays for a while and then "gets lost". And once it's "lost" the only solution I've found is turning off the vehicle and then back on again.

I should really start nagging Nissan about their failure in having things work as advertised. But I hate the thought of arguing with them for a year...

Unfortunately using the stock cable, the iPhone doesn't charge as Nissan is using the Firewire connector/pins that Apple disabled with the 3G/3GS and the latest iPods. So I picked up a Griffin USB->Firewire connector and that does the trick.

I've actually never noticed whether album art shows up - when I'm next in there (could be a while with the snow we've received up here), I'll check & see if it shows up. My gut says no though.

Never tried watching videos/podcasts but I believe you a) have to be in park (not just stationary) and b) need the iPod A/V cables.

Browsing is quick/no noticeable lag.

is yours the 2009 Mhaddy?

Yep