iPhone 3.1 Update Breaks Compatibility with Z?

Mhaddy · 09-19-2009, 12:34 PM

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.

kdo2milger · 09-19-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Mhaddy

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 buy 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...

tzgq2m · 09-19-2009, 01:58 PM

Just an FYI

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

bigaudiofanat · 09-19-2009, 02:23 PM

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

Mhaddy · 09-19-2009, 05:23 PM

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

Mhaddy · 10-02-2009, 01:36 PM

I suppose no one else is experiencing this issue?

xTIMMYxCOREx · 02-22-2010, 03:05 PM

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?

bullitt5897 · 02-23-2010, 09:49 AM

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!

Mhaddy · 02-23-2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by xTIMMYxCOREx

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'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:

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

xTIMMYxCOREx · 02-24-2010, 08:35 AM

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?

Slynky · 02-24-2010, 10:16 AM

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...

Mhaddy · 02-24-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by xTIMMYxCOREx

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?

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.

xTIMMYxCOREx · 02-25-2010, 08:01 AM

is yours the 2009 Mhaddy?

Mhaddy · 02-25-2010, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by xTIMMYxCOREx

is yours the 2009 Mhaddy?

Yep

09-19-2009, 12:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mhaddy Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Etobicoke Posts: 186 Drives: 09 Z M6 Black Rep Power: 16	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.

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bullitt5897 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North GA Posts: 6,831 Drives: Twin Turbo Z34 Rep Power: 3682	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! __________________ *Shop Cars: 2013 318whp Nismo VspecII 370z SOLD, 2009 1000hp+ 93oct 4.0L TT 370z Fast Intentions STAGE 4 #054*

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Slynky Track Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: McDonough, GA Posts: 595 Drives: 2010 Red 370Z T/S/N Rep Power: 17	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... __________________ A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including my life."

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tzgq2m Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 26 Drives: 09 370z Blue A7 Sprt Rep Power: 16	Just an FYI 3.1 didn't break connectivity to my Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT

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Mhaddy Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Etobicoke Posts: 186 Drives: 09 Z M6 Black Rep Power: 16	Yes, thank you both for pointing that out but it doesn't help my situation.

10-02-2009, 01:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mhaddy Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Etobicoke Posts: 186 Drives: 09 Z M6 Black Rep Power: 16	I suppose no one else is experiencing this issue?

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xTIMMYxCOREx Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 152 Drives: 2010 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 15	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?

02-25-2010, 08:01 AM	#13 (permalink)
xTIMMYxCOREx Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 152 Drives: 2010 370Z Roadster Rep Power: 15	is yours the 2009 Mhaddy?