Mix never worked for me. I could only listen to FM and run apps at the same time. Pandora either wasn't an option or was greyed out. I don't remember. If I started Pandora on my phone and then went into App mode, then it worked. In the end, the Appradio isn't for me. Too many headaches to list. I returned mine after going through two units. The first just started jumping around screens on its own. The second won't pair any longer. I picked up a AVH-P4400BH and couldn't be happier. No more prompts. I can listen to Pandora without taking the phone out of my pocket using Smart Actions