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  1. By the way: here is the text regarding CarPlay for the 8000 from the Pioneer site: The AVIC-8000NEX will be one of the first aftermarket radios to feature Apple CarPlay (firmware update required, coming summer 2014). NO more early summer reference. Fine with me. I want it right, not quick. And I am sure that Apple is the holdup. They need to have their apps work 100% with CarPlay or the press will eat them up.
  2. Try playing with the "mix" on/off setting.
  3. No, I don't believe you need to do that. I didn't and it worked fine.
  4. App Radio will work the same way with the NEX8000. But the 8000 will have CarPlay, if you have an iPhone and the 150 won't. Also, the 8000 has better navigation, a better touchscreen, and many UI improvements. I have a 150 and intend on selling it when the CarPlay firmware upgrade comes out this summer.
  5. The need to disconnect from App mode to use bluetooth was also in the previous generation.
  6. I've never experienced this issue with my radio.
  7. Definitely. Pandora did not work properly until the Jan 2014 firmware update. With it, Pandora works as expected. You can get the firmware here: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/GPS-Navigation/AVIC-Z150BH then click the Firmware and Software button to get to the file and the instructions as to how to install it. It's very easy to do.
  8. I just installed the update. It did fix the Pandora problem! Good news.
  9. Is the latest firmware the one Pioneer has on the web site, posted March of 2013? If there's a newer version, where do you obtain it?
  10. You must have the phone plugged into the USB to make app radio work. It will NOT work only via bluetooth at all. There is a reason Pioneer was forced to use HDMI to pass the video and sound, rather than via the USB connector, but the reason eludes me at the moment. I remember reading that the reason bluetooth must be used is because the USB cord will not pass along control codes to and from the Pioneer unit to the phone.
  11. The video and sound goes via the HDMI. The lighting cable is only for charging. It uses Bluetooth to communicate between the phone and the head unit for touches, etc. So be sure to pair it via bluetooth to make it all work. Also make sure that the iPod setup is correct for the iPhone on the head unit.
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