mattesonb Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Yesterday i installed an avh-x8500bhs and everything seems to work except for some iphone functions. if anyone has gotten the iphone 5 to work on app mode please help me out. i am running the usb to lightning cable and an hdmi cable to the apple video cable to my iphone 5, when i click on the appradio button it launches the "appradio" app and ask for permission on my phone to do so. at this point the radio just mirrors my iphone screen no matter what application i am using. there is no touch screen usability on the head unit itself, and the carmediaplayer app just show a picture of a cable being plugged in when i launch it. at this point i dont know what to do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Yesterday i installed an avh-x8500bhs and everything seems to work except for some iphone functions. if anyone has gotten the iphone 5 to work on app mode please help me out. i am running the usb to lightning cable and an hdmi cable to the apple video cable Are you using the Apple Lightning Digital AV Adapter? http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD826ZM/A/lightning-digital-av-adapter?fnode=3a Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattesonb Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Are you using the Apple Lightning Digital AV Adapter? http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD826ZM/A/lightning-digital-av-adapter?fnode=3a yes that is the exact cable im using, i have tested the connection with the HDMI and USB and both are connected correctly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattesonb Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 so i re-set the unit and tried everything all over again, still stuck in the screen mirroring Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattesonb Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 some one please help Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattesonb Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 what software is your unit running? mine is on .08.19 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Where did you buy your Apple adapter and what did you pay for it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattesonb Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Where did you buy your Apple adapter and what did you pay for it? i purchased it from apple through amazon for $39.99, its an authentic adapter and it plays video out on my tv flawlessly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sensible Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 The biggest problem I'm having with this radio and my iphone5 is it recognizing the iphone. I have to plug it in then check to see if it connected. It doesn't then I reconnect it. I have to do this several times and then it will eventually recognize it well some times. Are you sure in settings you have it set to Iphone(digital av)? I know obvious question. I have noticed that I have more luck if I have app radio app running on the iphone but minimized and on the home screen when I connect. It will then ask to allow it switch on the iphone and I click allow. Maybe try that. What I can tell you from my experience is it's very unstable to the point of unusable in my opinion. Just this morning I decided to unplug the lightening AV, switch to the "others" setting and plug straight usb to lightening. This puts it back to a regular usb ipod. Pandora and playing music from the iPhone works good. I'm going this route until maybe they update the firmware. Keep us posted and let me know if you have any tips on getting the unit to recognize the iphone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattesonb Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 The biggest problem I'm having with this radio and my iphone5 is it recognizing the iphone. I have to plug it in then check to see if it connected. It doesn't then I reconnect it. I have to do this several times and then it will eventually recognize it well some times. Are you sure in settings you have it set to Iphone(digital av)? I know obvious question. I have noticed that I have more luck if I have app radio app running on the iphone but minimized and on the home screen when I connect. It will then ask to allow it switch on the iphone and I click allow. Maybe try that. What I can tell you from my experience is it's very unstable to the point of unusable in my opinion. Just this morning I decided to unplug the lightening AV, switch to the "others" setting and plug straight usb to lightening. This puts it back to a regular usb ipod. Pandora and playing music from the iPhone works good. I'm going this route until maybe they update the firmware. Keep us posted and let me know if you have any tips on getting the unit to recognize the iphone. its definitely set to digital AV because it wont even let me use the app button on the head unit until that is switched over. at this point i may just switch back to regular usb until they update this crap also what software version is your unit running? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jas0n Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 My Iphone 5 works perfect with my avh-x8500bhs I was having same trouble you are till I turned App connection setting to Iphone (Digital AV) Wasn't east to turn that setting on I emailed pioneer, read manual, and lucked out and it changed, still not sure how I did it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jas0n Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 It will look like this when changed If I can't load pic with phone i will use pc later Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jas0n Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Remember to use USB 1 not USB 2 But your screen was same shit I was going thro till I changed that setting And same problems too Pioneer told me this radio was shipped with right firmware Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sensible Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 I'm running 8.19. iPhone is at 6.1.3. I turned back on apps. When I did this I got the same condition as the OP. I then disconnected the iPhone, closed and reopened the app on the iPhone, plugged it back in and then it worked correctly. T switch between others and iphone(digital AV). You have to turn off Bluetooth on the phone disconnect the iPhone and then you can go into settings and change it. It states that right on the screen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattesonb Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 I'm running 8.19. iPhone is at 6.1.3. I turned back on apps. When I did this I got the same condition as the OP. I then disconnected the iPhone, closed and reopened the app on the iPhone, plugged it back in and then it worked correctly. T switch between others and iphone(digital AV). You have to turn off Bluetooth on the phone disconnect the iPhone and then you can go into settings and change it. It states that right on the screen. yes it is correctly switched over to iphone (digital AV), i spoke to 2 techs at pioneer yesterday and both said the unit shipped with the correct firmware, today i spoke to another representative and he is telling me that it wont work until and update in the end of april (the guy was an idiot) my phone is jailbroken on 6.1.2 unfortunately i dont have access to an unjailbroken iphone 5 right now to test it it is my phone. are you using any type of bypass or properly hardwired to the hand brake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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