olevelo Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Finally got my 8000 today and man am I happy! One thing I didn't expect to work was Siri hands free but it works seamlessly. Just setup Bluetooth and it works. But the real bonus is I programmed my Axxess for a PTT button (my car doesn't have one), and although all the information I could find said pioneer doesn't support that button, it activates Siri! Everyone was right about appmode though. Used it for about 3 minutes and I hate it! C'mon carplay! HDMI out from the iPhone works pretty great though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drenyce311 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 hdmi works but crappy quality. i hate it. but add a xbox, wii u or xbox 1, ps3 or 4. looks amazing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drenyce311 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 check out my videos of the wii u and xbox on the 8000nex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
olevelo Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Hdmi quality was fine on my iphone. The menus don't look great, but the main reason for using it would be for streaming video, and that still looked great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
olevelo Posted June 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Anyone find any cool tricks you can get Siri to do in the car? I tried to ask her to change functions on the radio, hoping they had found some way to get the phone to communicate back to the receiver like a remote, but no dice. Also, if I ask what someone's age is, she'll read the beginning of their Wikipedia entry, but if I ask her to tell me about someone, she'll say she can't do that while driving. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Anyone find any cool tricks you can get Siri to do in the car? I tried to ask her to change functions on the radio, hoping they had found some way to get the phone to communicate back to the receiver like a remote, but no dice. Siri will never do this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denver133 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Siri will never do this. I wouldn't say never! With Car Play only a few weeks away, give it 6 months and I am sure it would be integrated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 No it won't. Siri will never control a stereo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nolarola Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 No it won't. Siri will never control a stereo. You're saying this without any basis. If Apple was to release an open API for Siri, Pioneer or idatalink etc could integrate stereo control in an app. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
olevelo Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Exactly. There's no technical reason why it couldn't be done. Data is flowing between the phone and the radio. The radio just has to convert some of that data into commands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 No one said it couldnt be done. Anything can be done. I said it wouldnt happen. The ratio of users of Apple products being used with a Pioneer stereo is so neglegiable to the overall users of Apple products that we shouldnt even be having this conversation. If you really think Apple gives a damn about a few people wanting to control thier stereo with thier phone you not only dontget the whole purpose of Car Play which is to control the phone from the head unit, but you also dont get what Apple is about here. It will never happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tekki Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 No one said it couldnt be done. Anything can be done. I said it wouldnt happen. The ratio of users of Apple products being used with a Pioneer stereo is so neglegiable to the overall users of Apple products that we shouldnt even be having this conversation. If you really think Apple gives a damn about a few people wanting to control thier stereo with thier phone you not only dontget the whole purpose of Car Play which is to control the phone from the head unit, but you also dont get what Apple is about here. It will never happen. It's an emerging market, so we will see. Apple is too tight so I don't see it either but I can see the jailbreak community coming up with ways Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Yes we will. Come back to this thread in two years and it still won't have happened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nolarola Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Yes we will. Come back to this thread in two years and it still won't have happened. Just because you think it won't happen is irrelevant because you, frankly, have no basis for your conclusion. Apple could easily release an open API for Siri -- many people expect it will. And, yes, Apple is very controlling and may make it nearly impossible, not unlike the current limitations for AppleTV, but you have zero support that it will never happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tekki Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Keep it friendly . We all love our opinions, hopes, wishes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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