With the iPhone 5 now out, and the lightning to 30 adapter (which at best will likely only support audio) weeks away, what are folks doing? As it stands I've got the cord it came with and no place to use the phone.
The bluetooth to 30 seems like a decent option to at least get some audio to docks (appradio included?) but everything is so crippled right now, it really can make things "out of sorts"
Personally, I'm holding onto my 4S until a resolution is made for Iphone 5 compatibility. The outlook on that happening is still pretty murky at the moment. It's basically a wait and see deal right now.
If a new cable or some other solution cannot be made, then I will hold onto my Iphone 4S/Appradio2 combo as long as I can stand it. Most likely I will get the next iPhone (iPhone 5S?), and make a decision then. If the Appradio will not support it, then it will be an excuse to end the Appradio experiment and get something a little more conventional (built-in GPS, A2DP bluetooth, etc.) because I wouldn't want to go through all this again.
I am continuing to use my 4 in the car for all music and nav functions. I am using the 5's Wifi hotspot feature so the 4 can still do MotionX and Waze and receive Pandora.
Until something changes, I just listen to all my music (pandora, ipod, grooveshark) via Bluetooth, and I plug my iPhone 5 in when I need to charge it.
What I don't understand is how they supposedly got a 30 pin adapter to test out since even the apple stores haven't gotten any yet.
I mean, I suspect that it won't work work regardless, but I'm skeptical they were able to acquire one to test with.
I wanted to hang on to my 4 to fill the void, but I know the value will steadily decline as time goes by and I could pass what I could get now.
Is the mobile hotspot plan worth the extra $20 a month?
Right now I have my iPhone 4 plugged in, but I'm going away from the AppRadio, I'm going to install a JVC KW-NT800HDT. It uses only the analog adapter for everything except video which I don't use. I'm done with this mess.
What is the dude in the video talking about? I have a pioneer avhp 5200bt I plugged mine in and my album art works fine. has anyone just plugged in the iphone 5 and seen what works? just plug it in and see.
Keeping the 4
Ok, so have had the AppRadio installed now for about a month and just upgraded to the iPhone 5. Last night, I plugged in the new Lightning cable (supplied with iphone) into the USB port on AppRadio cable - so the regular 30 pin connected was not used. Same USB port where you would do the firmware update.
1. Phone does indeed charge.
2. Music will not play from the "iPod" app on AppRadio - but once iPhone is plugged in, app does activate, but just sits there reading, then finally an error message.
3. The AppRadio "Apps" icon does activate, but then just a blank screen.
4. "Pandora" app does activate, but I did not test to see if it actually works.
What does this tell me - the AppRadio does indeed recognize a device is connected - just not talking to each other nicely. Hopefully this means that a firmware and iPhone update to their app could possible resolve this? Hopefully so. I have no problem in buying a new Lightning cable for the car before having to ditch the whole radio.
So let me explain my situation a little. I always jailbreak. before i got a program called music controls pro on cydia my functionality between my 4s and my avhp 5200bt was very limited. after installing the program i had full functionality on all music apps ( skips on pandora album art on pandora control of tunein radio etc ). When i got my iphone 5 and restored from a recent backup i still had all that functionality. i replaced my 5 and restored as a new until i could get home and nothing worked. no sound... nothing. got home and restored again from the recent back up and everything worked again. what im trying to say is its not the cord, its the os. something must have been left from the jailbreak program that saved in my backup. because everything works on my iphone 5 now. my suggestion is a bit tedious, but it may help. Jailbreak your iphone 4s add music controls in cydia back up your phone then restore your iphone 5 to that most recent backup. i think everything may work on the 5 then. hope this helps.
I have tried a bluetooth to 30 pin and the Appradio didnt Know it was connected although it powered the bluetooth and I was connected to it !!! (iphone 4s )
Sorry guys :/
So what's this junk PDF file you attached? It doesn't open on anything I've tried. Has anyone received their lightning adapter to test it out? I have one on the way from customer service. It would be nice to be able to use my appradio for something other than FM radio
This is a broken PDF. I too want to know about the adapter.
Sorry for some reason that stupid PDF won't work. Here is the link. Hopefully it helps clear things up http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Apple+Compatibility?utm_source=eMail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=10-2012_AppRadio-iOS6%20(1)&utm_content=car
Sorry for some reason that stupid PDF won't work. Here is the link. Hopefully it helps clear things up http://www.pioneerel...utm_content=car
Thanks for posting the PDF, looks like the higher end radios don't work with the iPhone 5 at all with the factory USB to Lightning cable. Here's hoping that with the 30pin to lightning adapater that things will work.
It's also good that they acknowledge they need a firmware update for the Bluetooth AVRCP.
excuse me but...you are completly "geeks"...
you buy an appradio wich is compatible with iphone 4....and you insist that the iphone 5 have to "work" with appradio wich is completly different connector ?!!!
don't you think there is enough bugs with standard configuration ?? you want more bugs ?
anyway it's intersting to see that it could be only about firmware...but i don't believe ( hope i'm wrong ), and maybe with iphone 5S 
i saw 2 posts at the pioneer facebook page where they tried the lightning adapter in 2 different models and it WORKS, except video out. One person said he would post a video on youtube and here as well.
My guess is that Pioneer is going to make a cable similar to the android hdmi. I just hope it won't cost the same as the current Android cable.
This gives hope for anyone with a iPhone5:
http://www.cultofmac.com/190778/apple-confirms-lightning-cables-for-hdmi-vga-are-coming-soon/
If I understand this right, analog cables ARE coming. The current converter is for audio only.
That looks like a good step in the right direction! I might even upgrade to the iPhone 5 now!