can i use something like this to convert the ipod input to an a2dp bluetooth?
http://dx.com/p/i-wave-bluetooth-music-receiver-for-iphone-ipad-white-161006
Or can i use this to make a 3.5mm input for a regular device?
please let me know if anyone has tried this as i want to order one of these 2 things
I used something like this for my 700bt to stream music to. Don't know if it will work for you. Good Luck.
thats the problem i dunno if itll let me select the ipod input with something like that.
Remember that the appradio does not allow a2dp streaming, so it might not work at all.
^i appreciate your response but do u listen to urself before u speak? LOL were using an adapter to give it a2dp support LOL
Doh!! My bad. Must have been too much eggnog....... But seriously, the both adapters should signal the appradio that something is hooked up to the ipod input to trigger the icon to light up. Since americonium had his adapter hooked to a Pioneer unit, it might be the better choice.
i ended up ordering a wired 3.5mm to female ipod dock connector, well see what happens
did the adapter work?
I tried a similar device that I used to turn an iPod dock into a Bluetooth dock. Texbuck stated it properly already. You need to signal the unit that there is an iPod/iPhone connected or it is greyed out on the screen. I was able to fool it into working by connecting an iPod and then connecting the Bluetooth adapter. The unit seems to stay on the last input it was assigned. If you go to radio, it will forget and you will need to trick it again. I guess you can double press the home button on the radio and use the mix function. For me, I found it not to be a good solution. They could have easily put in an AUX function with these units. I love the idea of these radios but due to corporate liability they are very limited. I can't blame them though because there is someone out there that would watch a video or play a game while driving and then sue Pioneer when they hurt someone. Pioneer didn't make them do that but they sold the item that made it possible even though common sense says not to do that....sounds like something else everyone is talking about lately....but I digress as this is not a political forum.
Sorry if this is a noob question:
The USB port is used to update the firmware on the unit, why is it not possible to use the same port as a AUX or USB input for music/video?
This seems software related rather than a hardware limitation.
Is this the solution? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Audi-Music-Interface-Cable-TTMA15/dp/B009ZC7VQU/ref=pd_sim_ce_4
http://www.amazon.co.uk/4F0051510F-Adapter-Connect-Iphone-Touareg/dp/B007VWEEQQ/ref=pd_sim_ce_4
It would be a software/firmware limitation. Someone would have to hack the software on the unit to make it happen. I think the CPU would handle the decoding but I don't know the specs off hand. I can manipulate hardware but the software is the limit here. It's not like the old days of discrete logic lines, everything is done via serial communications. Back in the day the controller was designed for simple functions (display, tuner control and volume controls and input routing to the IC amp) and had discrete hi/lo lines that would change the input (like when a cassette was inserted). The ipod/usb connector does have a sense pin but it is labeled as NC so I don't know if it will do anything. Pioneer could have put that in this radio easily but chose not to as I guess they figured you would connect a phone that already has this functionality.
Has anyone tried Female dock connector to Aux?
From my understading... when you play an audio through the ipod/iphone, usb is used for the communication between the Appradio2 and the phone and other wire is to transfere the audio signal . So it might be possible to have the aux through FemaleDockConnector2AUX converter...
That sounds very interesting. Try it dude and let me know 
Are you using an appradio 1 or 2? The 1 only support iPhone 4 and up. The appradio 2 has full iPod support pre lightning. This is important because your Bluetooth dongle will register as a regular iPod. On the 2 you should be fine. On the 1 I tried it once with a similar adaptor and it worked intermittently. I lost that connector and I upgraded my radio to support the 5, so I haven't tested it to confirm my theory.
well if this is the case and the DockConnector2Aux works, there is no difference between any device that has AUX. The only question that remains would be that... how to trick AppRadio into thinking that ipod is connected. I Have appradio 2 but had appradio1 a while ago and the concept is the same as it has two input to the radio from the ipod/iphone.
dannyz3343, the reason the adapter worked intermittently was that when you connect the ipod to appradio, appradio will switch to ipod mode and then when you connect the adapter it just receive the audio from the cable. Now my question is what kind of adapter you used?
I want to confirm that you can get AUX Jack with the existing 30-pin cable. All you need is a female 30pin to Aux convertor and you can get aux input to the radio if you want
So are you saying that you have tried this and it did work? That may work if the iPod soft button on the touch screen will allow you to use it. Otherwise there is no selection on the touch screen to tell the unit to allow such an input. i may experiment with such an option to see for myself and report back.
Yes, but something i forgot to mentions is that you need to have the ipod connected to it. You need a regular USB-30pin connector like the white one that comes with the ipod and you need to connect that to the USB portion of the cable. That way the AR thinks that the ipod is connected and tries to get the signal through the cable. Then you can plug a 30pin-aux to get an AUX input to the AR2. I can provide a picture of what I did.
It would be interesting if that setup would work with the i5 configuration. As I said I may look into this out of curiousity.
i think this works because the way appraido works is that it verifies the ipod though USB line and thats where the icon on the screen becomes available and then get the input audio and video from the the ports on the 30-pin. they are analog so there is no need to convert them to digital(HDMI) so it will work if you just want to play your music by just having the setup and use the aux to connect it to the 3.5mm aux on the ipod/iphone. with this method you can even change the songs of your connected ipods as well with the album cover and infos of the song.
Try it and Let me know how it works for you
Hello everyone, I have recently purchased a female dock to A2DP adapter from Amazon and can confirm that it works! (Link below) The only thing is that you have to connect the iPod before the adapter as stated before which is VERY annoying because sometimes I leave it plugged in hoping that once I start the car up again it will start in iPod mode again, but it doesn't. That being said, I have to unplug the A2DP adapter, plug in the iPod, unplug it, and then plug the adapter back in. Would there be any way to put resistors or a short circuit in the usb portion of the cable to make it think that the iPod is always plugged in? Thanks in advance for any insight you can offer.
Link to the adapter:
Any luck with this? I upgraded to an Iphone 5s and I'm looking for an aux input option. I thought that I was going to be able to just leave an Ipod classic connected and use the Iphone if necessary, but it turns out I should change the connection option in settings 
. Also, I can't even allow both of them to charge because I need to plug the lightning cable for the Iphone.
Thanks in advance!
I wonder if this could work
http://m.ebay.com/itm?itemId=310563388289
Add a female to female RCA adapter then red/white to female aux.
Hook the hdmi end to an auto switch/remote switch hdmi splitter. One hdmi for phone the other for aux to the back of the deck.
Not sure if it would detect the audio signal only without video through the hdmi port. Needs testing...
Anyome have luck with this using appradio 3?
Unfortunately, I am stuck with an AppRadio 1.5 (SGH-100 I think). I recently swapped out my iPhone 4 for a Galaxy 4 and am totally bummed that I can't listen to my music anymore. I even tried my old school iPod nano, but it didn't even register - I got an error saying "unsupported something-or-other". I could deal with a 3.5 aux setup (like my stock stereo has) but I don't want to invest in parts I can't use - does anyone have a verified system for doing this (jack or bluetooth)? I'd appreciate a list of the hardware you used too. Thanks!