Does the bypass still work after the update?

Guys, how does this work if using Pandora as your music source? Can you select Pandora from the head unit then go into Car Play and use maps with no interruption or interference?

UPDATE: My SiriusXM iPhone app also plays through the "Now Playing" mode in CarPlay. I'm guessing "Now Playing" mirrors whatever is playing on the iPhone, and provides controls when available.

Anyone have the firmware hosted somewhere else? Been trying to get this download all morning with zero luck.

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I was able to download the firmware. Slow but I got it.

"UPDATE: I also tried AppRadio mode with the HDMI/Lightning connector. Neither CarPlay nor AppRadio work with the HDMI/Lightning Connector."

So AppRadio is broken?

AppRadio seems broken to me... Not sure if this is intentional or a bug, but I can't imagine Pioneer allowing such a bug to slip through. My guess is that it is intentional, possibly due to technical (or contractual) limitations related to implementing CarPlay.

Does the bypass still work after the update?

The bypass still works!!!

The updates are model specific... If you find it hosted somewhere, make sure you download the correct update for your NEX model! That said, I found it odd that the zip file for the 8000 correctly says 8000, but the folder inside the uncompressed folder says it is for the 5000! Threw me off at first, but Pioneer's install instructions say this also. Anyway, I can verify that it DOES work with the 8000!

mapotter99 - can you throw that firmware update up on Dropbox? I have not been able to get on Pioneer's site all morning....thanks!

UPDATE: Dropbox has shutdown the links due to excessive traffic...Sorry!

Here is the 1.06 (CarPlay) update file for the 8000NEX ONLY!!! DO NOT use it with any other model of NEX!!! READ and FOLLOW the instructions (also linked below). I don't want to be held responsible for anyone bricking their units!

Also, I ask that no one on this forum shares the link... let's keep it to this community of enthusiests. I don't want my Dropbox account being shut down due to high traffic!

Mods, if posting this link violates any forum polices, let me know and I will remove it.

UPDATE: Dropbox has shutdown the links due to excessive traffic... Sorry!

If anyone could mirror the 4000 update somewhere else, that would be awesome!  Thanks in advance!

Thank you!

Uh, mines been sitting a while and update still says 0%, should I plug and try again?

Update. 3% is this going to take a couple hours?

rrrr it doesn't work for me. Is it necessary to have the official cable ? When I plugged my phone, nothing happened.

Uh, mines been sitting a while and update still says 0%, should I plug and try again?

Update. 3% is this going to take a couple hours?

30min in my case

30min in my case

WOW!!! Mine took all of 5-10 minutes!  No issues at all!  What unit and what iPhone do you have?  Was there anything else on the USB drive or SD card that you used?  Did you copy ONLY the folder within the parent folder to the drive?

Uh, mines been sitting a while and update still says 0%, should I plug and try again?

Update. 3% is this going to take a couple hours?

Do you mean 0% in downloading the update, or in actually upgrading the firmware on your unit?

So after the update, using USB1, cant get the CarPlay icon to show.  The phone pops up with the CarPlay logo, the radio shows a brief message saying "attempting to connect to Apple CarPlay" then goes away and I never get access to CarPlay. Settings under SmartPhone are set to USB and Carplay is enabled.  What am I doing wrong?  NEX5000.  Not using the VGA adapter obviously.

Mirror for EU version :

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16999464/AVIC-Fx60_EU5_FW_Ver_1060000.zip

Please don't share the link.

Do you mean 0% in downloading the update, or in actually upgrading the firmware on your unit?

WOW!!! Mine took all of 5-10 minutes! No issues at all! What unit and what iPhone do you have? Was there anything else on the USB drive or SD card that you used? Did you copy ONLY the folder within the parent folder to the drive?

I can tell you mine will take at least an hour at the current pace. I have a 4000. My mistake is the hdd I used (slow, old) -- but it's all I have as I have my other storage at my office.

WOW!!! Mine took all of 5-10 minutes!  No issues at all!  What unit and what iPhone do you have?  Was there anything else on the USB drive or SD card that you used?  Did you copy ONLY the folder within the parent folder to the drive?

Thanks for your help.

Unit : F860BT (= 5000NEX)

iPhone : 5s ios 8.0.2

Was there anything else on the USB drive or SD card that you used? No.

Did you copy ONLY the folder within the parent folder to the drive? Yes.

Maybe there is a bug on this unit only ... because AppRadio is deactivated on this unit. If they replace AppRadio by Apple Car Play, I can't use it because they don't test the feature on every units ...

aaaaaand pioneer's website has crashed...  this is probably lucky for me so I don't attempt to rush-install it before I go to work.  Anyone else able to get into their site recently?

aaaaaand pioneer's website has crashed...  this is probably lucky for me so I don't attempt to rush-install it before I go to work.  Anyone else able to get into their site recently?

Yeah, I'm trying to download it here at work and the download failed 50% into it. Guess I should have figured this wouldn't be easy....

Can anyone post the files for the 4000?

I can tell you mine will take at least an hour at the current pace. I have a 4000. My mistake is the hdd I used (slow, old) -- but it's all I have as I have my other storage at my office.

Would you mind uploading the update to Dropbox?

Would you mind uploading the update to Dropbox?

Yes, please, if you can. The Pioneer site is MIA right now.

So after the update, using USB1, cant get the CarPlay icon to show. The phone pops up with the CarPlay logo, the radio shows a brief message saying "attempting to connect to Apple CarPlay" then goes away and I never get access to CarPlay. Settings under SmartPhone are set to USB and Carplay is enabled. What am I doing wrong? NEX5000. Not using the VGA adapter obviously.

Just a thought... Have you tried restarting the car and rebooting your iPhone?