SYNC + iPhone = WTF
12/13/10, 09:17 PM
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Can you tell a difference in audio quality when listening over Bluetooth compared to USB?
It’s nice to know SYNC can be updated. The iPhone interface in my car broke when I went to iOS 4.0.
It’s nice to know SYNC can be updated. The iPhone interface in my car broke when I went to iOS 4.0.
12/14/10, 08:05 AM
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i discovered that my iphone 4, when upgrading to iOS 4.2.1, does not upgrade its baseband for wireless communications. this caused me no end of dropped connections with my bluetooth headset.
so what i did was to backup my iphone in itunes and then do a factory restore. you're going to have to re-setup the phone as a new device and re-sync apps and media. it can be painful and take a few hours depending on how many apps, etc. that you have.
however this fixed my headset problem. i then re-paired my phone with my SYNC (since it had a new device name) and my strange intermittent connection drop was also fixed. i had done a re-pair before with no results, so i credit the factory restore and its effect of installing the new baseband software to fixing my problem.
so what i did was to backup my iphone in itunes and then do a factory restore. you're going to have to re-setup the phone as a new device and re-sync apps and media. it can be painful and take a few hours depending on how many apps, etc. that you have.
however this fixed my headset problem. i then re-paired my phone with my SYNC (since it had a new device name) and my strange intermittent connection drop was also fixed. i had done a re-pair before with no results, so i credit the factory restore and its effect of installing the new baseband software to fixing my problem.
12/15/10, 12:46 PM
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Before I read any further suggestions, I hope I didn't answer to soon. It seems that there is no system problem here. I hope I am wrong.
12/17/10, 02:13 PM
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This isnt exactly a "solution" to your problem but... I sync my palm pre using BT (flawless) and then I just leave a USB flash drive in the car for listening to music. That way I get BT phone support AND i can speak to play music "play artist blah blah" This works for me because i dont update my music daily. When i do download more music i just bring in the usb drive and copy over the new music. I dont want to have to plug in a cable everytime i get in the car.
12/17/10, 04:03 PM
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I found what is arguably the world's smallest flash drive on Amazon for only $3.99:
I put a 16GB micro SDHC card in it and it holds all my music. I mention it because it is so small, you can leave it plugged into the USB slot in the console and not worry about damaging it because it doesn't stick out (only the little handle at the bottom of the right side picture sticks out).
I put a 16GB micro SDHC card in it and it holds all my music. I mention it because it is so small, you can leave it plugged into the USB slot in the console and not worry about damaging it because it doesn't stick out (only the little handle at the bottom of the right side picture sticks out).
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12/17/10, 08:04 PM
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I was curious, when you leave the flash drive plugged in, does it stop when you shut the ignition off? I noticed mine stayed active even after I shut the car down, so I have been pulling it out.
12/18/10, 09:22 AM
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The USB port remains powered even after the car is shut off and the door is opened so it can be used for charging phones and similar USB powered devices. But it does not stay active in terms of continuing to read data from a flash drive.
12/18/10, 10:06 AM
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Thanks. I was concerned the flash drive would remain active and drain the battery while sitting.
12/19/10, 01:13 PM
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