your iPhone/iPod touch and the Audi MMI - some cool tricks

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theron.roland

Discussion Starter · Mar 9, 2011 (Edited)

Hoping to start a bit of a following here, some cool tips for iPhone users that get frustrated with the limitations of the MMI system which Audi seems to refuse to update

first of all, if you (like me) run your iPhone through the iPod cable for access to music on the phone in the MMI, here's a really good reason to jailbreak:

once the iPhone is jailbroken, you can install "NoAccessorySplash" from cydia, this effectively allows you to control the iPod app on the phone in stead of through the MMI... REALLY COOL, basically, you get to compose genius playlists etc. on the phone and browse your music there, the MMI interface lags waay to much for my liking, so this is probably the coolest trick you can apply in my opinion... watch out though, once you've changed the current song/playlist or created a genius playlist on the phone, don't go back to the media browser on the MMI, it will show you what it last remembers the iPod doing rather than show you what the iPod app actually is doing.... best to just use the next/skip buttons on the center console to control music with the car, those still work fine. if you just connect the phone and use the car's media interface straight away it makes no difference in the operation, you can still browse and select music the way you did before on the MMI, the difference being, you now have the option to do it on the phone as well

another frustrating thing about the MMI at the moment is the fact that you can't sync your contacts anymore once you've updated your iPhone past iOS 4.1, Audi's official recommendation is to "downgrade" the OS on your phone, which is brilliant, because, on an iPhone 3GS or 4, that's not possible... go figure... to date there's no known fix, but, Apple did release iOS 4.3 today, so I'm hoping someone out there has updated and checked if this is now working? let me know if anyone has any info? I'll keep the thread updated accordingly

some really cool (non Audi related) iPhone/iPod touch tips can be found at:
The iPhone Tips/Tricks/Apps thread

most of the essential info is on the first page, it's a pretty strong community of users

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nino

· #41 · Oct 31, 2011

I've tried a number of extension cables from eBay all of which failed, the only one that worked was the CableJive

dockXtender: Dock Extender Cable for iPad, iPhone and iPod

Also have a look at one of my threads on how to route the cable out from the glovebox

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keef

· #42 · Oct 31, 2011

Thanks guys

I have tried a few different of the dock extension cables from Amazon all of which charge my iphone but do not transfer music.
I’ll give the cable jive dock extender a try as its cheaper than the kufatec extension lead

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boozeman

· #43 · Oct 31, 2011

theron.roland said:
hi boozeman, could you describe exactly what you do to sync/pair each time?

Sure.

I turn on the car. When I go to the bluetooth options on my iPhone and select Audi, it fails to pair. I turn bluetooth off on my phone, turn it back on, select Audi, and it pairs successfully. No password required.

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ReedAero

· #44 · Oct 31, 2011

On the glove box issue I just use my old iPod which I connect in the glove box and use my iPhone on Bluetooth.

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Mulski

· #45 · Oct 31, 2011

boozeman said:
Sure.

I turn on the car. When I go to the bluetooth options on my iPhone and select Audi, it fails to pair. I turn bluetooth off on my phone, turn it back on, select Audi, and it pairs successfully. No password required.

Suggest, you first delete any pairing you have currently on both MMI and you phone then follow the steps in the video below. Whilst the car and MMI is different, the process is exactly the same. You must ensure you insert the Pin the first time or else you will need to pair again each time you get in.

Cheers

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keef

· #46 · Nov 1, 2011

ReedAero said:
On the glove box issue I just use my old iPod which I connect in the glove box and use my iPhone on Bluetooth.

Thanks ReedAero

I know there is loads of options when it come to playing music through
the AMI....Jukebox, hard drive, USB, SD cards etc..

But I just want to use my iphone and I like to store it in the arm rest.
I know the new A6 has the AMI in rest.

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keef

· #47 · Nov 5, 2011

Ordered the CableJive dock extender yesterday - turned up today!
Works a treat with the AMI :thumbsup:

Thinking of getting the longer version now and doing a proper install from glove box to armrest

Thanks all

Keef

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theron.roland

Discussion Starter · #48 · Nov 7, 2011

boozeman said:
Sure.

I turn on the car. When I go to the bluetooth options on my iPhone and select Audi, it fails to pair. I turn bluetooth off on my phone, turn it back on, select Audi, and it pairs successfully. No password required.

delete the device on the audi MMI settings, also do a "forget this device" on the iphone settings, and pair again, and here's the trick: use a 5 digit passcode, I've found that sometimes less than 5 digits cause issues, don't ask my why, but try it

also, have you paired any other phones with the audi? bluetooth pairing is usually priority based, and usually in the order they were first connected, so similarly delete other phones from the MMI settings, let me know if you need me to go through the MMI or iPhone menus to get you steps to do the unpair... let me know if any of that helps

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theron.roland

Discussion Starter · #49 · Nov 7, 2011

keef said:
Thanks ReedAero

I know there is loads of options when it come to playing music through
the AMI....Jukebox, hard drive, USB, SD cards etc..

But I just want to use my iphone and I like to store it in the arm rest.
I know the new A6 has the AMI in rest.

just went through my past amazon orders and yeah, i also got the CableJive, must've been lucky to pick the right one first time around.... lol

here's the exact link if anyone else needs to look into it

Amazon.com: CableJive - 6 ft. Dock Extender Cable in Black: Electronics

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