02-12-2011, 10:30am
Following up from various threads referring to an issue playing audio through the dock connector since upgrading to IOS 5.
I have a senior contact in the Evoque product team who has provided the information below. The issue appears to lie squarely with Apple and IOS 5. Several other car manufacturers have confirmed the issue and reported it to Apple. (If you google it you'll see posts referring to the same issue on Volvo's, Audi's, Mercedes, Ford and others...) This is the information I've received from LR:
"As far as the iPhone problem is concerned, there is a problem which we are aware of associated with IOS 5 where it appears it is impossible to have the iPhone connected to the vehicle via Bluetooth while playing music through the dock connector as it will always default to Bluetooth audio streaming. We are very frustrated with the situation as the system generally worked with IOS 4, albeit with the need to reconnect the cable when a Bluetooth connection was initiated.
We and several other manufacturers have raised the issue relating to IOS 5 with Apple, but as yet the problem has not be rectified. Unfortunately the control to resolve this lies with them, so we can only await a resolution as part of a future update of IOS 5."
Will keep you all posted if/when I hear any more.
I have a senior contact in the Evoque product team who has provided the information below. The issue appears to lie squarely with Apple and IOS 5. Several other car manufacturers have confirmed the issue and reported it to Apple. (If you google it you'll see posts referring to the same issue on Volvo's, Audi's, Mercedes, Ford and others...) This is the information I've received from LR:
"As far as the iPhone problem is concerned, there is a problem which we are aware of associated with IOS 5 where it appears it is impossible to have the iPhone connected to the vehicle via Bluetooth while playing music through the dock connector as it will always default to Bluetooth audio streaming. We are very frustrated with the situation as the system generally worked with IOS 4, albeit with the need to reconnect the cable when a Bluetooth connection was initiated.
We and several other manufacturers have raised the issue relating to IOS 5 with Apple, but as yet the problem has not be rectified. Unfortunately the control to resolve this lies with them, so we can only await a resolution as part of a future update of IOS 5."
Will keep you all posted if/when I hear any more.
