[xmike5000]

Hi all!
So with an iPhone connected via USB, how do you indicate to uConnect which music platform , app, etc on your phone you want to be playing? As we all know, your smartphone can have music directly on the device itself ( ie iTunes) or can have music stored or streamed via services like Spotify.

When I plug the phone into USB, it immediately plays the first song stored on iTunes ( or put another way, in my main library), even if the Spotify app is open . If I want to play via Spotify, I have to pause the library song, then play the Spotify song I want. Later, if I try to interact with the Spotify tracks, it seems to want to go back and play the library track. It's like you have to trick it to play songs from apps.

Any advice?

 

[SNUKE]

That is because when an iPhone is connected to a media server such as Uconnect it is automatically put into iPod mode.
This is Apples setting, not Uconnect.
I have the same issue using the Podcast app, I make sure it is playing the Podcast first before plugging in.

 

[xmike5000]

It's not ideal, but that should work...thanks for your help, appreciate.

 

[grandriver125]

I connected my 4.5 year old iPod Touch via the USB. Got a message that I needed the the iPod App from Chrysler. For that i'd have to upgrade the iPod system. Appeared it was too old for the current system.

I have 6400 tunes on the iPod. To my surprise it did work without the App and I could browse. It was on the slow side though.

I decided to test the USB thumb drive - gee, it worked great with 20 items. Decided I'd rather use an SDHC card so dumped a couple hundred on to a 32GB (10) card and tried it. Wonderful. Just loaded 3000 and it appeared not to work. I put the card in before I in the slot and it topped out at 285 songs. I then put the ignition to off, removed the card, back in to acc position and inserted the card. Voila. All 3000 turn up.

Have to go out shortly. Later today I'll finish the loading on to the card and report back to the group. I've already told my wife I"m so impressed that I've got to get a new car. Oh, I could browse by artist or song. Will try more later.

GR

 

[xmike5000]

I'll be waiting for your next post...

I connected my 4.5 year old iPod Touch via the USB. Got a message that I needed the the iPod App from Chrysler. For that i'd have to upgrade the iPod system. Appeared it was too old for the current system.

I have 6400 tunes on the iPod. To my surprise it did work without the App and I could browse. It was on the slow side though.

I decided to test the USB thumb drive - gee, it worked great with 20 items. Decided I'd rather use an SDHC card so dumped a couple hundred on to a 32GB (10) card and tried it. Wonderful. Just loaded 3000 and it appeared not to work. I put the card in before I in the slot and it topped out at 285 songs. I then put the ignition to off, removed the card, back in to acc position and inserted the card. Voila. All 3000 turn up.

Have to go out shortly. Later today I'll finish the loading on to the card and report back to the group. I've already told my wife I"m so impressed that I've got to get a new car. Oh, I could browse by artist or song. Will try more later.

GR

 

[grandriver125]

xmike, it didn't work. It would only show 2950 songs and about half of the artists and albums.

I connected the iPod again and it reported 6470 tunes, 1151 artists and 768 albums. And it worked and I could search for songs, artists, albums, etc. (it also flashed text telling me to get the App for the unit - which I did not do.). BUT, it was darn slow. The iPod is a 32GB version and the SD card I used was also 32GB.

If I get a chance tomorrow, I'm going to transfer everything from the SD card to a USB thumb drive and see what that produces. It worked when I tested it but the number of songs was small. I also took the format used on the iPod (ACC) and now I'm wondering if everything should be converted to MP3?

The 2950 won't bother my wife since she will simply say I should take all of my stuff off. I don't like that solution.

I'm going to try my son's iPod Nano (current model - 16 GB) and see what happens.

I'll let you know if the USB drive works any better.

I have to say that the way it works and the details provide along with the great screens is impressive. Certainly grounds for me getting a new vehicle.

GR

 

[Psychomon]

Ive tried both USB (128gb)and Ipod (160gb)IPod worked more effectivley in terms of speed and voice commands when dealing with a large amount of music.

 

[xmike5000]

Thx for the update, appreciate!

xmike, it didn't work. It would only show 2950 songs and about half of the artists and albums.

I connected the iPod again and it reported 6470 tunes, 1151 artists and 768 albums. And it worked and I could search for songs, artists, albums, etc. (it also flashed text telling me to get the App for the unit - which I did not do.). BUT, it was darn slow. The iPod is a 32GB version and the SD card I used was also 32GB.

If I get a chance tomorrow, I'm going to transfer everything from the SD card to a USB thumb drive and see what that produces. It worked when I tested it but the number of songs was small. I also took the format used on the iPod (ACC) and now I'm wondering if everything should be converted to MP3?

The 2950 won't bother my wife since she will simply say I should take all of my stuff off. I don't like that solution.

I'm going to try my son's iPod Nano (current model - 16 GB) and see what happens.

I'll let you know if the USB drive works any better.

I have to say that the way it works and the details provide along with the great screens is impressive. Certainly grounds for me getting a new vehicle.

GR

 

[grandriver125]

Ive tried both USB (128gb)and Ipod (160gb)IPod worked more effectivley in terms of speed and voice commands when dealing with a large amount of music.

How many items did you have? Were the stats (number of tunes, artists, albums) correct?

Your iPod is a newer generation I suspect and that makes a difference. When I connected the iPads (both 64GB) they were faster but they contain tons of photos but only 400 songs. I'd rather not connect them when travelling other than to charge. We love being connected to AT&T when driving on I-75 from Detroit to Florida.


At this point I'm hoping the USB drive works adequately and the 6400 tunes will show. If not I'm just going to slim down the library to "her" favourites and put them on a 16GB card or drive.

GR



GR

 

[Psychomon]

Have 302 artists and 15000 tracks (100gb of data) and works lightening fast. Does read titles with symbols but voice commands may not work.

 

[grandriver125]

Have 302 artists and 15000 tracks (100gb of data) and works lightening fast. Does read titles with symbols but voice commands may not work.

Just tried my son's Nano and it too was lightening fast. Really nice. Had 2453 songs.

 

[grandriver125]

6400 songs on USB drive worked fine - all visible. But, not very fast initially and the song list can take a while.

I'm wondering what I did wrong with the SD card? I may try to load it again and see if the same thing happens. First time I simply pulled the songs from iTunes. This time I took the folders from the iTunes library and that resulted in a much better structure.

 

[SNUKE]

I have no issues with my 64GB SD XC card.
It displays 3965 songs

 

[cageordie]

I connected my 4.5 year old iPod Touch via the USB. Got a message that I needed the the iPod App from Chrysler. For that i'd have to upgrade the iPod system. Appeared it was too old for the current system.

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GR

I use an old 160GB 6th generation iPod from around 2007. It has about 12500 tracks and a bunch of books. That pre-dates the Touch. The system in the 2014 Grand Cherokee had zero problems with that. Is the uConnect software up to date?

It isn't a perfect interface, it takes too long to browse by artist for example, and it sometimes loses its position in audio books if you don't use the iPod for a few days. But it isn't terrible, significantly better than the Ford and GM systems.

 

[grandriver125]

Just tried a 40GB iPod from 2004 - it would not even recognize the device.

 

[cageordie]

Try setting your iPod to act as a hard drive. I use Winamp (because I hate the useless iTunes interface and don't ever buy MP3s because I can get the disk for the price of the tracks then I don't lose everything if their system forgets me) and I set my iPod to function as a hard drive. It's a standard setting.

Is your iPod software up to date?

I am currently between the GC Limited and the diesel, so I can't try it right now.

This link is at support dot apple dot com, or search for it yourself, I searched for "using ipod as a hard disk". You shouldn't just trust links you find on web sites, even when I post them

Using your iPod as a storage drive

 

[hammick]

I am assuming we can download songs to the stereo's hard drive like I could on my 2011 Grand Cherokee?

 

[cageordie]

I never even thought of trying, I stuck a 64GB SD card in the slot but then plugged my iPod in too. I also used the bluetooth interface to play TuneIn Radio (BBC Radio 4 is awesome). But that's all I did.

 

[SNUKE]

I am assuming we can download songs to the stereo's hard drive like I could on my 2011 Grand Cherokee?

There is no hard rive in the MY14 CGs, so no.
USB, SD or Bluetooth.

 

[iboughtajeep]

There is no hard rive in the MY14 CGs, so no.
USB, SD or Bluetooth.

You can add a usb hard drive to that.