General Help with my 2008 fiat 500 and iPhone 5!

[NikkiBirtles]

Hi all,
I've recently purchased a 2008 fiat 500 1.3 multijet lounge and was wondering if any one knew how to play music from my iPhone 5 in the car? The blue tooth works fine but when I try to play music it says 'no media found'.i only have a USB socket in the car-no AUX socket, I know there is the adaptor on the fiat website but it's pretty pricy!!
Thanks in advance!
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[306maxi]

Adaptor is the easiest and most simple way to do it. You can't stream music with Blue&Me at this point in time.

 

[arorat]

yep, can't stream over bluetooth.

Downloaded a bluetooth streaming app, Blue&me recognises it but but the phone says can't play music when making a phonecall, don't hold your breath for blue&me to offer airplay or androidplay sort of stuff.

have you tried plugging in the phone via usb to pick up the current playlist ?

 

[lil.smartie]

Pretty sure my sister just plugged her iphone in via usb. I've got mine on the usb I also use for ecodrive and have no probs with that either.

Kate

 

[306maxi]

A 2008 car needs an adaptor

 

[lil.smartie]

This is in a 60 plate, sorry didn't know it was different

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

A 2008 car needs an adaptor

:yeahthat:

Later ones from 2010> iirc don't require an adapter.

 

[PsFiat]

:yeahthat:



Later ones from 2010> iirc don't require an adapter.

Won't have my 500 for a few months, so I'll have no issues playing music through my iPhone 5?

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Won't have my 500 for a few months, so I'll have no issues playing music through my iPhone 5?

Not sure as yours won't be UK spec.

 

[Mercky]

Won't have my 500 for a few months, so I'll have no issues playing music through my iPhone 5?

I'd be confident it will be fine, mine is a very late 2013 build and works with iphone 5s no problem. Presumably as long as you have the latest b&m software, which you should have, it will be ok.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

I'd be confident it will be fine, mine is a very late 2013 build and works with iphone 5s no problem. Presumably as long as you have the latest b&m software, which you should have, it will be ok.

PsFiat won't be getting a 500 that is Europe specification though, they're living down under

 

[306maxi]

Yes, but b&m will be the same all over

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Yes, but b&m will be the same all over

So one assumes, different software licensing in different countries potentially though.

Who knows......Only someone down under realistically.

Like you say, it would be unlikely there would be an issue though.

 

[TrailRatedRN]

I have a '13 fiat 500 and it only plays music from my iPhone 5s using the USB port. Blue and me recognizes the phone for calls, but not as a media player. USA

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

I have a '13 fiat 500 and it only plays music from my iPhone 5s using the USB port. Blue and me recognizes the phone for calls, but not as a media player. USA

Correct, B&M never has had A2DP capabilities.

So you can plug straight into the USB port and play music then

 

[306maxi]

I have a '13 fiat 500 and it only plays music from my iPhone 5s using the USB port. Blue and me recognizes the phone for calls, but not as a media player. USA

The USB port is Blue&Me so it does recognise it as a media player, just that Blue&Me doesn't support Bluetooth streaming.

 

[TrailRatedRN]

So you can plug straight into the USB port and play music then

Yes I plug the phone directly into the USB with the lightning port. The stereo components then recognize the phone as a media player. The display shows the title of the song and the steering wheel control can skip tracks, and such.

A product exists called an A2DP Blue Tooth adapter that is supposed to eliminate that cord. Only $30 on Amazon, but I haven't looked at it in depth.

 

[306maxi]

I somehow doubt it'll work for Blue&Me though.

 

[TrailRatedRN]

I found it when I was looking on YouTube for a way to make the phone work.

http://youtu.be/No2aoFmjGE0

 

[Heidi]

I just use a cheap USB stick and using windows media player create play lists.