Using iPhone (cradle) and Ipod (USB)

Iwan M · 02-09-2012, 04:00 PM

I have a media snap-in adapter with all the options needed to run apps and plug-in. When I have only my iPhone 4S in the cradle I can play both music and video files using either the plugin in external devices or through the connected drive menu. One flaw I have noticed is that music will intermittently stop playing when I have the connected App open on the iPhone while using the plugin - seems like a bug?

Anyway - my main question - I also have an USB/ Aux option in the armrest. I have an IPod classic connected to this USB port and it works like a charm. However, having both the IPod connected to USB and the iPhone connected through the cradle causes a conflict which ultimately causes the cradle to fail. The cradle will not charge the IPhone, nor will it connect to the iPhone.

Is this a known bug, or perhaps not even a bug but a known restriction? According to my BMW dealer (whom I just took delivery from) the pair of them can not coexist and work together which for me raises the question as to why the USB port was made available in the first place?

If the combo IPod/ iPhone does't work per design is there another combination that will work? I have a lossless format music collection of 140GB and neither the IPhone nor the internal HDD of the CIC cater for my needs.

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestion to get this working one way or the other.

Cheers - Iwan

cole92 · 02-09-2012, 06:50 PM

It's not meant to work that way. It's not a bug. FLAC/ALAC, on stock sound system is a bit foolish, 256kbps would be just fine in my opinion.

Get mobile charger for your phone if you need it and move on or use compression and put the music on your phone.

Iwan M · 02-10-2012, 02:08 AM

On the H/K sound system you definitely hear the difference between lossless and compressed formats but that is besides the point because even if I were to go to MP3 I would still not have enough space available.

So you say it is not meant to work that way but my question is why and can it be made to work. What is the purpose of having the USB/ Aux + Cradle available in the first place?

Iwan M · 02-18-2012, 01:23 PM

I moved on, sold the iPod and upgraded the iPhone to a 64GB model :-)

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Iwan M New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0)	Using iPhone (cradle) and Ipod (USB) I have a media snap-in adapter with all the options needed to run apps and plug-in. When I have only my iPhone 4S in the cradle I can play both music and video files using either the plugin in external devices or through the connected drive menu. One flaw I have noticed is that music will intermittently stop playing when I have the connected App open on the iPhone while using the plugin - seems like a bug? Anyway - my main question - I also have an USB/ Aux option in the armrest. I have an IPod classic connected to this USB port and it works like a charm. However, having both the IPod connected to USB and the iPhone connected through the cradle causes a conflict which ultimately causes the cradle to fail. The cradle will not charge the IPhone, nor will it connect to the iPhone. Is this a known bug, or perhaps not even a bug but a known restriction? According to my BMW dealer (whom I just took delivery from) the pair of them can not coexist and work together which for me raises the question as to why the USB port was made available in the first place? If the combo IPod/ iPhone does't work per design is there another combination that will work? I have a lossless format music collection of 140GB and neither the IPhone nor the internal HDD of the CIC cater for my needs. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestion to get this working one way or the other. Cheers - Iwan
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cole92 Second Lieutenant 5 Rep 270 Posts Drives: too much Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SoFlo / Tri-state / Mid-Atlantic iTrader: (0)	It's not meant to work that way. It's not a bug. FLAC/ALAC, on stock sound system is a bit foolish, 256kbps would be just fine in my opinion. Get mobile charger for your phone if you need it and move on or use compression and put the music on your phone.
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Iwan M New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0)	On the H/K sound system you definitely hear the difference between lossless and compressed formats but that is besides the point because even if I were to go to MP3 I would still not have enough space available. So you say it is not meant to work that way but my question is why and can it be made to work. What is the purpose of having the USB/ Aux + Cradle available in the first place?
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02-18-2012, 01:23 PM	#4
Iwan M New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0)	I moved on, sold the iPod and upgraded the iPhone to a 64GB model :-)
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