keithsm2 Posted June 27, 2018 at 06:33 PM Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 at 06:33 PM I just took delivery of my Energi and purchased a brand new Ipod touch. Loaded it with songs and it only shows up in sources about 1 out of 4 times i start the car? Ive unplugged it and plugged back in. Ive restarted the IPOD also.Any help would be appreciated. ThanksKeith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj2me Posted June 27, 2018 at 07:17 PM Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 at 07:17 PM (edited) Bluetooth is an option, set as media device in Settings/Bluetooth. But when you turn off the car, you need to repeat that (though it'll remember the iPod as one of your devices). What a pain when you're running short errands! For those reasons (USB connection is spotty, Bluetooth media connection needs to be re-established after every shut-off of the car), and for older, simpler device support, Ford should have put in an auxiliary jack Edited June 27, 2018 at 07:19 PM by jj2me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4cylinder Posted June 28, 2018 at 02:10 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 at 02:10 AM (edited) I used to plug in my iPod Touch for music (2009 model in my previous 2013 hybrid Fusion) but like you, I had reliability issues with the connection, though not as extreme. On multiple occasions I did need to unplug and replug it, maybe once a month or so. To this day I have no idea why, but it looks like Sync just doesn't get along that well with iPods. However, with a standard USB flash drive I've had absolutely zero issues, and it's also more convenient to get music copied from any PC. Applies to both Sync2 and Sync3. Edited June 28, 2018 at 02:10 AM by 4cylinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj2me Posted June 28, 2018 at 03:06 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 at 03:06 AM (edited) Yeah, USB sticks work great if you don't mind the sequential navigation through them. I was in the middle of an audiobook file, pulled out the USB stick and loaded more media, plugged it back in and expected it would surely lose my place in the audiobook. But no, it put me at the same position in that audiobook file I was last listening to. Edited June 28, 2018 at 04:03 PM by jj2me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Creed III Posted June 28, 2018 at 01:16 PM Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 at 01:16 PM I have had random issues with CarPlay and my iPhone. Straight-up Bluetooth works fine, but connecting phone via USB to get CarPlay features (primarily for Pandora and Apple Maps) is only about 75% reliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4cylinder Posted June 28, 2018 at 01:38 PM Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 at 01:38 PM I have had random issues with CarPlay and my iPhone. Straight-up Bluetooth works fine, but connecting phone via USB to get CarPlay features (primarily for Pandora and Apple Maps) is only about 75% reliable. Potential cable issue? Never had issues with Android Auto but never tried Carplay before either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Creed III Posted June 28, 2018 at 07:07 PM Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 at 07:07 PM Potential cable issue? Never had issues with Android Auto but never tried Carplay before either. Nope; factory fresh Apple cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithsm2 Posted July 5, 2018 at 03:02 PM Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 at 03:02 PM My sales rep came by today and showed me that you need to go into settings under bluetooth and select the primary device. So apparently it doesnt like bluetoothing to the phone and IPOD on hardwire. You need to select one or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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