iPod "not supported"
02-10-2018, 08:42 AM
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What's an iPod?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Seriously, is an iPod -- from a sound perspective -- something that is "better" than an iPhone? This is the first time I have seen the "term" iPod, seemingly, in DECADES!
And I'm over 60! My iPhone has thousands of songs on it, dozens of audio books and hundreds of photos -- probably has a movie on it, for all I know -- why, prey tell, would there be a need -- no offense meant -- for ANOTHER freakin' device?
Can an iPod's contents be moved to an iPhone?
Of course, I'm still wondering where the cassette player on my 2018 is.
Thank god I bought a back-up VHS deck just in case they ever became obsolete.
Sorry -- my assumption is that someone, somewhere did a "market penetration" evaluation and came up with a number (under 1%) for iPod use so small it couldn't be displayed -- so someone in [Audi corporate] finance said, "You know we've got to pay for that damn diesel-gate crap, so anything we can do to save a Euro or two here and there, we should do -- bye bye iPod interface."
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Seriously, is an iPod -- from a sound perspective -- something that is "better" than an iPhone? This is the first time I have seen the "term" iPod, seemingly, in DECADES!
And I'm over 60! My iPhone has thousands of songs on it, dozens of audio books and hundreds of photos -- probably has a movie on it, for all I know -- why, prey tell, would there be a need -- no offense meant -- for ANOTHER freakin' device?
Can an iPod's contents be moved to an iPhone?
Of course, I'm still wondering where the cassette player on my 2018 is.
Thank god I bought a back-up VHS deck just in case they ever became obsolete.
Sorry -- my assumption is that someone, somewhere did a "market penetration" evaluation and came up with a number (under 1%) for iPod use so small it couldn't be displayed -- so someone in [Audi corporate] finance said, "You know we've got to pay for that damn diesel-gate crap, so anything we can do to save a Euro or two here and there, we should do -- bye bye iPod interface."
02-10-2018, 10:56 AM
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This is a known issue and a TSB was issued for it. Apple iPods have used a technology called the iPod Accessory Protocol (iAP) to interface with third party devices, like MMI. iAP1 was built-in to products up to the 7th Generation Nano. iAP2 debuted on the touch and newer iPhones and iPads.
Audi dropped support for iAP1 back in late 2016 because Apple has all but deprecated it.
I use a tool from the Mac App Store called iTunesExport to export my music to SD card and use one of the slots for playback.
Audi dropped support for iAP1 back in late 2016 because Apple has all but deprecated it.
I use a tool from the Mac App Store called iTunesExport to export my music to SD card and use one of the slots for playback.
02-11-2018, 06:00 AM
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I ran into this problem last July when moving from a 2016 Q5 to the 2018. As I used my iPod Nano in the 2016 I made a point of making sure it would work in the 2018. Alas when I went to use it no good. The dealer tried all possible, different cables, settings etc.
The end of the story is that the Nano is not supported. I had to get a iPod Classic which interfaces fine and has been working since.
The end of the story is that the Nano is not supported. I had to get a iPod Classic which interfaces fine and has been working since.
06-08-2018, 04:06 PM
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I ran into this problem last July when moving from a 2016 Q5 to the 2018. As I used my iPod Nano in the 2016 I made a point of making sure it would work in the 2018. Alas when I went to use it no good. The dealer tried all possible, different cables, settings etc.
The end of the story is that the Nano is not supported. I had to get a iPod Classic which interfaces fine and has been working since.
The end of the story is that the Nano is not supported. I had to get a iPod Classic which interfaces fine and has been working since.
Let me know. Thanks
06-08-2018, 04:54 PM
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06-08-2018, 05:47 PM
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How so? I can't find one thing an Ipod does that the SD card doesn't do. If your music is tagged properly it works just fine and it's WAY faster than an iPod touch. My 2cents.