SOLVED - iPhone and Blue & Me problems 2021 - play music - Delta III from 2011

plafundum
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SOLVED - iPhone and Blue & Me problems 2021 - play music - Delta III from 2011

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Dear all,

I probably won't be the only one with iPhone and Blue & Me issues in 2021.

I have a 2011 Lancia Delta with Instant Nav / Blue and Me. For years I was able to play my music via a USB cable. But a a certain moment in 2020 all of that had become a lot more difficult. I think it has more to do with Apple updates than with Blue & Me, although that never worked really well.

Also with an old iPhone 5c (with old iOS) it does not work (anymore).

Currently the iPhone says it is connected to the 'Dock', but I cannot select the iPhone as Media Player. Kind of like this picture:
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I was called the other day and AFTER the conversation he suddenly jumped on the phone. One-off.
By the way, Bluetooth calling works perfectly fine with the same phone.

These are my questions:
* Do you recognize this issue?
Does anyone here know
* which 'type' or model Blue & Me was standard in Deltas and Alfas and FIATs' in ± 2010/2011? Mine has Instant Nav. I want to search the internet for what is possible.
* how can I find out the software version?
* Do you have any tips?
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plafundum
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Joined: 06 Sep 2020, 20:09

Re: iPhone and Blue & Me problems 2021 - play music - Delta III from 2011

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SOLVED
So after a lot of searching I choose a simple solution: bought an FM transmitter for ± € 25.

This one:

https://wegmanautoaccessoires.nl/produc ... nsmitter-1

First impression: works very well for streaming music. It also looks decent.
- Pair iPhone (one time)
- Select external device
- Tune radio and transmitter to same frequency and GO.

You can even use a MicroSD card and a USB cable

Sound quality is good, not perfect. Maybe I can tune something more.

I'll use an old iPhone for the music and keep my regular phone with Bluetooth connected to the car, that works best for me.

And now the whole family can stream music without hassle and without cables. Great.
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