So my dealer kept insisting that using pandora via the built in app caused extra charges when compared to streaming pandora over bluetooth from my phone.

I know this is false. I just wanted to see how many other people were misinformed about this.

I really wish there was a spotify app in Enform. Would make me feel better about throwing my phone in the arm rest.

 

I just wish I could get Pandora to work in the first place! It connects and shows on the screen a song but no audio. I hate it. I've resorted to bluetooth audio only with the ads.

 

No misinformation from my dealer on this.

As for getting it to work, well, there are good days and there are bad days. I always make sure to reopen my app on my phone before starting up. If Pandora doesn't work, I can usually get it going by switching the source to something else, then back to Pandora, disconnecting and reconnecting to the car from the app on my phone, or toggling back and forth between stations. Or sometimes I just click my heals together 3 times and voila, music!

I also keep a mix CD in the player for times when I don't feel like doing the Pandora shuffle dance.

 

When I get this (Pandora supposedly playing but no audio -or- 'Paused' and can't unpause it), switch to iHeartRadio app, let it start. Then go back to Pandora and it works. I usually don;t have to do this again unless another phone connects to the system (the wife's).

 

I don't have any issues with the Pandora APP working whether the car is running the APP getting internet from my phone over BT or my Phone is sending the audio over BT to my car using my Android phone.

The only extra charges that could be evolved that your dealer my be referencing is the access to use the Enform App Suite it self, not so much the streaming as that is done through your phone in either situation. I know early on the App Suite was part of the subscription tied to Safety Connect, Destination Assist etc.... However, i have heard different stories of people saying that the APP Suite only is now free for life of the car and the rest of features i mentioned are still on yearly subscription. I know for me personally i have year subscription that says for all of that so i wont know the true fate of what stops working until the end of this year.

 

Pandora and iHeart Radio are Free as far as I know. I have yet to activate the 1 year enform trial (I know, have to jump on that) and pandora is working totally fine for me over bluetooth with the App running. I'm using an iPhone

 

You have to bump up the audio on your phone. Is your phone on silent?