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Old 07-26-11, 08:05 PM
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Just bought my first Lexus RX350. I finally figured out how to sync itunes from my iphone but I guess you have to change songs from the phone and not through the nav system? Hope that makes sense. My last car would show my playlists on the nav screen. Thanks for any help!
Old 07-26-11, 08:28 PM
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I don't have the nav but I change songs on the steering wheel and the songs are displayed at the LCD screen.
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Originally Posted by Tstpm
Just bought my first Lexus RX350. I finally figured out how to sync itunes from my iphone but I guess you have to change songs from the phone and not through the nav system? Hope that makes sense. My last car would show my playlists on the nav screen. Thanks for any help!
you can change the song through the nav unit/steering....just expect a short delay in between due to it being bluetooth streaming
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Originally Posted by the.wong.k
you can change the song through the nav unit/steering....just expect a short delay in between due to it being bluetooth streaming
I listen through the iphone music all the time. But somehow the song's titles don't display on the screen. No nav RX350. My other car displays the title with the bluetooth streaming. Anyone has idea?
Old 07-27-11, 06:55 AM
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Same here. Either use the iPhone or the steering wheel to change songs. Would be nice if Lexus came out with a software update for this.
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Originally Posted by sweetboy02
I listen through the iphone music all the time. But somehow the song's titles don't display on the screen. No nav RX350. My other car displays the title with the bluetooth streaming. Anyone has idea?
Song/Track information will be available on your screen when Apple iOS5 is released this Fall. It's not a Lexus issue--Apple just hasn't implemented the proper bluetooth protocol yet.
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or just use the USB cord and then you can see songs on the screen
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Thanks everyone. I guess I will wait for Apple. Not sure why it would work in some vehicles and not others. I guess I'll hook an ipod through USB and see how that works.
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or just use the USB cord and then you can see songs on the screen
I don't like plugging in my iPhone every time I get in the car. I'd rather have it in my pocket and not think about it.

I played around with iOS 5 (beta version) for a few weeks. The new bluetooth functionality works great. It's nice to see the song and artist info on the screen.
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Originally Posted by krypttic
I don't like plugging in my iPhone every time I get in the car. I'd rather have it in my pocket and not think about it.

I played around with iOS 5 (beta version) for a few weeks. The new bluetooth functionality works great. It's nice to see the song and artist info on the screen.
I'm still using IOS 4, still waitting for untethered jailkbreak IOS 5 beta version before upgrading. I hate tethered jailbreak. I guess i have to wait a lil more before i can see the songs display
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^^ IOS5 is not available to the general public. look for it sometime in September
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I've been running iOS 5 starting with beta 1 to 4, and it's definitely improved bluetooth functionality. I'm a developer so I'm working on creating an app that works perfectly with our RX's, hopefully I get it done soon. Doesn't look that way though, I've been testing my app out on my brothers rx450h and it's not as seamless as I was hoping it would be. So back to the drawing board...
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hypervish, definitely keep us posted with the app.
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Not exactly an answer to your question...but.....
I converted all my ipod music to mp3. These were copied to a "thumb drive" in folders, and the thumb drive was installed in the car. Much easier to use than dealing with an ipod or iphone controls.


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