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Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by tone_uk, Jul 20, 2016.

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  1. pakitt

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    The reasons you mention are the reason I never get an integrated Navigation option. Expensive and cannot be really upgraded.
    I thought you were saying it is bad from an audio quality perspective. I find the stock 6 speaker option quite good. I cannot comment on the 10 speaker one, and all the functions you mention cannot be really compared with the EU software - we don't have Entune here and from what I hear the EU version is actually a bit better.
    I also cannot activate Hey Siri in mine.... :(
     
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    Well, I highly recommend the Pioneer. The double din dash kit for it is spot on. A beautiful, glossy black, perfect recess fitted frame. Love it.
     
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  3. Tideland Prius

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    Could be the version of the the headunit (but Touch & Go has navigation, right? Hence the "Go" part?). USB audio quality is a bit better. A bit clearer. But you're right, BT is convenient (Did you have it in your Gen 3? I don't have a USB port on my Gen 3 so I use BT). I use USB on the Gen 4 only on road trips where it would be two or more hours before I park and have to unplug.
     
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    No - GraceNote is a built in database stored on the head unit. :)
     
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    It's an odd one - we've had GraceNote databases on UK models since the Gen 3 was released, but it only supplied album art for USB (MP3 files on a data stick), or CD's - never worked with Bluetooth, and the unit just took the album art from the device if it was used in USB iPod mode.

    So now the Gen 4 has hit the streets with an updated version (Toyota Touch 2) it looks like GraceNote is used for Bluetooth audio in addition to the sources it used on Gen 3 vehicles.

    Thanks for all your comments and help - and I appreciate this might just be a European thing :D

    I'm happy - at least I'm getting something I didn't get before which has to be progress.
     
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    Gen3 had BT, but it worked only with handsfree phone calls, not audio streaming. Which is the only additional thing I get in the Gen4.
    Gone have the basic hands-free voice recognition commands (I have useless button, that doesn't even allow the "Hey Siri" command), and I see no artwork. I haven't tried yet the USB connection to see if I get it at least that way. If iOS 10 adds that, that's nice. :)
     
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    Ohh I see. Man, it used to be a simple radio (ok you guys have had DAB for a while. NA has had an on/off relationship but I think it's starting to come back. Here, it's called "HD Radio")

    Wow, what a mess lol.
     
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    The "Hey Siri" only works on the UK version if you press and hold the voice activation button - and more importantly if you have upgraded the software from the factory shipped v4.5.0 to V6.7.0 (available for free after driving 200km or 120miles)
     
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    It seems I cannot updated anything - I need to check if I can find the software revision at all.... and how to update it since mine is the basic CD/DAB/BT combination media hub.
     
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    My bluetooth has stop working after I updated to IOS 10. I unpaired and paired again. It worked and the it failed again this morning. I tried to repair and it would not let me do that even.

    no more bluetooth for me. Anyone have suggestions?
     
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    can you revert to 9.3.5 till bluetooth gets sorted out?
     
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    No artwork comes over bluetooth. You may get lucky and it is a match, from Gracenote. The only way you get real artwork is the USB connection to the iPhone.
     
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    I installed iOS10 on my 6sPlus yesterday. I was a little nervous, given your issues. When I went out to my car, it just jumped onto bluetooth and started up right where I left off. No problems at all.

    Wish I could be more help.
     
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