Prius and iPhones (6 Plus)?

I'm considering upgrading my Motorola Droid Razr to an iPhone 6 Plus in August and am wondering what kind of problems I can expect using the Entune app, making/receiving hands-free calls, syncing contacts/addresses, etc., using Bluetooth. Any real problems I need to know about?

One specific question. My sister connects hers to her Honda and she can have texts read to her through the car audio. I can't do that with my Razr, so is that a feature of the Honda or the iPhone?

 

Remember, it was a Honda my sister connects hers to, so it might just be Toyota, not your specific unit.

I knew there was something about the iPhone and BT I had read here. So, none of the apps work over BT? If I need to connect the USB cable, does that mean it's also charging? Does the hands-free feature for making/receiving calls at least work over BT or is yours connected via USB?

 

Thanks for the replies. I don't mind plugging it in, but I'll need to figure out a way to keep from pinching the cable when I open/close the console lid. Perhaps I can use a short USB extension cable so my wife doesn't have to mess with the console. I don't know why Toyota put the port in the console instead of where it could be easily accessed like many other cars. I guess as long as phone calls work via BT, I'll be happy, I'm getting a 6+ for other reasons. I was going to test Entune with my current Razr, but I believe I'll be able to upgrade before we leave, so I'll have to test it with the 6+. It'll be interesting to see how much of my data plan we use testing things.

The one limitation I see in using Entune to find restaurants and particularly gas stations is that they can't look ahead along a route, they can only look in a city you name. That's why I tend to plan my gas stops the night before. Gas Buddy lets me scroll around a map to see where the cheapest gas is along the next day's route.

 

How do you do that? I thought the only ways to connect were Bluetooth and USB.

 

FWIW, I was searching for something in the owner's manual yesterday when I came across a note saying the iPhone has to be connected via cable for the Entune app suite to work with it. I then ran across a comment on an iPhone forum saying something about turning on the hotspot feature along with BT to get the apps to work without a cable. This seems to add credence to what stannc posted above, but he hasn't responded to my question here or via pm, so I guess I'll just have to experiment myself when I get the new phones. I'm a little surprised I didn't get more comments tough. I'm wondering if I'll be able to ask Siri something like, "find a McDonald's along I-10 east of my current location."

I did look closer at the console and noticed there is an opening in the front for cables to come out without getting crimped, not sure why I never noticed this before.

That reminds me, I need to up my data plan today, so I get the full benefit of the increase during our upcoming trip next month. I anticipate my wife taking/posting a lot of photos with the new phone.

 

Thanks for the link, stannc.

 

Costco is closed today, so I can't upgrade. They had a sale last month too when I couldn't upgrade, so they may be out of stock for the 64Gb model and I'll have to put off the upgrade for a bit. In that event, I may just wait to see if Apple releases an "S" model this fall.

 

Wasn't able to get the 6+ before our trip. Costco had a sale, but wasn't able to upgrade before the sale was over, so I decided to wait a bit to see if a model "S" comes out this fall or if there's another sale.