LIE2ME

I really like Pandora (beats the pants off satellite radio IMHO), so I really wanted to make it work in my C7. After reading the manual and much experimentation, this is what I think I have figured out:

This is IPhone specific (I have an IPhone 4S): If you plug your IPhone into one of the USB jacks, you can tap on the Pandora icon on the center stack and operate Pandora completely through the C7 center screen as you would on the IPhone itself. However, if you unplug the IPhone and rely on Bluetooth, then you have to control Pandora (making music selections, etc.) on the IPhone and NOT on the center screen using the C7 "media" button to play Pandora as you would music normally stored on any external device.

Okay, someone tell me if I have this right...??

marc4427

You are right

T_Vert

Not to hijack but does this apply to an android phone also?

mksz51

You are correct. I purchased a small cable and keep that in the center console - I get in the car, I plug in my phone. Done. ALSO keeps the phone charged which is nice. WAY better than submitting to the painful experience that is known as satellite radio customer service.

lizizvette

You do not have to plug in the IPhone via USB in order to receive Pandora. If your IPhone is paired you can control the Pandora app just like you can with it plugged with USB cord. The difference is the audio quality is reduced because the Bluetooth pairing only uses the forward speakers just like it does when a phone call is processed. To get the best audio quality use the USB cord connection. Reference downloaded infotainment handbook.

LIE2ME

What model of IPhone are you using? On my IPhone 4S, as soon as I unplug the Iphone, the music stops and all the center screen Pandora buttons and controls gray out...

marc4427

I think your phone , works

T_Vert

I know on my other cars Pandora goes into accessory mode and ask features work on the head unit. HoweversI'd be shocked if only the front speakers work via Bluetooth. That's be one Hell of a oversight by GM in this day and age.

Dave

Rgeezer

Seems to work fine on my android galaxy s3, but is a little cranky sometimes about connecting, which I chalk up to the pathetic t-mobile coverage.

Limey25

As an addendum to this, I have noticed that if I want to use a different streaming service (such as Spotify or Rdio, the former I use most as Pandora gets a little repetitive for me), then it only works if I use the bluetooth and it won't work at all if I am cabled.

If I do have a cable connected then I can use any music/podcasts stored on my phone, just not streaming services.

Given I set Spotify on random most of the time, I can always use the hard buttons on my central console to skip tracks, I just don't have the full suite of Pandora options that you otherwise would get if using that service and a cable.

Looking forward to the day when all Vette's have a fully integrated entertainment system but still like what I have.

lizizvette

Everyone should go to the top section of the main C7 forum and down load both the basic owners manual and the infotainment handbook. Most of your questions will be answered there. I have an older IPhone 3.

nh_mark

I've used Pandora over Bluetooth on my Android phone (custom ROM running 4.4.3) on Verizon with no issues. I control Pandora using the Infotainment screen.

-Mark