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At any rate, she's noticed that when her iPhone is paired with the vehicle, while she's listening to XM Radio, and she wants to use Siri to get directions, the voice will not come through the speakers. I'm fairly tech savvy and I was sure that she was doing something wrong, but be damned, under those set of circumstances, the iMap directions will not play through the car's speakers (nor will it play through the phone's speaker because the phone thinks it is paired with a device that has speakers).
This isn't really an issue for me, but she depends heavily on the directions from her phone.
Is there a way to hack the car's system to get it to display the phone's screen? (Or to activate the Nav feature without giving the dealership an arm and leg?)
I've also noticed that the Jeep UConnect and iPhone don't play well together: no ability to voice-text in the vehicle (unless you just bypass UConnect and use Siri directly, but that doesn't display on car's monitor ). Congrats to Jeep for developing a system that doesn't work with the most popular phone on the market.
tl;dr - Have new Jeep with UConnect and iPhone... how to make them work together and get Navigation on vehicle's monitor?
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Problem solved
ETA: seriously if you're already having problems with the software I think it's a sign.
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Also check the Bluetooth audio settings in the Uconnect settings. I think you can toggle what goes through the vehicle and what goes through the phone.
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I do know having the phone on silent toggles whether or not the directions come through the speakers.
I'll have to check this in her car next time I see her. Thanks.
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As for your question -- unless they changed things, the GPS enabled touchscreen unit is a different device all together than the non-GPS model. They have the same display side and buttons, but the computer is different. Pretty sure they did that to keep people from hacking it and getting GPS for free.
As for ScreenPlay, I don't think you can get that to work with Dodge/Jeep/Chrysler UConnect, yet.
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And you don't want it to be able to get hacked. Car can get stolen. Unconnect can unlock and start the car.
Plus, the dealer threw my nav in for free.
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And yes, there are aftermarket modules out there to 'hack' your 8.4. Just be ready to pay. I bought a car vent mount for my phone and said frick the in dash Nav. Audio plays through Bluetooth for me. I use Android.
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Click Bluetooth
Find the Uconnect under my devices
Click the little 'i' icon on the right and toggle the allow notifications switch
Not sure if that will help but it's worth a try.
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The trick with Google Maps is to go under settings, and select 'Play as a Bluetooth phone call'.
Forgot I had done that.
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The driver was freaked out, even though he had signed up for the whole harrowing ordeal.
“Immediately my accelerator stopped working. As I frantically pressed the pedal and watched the RPMs climb, the Jeep lost half its speed, then slowed to a crawl. This occurred just as I reached a long overpass, with no shoulder to offer an escape. The experiment had ceased to be fun.”
Yes, it was all an experiment aimed at shining a light on how a connected car is a vulnerable one.
An Experiment to Bring Light to Security Issues ∞
With the help of two white-hat hackers (i.e. the good guys), Wired.com wanted to show how an infotainment system could be remote accessed via the car’s cellular connection, essentially turning the car into a giant remote-controlled danger box.
That makes us crash-test dummies.
“The attack tools Miller and Valasek developed can remotely trigger more than the dashboard and transmission tricks they used against me on the highway. They demonstrated as much on the same day as my traumatic experience on I–64.”
It’s worth mentioning that the hackers did have direct contact with the vehicle before they hacked it remotely later on. So these vulnerabilities aren’t coming out of thin air … yet.
Fiat-Chrysler Upgrades the Software Following the Hack ∞
Within a few days of the Wired.com article, Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) announced they’d be sending owners a software patch update on a USB drive as part of a recall for 1.4 million vehicles. Additionally, FCA closed remote ports to block-long range access via cell networks.
The recalled vehicles are all equipped with Uconnect 8.4A (RA3) and 8.4AN (RA4) radios, this includes 2013-2015 Ram trucks.
Fiat Chrysler says it has already applied security measures to block remote access to vehicle systems, all without an owner knowing about it because the changes occurred through the cellular network. Chrysler says everything was done on July 23, 2015.
Customers can also get a copy of the update by visiting http://www.driveuconnect.com/software-update.
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An investigation into the recall’s effectiveness ∞
A week after the recall was announced, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into the recall’s effectiveness. They also opened an “equipment query” into the effected Harom Kardon radios, which meant it was not limited to just FCA vehicles.
Satisfied with their findings, the investigation was closed in January 2016.
Consumer Response ∞
While safety regulators are satisfied, not all consumers feel the same way.
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In August 2015, a lawsuit said FCA knew about vulnerabilities for at least 18 months, but only acted once the Wired.com article came out.
While there’s still a settlement chance for the plaintiffs in the suit. FCA was able to get most of the lawsuit’s claims thrown out of court and stop the suit from going nationwide.
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