Alternate iPhone 3GS adapter to Toyota's iPod adapter

[yortch]

I finally ended up settling for the

Kensington LiquidAUX Auxiliary Car Kit for iPhone 3G

Kensington LiquidAUX Auxiliary Car Kit for iPhone 3G
Kensington LiquidAUX Auxiliary Car Kit for iPhone 3G

[TKY]

Deleting URL . . . and I'm loving it! It works surprisingly well with iPhone 3GS. I do not get the "This accessory is not made to work with iPhone" warning and the remote control works really well.

I think this is a superior solution for iPhone than the iPod adapter sold by Toyota in 2 ways: you will not get the "This accessory is not made to work with iPhone" warning; and your iPhone will not be "concealed" inside the glovebox.

As you experiment, I hope I can ask you some questions. I have a 3GS and I'm picking up my series IV later this month. Does the Kensington adapter permit the iPhone to work through the Prius hands free system or just provide power? Will the iPod functions work through the stereo system? Thanks.

TK

[rstark18]

Originally Posted by TKY

Does the Kensington adapter permit the iPhone to work through the Prius hands free system or just provide power? Will the iPod functions work through the stereo system? Thanks.

TK

I've been doing some research before I get my III and I'm pretty certain that the only way to get the iPhone to work with the in car controls are:
1. Use bluetooth. This only allows use of the play/pause buttons though.
2. Use a dedicated ipod interfacesuch as the one coming out soon for the Prius.
The Kensington unit from the above post and any unit (like the Griffin I use) that plugs into the audio jack can not be controlled via the head unit.

[steviet]

Originally Posted by yortch

I finally ended up settling for the Kensington LiquidAUX Auxiliary Car Kit for iPhone 3G and I'm loving it! It works surprisingly well with iPhone 3GS. I do not get the "This accessory is not made to work with iPhone" warning and the remote control works really well.

I think this is a superior solution for iPhone than the iPod adapter sold by Toyota in 2 ways: you will not get the "This accessory is not made to work with iPhone" warning; and your iPhone will not be "concealed" inside the glovebox.

I have had this unit for a year now, for my 3G iPhone. It will sometimes give you an 'Accessory not Supported' message. Even if it does, cancel the message and everything works as advertised. I think it has something to do with when you hook up the iPhone and when power is applied to the connector. But all in in all it's been a great product. Waiting for TomToms device/software to come out to check that out.

Steve

[yortch]

Originally Posted by TKY

As you experiment, I hope I can ask you some questions. I have a 3GS and I'm picking up my series IV later this month. Does the Kensington adapter permit the iPhone to work through the Prius hands free system or just provide power? Will the iPod functions work through the stereo system? Thanks.

You cannot control the iPhone using the car stereo, but it provides a remote control which can be attached to the steering wheel and allows you to play/stop, forward and backward songs.

It also does not interface with bluetooth at all. My understanding is that the iPhone OS 3.1 update will let you send voice commands through bluetooth so if that holds true, you should be able to do this just with the built in bluetooth in the Prius IV.

[Vincent]

Originally Posted by steviet

I have had this unit for a year now, for my 3G iPhone. It will sometimes give you an 'Accessory not Supported' message. Even if it does, cancel the message and everything works as advertised.Steve

I've had this unit for over a year also and it works as advertised in both my Gen II and Gen III.

[Indyking]

Originally Posted by yortch

I finally ended up settling for the Kensington LiquidAUX Auxiliary Car Kit for iPhone 3G and I'm loving it! It works surprisingly well with iPhone 3GS. I do not get the "This accessory is not made to work with iPhone" warning and the remote control works really well.

I think this is a superior solution for iPhone than the iPod adapter sold by Toyota in 2 ways: you will not get the "This accessory is not made to work with iPhone" warning; and your iPhone will not be "concealed" inside the glovebox.

Thanks for the info. I have a question for you: Does it stop the song when you turn the car off and resumes from where it stopped when you turn it back on? Thanks.

[TKY]

I think I'll wait until the iPod interface accessory comes out, I've seen there will be September availability, to see how and if this will work with iPhone/iPod.

Thanks, TK

[Indyking]

Originally Posted by TKY

I think I'll wait until the iPod interface accessory comes out, I've seen there will be September availability, to see how and if this will work with iPhone/iPod.

Thanks, TK

This will be a better solution, though a lot more expensive, for those who have a models with NAV system. Just a reminder, people with non-NAV Prius 3 or above, like myself, who choose to install the iPod adapter PriusChat Shop : 2010 Toyota Prius OEM iPod Interface Integration Kit [PT545-00082] - $209.99, will have to give up the satellite radio... not good.

[seanu]

Originally Posted by Indyking

This will be a better solution, though a lot more expensive, for those who have a models with NAV system. Just a reminder, people with non-NAV Prius 3 or above, like myself, who choose to install the iPod adapter PriusChat Shop : 2010 Toyota Prius OEM iPod Interface Integration Kit [PT545-00082] - $209.99, will have to give up the satellite radio... not good.

So, if I follow you Indyking, if I HAVE Nav and use this, I KEEP my satellite radio? I hope so that would be awesome!