iPhone Address Book Transfer - Solution that Works!

It's been eight long years of driving Priapus and not having transferred my iPhone address book. With the iPhone5, I was really hoping the data transfer would be supported. Alas!, it's not. So I hit the internet and here's what I found:

Download Prius Phonebook Free

It talks about using your MacBook, in the car, to transfer the contacts. However, My iMac is in a den above the garage. Sure enough, with Priapus in the garage, it was close enough to work.

There is no warranty, the instructions are acceptable, but the results speak for themselves. I now have a fully-populated address book for the first time in eight years.

Here's the process I found that works:
1) Make sure your phone is paired to your car.
2) Turn the car on.
3) Get to the [Transfer Contacts] screen in the car and push the [Transfer Contacts] button. It's not actually called that but I can't remember exactly what it's called right now. This step preps the car to receive the contacts.
4) Click the [Send] button in the software.
5) Wait! Don't get overly anxious. First, it will use the computer's bluetooth to find devices. It found my phone first - and I was confused - but then it found the MAC address of the car and then resolved the name as "Handsfree Headset" or something like that.
6) Select the car from the list of detected devices and click [Transfer].
7) Watch as addresses pour into your car.
8) Wait again because the software will finish before the car does.

Make sure you read the Readme.txt file that comes with the software.

I gotta tell you, after eight years, I'm thrilled to find a solution.

 

I do have the navigation. I'm not sure if that makes a difference.
After two years, I don't remember enough to help troubleshoot. But I can tell you that it took me a few attempts to get everything worked out. So if the first attempt doesn't take, try again.