Changes coming for Entune

GhostChili

GhostChili

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Received an email today that states:


Dear Toyota Owner,

Thank you for being a Toyota Entune™ App Suite customer.

As technology and markets change, third-party application providers continuously evolve their products and services. On November 13th, 2018, a multimedia system update will appear on your vehicle display. After completion, Pandora®, OpenTable®, and Facebook Places will no longer be available in Entune™ App Suite, as these products and services will no longer be supported by the third-party application providers.

In your Toyota, you can still enjoy Pandora and other popular music applications via Bluetooth or USB connection. For your device's compatibility and pairing instruction, please visit Toyota.com/entune.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please contact the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331 Monday - Friday, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, or Saturday 7:00 am to 4:30 pm Central Time.

Sincerely,


Toyota Entune Customer Support


Not to concerned with OpenTable or Facebook (don't use either) but as I just got a free year of Pandora with T-Mobile, the integration is nice. Oh well, looking at replacing the head unit (and speakers) anyway with something more Android friendly.
 
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With next gen Entune having Apple CarPlay, i guess supporting these 3rd party apps is obsolete from Toyota standpoint.
 
DC4OU said:
Does that mean we will have Apple CarPlay in November?
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No, you won't have CarPlay in your $40,000 SUV, or your $80,000 Land Cruiser. Because Toyota knows what you need, not what you want. And yes, I become internet outraged every time this subject comes up. Maybe in 2020! grrr....
 
Meh. I had the Entune app downloaded for about a week and realized it was a piece of s*#t. I could care less if they take it all away <end rant>.
 
Pandora sounded like ass anyway when using Entune and sounded horrid just like XM- straight up tin can hallway.. Pandora sounds better streaming from your phone via Bluetooth with "higher audio quality" selected in settings.
 
The car play is a game changer my wife has it in her VW. I just bought a 12 4runner with the JBL and nav, what a total POS. I knew that going into it though. I already had most of my new audio gear purchased months before I even had the truck.
 
every thing I dont need and take away the one thing I use. even though it crappy it works most of the time. The local weather, well lets see im in the car and can see the weather, stupid. Gps on my phone. Open table, what am i a restaurant critic
If they could make it more about the driving experience and less about local entertainment. With all that driving im doing the gas price check option should get me into Canada witch is where it wants to lead me when I pull it up. I dont live in Canada. P.O.S.
 
i use the pandora app daily and wish i could get a replacement stereo now that didn't look ugly (i've never seen any of the filler plates look like an OEM installation). i hate having to use my phone to control music, it takes your eyes off the road too much.

i'm not sure what i'll do next, xm radio maybe?
 
i got my second e-mail from toyota today reminding me that I will no longer be getting pandora. what the f it seems like a money grab. Why would you buy x m radio when pandora is free. I paid for it and now they are taking it away.thanks toyota i would much rather use my phone to control my radio. It just makes sense.....Ass bags dont care.its the bottom line they care about not your saftey.
 
Throw in too that just last week it now no longer works for phone. Always says no service but I still receive text, Pandora, etc. And as I am not using a phone on the list from T-Mobile (Nokia 6.1) I'll just be told it is an unsupported phone.

I used to travel a lot and therefor was in a rental car at least every other week. Every vehicle I've ever rented worked without issue. Now I am on the fence to send Marathon and Canvasback money and instead use it towards a new head unit. :confused:

Oh if only money grew on trees.
 
Using Pandora all of the time isn't an option for me, cell coverage here is sparse.
I got a new phone a week or so ago, paired it to the 4Runner, contacts show up and all is good.

Next day, get in the 4Runner. Phone shows connected but no service.

Oh well. Waiting for my wife later and fooled with the phone, phone sees the car, car doesn't want to connect.

Fool with it for a while and it wants to import contacts again.
But then it won't. And if I use the phone to call it won't connect, tests are not going through the head unit either.

It worked the first time I paired it and hasn't worked right since.

I have a $50 BT speaker in my work truck, it works great all of the time.
I've had 3 different phones paired to it over the last couple years and it's always worked without issue.

But a $40K+ vehicle won't work reliably.
 
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