Entune compatibility and updates

[Digitalwiz]

Hi,

I just called Toyota to complain that entune is being advertised to be more than it generally is.

Specifically email\calendar\sms\picture access while plugged in.

the toyota sales people talk very highly of what entune can do but wont pair your phone to test it before sale.

Post sale you are told "an update" may be required to enable the PIM features of entune.

First I dont see how i can discover what entune revision is installed on my 2012 t4r LE and i dont see a statement on toyota's website stating what the current version is and when then next version is expected. For instance: the summer 2012 entune update expected banner is still all i can find. However summer if just about over folks and there's no additional information.

I'd like to know when iphone 4s compatibility will be a reality. Its just about he most popular smartphone out "there" and its nuts that entune isnt fully compatible.

If toyota wants to blame apple for that one then there should be one hell of a disclaimer.

I could see a class action lawsuit in the future for the misleading pictures/statements from toyota and thier dealers.

Finally, i may have missed something here or there so if you know something i dont please feel free to share.

I did take a few minutes to review a number of the phones available from ATT and not one of the ones i reviewed had any compatibility for messaging/calendar. thats a big fail in my opinion.

 

[MikesTE]

I'm no expert on cell phone technology but from a previous experience with BMWs and their Bimmer App I believe Toyota is being honest about the iPhone. If you search around this forum or via google on the internet as a whole you'll encounter many folks in the same boat as you (us, I will admit) - trying to use advanced messaging functionality on an iPhone to no avail. This is blamed on the iPhone's lack of "Message Access Protocol," otherwise referred to as "MAP." This is NOT a software only feature, I think it has to be designed into the phone's architecture. If I remember it correctly, MAP is a proprietary Research in Motion (RIM) Blackberry capability that was not adopted by the iPhone 4/4S. Because there is no MAP there is no way for third party apps to access these via bluetooth or corded. I haven't read anything about the iPhone 5 having this capability but do expect Apple would work very hard with all of these car companies on features that everyone is clamoring for. My guess is that there are just as many people on this forum that Entune works fine for as those which it doesn't, given the choice of Bberry/Android/iOS software running their devices. I know this won't help the feeling of being taken advantage of but there is a legitimate technological shortfall that Entune can't overcome. Marketing is what it is. If they have a capability that works with a handful of phones they're going to pitch it as artfully as they can.