Sal, This has been a real nightmare over a few years now. But to be honest it seems to be getting a little better.MrsMacan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:37 pmAre you connecting via bluetooth or cable? In my Kia (no Apple Play) I connect my iPhone through bluetooth and the system just sees another media device and the phone is in control of what I play, therefore if I've stopped the car, turned ignition etc it is paused automatically and when the ignition is switched back on and the phone connects to the car it carries playing from where it stopped. I know if I plug the phone into the car with the cable it tries to control it more and I have lots of problems so never do that. I'm still able to change tracks, volume e.t.c on the steering controls, I just can't change playlists and select albums and songs directly through the car's touch screen.TheTraveller wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2019 7:35 pm I've been to the OPC twice now, with problems with the ipod, intermittently not playing on start up from where it left off. They were unable to solve the matter, even though I purchased a new ipod Touch, at their suggestion. They ended up saying there is a problem with the compatibility, between the Apple system and the Porsche set up. Even though it can have have Apple car play. Realy...
This is probably no help, but I am unsure how functions through the PCM are different depending whether you connect via bluetooth or cable. Might be worth trying both.
I have no Apple Car Play. Just the basic system. My now newish Touch, is connected via a hard cable (USB connection) in the centre arm rest.
I journey out, switch off ign' and just leave it. When I return, engage key in ign' I know then, that it will go heywire. It does not go to ipod, sometimes the icon on the PCM is showing USB, and will stay as that. Sometimes a message comes to screen, device not detected, another time, device not recognised, another time, device not compatible. I then go to the source button, and no ipod is showing. I have to exit that screen on the PCM, (otherwise it will not update the connection) and then remove the USB cable from the port, and re-engage it. Then the radio blasts out. Then I have to go to the source button again, and now the ipod device is present. Press it and away it goes.
It may then be OK for 5, 10 or 15 sequences, but then it happens again.
Sometimes it plays where it left off, sometimes not. And then the format that the music files come to screen (showing pictures of album covers) is different.
When it's OK, I'm able to use the PCM touch screen to select all music files, tracks, playlists as normal.
I now resign myself to the fact, of that's how it is. But I'll will give your suggestion a try, fingers crossed. Thank you for that.
Frank