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KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

KARNUT

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I have the last gen I phone, I can use the Bluetooth , the media and pandora app. I don't use the pandora app. usually it doesn't let me change songs on the steering wheel on the left side.

 

 

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crafferty Senior Enthusiast

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FYI: The left hand channel up/down steering wheel button will skip pandora, over Bluetooth and not connected via USB and I'm still on an iPhone 4 with iOS 6. Yah yah! I like the old school dark look, but the iPhone 6 is in the works next month and I'll have to get used to the "new" look. Also tried a friends iPhone 6 and it still has to be tethered to use the GMC pandora app. Android wins in this category.

Android always wins!
wsk3 Enthusiast

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I use a Samsung Galaxy S5 to stream Pandora through Intellilink and it often hangs. I found that switching to radio or XM for a little then switching back to Pandora resolves it and the app will load music. My buddy has a Samsung Galaxy S4 and Pandora works flawlessly in the truck with his phone. My phone just received another OS update but I haven't used it for Pandora yet. Maybe it will be better now.

Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

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I just connect mine through blu tooth. I can still skip songs with the left steering controls, I just don't see artwork on the screen and I can't use the thumbs up/thumbs down on the screen but I don't really care. Artwork isn't important and I find the variety on Pandora is better when I don't thumbs up songs, plus the touchscreen in the truck isn't as responsive as the screen on my iphone. I also don't want to always plug my phone in either. This will all be a moot point once Apple Car play comes out and GM starts using it. We'll see what the Galaxy guys say about that at the time haha

 

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Badnewcastle Enthusiast

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I can only get mine to work via bluetooth by starting Pandora on the Iphone and then hitting the media button. If I plug the phone in, it just says "no internet connection." I think I have a seperate issue going on,.

Bandit33x Enthusiast

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I can only get mine to work via bluetooth by starting Pandora on the Iphone and then hitting the media button. If I plug the phone in, it just says "no internet connection." I think I have a seperate issue going on,.

Does your phone ever ask to allow GMC Intellilink to connect to you phone and you have to press allow. If it doesn't thats where I would start to get the Pandora app to work. I'll take a picture next time it asks so you can see it. It seems it asks every time my phone gets restarted.
Badnewcastle Enthusiast

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It doesn't ask me anymore, it used to though. I turned my pandora notifications off though to save battery maybe that's the problem, I'll turn them on and try it today.

Bvonscott Enthusiast

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To the newbs LOL: here is how to use an iPhone for pandora use on your truck:

 

To use the built in intellilink pandora app, an iPhone must be connnected through a USB port. It does not matter if you press the on screen app first or the phone app first then the on screen app, it just has to be plugged in. There are several reasons for this. 1) Apple does not allow 3rd party applications access to some root level functions, such as advanced controls over bluetooth. Hence the lack of pandora use while unplugged. 2) This is to maintain security with the device and avoid software issues that androids are plagued with. 3) I am pretty sure GM, Apple, & Pandora did not all come together on a way around this quirk. 4) On an iPhone when playing pandora you still have access to the rest of the phone, on an android when it is streaming pandora through the inellilink app the android pandora app has taken over the phone. I would rather have full access to the iPhone.

 

How to stream pandora through bluetooth:

 

1. Start pandora on your bluetooth connected iPhone. Press the MEDIA button until the iPhone connection displays

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2. Press MEDIA until the bluetooth source is selected. Start any sound capable app on the phone, including pandora. Both ways also work for YOUTUBE, GAMES, other RADIO APPS, etc etc etc....

 

 

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Badnewcastle Enthusiast

Badnewcastle

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To the newbs LOL: here is how to use an iPhone for pandora use on your truck:

 

To use the built in intellilink pandora app, an iPhone must be connnected through a USB port. It does not matter if you press the on screen app first or the phone app first then the on screen app, it just has to be plugged in. There are several reasons for this. 1) Apple does not allow 3rd party applications access to some root level functions, such as advanced controls over bluetooth. Hence the lack of pandora use while unplugged. 2) This is to maintain security with the device and avoid software issues that androids are plagued with. 3) I am pretty sure GM, Apple, & Pandora did not all come together on a way around this quirk. 4) On an iPhone when playing pandora you still have access to the rest of the phone, on an android when it is streaming pandora through the inellilink app the android pandora app has taken over the phone. I would rather have full access to the iPhone.

 

How to stream pandora through bluetooth:

 

1. Start pandora on your bluetooth connected iPhone. Press the MEDIA button until the iPhone connection displays

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2. Press MEDIA until the bluetooth source is selected. Start any sound capable app on the phone, including pandora. Both ways also work for YOUTUBE, GAMES, other RADIO APPS, etc etc etc....

 

 

:)

 

Plugged in or not, my phone doesn't work using the App at all. I can use it through bluetooth and pressing media. The Pandora app should work with my Iphone 5s plugged in but it only randomly works and then fails stay connected. But usually it doesn't work at all and the says no internet connection.

Bvonscott Enthusiast

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Plugged in or not, my phone doesn't work using the App at all. I can use it through bluetooth and pressing media. The Pandora app should work with my Iphone 5s plugged in but it only randomly works and then fails stay connected. But usually it doesn't work at all and the says no internet connection.

 

Ok you need to eliminate where the issue lies, its either the truck, the cable you are using, or the phone.

 

Do this, plug in the phone via usb and try to play songs stored on your phone through the usb sound source under "media". If you don't have any songs buy or download one. If it plays there, switch to the pandora app. If it does not play the pandora app, there is either an issue with your internet connection, the pandora app on your phone or on the truck.

Badnewcastle Enthusiast

Badnewcastle

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Ok you need to eliminate where the issue lies, its either the truck, the cable you are using, or the phone.

 

Do this, plug in the phone via usb and try to play songs stored on your phone through the usb sound source under "media". If you don't have any songs buy or download one. If it plays there, switch to the pandora app. If it does not play the pandora app, there is either an issue with your internet connection, the pandora app on your phone or on the truck.

 

From what I can tell it has to be the truck. I've used 4 different cables, 2 different kinds and 3 iphones (one - 5, two - 5s). Weird thing... it works in my driveway when I'm in wifi range. But when I pull away and leave it stops. It's kind of like it goes in out of service but the phone is playing it just fine and it works when I use bluetooth and hit media. I'll try playing some music off the phone. Not sure if I have any though.

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GMCSierra99 Enthusiast

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I had problems with my Bluetooth and Pandora cutting out, had my dealer look into it and they did PI1126F update and it has worked much better. I have a 14 Sierra SLT AT.

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Bandit33x Enthusiast

Bandit33x

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I finally got around to posting this picture of the notification that I get regularly to allow my iPhone 4 to communicate with IntelliLink, tethered of course with the USB.

Allow Pandora to Communicate with GMC IntelliLink

 

Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

Silverado-Hareek

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I finally got around to posting this picture of the notification that I get regularly to allow my iPhone 4 to communicate with IntelliLink, tethered of course with the USB.

 

 

Judging by the slider symbol to unlock your phone, your iPhone software is at least 2 years old and maybe over 5 or 6 updates behind where iOS software is now. Try updating your iPhone and then see what happens.

 

 

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jayclover Enthusiast

jayclover

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BVONSCOTT was right on with his instructions on how to use the app. The trick is to launch both the app from your phone AND from the Home screen in your truck once the phone is plugged in. When I got the truck all I had to do was plug the phone in and hit the app on the home screen, so somewhere along the way that changed. Don’t know if it was Pandora or GMC, but it changed. And the instructions on Pandora’s site [https://help.pandora.com/customer/portal/articles/190368-pandora-and-gmc] have a step to do both.

 

So there you go…hope this helps.

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