2016 Silverado WIFI, and Pandora?

[jamoka3]

My 2016 Silverado has a very hard time connecting to Pandora.

I do not have WIFI in the truck, and every time i hit the Pandora app on the info screen it obviously connects to my phone so I assume Pandora is playing off my phones connection to 4g.

Can some confirm if I had WIFI in my truck it would play from the trucks own WIFI signal and save my phones battery?

Also will it continue to launch Pandora on my phone or play off its own app built into the infotainment screen?

 

I also have a 2018 Camaro SS and when i launch Pandora in that car it plays off its own WIFI and infotainment  app. So essentially No phone is required...

[m3n00b]

No, it will only play through your phone's data connection.

[Loco-diablo]

in my 2017, If you have wifi subscription in the truck.. it will use the trucks wifi.. same for the infotainment weather channel app or any other app that requires data.. no phone needed.

It will not launch pandora on the phone if running via the infotainment app. 2016 may be different..

[Loco-diablo]

39 minutes ago, m3n00b said:

No, it will only play through your phone's data connection.

Not if the truck has a wifi subscription. At least that's how my 2017 operates.

[m3n00b]

Maybe it's different for 2017s then.

5 minutes ago, Loco-diablo said:

Not if the truck has a wifi subscription. At least that's how my 2017 operates.

 

[Bash74]

Pandora uses the truck wifi in my 2015, but the 2016 might be different.