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Fletch_M

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Mac configured iphones and ipods
« on: October 06, 2010, 02:21:31 PM »
Apologies if I have missed this elsewhere but can Blue & Me connect to a Mac configured device? If so does it have to be the latest version Blue & Me 5.5? I believe Mac can read iphones and ipods configured for PC so a reconfig would be one way around it if Blue & Me can't. Any advise/experiences gratefully accepted.
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Re: Mac configured iphones and ipods
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2010, 02:29:53 PM »
It has always been the norm that your i-pod has to be formatted into windows format to run through B&M but maybe with 5.5 its different.
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Re: Mac configured iphones and ipods
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2010, 02:32:57 PM »
My Ipod touch seems to be fine and that was setup on a mac :)

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Re: Mac configured iphones and ipods
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2010, 02:37:48 PM »
Thanks John501, NoddyRocket, I feared this was the case, but good to hear that the itouch works in Mac config. do you know if you are running on 5.5 Blue & Me?
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Re: Mac configured iphones and ipods
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2010, 02:41:59 PM »
If your car was built after July of this year then it should have 5.5 as standard.
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Fletch_M

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Re: Mac configured iphones and ipods
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2010, 02:48:37 PM »
Unfortunately Reg June but only bought as new yesterday....Maybe the Funk White stealth style isn't to everyone's taste  :)
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Re: Mac configured iphones and ipods
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2010, 02:55:53 PM »
May need the software updating then, only takes a few minutes.

You can find the download here
http://www.abarthforum.co.uk/blue-and-me/blueme-updated-to-5-5/msg74872/#msg74872
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Re: Mac configured iphones and ipods
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2010, 01:44:55 PM »
B&M ipod/iphone adapter will allow a mac formatted ipod and iOS devices (iOS devices cant be mac formatted or windows formatted)
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Re: Mac configured iphones and ipods
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2010, 09:50:32 AM »
Ok here is the thing.

If its an early generation like iPod 1-5 (5 being "iPod with Video") the B&M sometimes reads the disk via USB directly, which means it may have to be Winblows formatted. If its a touch, iPhone, or something built recently, it uses a protocol to talk to the iPod/iPhone and so the format on the devices disk makes no difference at all.

At least that's how I understand it.

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Re: Mac configured iphones and ipods
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2010, 01:32:29 PM »
Interesting, but either way my iPhone syncs with Mac and iPod syncs to PC and neither work with B&M with or without the adapter  ::)
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Re: Mac configured iphones and ipods
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2010, 10:07:56 PM »
Quote from: Fletch_M on October 06, 2010, 02:21:31 PM
Apologies if I have missed this elsewhere but can Blue & Me connect to a Mac configured device? If so does it have to be the latest version Blue & Me 5.5? I believe Mac can read iphones and ipods configured for PC so a reconfig would be one way around it if Blue & Me can't. Any advise/experiences gratefully accepted.

For what it's worth.... I'm using Mac configured iphone and ipod touch on 5.5 with no problems at all. It will only take two minutes to install 5.5 if you haven't got it.

I have an old style ipod but that makes the system throw a wobbler! One small point though. If, without thinking, you disconnect the ipod/phone with the ignition still on it will apparently 'wipe' the update off and it has to be reinstalled.

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Trevor
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