Grom VL2 and iPhone-anyone tried?

[sethro]

Anyone use the VL2 with an iPhone, or is it only for use with android systems? the website doesn't have a FAQ for VL2...I've reached out and I haven't heard back...the FAQ with the VL1 says you can use an iPhone "for bluetooth music streaming" but is that the only functionality with iOS?

I've got the bt-45 and it's just ok. The ridiculously loud "BLUETOOTH CONNECTED" makes me angry everytime i forget to turn the volume down before connecting.

 

[saucebox]

Works very well with CarPlay and an iPhone, use it every day. It is itself an Android unit, but has some sort of app/connector that passes right through to the iPhone. Reconnects automatically when you get back in the car.

I've never tried bluetooth streaming with the VL2.

 

[jLB]

The VL2 Bluetooth & CarPlay (wired) work just fine on my iPhone 6 & 8.

 

[TOBreezy]

I have the VL1 and CarPlay works great. They didn't have a cert from Apple to use Carplay at the time (late 2017) so you have to activate it by pressing something like 10+ times - just ask them on their chat. Also, make sure your USB is into USB 1 - It wont work if you're in USB 2.

 

[sethro]

Great! Thank you for the responses. I’ll probably go for it then...the maps/navigation and such use the CarPlay native apps, right?
I put the Sony double DIN CarPlay stereo in my HZT62 and it worked pretty well..

 

[saucebox]

They do. Inside of CarPlay, you're using Apple's default apps, which work well.

 

[NoogaCruiser]

I've used Carplay with both VL1 and VL2 with no issues. Also, you can disable the spoken features of the BT45. I think you hit the band button then hold the seek down button down, but you may want to check the manual. I disabled it, but I never found a way to lower the ring volume for incoming calls. It was otherwise a great solution.