2018 Panasonic Computer/Display Media Problems

[Lamarsh]

I have a 2018 Ram 1500 Big Horn, with the 8" Panasonic computer screen unit. Aside from having an impressively crisp and bright picture, I have generally found this thing is nothing but trouble.

May main issue with it, and I'm hoping to hear some input as to how to fix this, is the fact that when my iPhone 8 is connected to bluetooth, I cannot simply press the microphone button on my iPhone to speak into it and dictate a text message when I'm stopped at a red light. If I want that to work, apparently I have to disconnect blue tooth, or go through the truck's voice text process (that button on the steering wheel), which totally sucks since it asks you a million questions and is a very slow process to simply dictate a stupid text message at a red light.

A related problem is the fact that, when connected to bluetooth and the computer system is not on "bluetooth media," but is on something like SXM radio, if you are navigating using an iPhone app such as Waze or Google maps, you cannot hear the audio on your phone unless you either turn off bluetooth or switch to the truck's bluetooth media mode, in which case you cannot listen to satellite radio. How silly?

Any ways around this? So far, dealerships and UConnect customer service have told me varying things ranging from telling me it is a compatibility problem to saying that is just how it's designed, as a safety mechanism. Very frustrating.

 

[Jimmy07]

The phone needs to be plugged in via the media center in center console and running Apple CarPlay to be able to do that

 

[stimpy433]

I have a 2018 Ram 1500 Big Horn, with the 8" Panasonic computer screen unit. Aside from having an impressively crisp and bright picture, I have generally found this thing is nothing but trouble.

May main issue with it, and I'm hoping to hear some input as to how to fix this, is the fact that when my iPhone 8 is connected to bluetooth, I cannot simply press the microphone button on my iPhone to speak into it and dictate a text message when I'm stopped at a red light. If I want that to work, apparently I have to disconnect blue tooth, or go through the truck's voice text process (that button on the steering wheel), which totally sucks since it asks you a million questions and is a very slow process to simply dictate a stupid text message at a red light.

A related problem is the fact that, when connected to bluetooth and the computer system is not on "bluetooth media," but is on something like SXM radio, if you are navigating using an iPhone app such as Waze or Google maps, you cannot hear the audio on your phone unless you either turn off bluetooth or switch to the truck's bluetooth media mode, in which case you cannot listen to satellite radio. How silly?

Any ways around this? So far, dealerships and UConnect customer service have told me varying things ranging from telling me it is a compatibility problem to saying that is just how it's designed, as a safety mechanism. Very frustrating.

For google maps you need to make sure the following are selected in the settings under navigation.

 

[stimpy433]

For texting I use the SIRI function and it works great for me....

 

[stimpy433]

Waze is about the same as google maps....

 

[Brent L]

Push the voice button on the steering wheel and hold it about 1-second. That will allow you to use Siri voice and not the built-in junk.


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[droopie85gt]

ON my 2017, I found you can skip most of the bs audio menu by hitting the phone button. Say I hit phone button and say text wife mobile: then it asks me to say my text. When I am done, I hit the phone button and say send. This skips the entire do you want to send, cancel or edit this message. say blah blah blah...it makes the voice text much more usable for me!

 

[Lamarsh]

Thanks guys. I will try these suggestions out. I appreciate the help. Sounds like I might just need to get used to the thing on my steering wheel, and change some app settings.

 

[adrianp89]

Also you do not need to hit the microphone button on your phone or steering wheel. If you phone is out of your pocket you can just say Hey Siri and go from there. On my '13, Siri automatically takes over the radio.

 

[troutspinner]

Just an FYI, iOS 12 that will be released this fall will now give iPhone users the ability to run 3rd party mapping programs like Google Maps and Waze on screen....finally!

 

[TomT]

Also you do not need to hit the microphone button on your phone or steering wheel. If you phone is out of your pocket you can just say Hey Siri and go from there. On my '13, Siri automatically takes over the radio.

You have to specifically enable this on your phone.

 

[adrianp89]

You have to specifically enable this on your phone.

You do? I don’t think I ever enabled it, but who knows lol.

 

[TomT]

Yes, the “Hey Siri” thing is an option. They ask you during initial setup.