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I have 5.0 touch screen in my ram 1500. When I play Bluetooth or Sirius I do NOT get album art. My wife has 5.0 in her jeep and does get album art. I also don't get text messages but there's an icon for it? Any feedback or advice ?
 

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I have 5.0 touch screen in my ram 1500. When I play Bluetooth or Sirius I do NOT get album art. My wife has 5.0 in her jeep and does get album art. I also don't get text messages but there's an icon for it? Any feedback or advice ?
I don't get album art on my 5.0. I haven't updated with the last firmware from 4/2014. My 5.0 sometimes notifies me of a text message over Bluetooth.
 
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Interesting. Anyone else ? Anyone getting album art?
 

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my 13 5.0 didn't have album art but i just got it replaced with w/ a new 5.0 and now have album art, prob just needs an update.
 

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May I inquire as to where you were able to get your newer screen from please ?
 
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my 13 5.0 didn't have album art but i just got it replaced with w/ a new 5.0 and now have album art, prob just needs an update.


I did update mine with usb stick. Still no album art or text messages. I'm wondering if there's a setting or something ?
 

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I WANT ALBUM ART!!! :baby:
 

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Are you using an iPhone? If so to get the text messages you have to go under the device in your Bluetooth settings on the iPhone and enable notifications.
 
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Yes I am. Cool that answers the text question. Is there a setting to get album art?
 
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I read on another forum ""Default
If you hook up via a USB cable instead of Bluetooth it will show artwork. It will also allow selection of music via the voice command."" Going to try and report back
 
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Confirmed. Album art does show on 5.0 when connected by usb....does not show with Bluetooth
 

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Yea it shows with usb but as far as I know it doesn't with Bluetooth. There's no setting at least that I've found.
 

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S 5 , I use to have text messaging readout with my RA2 5.0 , I THEN updated to the latest software and now I do not have text messaging anymore , it still has the icon , it's just greyed out and the radio reads my device is not compatible? WTF , I thought updates wer supposed to make things better not loose FEATURES , the main reason I upgraded to the RA2 Was for hands free calling and TEXT messaging. .

Anyone have any suggestions for texting ? , Can I install an older version of software ? If so where do I get it from ?

Or is this an extra paid subscription that I can purchase , if so through who?

Sorry for all the Qs , I just really miss having the texting feature. ..
 
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S 5 , I use to have text messaging readout with my RA2 5.0 , I THEN updated to the latest software and now I do not have text messaging anymore , it still has the icon , it's just greyed out and the radio reads my device is not compatible? WTF , I thought updates wer supposed to make things better not loose FEATURES , the main reason I upgraded to the RA2 Was for hands free calling and TEXT messaging. .

Anyone have any suggestions for texting ? , Can I install an older version of software ? If so where do I get it from ?

Or is this an extra paid subscription that I can purchase , if so through who?

Sorry for all the Qs , I just really miss having the texting feature. ..

Did you try a power off then back on reset of your phone?

When I recently upgraded my 5.0 radio software, I lost the text feature on my LG G3 phone. Messed with every setting on the radio and deleted and re-synced the phone numerous times with no change. Not until I did a power off/on reset of the phone, did the text feature come back.
 
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I'll try that tonight ! Thanks , any others with advice ?
 

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I'll try that tonight ! Thanks , any others with advice ?

One other thing, before you do the phone off/on, delete the phone bluetooth profile from the radio. Then do the pairing like it is the first time and go from there.
 

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One other thing, before you do the phone off/on, delete the phone bluetooth profile from the radio. Then do the pairing like it is the first time and go from there.
I have done that already , that didn't work for me , I also had my battery disconnected for about 3 hours while I was installing some LED red lights on my tailgate area and on the ground under the tailgate for hunting season , so I can see to pack my gear and such .
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Thanks buddy I hope the phone power down works ! I'll post up the results either way ..

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I have done that already , that didn't work for me , ........

I meant delete the phone bluetooth profile before you do the power on/off. Not delete/add the profile as a standalone.
 

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Gotcha !
 

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I have a Samsung Galaxy S 5 , I use to have text messaging readout with my RA2 5.0 , I THEN updated to the latest software and now I do not have text messaging anymore , it still has the icon , it's just greyed out and the radio reads my device is not compatible? WTF , I thought updates wer supposed to make things better not loose FEATURES , the main reason I upgraded to the RA2 Was for hands free calling and TEXT messaging. .

Anyone have any suggestions for texting ? , Can I install an older version of software ? If so where do I get it from ?

Or is this an extra paid subscription that I can purchase , if so through who?

Sorry for all the Qs , I just really miss having the texting feature. ..
Just to confirm, text messaging works both ways ( incoming read out and pre-defined replies) on my RA2 5.0 with latest firmware v 5.2.20.1 and my LG G4 with lollipop 5.1.1.
I never noticed that there were pre-defined reply texts you could send, thought that was an 8.4 RA4 feature but it works. Go figure.
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From my wife's 8.4 manual...
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Sent from my LG G4 on Tapatalk.
 
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