inputs.text: physical interface problehem overall works claimed - studied product months handles apps different potentially useful way product ive found refrained buying product end november disinformation internet whether works iphone 5 andor ios7 strong naysayers questions people kept buying productthen decided ask actual users three products appradio 3 iphone 5 ios 7 experience currently every one came back works fine went ahead took plunge installed professionally yesterday took 7 hours finally finished last night 730pm asked assist pairing bluetooth id figure rest cabling later bluetooth pairing easiest device ive paired technician asked put car 2009 hyundai santa fe reverse make sure backup camera working 50 mile drive homeat point mind bluetooth hooked able listen music amazon cloud player app sounded great display showed complete information song artist album etc not show album artwork neither pioneer apple limitation rather limitation bluetooth spec music working great right starting home pushed pioneer home button asked siri call wife worked perfectly finished music resumed traveling night winter weather 7800 ft summit pushed home button dictated text wife well music resumed sent final text turned final stretch state road interstate perfect text pioneer functioning perfectlythe first impression unit looked absolutely fabulous dash screen hard material rather standard lcd flexible plastic material pioneer felt like iphonethe thing touched iphone right beginning trip selected playlist amazon app use apps controlled head unit requires cabling hdmi lightningusb amazon not one apps controllable radio touched iphone make music selection rest journey could tucked centerconsolei read extensively app radio 3 purchased knew cables would need use knew would would not relative apps guess disinformation people not patience study complex product bought downloaded owners manual read knew expect anything disappointed far unit exceeded expectations look feel amazing disinformation damage marketplace far without foundationnow hook cabling setup necessary use pioneerapproved apps stay tunedwhen connected lightning plug system things get little complicated appradio app needs present need invoke app iphone beginning drive appphone icon head unit light tap icon apps approved run head unit show include calendar contacts photos maps show dont work phone kind waste added car media player plays music resident theiphone nicely car browser works ok parked not plugins music go url music site cant play music app marginal usei already waze phone compatible pioneer system works beautifully appradio makes radio look like real hardwired full time gpsbut noticed im appradio bluetooth disconnected tried calling using siri home button call radio not return waze gps appradio actually took bit finagling get gps back little later received call answered button radio call everything resumed would expectedone thing becomes clear really apps one wants use road initial impression appradio severely limited apps not really case think really appropriate mess roadwhen im parked watch netflix head unit fine even go ibooks wouldnt first choice read ibook end day use music app car media player waze gps app usage occasional say leastthe big concern hooked unit requires apple lightning av adapter attached another usb cable hdmi yes fullsize like tv cable combination av adapter two cable makes unsightly unwieldy clump electronic hookup doesnt work either practically aesthetically well mine terminated armrestconsole front seats length cables not allow easy access phone even limited access even parked matter certain things need confirmed allowed phone time time digging phone console tap huge driving distraction cant put phone dash hang windshield cable length lightning av interface 4so bottom line combo work progress iphone works fabulously pioneer job well looks sounds great process point actually come together interface two problematical could enhanced considerably lightning extension cable apple doesnt make one amazon stocks one made china takes two months procure half people say doesnt work except charge get seems like obvious impractical solution doesnt really exist way not compromise either apple pioneer experiencethe possibility apple pioneer create dock could dash mounted contains av adapter dock cables disappear dash bottom dock ie totally clean installation bmw factory basis alas writing aesthetically pleasing solution not exist aftermarket iphone5 appradio 3 work fine interface problem not doesnt work clump nothing obvious done thatiphone nicely car browser works ok parked not plugins music go url music site cant play music app marginal usei already waze phone compatible pioneer system works beautifully appradio makes radio look like real hardwired full time gpsbut noticed im appradio bluetooth disconnected tried calling using siri home button call radio not return waze gps appradio actually took bit finagling get gps back little later received call answered button radio call everything resumed would expectedone thing becomes clear really apps one wants use road initial impression appradio severely limited apps not really case think really appropriate mess roadwhen im parked watch netflix head unit fine even go ibooks wouldnt first choice read ibook end day use music app car media player waze gps app usage occasional say leastthe big concern hooked unit requires apple lightning av adapter attached another usb cable hdmi yes fullsize like tv cable combination av adapter two cable makes unsightly unwieldy clump electronic hookup doesnt work either practically aesthetically well mine terminated armrestconsole front seats length cables not allow easy access phone even limited access even parked matter certain things need confirmed allowed phone time time digging phone console tap huge driving distraction cant put phone dash hang windshield cable length lightning av interface 4so bottom line combo work progress iphone works fabulously pioneer job well looks sounds great process point actually come together interface two problematical could enhanced considerably lightning extension cable apple doesnt make one amazon stocks one made china takes two months procure half people say doesnt work except charge get seems like obvious impractical solution doesnt really exist way not compromise either apple pioneer experiencethe possibility apple pioneer create dock could dash mounted contains av adapter dock cables disappear dash bottom dock ie totally clean installation bmw factory basis alas writing aesthetically pleasing solution not exist aftermarket iphone5 appradio 3 work fine interface problem not doesnt work clump nothing obvious done