It’s very strange. I have an iPhone 17 Pro so should be basically identical to yours. I may try repairing the phone with the car and see if that helps. Might also try another book.
New Gravity owner - small issues and hoping for answers
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If you have bad AT&T service but good cell service otherwise, keep in mind you can also tether / personal hotspot.
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It does it when you buckle your seatbelt or press the brake, iirc.
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Yeah, I tried a couple and they all played. Probably worth reconnecting CarPlay. For some reason when I updated to the beta I had to do that anyway because it stopped connecting to the Gravity.
did 2 or 3 time. even mobile service also did the same.
Incorrect.
Tapping the brake pedal returns your seat and steering wheel from entry/exit mode into your profile setting.
I took delivery 9 months ago and it has always worked. This is a new bug since 3.6.
Thanks for posting your questions. It is one of the reasons why I am on like five different forums while trying to pick my next car. It never occurred to me that a car in this class would omit an integrated SiriusXM receiver. I had a car without, and I won’t go back.
I need to reset the infotainment in my BMW iX from time to time as well, so I’m familiar with the drill.
With help from @Macrocosmcwh of course!I see your new socks - you're upping the game! You go, Bro!
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I figured, most folks here are highly technical but figured I’d put it out there anyways.
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It never occurred to me check to see if it had it before buying, because for years integrated SXM (with antenna) has become so ubiquitous in most car models sold in the US. It probably wouldn't have single-handedly kept me from buying a Gravity, but it has been a frustrating compromise to overcome. I know many people don't use SXM and don't see the big deal, but for those of us that do, the convenience of having 100+ channels of consistent, dependable content (other than going through a long tunnel or through a tight mountain canyon with tall walls, which is rare and very short) is a big deal to lose when AT&T cell service sucks and the car's native audio streaming systems are frequently cutting in and out.
AT&T sucks in my local area (and it's not like I live in remote Alaska, this is just north of Denver). And when it does cut out, sometimes it never reconnects for the rest of the drive (that's more than a dead zone problem). And even when there is a signal, the car's Spotify app freezes on ads. It was just one frustration after another trying to work around this to get basic, dependable audio without an integrated SXM antenna. Eventually Android Auto came to the rescue. It's not the ideal solution, and it still cuts out on some long road trips routes because even my phone's much better cell service has occasional dead zones in remote areas, but it's 10x more dependable than it was before AA.
So many compromises with this car. It does a lot of the hard stuff really well. But the easy stuff is often so frustrating.
Have you tried to connect the car to your phones hotspot using a wifi connection.... Does that help fix it?
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I use a combination of downloaded Pocketcasts, Spotify / Tidal playlists, and music on a USB drive to get us through offline areas.
No but I have mounted a Starlink Mini in the 2nd row side window on road trips to do the same thing. It works for connectivity (doesn't help the car's Spotify app freezing on ads - that's another problem). But it's too cumbersome for local drives. If I could mount it inside the roof glass in the rear, I could live with that full time, but it won't work through the Gravity's coated roof glass.
Turning hotspot on in the phone every time I go to Costco or something would be a pain too. And hotspot drains the battery too fast to leave it on all the time.
So far the best workaround has just been to go through AA. 98% solution. Just want a solution that works for getting in the car and going (like a normal car) without having to mess with it each drive to get it set up.
Since I'm using AA full time for audio now, installing the free Musicolet app has proven to be an easy way to play downloaded content on my phone through AA. That way AA just does everything and I don't even mess with the pilot panel audio screen. Plus I don't have to pay for a 2nd SXM subscription. The phone can just use our existing Porsche subscription. The Gravity can't anymore after that update a couple of months ago.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get AA to work in the Gravity by USB cable only. It wants to use the wifi method even when plugged in via USB cable. That's normally not a problem, unless I wanna connect the phone to Starlink wifi on road trips and still play audio thru AA. If I connect the phone to Starlink wifi, it kills AA.
To use Starlink, I have to use the car's apps instead. That means no Pandora, Spotify freezing on ads, and no SXM without a subscription. Probably easiest just to stick with AA (and Musicolet when a dead zone) and do without Starlink altogether.
If you turn on developer mode for AA, you can disable Wireless AA so it will only connect when wired.
