Uconnect 8.4AN

[fierovin]

I just bought a new Dodge with Uconnect. I was just wondering if anyone knows anything about using the 928 with the Uconnect 8.4an. It seems to work for calls and I can play music but the text messaging part doesn't work. I was able to make calls and use the text feature just fine in my 2009 Chevy but on the other hand it wouldn't play music. Thanks in advance.

 

[Zaphed]

Oddly the Windows Phone 7.5 is listed as having SMS announcement capability (and reading the text message) however Windows Phone 8 is listed as not compatible with the text message feature. What is even more strange is that when I first connected by Windows Phone 8 (An HTC 8X) to my new Jeep with the latest and greatest version of Uconnect, it worked and announced the text message, who it was from, and asked me if I wanted to read it or ignore it. A day later Uconnect reports that the phone does not support the messaging function, and that option is grayed out on the uConnect screen. I have tried deleting and re-paring the phone, but that doesn't do anything different. I suppose I will never convince anyone at Jeep that the phone actually did work at one point (just a couple of days ago) and they will tell me the phone is not supported since if you look at the on-line Uconnect documentation the texting function is not listed as supported.

Also, the number of Windows Phone users is probably quite small compared to something like Android or iPhone so I would guess fixing a Windows Phone issue is not high on the priority list. I'll keep hoping for an update a re-enables it, but it may just be time to trade phones I guess - too bad, I otherwise like the Windows Phone 8.

 

[kinca]

We windows users need to keep speaking up to uconnect and dodge/jeep or they will never do an app for it.:smile:

 

[dby2011]

I have a Dodge Dart with the 8.4N Uconnect system. My HTC Win7 phone supported the Uconnect texting feature but when I upgraded with a Lumia 822 WP 8 phone the text messaging was grayed out and disabled. No biggie anyway since the Uconnect texting feature was kind of worthless anyway-it was just a bunch of pre-written phrases you could choose from. The built in WP texting works very well with Uconnect over Bluetooth. It's even better now with Cortana. You are not missing a thing not using the built in Uconnect texting.

 

[drummer0294]

We just picked up a 2014 Dart GT and have it paired with a 928. The SMS messaging works.

 

[Ben Willson]

Both my 920 and 1520 with 8.1 , SMS works just fine with uconnent in a 2014 caravan. My wife's 925 without 8.1 does not though. So I am betting its a non reported feature of 8.1