Pioneer ARC

It's pretty good, when you only want to adjust your car stereos sound. I have DEH-1900UB and my phone is Nexus 5x. I use spotify premium through this app via usb c connection and the music "chops" every few seconds for some reason. So I have to use aux instead which is a shame, because I want to have charging and multimedia in the same connection in my car.

Galaxy S8 & MVH-X690BS had same issues where app would not connect but Spotify and Pandora connected fine w/ BT. Even tried on iPhone 6S, same issue. Finally got both phones to connect with BT paired and app open, radio on SRC=APP, press and hold volume dial and app connects. This shouldn't be that difficult. Also app ghostly starts playing music at times when not connected to radio.

ARC App only connected once via Bluetooth in my Month+ of trying to use it on the DEH-X8800BHS. This is currently one of Pioneer's flagship models and imagine I cannot get one of its main feature to work. Poor support from Pioneer. Please update and fix this problem ASAP. Samsung Galaxy S6. If you read the comments on the Google PlayStore, you'll see how many people are disappointed, just like myself. PLEASE FIX PIONEER!!!

It's kind of irritating, because the stereo can't read the app half the time. I have to turn my car all the way off and back on and MAYBE it will work. It also will randomly start even though it's not running on your phone. I hope you all have your media volume down, because this has almost blared out in my college classes a few times. Nothing triggers it, it will just randomly start playing music without being connected to the stereo system. I hope they fix this, then maybe it will be worth everyone's time.

The app basically works, but it's not very easy to use. To control it, it shows you a few gestures and you need to remember them. And when you're playing your music to the device, every 2 seconds it skips a fraction of a second of audio. it's really annoying.

For about 2 minutes it worked and I loved it. Used it to customize my 13 band EQ and some other settings that are horrible to do business the head unit. Then it just stopped working. App is persistent on my phone and couldn't close it, yet I can't get it to connect at all now. Tried resetting, firmware update, etc.... Nothing. Needs serious bug fixes

This app sucks. Pioneer should be embarrassed by this. I will be returning my Pioneer head unit and going with a different brand. Not so much because the app sucks, but because Pioneer doesn't care enough to improve this piece of crap. Been a loyal pioneer customer for twenty years, not anymore.

If any of you are having trouble making the app connect.. make sure your Bluetooth is activated on your phone and put the source of the stereo on app... when you have done this all you have to do is hold down the multi control dial(volume/menu knob)for a few seconds... a warning screen will appear and prompt you to push OK and when you have this completed you will have full access to the apps functions for your device...i have the dehx6910bt

Terrible app took my phone hostage. No way to close or exit. Always reopened. Galaxy s7 edge. Highly advise against this app. Second attempt worked better. Drained my battery though and wasn't very useful. Tried it for a week still uninstalling. Very disappointed.

Connected to mobile from holding the MC button on the mvh-x580dab via bluetooth.. but display shows CONN FAILED all the time and ARC does nothing.. please fix it!

Serves a purpose. Biggest downside is there doesn't appear to be way to actually turn the app off when you're not using it (notification bar shows 'trying to connect to bluetooth' constantly). It's a real pain to actually connect the app to your unit, but once you're connected it's pretty neat. Makes it easy to adjust sound settings and speaker zones, customize display colors, switch between audio inputs, etc. But beyond setting up your stereo the app really isn't worth keeping around.

Needs lot of work, cant properly connect with my mvh-x580bt. There should also be folder selection where app scans music, now it scans everything from phone, in my case there are lot of audiofiles that I dont want to be seen/heard on app.. Really hate when something doesn't work as it should. Thats why only 1 star. Will change the review after everything works.

Absolute rubbish. Created some time in the 20th century by disabled carpenters it will not do anything that it's meant to do including connect to device

I purchased the MVH-290DAB a few months ago and i just cant get it and my huawei p9 to talk to each other. It's worked about 4 times. I even downloaded Spotify so i could set up playlists etc and it's just shockingly shite.

Always displays "Connection failed". Absolutely useless, and leaves me unable to color match with the rest of my dash as adverised. Don't even bother.

At first I thought this worked wirelessly until I read the manual, it just seems fairly pointless to have a dedicated app to play music over usb when I can use an audio jack and use any app. .... Also not the nicest app ever.

I tried to connect my Huawei P9 to my car audio AVH-285BT, but it wont get connected and not showing any reason for that as well. Pls correct this or give me a solition.

Works a treat! Setting time alignment,and EQ with ease .App only opens correctly by pushing in and holding MC dial on head unit (DEH-X6900BT) After initial setup.phone is Moto Z.#notrocketscience#bob'syouruncle

Sound quality via USB was terrible. Sounded like a dirty record through bad digital transfer. Lots of pauses in the music, and popping. It sounded like gravel hitting my windshield. As soon as I get a new aux in cable I will delete the app

I am using oppo R9S right now.Evertime I want to plug in USB into my pioneer player, it keep on displaying "error 19". Please fix it.

Can't seem to get the volume to work with the app no matter how many times I try and how many different ways I spin the green circle with any number of fingers and it never changes the volume. The rest of the controls are also terrible because instead of buttons they decided to just make everything be by swiping which half the time doesn't recognize if it is a swipe or a click. App won't turn off ever. Will play music over other apps. Randomly turns on. Doesn't work in general. What I recommend is to use buttons instead of unreliable swipe control and to add a way to shut the app off

Absolutely drivel, never connects, no point putting apps that are half baked on playstore. Will be moving back to Kenwood.

It doesnt connect with galaxy s6 and deh-x8750bt, just say conectoin failed

Control functions are limited on edge 7. Can't use audio settings or illuminating & eq settings. Please fix asap!

Work with Asus Zenfone 5 A500CG, youtube can play an move track smoothly. Please add wide application companion and must be more applicable on universal brand handset.

Love this App!! Works awesome so many option right on my phone. Bought the Pioneer deh-x6900bt for my Hyundai Sonata and I absolutely love it!! This is the best app to compliment my stereo system.

Great, but keep developing it. Tons of people have trouble with it. Bought the product (x580bt) for the app.

It auto plays the first song on my sd card. Out of order, workout my consent. I would rather just hit cancel than keep having to mess around with this stupid app. My stereo still works with everything on my phone.

LG G4. Had connection issues. I could control and play music but constantly says waiting for bluetooth connection and the app will not close.

Does not work on S7. Error 19 keeps on flashing. Kindly fix it

It would be good if we can browse music in Head unit's usb port through the app.

Not working with galaxy s7 and I think it's same issue with other samsung devices or new android versions. Please update...

Connected exactly once via USB. Fail every other time. Using Nexus 6p. Waste of time.

Did not work with mvh-x580dab via USB with a Google pixel

Connection issues... Could never get it to work with Bluetooth connectivity... UI is far away from being perfect ...

Absloute bs . been trying for hours and app wont connect. Pandora connects to stereo, why wont the app produced by the stereo manufacturer?

Got choppy music through this app, no love :(

Basically it stops working after 5 second of playing music

Worse then a turd at least the turd will do something right

Worked for about 2 mins in the car, un plugged and tried again and it no longer works. The app constantly looks for a BT connection, my stereo doesnt have BT so cant use the usb for this device.