Hey @ScottC!
I've been chatting with an engineer about this and showed them the pictures you posted for your Pioneer.
We'd like to add you to a 'Launch From Car' experiment for iOS. This experiment is not available to all listeners just yet. However, it may help in your case, though there is no guarantee, either way, any feedback you're able to share will be extremely helpful.
I've gone ahead and made a small change to your account and this experiment should now be available to you.
First, please confirm you have the latest version of the Pandora app (version 2009.2.1) and then use the following steps:
Open Pandora.
Tap Profile.
Next select the Settings gear in the upper right corner.
Then tap Advanced.
Under Bluetooth for devices, toggle the 'Enable Launch From Car' button On to enable the feature.
Please note: We have received a few reports that the 'Enable Launch From Car' toggle doesn't appear under Bluetooth Devices in Settings.
If you experience this, please try signing out and back in, then close and relaunch the app. You may need to do this several times before it takes affect.
Let me know how it goes.
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