On my 2012 the maps play the same way the music does. Try opening the maps after you start playing music, just to see if it works.

Also, I can only pair one phone at a time.

 

I have the same issue. 2014, 3.6R no navigation. I did not try Siri but I can make, receive calls and play audio fine. I know the bluetooth device on Subaru supports A2DP so you might want to try pressing the Aux button to check if audio is playing through the aux input. I just got this idea as I was typing this and will give it a try as well.

 

I got it to work today being in the "bluetooth mode". I was able to listen to music on my iPhone and maps would cut in to give directions. I haven't been able to get it to work with AM/FM/CD/HD etc. I would seem silly to just work in "bluetooth mode". Im trying to figure out the Type A and Type B setups. Don't fully understand the difference.

 

Are you plugged in with the USB cord? I seem to recall an old post about issues with iPhones running Bluetooth while simultaneously plugged into the USB port with the cord.

 

My iPhone is plugged in with the cord to the power in the cubby hole underneath the HVAC. I believe that is just power and nothing else. Today I tuned to "Bluetooth" mode on the radio and it worked great. I listened to music via bluetooth from my phone and the map apps talked to me. Theres gotta be a way for it to work regardless what you are listening to...FM/AM/XM/HD. I found a "Bluetooth Power" setting in the hands free and turned that on....I haven't found anything in the owners manual about that setting. This issue may have something to do with Type A or Type B when you are synching devices....Owners manual talks about them but I don't understand the difference.

 

Sounds normal to me. Any blue tooth enabled things I've used in the past required you to be in bluetooth mode for it to work. I'm pretty sure only calls can cut out other input sources when your phone is paired. For audio streaming (like music and voice) you have to be on the dedicated bluetooth source channel.

At least that's how it's always worked for me in my work truck and then in my Subaru.

 

On my 2011 3.6R Limited google maps would interrupt the radio just like siri. How can Siri interrupt the radio but google maps has to be in bluetooth mode forcing you to listen to bluetooth?

 

Siri is a voice activated "master app" that over rides every thing just like a phone call does.

Your stereo sounds like it's working as designed. If you figure out how to do what your asking, please come back and let us know!

 

I found this on you tube. Its from a fiat owner but this is how my 2011 worked. Maps interrupted the radio.

The stereo thinks its a call and not bluetooth

 

So I got waze to work just fine. Waze busts into am fm xm in BT mode to give me voice guidance automatically. Apple and Google maps I need to manually select the BT mode in order to get voice. Apple and google maps will not interrupt fm xm am. Anyone know what's up with that?

 

What it shows in the you tube is what it is supposed to do. But something is screwy in the system. The google maps works that way if you are listening to your own music or podcasts in BTA, but not with FM/AM/CD. I actually had it start out doing that but then crash. The system is defective, as best I can tell. Anybody that knows anything different, please post!

 

It depends on which Bluetooth profile the app is using: hands free profile (HFP) overrides other audio sources, whereas streaming audio via A2DP does not. If your navigation app transmits voice directions via HFP, everything will work regardless of which audio source is active. If it uses A2DP, you have to switch the HU into music streaming mode.

 

How can we tell which app uses HFP? Also do you know which navigation apps do use HFP? Thanks.

 

The solution!!!

New in iOS 7.1: Maps navigation prompts through your car’s stereo over Bluetooth

This seems to have worked for others. You have to change it in settings. Try it out.

 

Hip hip hooray!!! Just tried it!!!

 

Yay!! Just curious-- haven't got my subaru yet -- it works when you're listening to XM as well right? And is there anyway to use Siri from your steering wheel/controls in the car? Also how is the maps quality?

 

Works when listening to XM.

 

It's on your phone

I have the same car and had the same problem. If the answer hasn't been posted already? The setting for map audio through your car is on your phone in the settings within the maps app.
Can't remember exactly how to do it as I don't use it. But I'm sure if you Google it, you'll find it.
If I remember the Google maps sounded better than iPhone's built in maps app. But it sounded like it was only coming through the drivers side speaker. And it was slower than just using your phone. It acted like it would connect/disconnect every time it had an audio prompt.