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iPhone 6 users: are you having trouble connecting to bluetooth?
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:37 pm
I had several bluetooth devices synced up to my 4s, but every since my iPhone 6 arrived, bluetooth won't even locate any of them. I found this article on the interwebz when I googled the problem
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Anyone else unable to use bluetooth on their new iPhone 6?
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If you can't connect your iPhone 6 to your car via Bluetooth, you're not alone. A bug is keeping many folks from establishing a connection, according to widespread complaints on Apple's online forums.
Some people have set up specialized discussion boards on the subject and others have taken to Twitter to vent their frustration. They say Bluetooth connections are either not working at all, or only partially. Some iPhone 6 owners say they can play music in their cars but not receive or send phone calls.
It doesn't affect everyone, but complaints are flooding in from people who drive Acura, BMW, Honda (HMC), Jeep, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota (TM) and Porsche vehicles.
Apple (AAPL, Tech30) did not return calls for comment about the problem.
According to one driver, Arfan Akram, Mercedes-Benz customer service suggested to him that the new iPhone 6 cannot connect because it has not yet been synchronized with the car maker's satellite navigation system. Mercedes-Benz did not immediately confirm that is the case.
The problem seems to be confined to the iPhone 6 alone -- not the new iOS 8 software recently pushed out by Apple. Drivers say their updated iPhone 5's and 5S phones work fine, but their iPhone 6's don't.
Anyone else unable to use bluetooth on their new iPhone 6?
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Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:43 pm to foreverLSU
It just doesn't work
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:43 pm to foreverLSU
Airdrop hasn't worked for me much at all (iPhone 6 and 5S). The Bluetooth icon on my 6 goes on and off.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:47 pm to ZereauxSum
not bashing apple or anyone in particular but technologies like BT, WiFi, phone radios and GPS should be rock solid in any upgrade.
no excuse to break a core technology you've been using that is a backoffice tech.
now if apple was having some NFC issues, they'd get a pass because this is their first iteration and it probably won't be perfect in v1.0 but bluetooth has been around long enough it should just work. same with wifi.
i'm not just bitching about apple. google breaks shite like this too with upgrades.
no excuse to break a core technology you've been using that is a backoffice tech.
now if apple was having some NFC issues, they'd get a pass because this is their first iteration and it probably won't be perfect in v1.0 but bluetooth has been around long enough it should just work. same with wifi.
i'm not just bitching about apple. google breaks shite like this too with upgrades.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:50 pm to CAD703X
I usually wait to upgrade the OS because they always have issues, but this one seems to be a little rougher than I recall the previous ones being.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 4:55 pm to foreverLSU
I had to delete the old phone from my car's system and then pair the new iPhone 6...but it works fine now. Connects after I start the car just like my 4s did.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 7:10 pm to CAD703X
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no excuse to break a core technology you've been using that is a backoffice tech.
No argument there. Absolutely nothing wrong with calling a spade a spade. I'm not sure how exactly a software update can get released that renders one of the radios inoperable.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 8:57 pm to foreverLSU
Weird. My truck bluetooth stopped working a few months ago and I could not pair to the stereo for the life of me. Bought my iPhone 6 and voila, it pairs and works fine.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 9:29 pm to ZereauxSum
My 6 hooked up to my toyota bluetooth fine. My air drop works a lot better than the 5. Only issue with me is I keep getting a pop up "unable to download at this time, please try again later".
Posted on 9/24/14 at 10:26 pm to AUtigerNOLA
No issues here. Synced to my car fine. AirDrop is working.
Posted on 9/25/14 at 8:43 am to GeauxColonels
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I had to delete the old phone from my car's system and then pair the new iPhone 6...but it works fine now.
i should have pointed out as a matter of practice its a good idea after a major software update to delete & re-pair your BT devices anyway.
just start fresh, it only takes 5 seconds and eliminates any 'ghosts' in the system from an old pairing.
in fact, i have 7-8 BT devices around my house & if i'm ever having problems the 2nd or 3rd troubleshooting step i do is delete & re-pair.
cad always says a re-PAIR can repair. :rimshot:
This post was edited on 9/25/14 at 8:44 am
Posted on 9/25/14 at 10:56 am to foreverLSU
no issues connecting to my car
Posted on 9/25/14 at 11:41 am to jumbo
I had an issue the first time I tried to make a call, but I just repaired it to the Vehicle and it works fine now.
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