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    Reminders App - car location based Reminders with non CarPlay car receivers

    Hello! I've noticed, in the Reminders App car-location-based Reminders (Getting in the car/Getting out of the car) are working with some bluetooth car receivers, that aren't CarPlay capable! (iPhone 6, iOS 9.3.5) :-) With my old car receiver Sony MEX BT 3700 U (in Germany, since 2009) it...
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    No Wi-Fi when Bluetooth is on?

    Hi all, I have a Macbook Air from 2014, and most of the time I do not have wi-fi, while using my Magic Mouse, or if Bluetooth is on. As soon as I turn Bluetooth off, everything loads quickly. Otherwise, it just tells me that Safari couldn't connect to the server. (Had similar issues with...
  3. davidwellens

    iPhone bluetooth connection problems

    Hi everyone, Long time reader, first time poster, as they say. I decided to make an account because a lot of threads have helped me a great deal, or at the very least pointed me in the right direction. Now I can give back to the community, but I also have a question of my own :confused: One of...
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    iPhone Garbled Bluetooth Car Audio - Phone Calls

    All: I have a random problem with bluetooth in my vehicle since Apple released one of the their 9.xx releases in the spring. I will get into my car and the car will pair with the iPhone 6s plus. The car is a 2015 model with top of the line Navi from Honda. Randomly the initial outgoing call I...
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    Universal Is there an app so I can use my iPod Thouch as a Bluetooth microphone for my iPhone?

    I have the Sleep Cycle alarm app, but I usually just turn it off and go back to sleep. I want to put my iPhone on my dock across the room so I have to get up to turn it off, but it needs to be next to your bed for the app to function. Is there some sort of app that will allow me to use my old...
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    Multiple Bluetooth Devices

    I am trying to simultaneously connect bluetooth headphones and a bluetooth heart rate monitor to my apple watch so that I can work out without carrying my phone. It seems to connect to both, but has trouble maintaining the connection. Apple support says the watch only supports one device at a...
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    Wireless Beats - Radiation?

    Hello I just purchased a pair of Wireless beats 2 studio. I used them at a 6-hour train trip and I didn't have any problems, but today I woke up with a headache, which eventually went away after about half an hour. I also own a pair of Powerbeats 2 wireless, with which I didnt experience such...
  8. Stuey3D

    Poor Bluetooth connection to headphones, multiple audio dropouts. [D4/P3] Fixed [D5/P4]?

    Are any of you still having connection problems with Bluetooth headphones? I have a brand new pair of Sony MDR-XB950BT headphones and I keep getting multiple audio dropouts when using them. I pair them up and play music but as soon as I put the iPhone in my pocket I get random audio glitches...
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    Bluetooth Splitter need EDR Speakers

    Hi Forum I'm attempting to find a bluetooth option for playing my wedding music in a small to medium sized church. Only one power outlet is available and don't want to trail speaker wires so streaming the music folder via my iphone 6 seems more convenient with a trusted operator as some of the...
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    BT connected devices lost iCloud (ATV) connection

    Guys, I use many HomeKit devices. Some of them are only Bluetooth connected - Elgato EVE weather, switch, power receptacle, August lock etc. Some are via wifi bridge as Philips Hue. I have 2 ATV4 and 1 ATV3 in my apartment , all of them are on and with the same iCloud account. Usually I have...
  11. drvend

    Bose QC35 v. Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Wireless

    Anyone have any thoughts? Bose are $350 vs. Sennheiser at $500, $400 from amazon. I'm looking for noise cancelling and bluetooth. Wondering if the Sennheiser speakers are that much better than bose for with the same features? I know audiophiles will decry bose, but honestly they a more familiar...
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    iPad Pro Apple Smart Keyboard vs Bluetooth Keyboard ...questions

    Hi guys, i'm planning to buy a new iPad Pro and use it as a laptop replacement every time I can. I'm still not sure if opting the 12.9 or 9.7 (I think the latter as I will use it for work and personal, and bring it with me everywhere). Still I don't know which keyboard to chose. I would chose a...
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    Beats Pill+ Speaker

    Hi, I'm looking into buying a Beats Pill+ bluetooth speaker and was wondering if anyone has one and whether they would recommend it. I previously owned a Beats Pill XL, which I loved but had to return due to the recall program, something I regret doing since I thought Apple would soon release a...
  14. Mx356

    Fix for iPhone 6 iOS 9 GPS/Bluetooth/Wifi Issues

    As others have experienced, after iOS 9 came out I starting experiencing issues with my GPS, Bluetooth, and Wifi connections. The GPS app Waze would always tell me "No GPS found", Google Maps as well as Apple Maps would have my location off by several miles/blocks and could not route me to my...
  15. vincenzo79

    iPod touch iPod Touch 5 Generation and external GPS Bluetooth

    Hello all, I have a iPod Touch 5 Generation and up to version 7 of IOS, the internal GPS has never given me any kind of problem. Unfortunately, following the update to IOS 9, I started to have many problems with the GPS, in particular, I started having problems with applications such as...
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    No Web Player Workaround?

    Hello everyone. Right now i'm using Spotify mostly for the web version which comes in handy at work. Has anyone found a way to use Apple Music at work? The only alternative I can think of is bringing a bluetooth speaker and pairing it with my iPhone.
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    bluetooth ear set/headset for iPhone?

    any recommendation? for a bluettooth ear set /headset that can be used for iPhone / best to be also compatible with PC. Does bluetooth emit too much radiation? Is it safe? Is all USB bluetooth receiver the same thing, any details difference or difference in standard that I have to pay special...
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    Wifi and Bluetooth dead after hardware maintenance

    Hi. I opened my mac mini 2,1 for a maintenance (change the battery and SSD). After I closed it, no Wifi and no Bluetooth. I opened again to examine the antennas, but both seams ok, no broken cable... What else can I missing? Or maybe a software problem...
  19. darkarw

    Wifi and Bluetooth shut off about once a day

    I have an iPhone 6S Plus running iOS 9.3.1 and I have noticed within the last month that about once or twice in a 24 period my wifi and Bluetooth stop working. Even more odd it's only my 2.4 Ghz wifi band. They both state they are turned on in settings, but if I try to connect to any Bluetooth...
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    Using blutooth beats mic to record on voice record

    I have a iphone 6 and various voice recording apps I'd like to use my power beats blutooth headphones as a wireless mic so that I can make notes as I walk, with my iphone in my pocket. Right now if I press the middle button on my beats mic it takes me to siri, how can I make it activate /...