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thecautioners

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Dec 5, 2022
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My 14PM has never had a problem detecting and connecting to my car’s Bluetooth. My 15PM doesn’t detect it at all. It picks up all the Bluetooth devices I happen to drive past, but I never see “Kia Motors” on the screen like I should. I’ve restarted the phone, turned my stereo off and on again… what am I missing? I don’t know how to troubleshoot this :(

To add insult to injury, the usbc cable I bought for the car seems to be a dud. It doesn’t charge or register at all. I tried another usbc cable I had, that’s too short to conveniently use, and it charged the phone just fine—but the van doesn’t register my 15PM as an iPod when it’s plugged in, like it did with the 14PM.

I just want to listen to my music 😅 I’ve had the music playing from the phone speakers in my cup holder at full volume, which works I guess, but come on haha
 
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