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iPhone 7 and bluetooth car audio

2013 Ford Taurus with Microsoft Sync and MyFordTouch.

I have been having issues ever since I upgraded to iOS 10. I am using an iPhone 6.

The issues I have is the tracks randomly skipping after 30 seconds until I turn the system off and back on and playlist not continuing but instead switching to all tracks.
 
seinman said:
What was their response? Did they confirm that they're looking in to it?
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was just asked to schedule another call with an engineer later this week. which i did.

i know tim and phil probably didnt read the email themselves (or did they?) but still pretty cool to fire off an email to the CEO of the world's biggest company on a saturday morning and get a phone call back on monday.
 
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Bluetooth is simply not great.

Everyone always has their "This worked, but the new _x_ doesn't, so it must be that."

I've heard that for years, with every new device, with every new car, with ever new OS. It's not _x_ fault.

Bluetooth is simply not great.
 
Here is my email:

Tim and Phil,

I am beyond frustrated with my iPhone 7 and it's obvious incompatibilities with my Bluetooth devices that's have worked flawlessly since my first iPhone, the 3G.

Neither my car, a 2013 Hyundai Elantea, or my Bluetooth earbuds remember my phone. Despite pairing and repairing multiple times. I have to manually "forget" the car and earbuds and repair them. Each. And every. Time. Ridiculous.

And in my car, I've been able to use the steering wheel audio controls to change tracks via the USB to 30 pin connector (with a lightning adapter). Now with my 7, those controls are useless with the music app. But guess what? They work with Spotify and Google Play Music. Oh, I'm an apple music subscriber too. Or was.

So you've taken something that made me a safer driver -- Bluetooth for calls and steering wheel audio controls -- and taken them away. Why? Why did it "just work" for every other generation of iPhone?

And don't tell me "courage."

I've reset the phone. Reset all settings. Still won't work as it should.

Very disappointed. I love the phone. I really do. But as someone who spends close to 2 hours a day commuting, I require seamless integration. And right now, that's simply not happening.

So unless you plan on providing a car play-enabled car for every iPhone 7 user, I will be looking for alternatives.
 
TurboPGT! said:
Bluetooth is simply not great.

Everyone always has their "This worked, but the new _x_ doesn't, so it must be that."

I've heard that for years, with every new device, with every new car, with ever new OS. It's not _x_ fault.

Bluetooth is simply not great.
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Then explain why it has worked fine until I upgraded to iOS 10.
 
TurboPGT! said:
Because Bluetooth sucks. Guess what never breaks? 1) Wired, 2) WiFi.

Bluetooth breaks all the time.
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Bluetooth works perfectly fine. Wired sucks because I do not want to be tethered to anything when in a vehicle. Get in the car and leave it in my pocket to make/receive calls, listen to text messages and listen to music over bluetooth. This is an iOS 10 issues plain and simple.
 
sekazi said:
Bluetooth works perfectly fine. Wired sucks because I do not want to be tethered to anything when in a vehicle. Get in the car and leave it in my pocket to make/receive calls, listen to text messages and listen to music over bluetooth. This is an iOS 10 issues plain and simple.
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Nope.
Then why does Bluetooth work perfectly fine in my car, with an SE and 6s and 7 Plus, all on iOS 10? Has nothing to do with any of the devices or iOS 10.

Bluetooth is unreliable, and these kinds of issues have been common over time.
 
Wired is the way to go i'm afraid. Usb to lightning port on my 6 series convertible works perfectly and it did on my 335i's before that. iDrive works flawlessly with my phone and it charges my phone and plays my music and gives me cover art as well. Sound quality is better too. Test messaging is perfect though iDrive as well and i can activate siri through a button on the steering wheel.
I only use bluetooth for phone calls. If I stream my music via bluetooth, the sound quality definitely diminshes Bluetooth will never be as good as hard wired. Much the same as wifi will never work as efficiently as ethernet.
 
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If I connect to USB in my BMW it just charges to slow, I generally have a 2 amp car charger and stream music via bluetooth. When the bluetooth freezes the phone is also inoperable via bluetooth. I hope we see a fix soon.
 
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I had issues on my 6s and now my 7, too. Will connect, display the message it's connected, and then say "no device connected." I have to completely remove my car from my phone's bluetooth and set it up freah again. Super frustrating and happens every few days. I have a 2016 Honda Fit, for reference.
 
Daddymalu said:
If I connect to USB in my BMW it just charges to slow, I generally have a 2 amp car charger and stream music via bluetooth. When the bluetooth freezes the phone is also inoperable via bluetooth. I hope we see a fix soon.
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I have had 4 bmws without any charging or sync issues to any of my iPhones and that a new iPhone every year from the 4s onwards. Charging should not be an issue via a lighting cable and BMW even offer a charging cradle as an option that just connects in the the usb port in the arm rest. If your usb port in the arm rest is not charging your phone then I would suggest that its a problem with your car
 
I installed the 10.1 public beta. I haven't tested the bluetooth since. I kind of got used to having it plugged in and just using the USB connection. Kind of nice to keep the phone from discharging while Waze is running while I drive.

Edit: I just tested it on a short, off peak drive and had no issues at all. So hopefully they squashed this one fast.
 
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I'm having a similar issue with my 7+ and iOS 10.1
It seems as though the connection issues are only with my 2014 F150 and the Ford Sync system. When I connect to any number of other bluetooth speakers and headphones the connection seems fine with no stutters or disconnects. The time I notice it most is when calls are coming in or when I'm leaving my home and wifi is disconnecting due to a weak signal since I'm driving away. I'm not sure why the issue but it's very annoying. I have a 6s on 9.3.3 and I don't have any of these issues.
 
Bazooka-joe said:
I have had 4 bmws without any charging or sync issues to any of my iPhones and that a new iPhone every year from the 4s onwards. Charging should not be an issue via a lighting cable and BMW even offer a charging cradle as an option that just connects in the the usb port in the arm rest. If your usb port in the arm rest is not charging your phone then I would suggest that its a problem with your car
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The phone charges fine but if you use a 2 amp charger it charges twice as fast kinda like using an iPad charger to charge your iPhone... I have had the new iPhone on launch day every year since 2007 and have used Bluetooth in all my cars since 2001... So I know it is not me or my cars it is an issue related to the iPhone 7 itself...
 
0gravity said:
For some reason the bluetooth audio cuts out after a track or two and will not come back on until restarting bluetooth all together on my 2015 BMW with iDrive (latest idrive firmware). I thought it was the OS at first so I did a network reset first that didn't help. Second I did a full erase of the phone and that didn't work. Then I tried someone elses iPhone 7 and that didn't work either. My friend also said it did not work in his BMW M4 either.

So then I went to the dealer and tried it on two other BMWs and it did the same thing there. It was working fine on ios10 just two days ago on my 6S so this is definitely a bug. Unless someone here has any other suggestions.
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My iPhone 6 started having issues after upgrading to iOS10. ..so not sure it is iPhone 7 issue...I also have a 2015 328xi...my iPhone 7+ hasn't been delivered yet :(
 
BruceButtcheeks said:
Works great in my 2016 Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce
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The Bluetooth on the iPhone 7, the same phone you said a couple weeks ago that you had absolutely no interest in buying because your SE was fine? It works great in my Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce too, that's awesome! And so does the SE!

Though seriously, Bluetooth on the 7 Plus connects and runs the same for me as the 6s Plus did.
 
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zuckuss00 said:
Hello,

Just wanted to reach out and see if any of you have been experiencing bluetooth connectivity issues between your new iPhone 7/+ and your cars bluetooth system?

I got my iPhone 7 yesterday and noticed right away the bluetooth audio steam and call system freezes and does not work. I read up on the issue and seems to be a problem across a few different car brands.

Basically with BMW Connected system. The phone will pair. Stream music for 5-10 seconds then the system freezes. Bluetooth calls don't work and the phone needs to be restarted to free up, only to have the problem happen again once it connects.

Anyone else having similar issues. Across any other car brands?

I'm hoping its an iOS problem. My iPhone 6 worked perfect. Then iPhone 7 with 10.0.1 came. Bluetooth brick now.
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I am having issues with my 2016 Chevrolet Malibu with CarPlay. It takes several tries to connect (I have to unplug the USB or turn off bluetooth) and once it does connect it's sluggish. For instance Siri can be non responsive and skipping songs almost never works properly. I can press the skip button and 30 seconds or a min pass before it actually skips.
 
My 2012 Subaru Outback Limited is not having any problems with my IP 7 Plus. Streamed Pandora for a 2 hour ride last night and worked great. Not one hiccup.
 
zuckuss00 said:
Hello,

Just wanted to reach out and see if any of you have been experiencing bluetooth connectivity issues between your new iPhone 7/+ and your cars bluetooth system?

I got my iPhone 7 yesterday and noticed right away the bluetooth audio steam and call system freezes and does not work. I read up on the issue and seems to be a problem across a few different car brands.

Basically with BMW Connected system. The phone will pair. Stream music for 5-10 seconds then the system freezes. Bluetooth calls don't work and the phone needs to be restarted to free up, only to have the problem happen again once it connects.

Anyone else having similar issues. Across any other car brands?

I'm hoping its an iOS problem. My iPhone 6 worked perfect. Then iPhone 7 with 10.0.1 came. Bluetooth brick now.
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[doublepost=1475175373][/doublepost]Same problem 2014 btw X5, got my iPhone 7 plus, bluetooth music not working.....
 
mlabonte21 said:
I'm having issues w/ my 2013 Hyundai Elantra.

It will initially pair fine.

But after turning off the car and restarting the car I getting a very loud 'pairing failed' message through my car's audio system.

Only fix is to delete my phone from the car and re-pair it every time.

I had no issues w/ my iphone 6 :(
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I'm having the same issue and having to do the same thing with my 2012 Kia Sedona. I hope a fix comes soon.
 
mlabonte21 said:
I'm having issues w/ my 2013 Hyundai Elantra.

It will initially pair fine.

But after turning off the car and restarting the car I getting a very loud 'pairing failed' message through my car's audio system.

Only fix is to delete my phone from the car and re-pair it every time.

I had no issues w/ my iphone 6 :(
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I have the same issue (it also never failed with my iPhone 6), but I did find a workaround that does not require re-pairing your phone to your Elantra. I should say, i have a work around for my Elantra with the touchscreen infotainment system. Once it fails, go to Phone > Bluetooth > Connection on your car. You should see your phone as an available connection. Select your phone, but don't hit "Connect" yet. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Bluetooth. You should see a bluetooth profile for ELANTRA, tap on it and your phone will start trying to connect to the car, then quickly tap the connect button on the car's touchscreen. It should connect successfully. Still a pain in the butt, but it works for me.
 
zuckuss00 said:
Hello,

Just wanted to reach out and see if any of you have been experiencing bluetooth connectivity issues between your new iPhone 7/+ and your cars bluetooth system?

I got my iPhone 7 yesterday and noticed right away the bluetooth audio steam and call system freezes and does not work. I read up on the issue and seems to be a problem across a few different car brands.

Basically with BMW Connected system. The phone will pair. Stream music for 5-10 seconds then the system freezes. Bluetooth calls don't work and the phone needs to be restarted to free up, only to have the problem happen again once it connects.

Anyone else having similar issues. Across any other car brands?

I'm hoping its an iOS problem. My iPhone 6 worked perfect. Then iPhone 7 with 10.0.1 came. Bluetooth brick now.
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Having the same problem with 2016 Honda Civic. Works fine with iPhone 6s, iPad mini 4, but bluetooth brick in iPhone 7.
 
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