Why is Bluetooth Neutered in iOS

[TriBruin]

One thing that has always bothered me is that Bluetooth is neutered in iOS. There are three examples that I can think of:

1) When playing audio via Bluetooth in my car, I do not see the album art that I normally would. (Works fine with USB)

2) Contact pictures are not transferred to my car with the rest of the contact information. My car has the option of displaying pictures for contacts, but the iPhone won't transfer them.

3) Most annoying, I can not respond to texts via Bluetooth! When i had a pebble, that was a minor annoyance (since it was available on Android.) But, now with my car having text reading and response, it is frustrating. Since the AppleWatch can do it (and, again, Android phones can support it), it has to be an artificial limitation.

Before anyone say "Buy an Android then", these are mere annoyances, not something that is going to make me turn away from iPhone/iOS, but I wish Apple would open this up.

 

[Mlrollin91]

One thing that has always bothered me is that Bluetooth is neutered in iOS. There are three examples that I can think of:

1) When playing audio via Bluetooth in my car, I do not see the album art that I normally would. (Works fine with USB)

2) Contact pictures are not transferred to my car with the rest of the contact information. My car has the option of displaying pictures for contacts, but the iPhone won't transfer them.

3) Most annoying, I can not respond to texts via Bluetooth! When i had a pebble, that was a minor annoyance (since it was available on Android.) But, now with my car having text reading and response, it is frustrating. Since the AppleWatch can do it (and, again, Android phones can support it), it has to be an artificial limitation.

Before anyone say "Buy an Android then", these are mere annoyances, not something that is going to make me turn away from iPhone/iOS, but I wish Apple would open this up.

Bluetooth transfers Album artwork just fine in my car (2015 GTI). Can't help you with 2 or 3 as my car does not have those features.

 

[Suckfest 9001]

4) I can't use any Bluetooth OBD2 readers with iPhone..need to use Wi-Fi ones instead. For no reason at all.

 

[TriBruin]

Bluetooth transfers Album artwork just fine in my car (2015 GTI). Can't help you with 2 or 3 as my car does not have those features.

In my car, I am supposed to be able to transfer contact photos when I transfer the contacts. I can then use the pictures in my quick dial screen.

For #3, this applies to all Bluetooth devices. It is impossible to reply to a text message, you can only read them. This is a huge disadvantage for wearable devices (FitBit, Pebble, etc.) as compared to the AppleWatch.

 

[riekl]

In my car, I am supposed to be able to transfer contact photos when I transfer the contacts. I can then use the pictures in my quick dial screen.

For #3, this applies to all Bluetooth devices. It is impossible to reply to a text message, you can only read them. This is a huge disadvantage for wearable devices (FitBit, Pebble, etc.) as compared to the AppleWatch.

It's your car bro, not IOS.

My Volt can do all of these things just fine, I do audio reply to texts every day. My wife's jeep can also send texts just fine via IOS.