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Those who downloaded 4.1 gm: is muffled Bluetooth actually fixed?
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I was not aware of a "muffled bluetooth" issue. I've used all the betas of 4.1 and have never had an issue with bluetooth.
You must not use bluetooth, everyone else it seems has heard the person on the other end say it sounds like the iphone user is talking under water.
For me its intermittant, some calls ok, others not so much
I have a huge problem with the muffled sound of my Bluetooth headset. I have had this both with my original iP4 and a replacement I recently got. I really hope they fixed this, it is really annoying to have people complaining that they can't hear you. At first I thought it was my BT headset but now that I see more people are having this problem it is obviously an iP4 issue.
There are many mysteries with Apple but this isn't one of them. Apple dev support confirmed this was fixed as of 4.1 beta 3 and dozens of devs and non-devs alike have confirmed with various headsets.
Now BT issues like connection lost and OEM car sync may or may not be fixed but at leaset we know the garbled audio is a thing of the past.
Now BT issues like connection lost and OEM car sync may or may not be fixed but at leaset we know the garbled audio is a thing of the past.
Not so fast, I called support yesterday and the guy I talked to said he was UNAWARE OF ANY BLUETOOTH PROBLEMS!!, he sent a message to the support chat site and 1 guy confirmed the muffled sound issues. When I asked guy 1 if he used a bluetooth he admitted he did not.
So as you see 75-80% of the people driving around (or more) with phones held to their ears, its probably the same 80% plus of iphone users holding phones to ears never using bluetooths to know of the problem.
Sounds like 4.1 fixes a lot of problems I've never experienced. Wonder if it's even worth it for me.
I opened and helped resolve this bug with Apple. It would have been an issue with any BT headset that has active echo cancellation.
Thanks for that specific bit of info.
I've been experiencing the problem intermittently with iP4 and a Jawbone ICON. I look forward to installing 4.1 for the fix.
I hope 4.1 also resolves a problem with text-to-speech instructions sent by MobileNavigator 1.6 to the BT headset (utilizing A2DP)...
... If the instruction is spoken via the iP4's built-in speaker, you get a full sentence such as, "In one mile at the T junction turn right onto First Street."
But when the instruction is announced over bluetooth the first several syllables are cut off. All I hear is, " tion turn right on First Street."
If not fixed by iOS 4.1, then perhaps I'll cast the blame on Navigon?
BT+MobileNavigator problem remains
Bummer. I upgraded to 4.1 and tested. The BT+MobileNavigator problem is not fixed. I'll send the bug info to Navigon, and maybe open a new thread about it here at MR.
Bummer. I upgraded to 4.1 and tested. The BT+MobileNavigator problem is not fixed. I'll send the bug info to Navigon, and maybe open a new thread about it here at MR.
I don't think the BT/Navigon bug isn't a universal one. I'm still on 4.0 on an iPhone 4, using a Motorola T505, and while I've had both the muffling and an echo issue, I've never had it cut off any of Navigon's instructions. That makes me think it may be partly a compatibility issue with your BT device. Be sure to let the Navigon folks know what hardware you're using if you report it.
Could be some truth to this. I've never had an issue with my Motorola T505 either with Navigon and iPhone4 and recently I switched to the new Blueant S4 and I'm getting the cutoff as well. I also had a Jabra 700 that cutoff the first bit of the Navigon audio commands too. Something is definitely different with the T505 as it seems to work ok.
I called Blueant and they've never heard of this problem. I told them I would wait for the 4.1 firmware upgrade to see if the problem was fixed but it isn't so hopefully Navigon can come up with a fix or maybe Blueant in my case. I'm loving the S4 otherwise so fingers are crossed. Cheers!
James