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iPhone 7 and BMW Owners Experiencing Bluetooth Audio Issues
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Yeah...because it's BMW's fault that iOS 10 likely messed it up where Apple said that it will be fixed with the next update.
And I think you're confusing ECU update and iDrive update. You could update iDrive (which is what would be affected) free of charge at least since 2011 if not earlier through BMW's update website with the use of a USB key.
In Canada, idrive updates are charged for. Not to mention the maps. For my 2013 they quoted me :S, which I bought brand new from Calgary. 10 Trips to service for defective parts including a failed mechatronic. I accept I might have had a lemon, but boy was it a bad lemon.
Anyways, would love a Tesla.
My nissan leaf has been acting weird with this upgrade too. If I hit random, the playlist on screen is shuffled, but the next track is never the next track on the list. It highlights the next track, but now playing shows what is actually playing. It's not a showstopper, but it is weird.
Same - the past couple of days - I pair - it holds for TWO rides then - can not connect - WTH ? - I'm also getting some audio fade downs for a second ... I love the ip7+ but this is a PITA - no one seems to own this problem - I may call apple .When mine connects everything seems to be working fine, but that's like a couple times in & out of the car until the dreaded 'connection failed' message pops up! And I NEVER had any bluetooth issues with any of my other iPhones in this car for the past 5 years (6s, 6, 5s, 5, 4)
I don't have this issue, i just tried it and ran it over a weekend road trip - used both the ipad and iphone 6s.
So when i get the ip7+ this week, i will try it.
So when i get the ip7+ this week, i will try it.
Thanks for the suggestion but it didn't work on my Mini Cooper. Although it's not exactly the same car, I was hoping that it would work, assuming it's a similar system, and I have most of the commands you listed below.
Anyway I think I'll try again. Maybe I didn't some of the steps wrong. Can u clarify, between steps 3 &4, are you playing music from the radio? Or should I stay on the Media mode? What about the rest of the process? Should I switch to another mode?
Anyway I think I'll try again. Maybe I didn't some of the steps wrong. Can u clarify, between steps 3 &4, are you playing music from the radio? Or should I stay on the Media mode? What about the rest of the process? Should I switch to another mode?
Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but so far I've had good luck changing to "Radio" before turning the car off. When starting up again, let the radio play for a few seconds, then switch back to "Media". Last few times I've tried, Podcasts will play normally over Bluetooth (haven't tried music yet, I'm assuming it's the same?). iPhone 7+/M235i.
Not pointing the finger. Just mentioning a car make that hasn't been mentioned yet. The point of this thread is to try to figure out consistencies and resolve the problem...Or discover together if the issue is indeed iOS 10 or iPhone 7.Nice excuse. Instead of fixing the problem, point finger at somebody else!
Would not consider the average BMW 1/2/3/4 series owner as rich as these make the vast majority of BMW's sales
I am no fanboi. I am working on sliding right out of the crApp$e ecosystem. They have completely lost their way. I can run Pro Tools with no problem on a Windows based PC at this point. I really don't want to leave but they are giving no choice with the way they are tightening the screws on their users. I keep coming here hoping to see them come to their senses. It's not going to happen I guess.
I am using an iPhone 7 with a 2012 Hyundai Tucson without navigation and I put on iOS 10.1 Beta 2 on Wednesday. I paired my phone again and I have had the car on and off at least 10 times since then without experiencing the "pairing failed" error (which was causing me to have to delete and pair again).
It was pretty frustrating before because I was experiencing this failure after 1 or 2 times of turning the car on and off, which required a manual delete and pair again for it to work temporarily.
Crossing my fingers that it is fixed for good..
It was pretty frustrating before because I was experiencing this failure after 1 or 2 times of turning the car on and off, which required a manual delete and pair again for it to work temporarily.
Crossing my fingers that it is fixed for good..
TEMPORARY SOLUTION:
I have a 2015 428i and what seems to fix the issue for me (for the most part, from time to time there's a dropout) is forgetting the bluetooth device on the phone. Delete the bluetooth profile from the car. Then on the iPhone go to settings, general, about and change the name of your phone. Pair the bluetooth again and waaalaaaa!
I have a 2015 428i and what seems to fix the issue for me (for the most part, from time to time there's a dropout) is forgetting the bluetooth device on the phone. Delete the bluetooth profile from the car. Then on the iPhone go to settings, general, about and change the name of your phone. Pair the bluetooth again and waaalaaaa!
If the first part didn't make your post worthless, the second certainly did
I believe this is an iPhone 7 issue and not an iOS 10.
I have this issue only with iPhone 7 Plus (running iOS 10) and BMW, and when I tried using my older iPhone 6 Plus (running iOS 10 as well) no issue at all with audio Bluetooth.
Hope this helps.
I have seen a couple reports in the BMW forums that beta 2 fixed the issue for a couple BMW owners, so it might do the trick for you also.
Little off topic but I recently picked up GoPro Hero 5 Black. Set it up with my old iPhone 6 no problem. I used GoPro Capture app (wifi & bluetooth).
When I received my iPhone 7 a few days ago, I tried doing the same with GoPro and it would not connect.
Hopefully a revised iOS or firmware will fix it.
When I received my iPhone 7 a few days ago, I tried doing the same with GoPro and it would not connect.
Hopefully a revised iOS or firmware will fix it.
I have a Honda, and I'm hoping that the next release helps me (not using any betas on my phone).
Updated to the latest beta to see if these issues had been fixed, but it only seemed to make mine worse! It used to stay connected after a couple times in & out of the car, now it will connect once & that's it.. I get the pairing failed message, the next time it tries to re-connect.
Have you tried changing the name of your iPhone? Remove your iPhone from the Bluetooth devices in your car, then on your iPhone Bluetooth choose your car and select 'Forget this device'. Rename your iPhone and pair again.