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1.1.3 Update Doesn't Work with Garmin Nuvi

I have been using my iPhone with a Garmin nuvi 680. So far it has worked very well as a hands-free speaker, that is untill last night when I upgraded to 1.1.3. Since the upgrade my Bluetooth connection to the nuvi is shot. I get an initial connection, but every minute or two it warns me that my phone has been disconnected. You can imagine that this gets quite old after a dozen or so warnings.

I have unpaired my iPhone and paired it again to no avail. I have reset the iPhone and I will try again. What else should I try?

MacPro, Mac OS X (10.5.1), 6GB RAM, 4 x 250 GB HD, Apple Extreme

Posted on Jan 16, 2008 12:03 PM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2008 12:10 PM

I have the same problem but with the nuvi 660. It was working great before 1.1.3! What's happening is that the bluetooth on the phone is turning off by itself then comes back on and reconnects (rinse and repeat! stay on the bluetooth screen and see it happen) I tried unpairing/pairing/rebooting both the nuvi and iPhone and nada. I will try tonight with the reset and maybe reinstalling 1.1.3 if that doesn't work
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Jan 16, 2008 12:10 PM in response to sandrino

I have the same problem but with the nuvi 660. It was working great before 1.1.3! What's happening is that the bluetooth on the phone is turning off by itself then comes back on and reconnects (rinse and repeat! stay on the bluetooth screen and see it happen) I tried unpairing/pairing/rebooting both the nuvi and iPhone and nada. I will try tonight with the reset and maybe reinstalling 1.1.3 if that doesn't work
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Jan 16, 2008 12:17 PM in response to mcvisa

The intermittent Bluetooth would explain the problem. I can't imagine that this is how Bluetooth in 1.1.3 is supposed to work. I wonder if this is a bug or merely an installation problem. In another thread someone with a headset problem recommended unpairing, resetting the iPhone, restarting the headset/nuvi, turning them back on and pairing again. I am going to try that before I do anything more drastic.
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Jan 16, 2008 6:58 PM in response to sandrino

I thought I was the only one that had this bluetooth 1.1.3 problem. I have a Garmin Nuvi 660 and have had the very same problem you described with it disconnecting about every minute or so since I installed 1.1.3. I, too unpaired, repaired, disconnected, etc to no avail. What is Apple's response? What is the solution aside from waiting for 1.1.4 and being without bluetooth until then????
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User profile for user: Greg M H
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Jan 16, 2008 8:11 PM in response to Kroyfunk

There is a chance that it's also a Garmin issue, that is, if Apple BT works fine with most other devices, so it may be of value to send Garmin a bug report also. They have made a big deal about what they are working on with Apple so there may be a fix from their end also.
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Jan 16, 2008 8:15 PM in response to Greg M H

Yes, and no. It worked well before the update, not so good after. If Apple changed the way Bluetooth works in 1.1.3, how is that Garmin's problem?

What's really odd is that my Jabra headset still works perfectly. I wonder if the nuvi uses a different version of Bluetooth.
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Jan 16, 2008 8:46 PM in response to sandrino

I have the same problem with the Garmin c550, bluetooth connects then disconnects.
It is the phone cause I can watch the bluetooth turn on and off, also if i try to make a call from the handset while it is connected the phone app crashes, if i make a call from the Garmin while its connected it works until i end the call then goes back to "on and off" mode.
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Jan 17, 2008 7:26 AM in response to hawkfan

I restored my iPhone last night and reloaded my latest backup. That didn't fix the problem at all. Next I am going to try restoring and starting from scratch. Maybe that will work better.

What I am thinking I'll do is do a clean restore, no backup just a new 1.1.3 iPhone and then test the Bluetooth with the nuvi. If that works, then I'll load all my info back to the phone manually. If it doesn't I'll restore the backup and wait for a fix.
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Jan 17, 2008 8:13 AM in response to Ansuz82

Good point to bring it Garmin's attention since we don't really know who's fault this is other than it worked and now it doesn't.

Garmin's support page:

http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us/support/supportcontact

If you are registered Garmin user you can sign in and email them about this. The more folks complain the more Apple/Garmin will understand there is an issue that needs to be fixed. The queaky wheel gets the grease.
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