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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Jan 19, 2008 8:02 PM in response to sandrino

I had the same issue with my TomTom today after installing 1.1.3. I performed the following procedure and it fixed the issue for me:

Reset Settings on your iPhone

Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings

Note: This will reset all settings. No data or media will be deleted.

I hope this works for you! Have a great evening.

Jan 20, 2008 9:52 AM in response to sandrino

I had the same issue with the Nuvi 660 after running the 1.1.3 update. I tried turning the bluetooth off on the iphone and back on, unpairing and re-pairing, and nothing worked. I finally ran a web update on the Nuvi which had a bluetooth update (3.0 I think)and that fixed the problem. I never had to restore the iphone.

Hope this helps.

Jan 22, 2008 9:52 AM in response to sandrino

The problem is back. Nothing I have done seems to resolve the problem. I think this is a bug in 1.1.3. I suggest you contact Apple iPhone Tech Support and let them know of your problems. You should also leave them feedback at: http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html. Apple needs to know that this isn't an isolated issue and that it affects many users. It would be helpful if people who are using other devices aside from the nuvi contacted Apple. They need to know that the issue affects other devices as well.

Jan 30, 2008 9:11 PM in response to sandrino

There is clearly a bug with the new software 1.1.3. prior to this installation, I never had any problems with my bluetooth. I did notice something interesting during my visit to the apple store though. I was asked by my garmin if I was indoors, because it was having trouble picking up satellites while I was in the mall. When it turned off the gps the phone worked perfectly. The problem is with the GPS in the garman, and the GPS in the iphone. Apple knows what the problem is, because they created it. We are demanding the it be fixed apple. You have no right choosing for us which gps we use.
Try this: close the antenna on your gps, and then connect your phone to it. no dropped phone connection; huh. but as soon as you connect the gps, whamo, it disconnects your phone every 25 seconds. Does this sound accidental to you???

Jan 31, 2008 10:03 AM in response to sandrino

had the same problem with garmin nuvi 360.

just got back from the apple store - apparently apple knows about the issue and it's supposed to be fixed in an upcoming firmware, but no date for that firmware was given...

the only fix seems to replace the phone with one that has the 1.1.2 firmware - they replaced mine, but since it was the last one on the store with 1.1.2, i'd suggest anyone that needs bluetooth working now not to wait and go to an apple store while they still have older phones.

Feb 5, 2008 10:56 AM in response to Nathan C

I am trying again after Apple has removed my post (Why?)

This link http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305797 has the official apple instruction to put the phone in recovery mode.
Once you are there before restore and only if your phone was not 1.1.3 out of the box and you still have a copy of the 1.1.2 firmware you can hold the option key and restore to go back to 1.1.2
Now apple should explain me where is the hack or illegal activity in putting things back where they were originally?

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