Dock-connector vs. Bluetooth

I have the same problem: although I place my phone in a dock connector in my car, when my car is switched on, bluetooth takes over all sound output from the dock. So, EVERY time I want to listen to music, I have to change from my bluetooth device to 'Dock Connector' in the listing of output devices, then resume normal operation. Bluetooth then handles phone calls, and music is played through my dock connector. However, if I am not listening to music but want to have my GPS to play voices through the dock, I have to start music first, switch audio output, then turn off music. A real pain.

Hello all,

I've got exactly the same problem... And I don't understand why my iPhone prefers Bluetooth when it's connected with the dock...
I'd say that your solution is awesome but I'd prefer that Dock Connector would be the default connection... 😉

out of curiosity, have you tried disabling the bluetooth connection? you should be able to use the microphone in the iPhone to talk to people, and the audio would be routed through the car speakers.

First of all, it's not possible since my holdster hides the microphon....
Then, it's not the way Apple should do. The proposed feature should be included in the 3.1 update...

Generally speaking, you are not directly addressing Apple here.

To suggest and enhancement, fill out this form:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Thanks!
Done! 😀

I have the exact same problem and no solution so far. Did you get a response from apple?

No, not yet...
As soon as I get an answer, I will post it there!

This thread perfectly sums up the problem. My issue is similar to those stated here.

I am very displeased by the lack of ability to control audio output preference on the iPhone. As an earlier poster stated, the iPhone switches to the BlueTooth audio source once a pairing is complete. This happens even if the iPhone is currently playing through the dock connector. In order to fix this one must either undock and redock the device or open the iPod application on the iPhone and switch the output back to the dock connector.

These workarounds should not be necessary. The dock connector should always be the preference as it offers a higher audio quality than the still buggy Bluetooth. (I say buggy as Bluetooth audio frequently cuts out, has low audio quality, and does not support ADCTP).

In short, this experience can be incredibly irritating if the iPhone is left docked and accessory power is cycled in an environment such as a car. Upon power-up, the iPod function continues where it left off (nice) and plays until the Bluetooth connection reaquires (horrible). At that point the music stops as the iPhone immediately switches over to Bluetooth. This, of course, happens when you are already driving which is a time that you should not be performing either workaround. It is distracting and could be dangerous for drivers.

A recommendation for a fix on this is to allow a prioritization of audio outputs to be configured, e.g., always output to dock when connected. Or an easir fix would be to allow a user to toggle Bluetooth audio (music only) support so that a Bluetooth device does not attempt to use it. This shouldn't be that hard since this was the standard on earlier firmware versions.

I don't think this counts as a necro as its only a few weeks old...

Has there been any update on this?

I'm having the same problem, though I am not using the dock (rather, line-in). As TheBrownDandy mentions above, switching from bluetooth the line-in (or dock) whilst driving is dangerous and to be honest should not even need to be done.

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