iPhone 11 on iOS 13 having Bluetooth connectivity issues

New iPhone 11 on iOS 13 is having Bluetooth connectivity issues.

both my daughter and I are having the similar issues.

daughters phone is an 11 64GB Purple.

mine is an 11 128GB White

Hers gets connected to her 2018 Toyota C-HR and constantly drops out. Her iPhone 7 Plus never had any issues.

I have mine connected to a Boss BT module on my motorcycle. Never had any issues with my iPhone X.

neither of our other phones we’re running iOS 13.


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Posted on Sep 23, 2019 11:54 AM

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Posted on Oct 2, 2019 8:00 AM

I updated to 13.1.2 It looks like "MOST" of my issues have been fixed with this latest update. My 2012 Scion xB stock stereo is now not dropping or getting garbled calls. My iFrogz headphones are now staying connected when paused in Pandora.


The only remaining bug(s) I'm seeing are:


  1. Hey Siri is somewhat spotty. Like the phone isn't hearing me sometimes. Very random.
  2. When placing a call via Hey Siri in my car, the bluetooth connection between my iphone 11 and my scion xB, will connect/disconnect several times before the dialing sound starts. Once the dialing starts, it stays connected.


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Sep 30, 2019 9:55 AM in response to Boleyn14

That's great! Hope it works for you. I doubt the hundreds of people on this thread, including me, have defective phones however. Ironically my wife just got a replacement 11 yesterday, and still has the same issues with bluetooth I had, namely connecting to certain non apple devices. Hopefullly another software update is already in the works.

Oct 1, 2019 9:20 AM in response to Sledneck

I got another call back from Apple support and the CS rep that's following up with me says Apple is actively trying to figure out the issue. I'm participating by installing a special Bluetooth profile on my phone for them so they can log and try to diagnose. they were looking for people near the bay area to physically test but i'm in southern california.


I have informed them there are multiple threads on here regarding the ongoing issue.

Oct 1, 2019 11:24 AM in response to Sledneck

I am having the same problem with my iPhone 11. It connects to my Lexus but then disconnects after a few minutes. Then it connects and disconnects over and over again, and drops calls if I am on the phone. Tried deleting the connection and pairing fresh, but no relief from the problem. Have updated to 13.1.1, and no help. My sister and her daughter both got iPhone XRs in the past week and both have the same flaky connection problem. All of us previously had iPhone 5c or 6 and no problems with those.

Oct 1, 2019 1:42 PM in response to Sledneck

Iphone 11pro on att running 13.1.2. Bluetooth drops calls in subaru and Toyota cars anywhere from 2min to 5min into calls. Tried everything suggested. No improvement. Spoke with support, they told me to call Toyota because their infotainment system is not compatible. This response is unacceptable. I replied... I’m calling you because your phone is not compatible with Subaru, Toyota and probably several other manufacturers. I’m returning my phone as I drive for a living and can’t use handheld devices. Sucks because I actually like the phone.

Oct 1, 2019 3:07 PM in response to Sledneck

Below is the response I got after being on a chat with a advisor and a senior advisor.

"We will schedule a call for you. During your call, we will send the details to our engineers who will begin investigation the issue and will provide the best solution. We will contact you back when the investigation has completed with the next steps to solve this. Can I get that setup for you?"


The senior advisor said an engineer will call me within the next 10 minutes.

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