iPhone 11 on iOS 13 having Bluetooth connectivity issues

At the moment, I just want to get my iPhone 7 back working with bluetooth like it always did.

Several people here, say "an upgrade might create incompatibility with certain devices". That is ok if you could format your phone and install the previous version like in any Android ou PC.

With iOS, you upgrade and you get your phone broken without any chance of fixing it (Apple doesn't allow a downgrade to iOS 12.4.1 anymore). A very risky system in my opinion ( I don't write more, or else my post might get deleted by Apple).

In Android you can do a factory reset and install the last version that worked.

Is there any way to downgrade to 12.4.1 and get the bluetooth back to normal?

If not, Apple please allow people to downgrade!

well the iOS 13.1.2 update did not fix the bluetooth issue. my iPhone 11 with 13.1.2 iOS update it recognizes the bluetooth device but will not fully connect to iPhone. ******* me off. I paid a lot of money for this iPhone 11 and would like for it to work correctly. my older bluetooth devices work but I have a raycon E50 earbud that will not fully connect to the device. I have emailed rayconglobal about this issue and they said that the 13.1.2 iOS update should fix the issue. BUT IT DID NOT! The earbuds work on all my other devices so why not the iPhone 11?????? apple do something. we pay lots of money for your devices and we should not be having small issues like this on our products we purchase!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my opinion is that apple is doing this bluetooth issue for people that bought the iPhone 11 series to purchase the apple air pods and the Powerbeats pro earbuds. so they can't use 3rd party bluetooth devices. this is my opinion and it would be like Apple to do something like this. especially on their history and all.

I am kind of concerned that Apple will not fix that because not a lot of people are complaining about that particular issue. I think it's being overlooked also by the end users since they all focus on dropped calls and not the quality of the connection yet.

I too have Bluetooth issues. I am sat at my desk with my iPhone 11 next to me and my Garmin Vivosmart keeps alerting with Bluetooth connection lost. My software is 13.1.2 so completely up to date.

Help!!

That’s a tough one to answer. Cant really put a percentage on it. The fact that it still occurs is troubling. It usually corrects itself after about 5 seconds. It’s happened twice now and before 13.2 ...it happened Maybe 4 times. Good news is I haven’t experienced BT volume issues. In 13.1.2, there were many times if I received a phone call, I would answer the phone from AirPods and my volume level would be very low.....to correct I had to go to settings and then sounds and haptics and adjust the volume slider in either direction until the volume level returned to normal/synced on the AirPods. The physical buttons for volume up/down did not correct the issue ever. Also, I never experienced the volume issue when listening to music or if I initiated the call.

This is good to know. Boy if all the iPhone 11’s are bad this will not be good for Apple. Maybe this is how come they are quite about this. I had to return my pro because of Bluetooth problem,

thanks for your post

I received calls today from AppleCare Outreach and a senior advisor. Neither one mention anything about this update. It’s so strange. Apple called me a few days ago to install a specific BT profile and to turn on logging on my phone. They called back today to tell me they didn’t need the logs at this point and that they had enough data.

I have the same exactly issue with iPhone 11 pro max Bluetooth connectivity with my car

it’s keep dropping

I never had issue with my previously own iPhones

hope it will get solved with upcoming new iOS

That the same that is happening with me ... AirPods crackle (intermittently) when on calls.

I have to go back onto speaker and re-connect, and then crackling goes away for a bit ... but eventually comes back!

All very strange, but definitely a repeating pattern

That's interesting. I have a 2018 Toyota Prius and I've had call issues from the moment I got the iPhone 11. Have worked with Verizon and Apple for HOURS and nothing has helped. I have the latest FW version for my car and I'm running 13.1.3. At this point, I don't know what else to do. All I can do is wait for another update that will fix the issue.

Thanks for the info William.

EVERYONE PLEASE READ THIS !! NONE OF OUR PHONES EORK ON BLUETOOTH EVEN AFTER UDATE . The problem is we are all complaining in the wrong place you need to call Apple and get in their face every day 10 times a day until they finally fix this they need to be so sick of us all that they fix it because they can’t stand us complaining . here is a waste of time . nobody here can do jack **** !!!

As much as I'd like to think contacting Apple 10+ times per day will do anything... it doesn't. The customer service reps I have dealt with have been rude, continuing to say that a factory restore will fix all issues. NEWS FLASH - it doesn't. I even provided a link to this discussion... didn't do anything.

Very disappointed in Apple as I know Apple customers are loyal and don't deserve to be treated this way.

After 13.1.3 and still disconnecting when i make calls. tried turning off apple watch, also deleting pairing and re-pairing didn't help. even turned off sync and nada. my cheap bluetooth headset i bought on amazon that i use at the gym has no issues.

with that sad, i went the route of full restoration last night and spent the later of 4 hours trying to restore as a new phone then from backup. paired again this morning and still the same thing. this is one of the more painful upgrades for me as an early adopter.

Most name brand BT headsets are still based on BT 4.0 or 4.1. There are several no name brand BT 5.0 headsets on Amazon. You might want to try them since they are cheap. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=bluetooth+5.0+headsets&ref=nb_sb_noss_1