iPhone 11 on iOS 13 having Bluetooth connectivity issues

Mylyn225 wrote:

Obviously the phone and/or Ios are at fault. If you had taken the time to read most of the posts, people are LOYAL Apple customers until Iphone 11 or the IOS update.

Loyalty doesn't matter, facts do.

Those of us affected (minus you) ultimately want Apple to fix the BT connectivity issue. I don’t think anyone paid as much as they paid for the Iphone 11 just to have it NOT work.

How much the phone cost doesn't matter, facts do.

Your posts are annoying and irritating because ALL you say is you have had no, or maybe ONE problem..

I have directed people several times towards solutions that have involved patches applied by auto makers and other vendors and towards threads showing Android users experiencing the same issues with the same third party systems, something that, obviously, can't be Apple's fault.

Are there issues with iOS? Of course there are, but in general Apple has been good about working towards a solution when notified of them.

At the end of the day, most of the posts are from loyal Apple fans, and we just want a fix. You yourself stated that you had an issue with the hardware (or whatever it was), so it stands to reason that issues DO exist. Here I was thinking you had some additional insight but once again, you do NOT!

The additional insight is far more often than not the issue is with the third party peripheral; I've also given several examples in the past of how this can be the case when it was working "just fine" with an older phone or version of iOS.

You’re not an Apple tech and you have NOT helped ONE Apple user with their issue. Your phone works flawlessly?! Awesome!

You're incorrect, I have helped several people, and just the knowledge that many of the issues here are not universal helps point towards the direction of a fix.

But, if my car didn’t received any software uodates in these months (meanwhile iPhone do) and Android smartphones works perfectly and another iPhone 11 (not Pro) works... Mine reproduces same issue in every cars...

What you think?

Very simply - odds are if you are waiting for an iOS update to fix your problem, it likely won't.

Instead, contact the manufacturer of your Bluetooth device and see if they have any applicable updates.

It might be fixed in a future iOS update, if it's an iOS issue, but it's always better to pursue both paths to a fix.

It cant be fixed in these BT devices they don't support the newer BT protocol. The hardware for these devices already existed and people own it. The hardware cant be made to support the BT protocol that apple wants to use.

the BT device that can fix it is the iPhone 11 pro. This used to work on older apple OS. I think a call to the better business bureau might be more in line to get a recall started.

Hi Users,

Issue: iPhone disconnecting from car stereo Bluetooth constantly.

Elaboration: Any smartphone iphone/ android is paired in two steps with car’s Bluetooth. First one is for receiving calls or dialling numbers. Second is for playing music or other apps like maps.

Solution: The problem is not with pairing or the smartphone device. It is the stock navigation system of the car. The best possible solution for that case is turn off the stock navigation system of car while playing music from iPhone’s bluetooth.

This will definitely works for constantly dropping connections while playing music via Bluetooth in any car.

Hi Users,

Issue: iPhone disconnecting from car stereo Bluetooth constantly.

Elaboration: Any smartphone iphone/ android is paired in two steps with car’s Bluetooth. First one is for receiving calls or dialling numbers. Second is for playing music or other apps like maps.

Solution: The problem is not with pairing or the smartphone device. It is the stock navigation system of the car. The best possible solution for that case is turn off the stock navigation system of car while playing music from iPhone’s bluetooth.

This will definitely works for constantly dropping connections while playing music via Bluetooth in any car.

I did contact the mfg. of my car's GPS/Nav system. They said that the most recent iPhone that was 100% compatible with the Chrysler 8.4N system was the iPhone 8. So they're a little behind the times with their testing. But I had no problems with any of my previous iPhones until the iPhone 11 and iOS 13.

If Chrysler for some reason states the phone is incompatible, they are the ones who will need to fix that.

However, you can check if there is a UConnect update applicable to your car here:

https://www.driveuconnect.com/support/software-update.html

I just purchased an iphone 11. The bluetooth does not recognize my LEXUS IS300 2019. Apple is claiming it's a Lexus issue, but I'm calling BS. All my software is up to date . My phone is on 13.5.1 IOS.

Any ideas?

Seems really strange that it’s not connecting does your car show a your phone as being connected previously or anything? If so remove it .. restart your phone turn of Bluetooth and turn it back on and try again.

😳🤔 do other Bluetooth devices come up on the iPhone 11 ? If you have your phone backed up I’d try a complete hard reset and then before you restore it try it and see.. if it connects then don’t unless you really need to restore it .. redownload all apps and then try that maybe something like mine, I believe I have a software issue with mine. I’m going to restore it back to factory and see because apple just sent me a new phone and it worked flawlessly and when I restored it same old problem so it has to be something in the software an app or something I’ve never done anything out of the ordinary to my phone.

yes is try that but back it up first!! see if it works without installing anything just like brand new iPhone and if it connects there is something wrong with your backup meaning something installed or something interfering with your connection to your car.

Do you by chance have an iWatch as well? I purchased the new iPhone 11 Max Pro and learned that when my iWatch is turned off, the bluetooth works perfectly. Problem only occurs when both are connected and I am driving. The watch and phone interfere with the bluetooth connection in my Mercede Benz. Disconnect the iWatch when driving and your problem should be resolved.

I have the same exact problem since January 2020, just after I upgraded to ios 13. I got my iPhone11 in Dec. 2019 used it for a month, when I upgraded to ios 11 my watch, iPhone 11 and my car stopped connecting via Bluetooth.

I believe what is happening is that the iphone11 pro BT continuously modulates different channels while its connected, following a newer BT protocol. (probably for security?)

unfortunately it looks like the phone doesn't check with the BT devices that use it on if they also support this or how quickly can these devices switch. the results are the phone bt signal modulates differently than the device causing the audio sound bad. Since the audio pre amp also would need to know to switch on and off or not to this will cause lots of audio related side effects.

The popping sounds are amp power cycling related the cutting out / stutter sounds are the BT modulations