iphone 12, bluetooth for "uconnect"

Hi Shooter1975,

Based upon the details you provided, we wanted to continue ruling out some other possible causes:

1. Do you have another Bluetooth device to test with your iPhone, like a Bluetooth headset?
2. As there are no issues with using your wife's older model iPhone XR, there may be a firmware update available for your car stereo. You'd need to reach out to the manufacturer of the car stereo to obtain the steps.
3. Speaking of updates, the latest for your iPhone model would be iOS 14.4.2. You can verify the version number installed within Settings > General > About. Here's a link that'll show how to first back up, then Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Cheers.

Got a 2021 Ram 1500, same problem with my IPhone 12 Pro Max. My previous dodge didn’t have the message feature. My iPhone has iOS 14.5.1, I have the 12” Uconnect in the truck. Everything is working except messages, it’s grayed out. Going to try to pair my sons iPhone 8 Plus. My sons phone connects, but doesn’t allow for messages either.

If you click on the grayed out messages, a pop up comes up. It says, feature not available due to device settings. I’ve checked my device settings and have not found the issue yet.

Hey there Shooter1975,

Let's team up to help answer your question about sending/receiving text messages with your car stereo.

If you're using CarPlay, here are the steps to Send and receive text messages with CarPlay.

If you're instead using a regular Bluetooth car stereo, you can also use Siri for some commands. Check out the section 'Reply to a message' here: Send and receive text messages on iPhone

Take care!

Hello Shooter1975,

At this time, we recommend reaching out to Apple Support regarding this issue.

Please let them know the steps you already tried, along with what you confirmed.

You can reach them here: Get Support

Have a good one!