iPhone 13 keeps disconnecting from car bluetooth

I am having this same issue with my 17 Outback. CarPlay is not offered on these models. Used to work flawlessly with my iPhone 11, but since I switched to an iPhone 13 Pro it will not recognize my phone to sync. What should I do? Also, phone is updated

I have this problem with my iPhone 13 pro max when paired to my 2015 Toyota Camry XSE. The call will disconnect from the vehicle, then reconnect every few minutes. Sometimes the call flat out drops. Switching to handset mode does not help. This happens every time without fail so my phone is unusable in the car, it's so frustrating!

I am updating my iPhone 13 Pro Max from 15.2.1 to 15.3.1 as we speak and will report back. Hopefully updating to 15.3.1 fixes the issue!

Same issue with i13 pro and audi mmi system.

randomly droping bt connection, i have to manually disconnect bt and reconnect when im driving then works fine. But if i wanna cancel call on phone is canceled but on mmi system still shows connected. Then bt connection drops again.

with iphone 11 was no problems.

i13 is upgraded on 15.3 ios.

Exact same issue with audi MMI. randomly droping bt connection, i have to manually disconnect bt and reconnect when im driving then works fine. But if i wanna cancel call on phone is canceled but on mmi system still shows connected. Then bt connection drops again with iphone XS was no problems.i13 is upgraded on 15.3.1 ios.

I have also disconnected my watch and other nearby bluetooth connection leaving only the car bluetooth connected.

I'm having the same BT issues, and yes I have updates to iOS15.3.1, cleared networks setting, deleted connections on both the car and phone..... and I still have the **** problem! Maybe the is Apple new "do not disturb me when I'm driving feature"... The big porblem is when "we" all try to fix this problem while driving. I find it interesting that you and delete connections on both the car and phone and even establish/set a new BT password to connect all while driving. Does everyone else here find that interesting?

I understand software development, and to that point I just wish Apple would recognize this as a BUG. Apple Support could you please respone to the specific issue of BT dropping out - - PLEASE.

My 2018 Mazda3 had BT working great until yesterday when I stopped the car briefly, then it wouldn’t reconnect. I tried forgetting the device, restarting the phone (and car) but now the Mazda won’t even show up in the list.

Tempted to get Carplay installed but it’s $500!

I find it disturbing that it is being suggested to us to upgrade our car’s Bluetooth when it is Apple making the changes. That’s what was suggested to me yesterday after 2 months of dealing with (first) my phone not connecting and then dropped connections, requiring re-pairing.

Woo hoo! I just fixed my issue with the car.

A YouTube video suggested it might be the car (Mazda). I opened the hood and disconnected the negative battery cable for a few seconds and then put it back on. That rebooted the radio and suddenly it connected. I thought someone said to put on airplane mode when trying and that worked!

A Volvo mechanic did that for me…he “reset” my battery/electrical system. I’ve done everything possible through Apple & Volvo and it didn’t work.

I MAY have a fix now though. I’m giving it a week then will share.

UPDATE:

I no longer have bluetooth issues connecting to my 2015 Toyota Camry after updating my Apple Watch Series 5 to version watchOS 8.4.2 and iPhone 13 Pro Max to iOS 15.3.1.

If you're having bluetooth issues when connected to your car, be sure to update both your watch and phone!

@Moose_OSU I thought the same thing. I was having this issue with both of my vehicles; a 2018 Tacoma, and a 2012 BMW. Updating the phone to 15.3.1 seems to have resolved it, so I thought life was good again. But took the bmw on a trip last weekend; no luck with bluetooth. Had to resort to talking on the device.

I wonder if 15.3.1 update targeted Toyota systems? Will be interested to hear if other Toyota owners are seeing the same thing. Of course according to Apple, apparently there is no problem. I have yet to find an Apple support rep to acknowledge that others are having this issue.

My wife and I both have iPhone13 minis. Both were OK until the last software update. Now we both have the same issues on both our cars (BMW and Audi).

The phone connects to the car, but after one call drops the connection as far as the car is concened, Often this happens with the call is still showing as connected (even though it thinks the device isn't), whilst on the phone it says it has dropped the call but thinks the phone it is still conencted to the car. I have tried the "forget and repair" on both phones and both cars. As it is now illegal in the UK to handle the phone whilst driving, the phones are pretty much uselesss to us in the car.

We have paid a lot of money for two phones that are only "mobile" whilst walking.

My IPhone SE just started disconnecting from my 2016 Audi Q5's Bluetooth. I've loaded all the regular Apple software updates when available. Very strange, phone will drop from Bluetooth and reconnect a few moments later only to drop again. Makes Bluetooth impossible to use. Is Apple not working on a fix???

I have tried this and forgetting the device. The iPhone 13 mini even with latest iOS 15 will not stay connected to my Elantra Bluetooth. Did not have this issue with any of my previous iPhones…

please provide the solution.

My experience, fwiw. I have a BMW, and a Tacoma. As soon as I bought the new iPhone 13, I experienced the same issues as everybody here. I called Apple support; they have (amazingly) never heard of this issue. Since then (in the past month or so) the issues are gradually starting to resolve. The latest 15.3 update fixed in the Taco, but not the BMW. Then 15.4 fixed the BMW. I was afraid it would rebreak the Tacoma, but so far so good.

My biggest complaint with Apple is they refuse to acknowledge the issue (so much for transparency), but instead secretly roll out fixes in the background. Don't get me wrong I'm thrilled it's fixed. But who's to say it won't happen again, and they will (again) refuse to admit there's a problem. I love the product - but extremely disappointed with the support.

-bk