iPhone 13 Pro loses bluetooth connection to car 2-8 minutes after starting a phone call

Same here, even worse, the phone does not get connect to the Bluetooth system on a 2007 Toyota Yaris, syncing it always ends with a failed sync, you don't even get to type the 1234 code. BT in-car system is not guilty, it works with any other phone including the most recent Android stuff.

This is most likely a hardware issue, one reason this issue has been going on for many months now. My bet is Apple is trying to figure out how much it's going to cost them to replace a Bluetooth chip on the motherboard. Sometimes even good manufacturers like Apple are stung by cheaper and inferior products they purchase to manufacture their devices.

I have the exact same issue, ever since iphone 13 pro. iphone 12 pro worked just fine... no issues. its extremely annoying. might go back to 12. I have a 2017 Tacoma and the exact same issue for phone calls. only with calls, bluetooth for audio works great, no issues.

Not a car connection problem, but my Phonak PartnerMic/iPhone is suddenly losing connection.

I have had an iPhone and Phonak's PartnerMic for about nine months. The iPhone/PartnerMic connection has been excellent, very solid, and a 50 foot+ range. The last week or so, the connection has been poor. Today it lost connection three times in about five minutes, all within a 10' range. This particular location was a grocery store we visit several times a week. Both devices had been charged recently. I recently updated to the iOS 15.1.1 on my iPhone 12 mini.

I also contacted Phonak (Hearing Aid seller) with this problem. Here is their reply:

Hi Brian,    

Thank you for contacting Phonak. The phone should not change the connection with your device. Please try turning the Bluetooth on your phone off to make sure that is correct.

Best Regards,

Consumer Technical Support

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Phonak LLC

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My iPhone 7 worked fine with my 2019 RAV 4.

iphone 13 works ok when cabled but not with Bluetooth. Everything is updated. Trying to deal with American Family’s Know Your Drive App. Car does not recognize a Bluetooth device. With older phone I did not have to cable to use phone or app.

Now I do and sometimes the connection is still gnarly. Read and tried everything I could find. Aggravated!!!

Can I ask are you using MagSafe anything while this issue is happening? I’m on my 3rd 13 pro max and same issue happens but it’s on any Bluetooth connection. AirPods, car Bluetooth, wireless speaker etc. It happens less when I don’t have the pop socket or MagSafe charger being used imo that’s all I got atm for diagnosing.

This is my exact problem as well, I’m a realtor so you can imagine how frustrating this is to constantly drop hands free calls. It’s not safe to be constantly fumbling with this phone. Sure wish I would have kept my X. Hard to understand how technology goes backwards 😩

If it helps to calm down some of you, seems like Apple is working on fixing this.

I just tested the not released yet 15.3 (on my 13 Pro Max) which went out for public testers and in my Volvo XC60 2009 all of my incoming calls were finally working fine. I just can't seem to be able to dial straight from my steering wheel to make an outgoing call (then it drops).

I forwarded my feedback to apple, so hopefully they'll fine-tune it and we will have a working bluetooth again.

I’m joining this crusade to get apple to pay attention to this issue. My family talked me into getting an iPhone 13 pro max after roughly 15 years of being a die hard android user and on my 3rd Toyota Tundra in the same period of time. It feels like I’ve spent more time at the Verizon store or on IPhone support calls than working the past 9 days. I cannot have a conversation for more than 2-3 minutes without the paring between my truck and my new iPhone being dropped. I can only continue the call occasionally if I quickly touch the screen on the phone and switch to speaker mode. I have days where I have 6-7 calls to get through a 10 minute conversation, which in itself is incredibly aggravating, but will ultimately end up with me rear ending someone if Apple cannot fix this.

I never had the issue with my Samsung, Motorola, or Google Pixel phones. I have had Verizon change setting, change the SIM card, IPhone support had me do a back up and reset to default settings. Apple should understand and build phones to work in vehicles without CarPlay. Non of my vehicles have had it and they all worked fine.

This weekend I tried disconnecting my iPhone 13 pro max and connecting my daughters iPhone XR. We made several calls for more than 10 minutes each with no problem. When we got back from driving around I left to run a couple errands. I made calls to my daughter and my wife and both had dropped calls within 2 minutes. Apple, if you are paying attention, please fix this issue. It’s a safety hazard to have this happen and make hands free impossible.

Apple should put out an official statement on what they’re doing to fix this issue. It’s a big deal. I finally updated my 7 and it was a big decision. Now I want to give this phone back and get my money back!

I think an earlier post hit the nail on the head. Hardware issue and they’re trying trying to figure out how to recall these useless devices.

I was always Pro Apple but not anymore.

My Toyota Prius prime is set at car stereo, still drop. May be I try to set at nothing to see what happens. I have a feeling that Apple I phone 13 is mainly for cars with Apple play. Mine has no Apple play.

Hello, Iphone 13 pro and Audi rs3 8v 2015 without carplay problem too Bluetooth working but sometime when playing Spotify the music stop and start playing as phone call so quality drops to horrible sounding. Need to restart iphone and car connection. Also an other bug when iphone connected in bluetooth the microphone icon (for voice writing) not working anymore and work back when stopping BT connection between Audi and Iphone Before I had a Galaxy S10+ and was bluetooth bug free

So I can make the occasional phone call but when trying to play any media through Bluetooth in getting a service unavailbe. This is a deal breaker for me. Definitely starting to regret leaving my Note 20 Ultra behind.

Have a 2015 Tundra and my new iPhone 13 is pathetic, pay all this money and this phone is useless, drops calls actually locks up my Entune system when using Bluetooth, called Verizon and they had me shut off 5G , this still didn’t work, my iPhone 6 Plus never had this problem, big mistake in upgrading.