Bluetooth issues on my iPhone 15 Pro Max with iOS 17.0.3

What IOS are you running on your iPhone 13 Pro Max? I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max on IOS 17.2b3 and I am experiencing the same bluetooth problem. I have experienced this problem in all IOS 17 releases. It would be interesting to know if the 15 has the same issue when running IOS 16.

Interestingly I didn’t have the issue with my beats fit pro yesterday on a 2 hours flight. Maybe because I used the phone all the time.

I have the impression it’s somehow linked to energy saving procedures in iOS 17 when the iPhone 15 Pro goes to 1 hz and soft standby.

It’s been happening since before the update for me. I’ve had issues with the Bluetooth ever since I upgraded to the iPhone 15 ProMax. For some reason though, it works perfectly fine with just one of the earbuds. This is some b.s.

It started with me as well. As soon as I got the 15 pro max the Bluetooth didn't work. Ended up updating to a newer os and have kept that up to date but it still

doesn't work. I was in the car today and tried to make a call, long story short it locked my radio up and no call could be made. Bluetooth ended up completely disconnecting. This is a serious issue! WHY ARE THEY NOT ACKNOWLEDGING IT????

For over six weeks I'm dealing with the pain of randomly loosing the bluetooth connection to my IP15P to my hearing aids. I've posted here multiple times with descriptions of what's happening, or not happening. Basically have tried everything with the phone and have a case with Apple. One thing I've noticed this week is that when I'm out in a crowded public space that the BT consistently disconnects from my hearing aids, much more than when I'm home. Still, when I least expect it, and I need it most, like an incoming phone call, it fails. Dropping either side of the hearing aids or scratchy so that I can't have a conversation. If I walk away from the phone and come back to it, I'm disconnected.

This all seems to be going nowhere. I'm getting worn out with this. Is there any light at the end of this tunnel?

Good day everyone.

sad to say I’m also having same issues, every time I come close my work place - Hospitals, my Bluetooth connections dropping off “not available”. Booked my iPhone to check in Apple Store & hopefully to get good answers/solutions.

iPhone 15 Pro

(any other good advice please, greatly appreciated)

ehd

Tony given the importance of Bluetooth to your life is strongly suggest you pursue a complete refund from apple directly. Shipping a product with known. Bluetooth glitches is really poor form by apple and they should have undertaken a product recall. I’d also call consumer affairs and file a complaint

Just got the new blue titanium iphone 15 pro max yesterday. Lost Bluetooth this morning on my walk. Went home and got a different brand ear buds and they worked for about 1 mile and went out. Now I realize that I can't keep anything connected for more than about 15 minutes. VERY unhappy with this phone.

17.1.1 did NOT fix Bluetooth issues. My issues continued, but only on the 15 Pro Max. I returned that piece of junk and went back to using my iPhone 13 Pro Max. No Bluetooth issues in either car using my 13 Pro Max or work iPhone (Xr). Apple engineers really dropped the ball on this one.

Interesting. Yet my iPhone 13 Pro Max and my Xr are running 17.1.1 with no Bluetooth issues at all. I’m certain it is an issue with the 15 Pro Max. Too many people are reporting it for it to be a fluke.

Just received a new iPhone 15 Pro Max two days ago. So far, only one pair of cheap earbuds will connect and then for only about 1/2 hour and the phone drops them.

Can't connect ANY premium earbuds (Sony, Sennheiser, Bose, JBL).

Can't connect to my soundbar (Sony) or my TV (LG).

NEVER had any problem on my iPhone 13 that I traded in.

Also cannot cast to new LG 77" OLED TV - just locks up after putting in connection code. Don't know if that's Bluetooth or not.

Also does not connect to my '22 Subaru Touring Harmon Kardon system.

Serious problem with Bluetooth. Is this a defective chip in the new phones?

That's exactly what my experience was at the not-so-genius bar. I posted previously on this but they claim they have never heard of the Bluetooth issue. I've also noticed that this Bluetooth issue is affecting my wired CarPlay. I could be connected, get out of the car and leave the phone in the car connected, start back up and I have no connection. I shut off Bluetooth and there is my wired CarPlay back. This is a huge huge issue! I literally yell at my phone 3x a day and say what a piece of garbage it is. 😂 That shouldn't be funny because it's really sad that this $1600 Apple product doesn't work!!

No, 17.2 didn't do anything to rectify the problems with BT on MY IP15Pro. Still doing all the weird things that I've posted for the last two months here on this forum. And still no word back from Apple.

BTW: The 17.2 update was for security issues and made no mention of any fixes for BT.

Just updated to 17.1.2……. No dice… with bluetooth connected calls go straight to phone with no ability to switch even though streaming audio works….

Audio on streaming cuts in and out when more than a foot away from the radio in my car…..

its crazy because i switched from android to go to this crap….. apple that supposedly “Just Works”

I'm happy for you, but it didn't work that way for me...meaning that each new IPhone 15PM stands alone in this snafu.

I'm on my 2nd one, and about to order my 3rd through their Express Exchange service. Neither of the first two worked with BT function.

dc