Bluetooth issues on my iPhone 15 Pro Max with iOS 17.0.3

I called the senior Apple advisor last week for the last time. He refused to help me until I updated to v17.3. I said no because I was afraid of more problems. He said if he did he'd forward my case to Engineering, but would not until I updated. I asked if Apple developers were working on a fix and knew about this bluetooth issue. He said he didn't know what the developers did as they don't communicate releases, so we know when they do. I asked him how many people he's dealt with over this same bluetooth issue. He said zero. I asked if he was serious and then anything further would have been snarky (such as, "is this your first day?") so I disconnected with him.

I tried answering you Andy but of course, the great cover-up happening and they pulled my reply. I have no idea why. Bottom line, I don't use FaceTime, and an hour ago I tried wired CarPlay with Bluetooth switched off and it was a failure. Call quality is so bad you can't have a conversation. Had the caller call me back and still the same results. Apple lightning cable with Apple lightning to USB-c adapter. Big failure! When do we get answers????!!!! $1300 paperweight that is only able to make calls with the phone itself. ZERO hands-free ability!

Rest assured you aren't going mad - your response appeared in my inbox before was deleted. Agree with all that you said.

Very poor show.

My household has four iPhones, two macbooks, two iMacs, plus a plethora of Apple services costing us £/$s per month. I, you, we are but a few customers but speaking for myself, I also have an android device through work, windows laptop and a chromebook. They all work just fine.

Apple need customers like us more than we need paperweights.

Get the word out there on channels they don't control.

I also have 4 iPhones, 27" iMac, 13" MacBook Pro, a New MacBook Air, 4 AppleTVs, 2 iPads, 4 Apple watches, 2 original HomePods, 2 Airpod Pros, and numerous AirTags, and I run everything in my house off of HomeKit. Not to also mention paying every month for Apple One for the family. All my other Apple products work flawlessly except my brand-new 15Pro Max. Beyond frustrating!

So far it seems not everyone in the world has this issue. Perhaps it is related to a specific Bluetooth chipset in some iPhone models (no matter the year), Apple uses sources the components from different suppliers (for example the screens can be provided by Samsung or LG), so maybe, the problem lies in the Bluetooth chip that some iPhones have and poor regression testing not done in iPhones with these chips.

Otherwise the whole internet will be on fire.

In the other side, has anyone been able to test the iOS 17.4 or 17.3.1 betas related to this problem?

Thanks!!. Will try later today to update! But if WiFi networks are interfering, then we should shutdown those networks, not the phone WiFi, no?.

For me the issue can occur while in the highway or in areas without any WiFi signal nearby. So, it might be some kind “WiFi-Bluetooth chipset management” in iOS 17.x

Didn’t work for me either~ worked for like 20-30 min the BAM party started again with bad bluetooth.

Also if i’m home and im paying for my wifi why would i want to consume mobile data to be able to listen to music on my bluetooth speaker? Or when im using face time or any type of call?

I did not pay over 1000$ just to have to turn of wifi to be able to have normal acting phone

I've been having issues with Bluetooth since I purchased my iPhone 15 Pro Max and it's getting really old. I update every opportunity I have. I just updated it to 17.3.1 this morning, and I still have issues with Bluetooth reliability. Why isn't this fixed yet?!!!

Husband just got a new 15 max pro - he loses all sound on his phone - no ringers no hapticks - until we turn bluetooth of and then back on again - sound works while it is off. happens running 17.3.1 as it did on 17.3

Today is 2-13-24 and I just updated to IOS 17.3.1 and I still have Bluetooth issues. It doesn’t populate the nearby Bluetooth devices, nor does it pair. I have been having trouble in my new chevy 2024 Trax to connect or it disconnects. Now it doesn’t even see my device. Does the same with portable Bluetooth speakers.

Still having issues with my iPhone 15 pro in the car Feb 2024. It connects most of the time with the car but cannot use buttons in steering wheel yet works fine with my iPhone XS so it’s not the car.

didn't help

I am also noticing all my bluetooth devices randomly lose connection and can’t reconnect. This is getting very annoying.

I can assure you as of right now, 17.1 will not fix the issue and this is from actual experience.

Yes, I installed 17.1 to see if the Bluetooth would work, but nope.

im returning it to the shop and keep my iPhone 12