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Pioneer DEH-600BT Car Stereo + Bluetooth Audio + iOS4 = Recipe for disaster

I had my iPhone 3GS 3.1.2 streaming bluetooth audio just fine to my Pioneer-600BT car stereo. When iOS 4 came out, updated my 3GS and streaming stopped working. Purchased the iPhone 4, waited for iOS 4.1 which claimed to "fix" bluetooth problems and it still doesn't work. My iPhone 4 can connect to my car stereo just fine if I want to use it as a hands free, but bluetooth audio streaming doesn't work.

I contacted Apple, they said I need to update the software on my car stereo. I contacted Pioneer and they said they're stereos use standard bluetooth profiles which were created by the people who invented bluetooth themselves. Why are Apple using different bluetooth profiles to the standard ones? Why can't apple incorporate both sets of profiles for backwards compatibility?

Pioneer said loads of people have been having this problem with the iOS4 software update, so seeing as there is no immediate fix, I want to see how many people are having this problem so we can cause a fuss and get Apple to sort this out in the next update. Unless anybody knows of a reason why Apple can't or won't do this?

iPhone 4, iOS 4

Posted on Sep 13, 2010 5:22 AM

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Apr 8, 2011 6:55 AM in response to Eto Demerzel

I have the same issue with my 600BT.
It is (sometimes) possible to connect when the bloetooth memory has been purged, but only that once. A reconnect is impossible.

I also have a very old Sony Ericsson with A2DP which connects every time and the sound quality is great, so whatever Apple has added (if anything) to the A2DP functionality, it seems just stupid an pointless.

Just ordered an HTC because I know that it will work. It will be nice to be able to use Spotify in the car again.

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Nov 4, 2011 8:28 PM in response to wasimkham

My iPhone4 has not been connecting to my btb200 automicatically either while my 3gs did. ! I have been struggling with this since I got an iPhone4 and finally figured it out today.

I do not have an AVIC-D3. Instead I have a group one pioneer head unit that also uses the btb200. The key is that non-AVIC head units can only regisater one phone at a time.

How to autoconnect:

I connected the phone to the bluetooth from the iPhone's Bluetooth menu. Then I put my pioneer unit on Bluethooth for source and TEL for band. THen I cycled on the function key until I was in FUNC2. Then I pressed the up arrow/button on the head unit. A few seconds later... phone was Registered!

I turned the car off an back on... it auto connected. This is the best thing ever.

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The problem is that you have to go the extra step to reister the phone. The pioneer units will register the first phone you connect automatically. Your phone looks like a different phone to the head unit with the new OS. You need to re-register the phone!

Pioneer DEH-600BT Car Stereo + Bluetooth Audio + iOS4 = Recipe for disaster