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iOS 5 Bluetooth ford problem

I have a 2011 (UK 11 reg) Ford Mondeo with built in Sony radio with sat nav, Bluetooth and CD. It has been linking fine to my iPhone 4 via Bluetooth both for phone calls and audio as needed running iOS 4. However since upgrading to iOS 5 it won't keeps saying it can't establish data connection, audio breaks up then the phone disconnects intermittently, and the radio no longer displays my phone signal strength which I relied up to know I had a signal.

This is a major pain as I need it to be reliable as it was until recently for work support phone calls. Can anyone please advise how to resolve this? Please don't say take it to my Ford dealer, 1) they will likely have no clue 2) why the **** should I when it's Apple's upgrade which has caused the problem - it was fine before I installed iOS 5.

iPhone 4, iOS 5, Ford Mondeo

Posted on Oct 15, 2011 4:34 PM

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ianfromsittingbourne Author

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Posted on Oct 15, 2011 4:38 PM

I use the USB connection for an iPod Classic by the way, which would not work for phone calls anyway. Love how the censored a very minor swear word in regular use!

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Oct 19, 2011 1:58 AM in response to iphone uk

I have a similar Problem with my Renault Mégan Bose Sound-System with built in GPS-Navigation. Worked perfectly with iOS 4.xx. Now, every time my navigationsystem (or me, using the pause-button) interrupts the music to give directions the iPhone 4S (also was the case with my old iPhone 4 with iOS 5) does not interrupt immediately music playback (has a lag of 5-10 seconds!) and after the navigationsystem terminates the directions, it takes another 5-10 seconds to resume (i. e. the playback starts on the iPhone, but I cannot hear anything for 5-10 seconds). This is very annoying, because this way it is impossible to listen to audiobooks because you lose 10-20 seconds of text. Before the lag was less than 1 second altogether so it was perfectly possible to listen to audiobooks.

I hope this issue will be resolved soon with the next update?!

rick_72

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Oct 19, 2011 2:14 AM in response to ianfromsittingbourne

I do think we should deserve more attention from Apple.

iOS5 seemed to be great but this Bluetooth change has been a real pain in the neck. I am also quite annoyed by the fact that people from all over the world are complaining about this issue but nobody from Apple is giving any feedback.

Moreover, we all know that we cannot step back to iOS 4.x.y so I do think that it is unfair from Apple to lock us in an uncomfortable situation without providing any feedback.

I do hope to receive some clue something soon. For being a company that uses customer experience as a key success factor, Apple made me really upset. And an upset customer is surely not a good investment for the future...

Kylienic

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Oct 19, 2011 2:21 AM in response to ianfromsittingbourne

Ihave a ford fiesta 2009 model . Upgraded to ios5 today. Bluetooth connection for phone calls and music from my iPhone. Warning "unable to connect with Bluetooth device" came up every time I changed songs. Now my radio won't turn off .. Hopefully it won't flatten my battery. Also when I made a call via bluetooth , worked fine untile I hung up and the radio display stated it was still on a call.. Arhh !!! Hope I can revert back to the old operating system

Kylienic

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Oct 19, 2011 2:24 AM in response to djsavage74

Hi, can you please let me know how you go with Ford as I'm going to try and take mine in if they can fix the situation.

Oct 19, 2011 2:45 AM in response to dsancheznet

Actually, I like the fact, that music starts playing directly on connecting... So an option to switch this on or off would be a good solution.

Oct 19, 2011 2:52 AM in response to Cyril2000

Yes, I do agree that this is a nice feature BUT:

I personally connect my iPhone via a cable, and it is a PITA to change the audio source contantly because somehow the bluetooth connection prevails over the wired connection.

Regards

stuartf7

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Oct 19, 2011 3:23 AM in response to ianfromsittingbourne

I have the same problem with Ford Focus ST, 59 plate with the Sony Head Unit. Hopefully someone can confirm that the updated firmware works!

Oct 19, 2011 4:31 AM in response to dsancheznet

OK, in my case I hear music and I use the phone over the bluetoothconnection, so it's very convenient, the music stops, when I get a phonecall and when the gps navigation system gives direction... theoretically... since iOS 5 it's not working well anymore :-(

Oct 19, 2011 4:35 AM in response to ianfromsittingbourne

I find it quite irritating that this issue was picked up during beta testing (there are plenty of references to the problem from July onwards) and that apple have ignored it and gone ahead with iOS5 without fixing it first.

benoit25

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Oct 19, 2011 5:14 AM in response to ianfromsittingbourne

Same pb with focus rs 500

Steve47

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Oct 19, 2011 5:22 AM in response to ianfromsittingbourne

I have the same problem, ford Mondeo 60 plate with comms pack, I phoned apple today and got put through to a senior tech person who said its not apples problem and that I need to contact ford and get them to sort it out, he said that apple can do what they like to their software and I should of checked with ford to see if the iPhone was comparable!! I did point out that all worked fine until last thursday when I upgraded to ios5 but he said it not his problem and if I will buy after market products I should make sure they work... Err but I did do that a year ago when I bought the car..

Thanks for your help apple! Very good customer service..

Oct 19, 2011 5:25 AM in response to Steve47

wow - that's appalling Steve

Oct 19, 2011 5:54 AM in response to Steve47

Sounds a little arrogant to me...!? So are we all to buy new cars just because Apple decided to use some new Bluetooth protocol?

Oct 19, 2011 6:49 AM in response to ianfromsittingbourne

I'm having the same issue with 2011 Ford Fiesta.

Come on Apple, hook me up!

Oct 19, 2011 7:35 AM in response to ianfromsittingbourne

Hi phoned my Ford dealer today who at least tried to be really helpful, unlike that awful guy poor Steve47 got - I would go nowhere near them again if I were you! Anyway he went off for about 5 minutes talking to their specialist who said it was possible to upgrade my radio's software. However apparently I was the first to report this and I am currently on the latest software version as it was bought this year, that it could take Ford 3 to 6 months for one to be available!

This is absolutely not acceptable and something Apple need to find a solution to, as the issue has been caused by their software upgrade. Sooner rather than later please!

iOS 5 Bluetooth ford problem