IPhone 4s bluetooth not working

I have a iPhone 4s and it came with a complementary Bluetooth issue. So I did my research and found a workaround. It never found any Bluetooth device on its own and got stuck on the infinite searching thing. But my laptop found my iPhone and I tried to connect thru my laptop and got connected. I understand if it doesn't connect with other phones or devices but at least .

You seem more like JiltedTim than KiltedTim. Im sure you are a bigwig or something on this board but your attitude *****. Ever since the first post you have been hateful about the bt issues. Im not sure what your inside info is, but the bt issue IS an issue with apple and the iPhone. Its not a car issue, its not a person issue either. Ive had an iPho e aince day one and im now on the 4s, I was always able to connect my headphones or my car b4 the 4s. Now its not possible, wake up and realize apple sometimes gets things wro g and refuses to admit it!

I had been having issues pairing 4s with Senheisser M550; Finally got it working...by resetting Sennheisser (it allows only max 5 pairing connections to make, if exceeded required a full reset - detail can be found on the manual provided with the kit)

Thanks

Anoop

Welcome to "The Cult"

Where many owners see raising any issues with Apple products as a personal attack on them !! ..... and they respond accordingly.

Just have a look through the responses and see for yourself !!!

I had the original iPhone and it was working fine with my Senheisser M400, but when I got my 4s, they would not connect. I never figured out why not. Never liked the Senheisser (first pair died soon...were not comfortable, would not play music via bluetooth...), so I got the Motorola S305 and they work great with the 4s--love 'em.

Clearly Apple changed something on the 4s. Perhaps they tightened up on spec compliance. Perhaps Senheisser was living on the edge of the standard and the earlier iPhones were just forgiving. Who knows?

Anyway, I highly recommend the Mot S305 to connect to the 4s.

I have got new 4s and I have the same problem. Once I tried to connect my phone to RCD510 in VW Passat, it said "Not compatible phone".

Apple pls help.

Otherwise I have to throw out this toy from 16th floor.

Hi iMister and KiltedTim,

Sorry for ignorance but do you guys represent Apple in this forum?

If you do then I can understand your frustration on repetitive questions because you are not developers and not even decision makers in apple.

If you are apple's representers here then can you just please me with the solution (not fix) to connect my plantronics bluetooth headphone with my iphone 4s? I guess I am not asking something which is not allowed by Apple.

Can I also know the reason of bluetooth failure in 4S? I used use my same headphone with my 3GS (which I replaced with 4S recently) and I do have one more 3GS with ios 5.0.1 running over it, it works fine with that phone also.

In the entire forum, I have heard your comments on every questions from poeple but haven't heard any solution for the same from you guys.

Could you please us over here?

Thanks

Ashish Nagpal wrote:

Sorry for ignorance but do you guys represent Apple in this forum?

This is a user-to-user technical support forum. Apple representatives don't generally post. Apple's participation is generally limited to the Hosts, who monitor the forum to maintain order.

ahh ok...in that case, can somebody advice me the way to log a complaint at Apple. This is a serious issue with such an expensive phone. Apple has introducted a fabulous feature like Siri and they must have spent lot of money in development of it but unfortunately they forgot to keep a basic need i.e. bluetooth corrected.

This is called over intelligence 🙂

And a small suggestion for iMister and KiltedTim.

Guys since nobody is representing apple here, then don't be hyper and increase your BP, u r not liable for anything here. Sorry if you mind it.

Ashish Nagpal wrote:

ahh ok...in that case, can somebody advice me the way to log a complaint at Apple.

http://www.apple.com/feedback

" Sorry for ignorance but do you guys represent Apple in this forum? "

I do not represent Apple. I found my way here as a result of problems we were experiencing with iphone 4S and bluetooth.

I was working with a colleauge who had iphone 4S, and as part of our job we needed to transfer files via bluetooth from field devices. I was in the market for a new phone and was looking at iphone 4S until I found out blutooth file transfer was not possible with iphone.

I like many others assumed that the basic function of bluetooth file transfer would be included in any high end phone, Would you expect any high end phone not to have bluetooth at all ??

I have now purchased an Android Phone which never has any issues with bluetooth connectivity.

Also we travel a lot in our work and have many rental cars my colleague consistently has trouble connecting with different cars bluetooth connections. I never have any problems connecting with my Android Phone. Out of frustration, my colleague is now in the process of ditching his iphone for an Android Phone.

The iphone as a product is more refined than my Android phone, but as it cannot perform the key functions I require in my job, it is merely a toy for me in my application.

As I have said before the iphone is a well engineered product that could be greatly improved with some software updates to make it more useable in the real world.

iMister wrote:

" Sorry for ignorance but do you guys represent Apple in this forum? "

I do not represent Apple. I found my way here as a result of problems we were experiencing with iphone 4S and bluetooth.

I was working with a colleauge who had iphone 4S, and as part of our job we needed to transfer files via bluetooth from field devices. I was in the market for a new phone and was looking at iphone 4S until I found out blutooth file transfer was not possible with iphone.

I like many others assumed that the basic function of bluetooth file transfer would be included in any high end phone, Would you expect any high end phone not to have bluetooth at all ??

I have now purchased an Android Phone which never has any issues with bluetooth connectivity.

Also we travel a lot in our work and have many rental cars my colleague consistently has trouble connecting with different cars bluetooth connections. I never have any problems connecting with my Android Phone. Out of frustration, my colleague is now in the process of ditching his iphone for an Android Phone.

The iphone as a product is more refined than my Android phone, but as it cannot perform the key functions I require in my job, it is merely a toy for me in my application.

As I have said before the iphone is a well engineered product that could be greatly improved with some software updates to make it more useable in the real world.

If a single feature is that important, then the iPhone 4S is certainly not the right phone for you. It is not intended to be all things for all people. I, personally, have never felt a need to send any files via bluetooth. Wi-Fi if vastly faster, and file transfers are possible with wi-fi. I think Apple's choice to not transfer files via Bluetooth has more to do with DRM and data security than the capability of the hardware. iPhone 4S implements the latest version of Bluetooth standards, but the IOS5 isn't set up for file transfers. The choices made by each manufacturer often seem to be capricious to those with specific needs, but some constraints are necessary.

Ashish Nagpal wrote:

ahh ok...in that case, can somebody advice me the way to log a complaint at Apple. This is a serious issue with such an expensive phone. Apple has introducted a fabulous feature like Siri and they must have spent lot of money in development of it but unfortunately they forgot to keep a basic need i.e. bluetooth corrected.

This is called over intelligence 🙂

And a small suggestion for iMister and KiltedTim.

Guys since nobody is representing apple here, then don't be hyper and increase your BP, u r not liable for anything here. Sorry if you mind it.

Look at it this way. Some phones have NFC, others don't. Some have voice recognition (iPhone 4S takes it to new levels), and others don't. Some have dual processors, others don't. Some have huge screens, others have small screens. It is the buyers responsibility to chose a phone with the features he needs. None of the current phones have EVERYTHING. "You pay your money, and you makes your choices."

Vugar7 wrote:

I have got new 4s and I have the same problem. Once I tried to connect my phone to RCD510 in VW Passat, it said "Not compatible phone".

Apple pls help.

Otherwise I have to throw out this toy from 16th floor.

It would probably be a good idea to contact Apple Support directly before you go to extremes.

As Meg St._Clair and a few others have stated, Bluetooth File Transfer is most likely not a function due too copyright laws, yes there are ways too circumvent that, but that's through methods Apple generally cannot control, if they have a way too prevent illegal conduct, they will, case in point; BT File Transfer.

As for the 4S not working with certain devices or cars, a great step too try is checking if the protocol on the device has been fully updated too match compatibility with the 4S, generally this is the error that occurs when a new product can't connect too an older product.

Well and truly there could be an issue with the iPhone, but before going too extremes and getting angry at Apple for a software bug, make 100% sure it's actually an issue with the iPhone. A few people here have found some good workarounds for the issue, this may just be because the iPhone isn't initially recognizing the pairing protocol, and needs a little help in doing so.

If bluetooth genuinly won't connect, you've made sure firmware is up-to-date on the bluetooth device (car kit, headphones, speakers, etc.), made sure your iPhone is fully up-to-date, then call Apple tech definitely, they may, or may not know of the issue though, it really does depend on how many people actually tell them directly that the issue is happening, not just using discussion boards or forums found through google.

If you like being able too transfer your files through Bluetooth, that's fine, nobody forces you too buy an iPhone (unless you have a gun against your head, in which case RUN!!!), go and buy an Android, recognize the trade from a secure device, too an open-source device, from virus free, too where Angry Birds could destroy your product. But don't come onto the forums too have a rant because Apple didn't implement a feature the way you wanted them too, first of all because this is not what the Discussion Board is for (Says so right in the Terms and Conditions you agree too when signing up), and secondly because you don't know the reasons behind it not being implemented the way it was.

For those of you genuinly having the bluetooth issue on your phones, and being calm about it rather than forming an angry mob and treating Apple like Frankensteins Monster; I wish you guys luck on getting the issue resolved.

Regards,

ThatGuy