bluetooth music issues after iOS6 update

Same issues here. Updated iPhone 4 from iOS 5.1.1 to iOS6. Motorola S305 bluetooth headset worked fine prior to update. Since then, if I attempt to pair my headphones, the circle spins, nothing ever happens.

I have had enough of waiting. Booked in with Genius Bar at my local store and have replaced my phone with a new one on 5.1.1. I will upgrade at a later date when Apple, or Alpine do an update. (which I can test on my ipad2).

If you 4S owners who bought on day 1 have less than 10 days to exchange if that's the option for you.

Well i have had enough, My Pioneer carstereo is beeing replaced in a few days. im going for a

JVC KW-AV60BTE this time, they have no problems with bluetooth. and i like the interface much more than pioneers.

Fact is Pioneer makes products miles and miles better than JVC. JVC is a pretty much budget brand for car audio. Pioneer is the pinnacle of top of the line stereos. Its not Pioneers fault that Apple screwed up. Enjoy your subpar JVC that my AVH 8400 blows out of the water.

spanks127 wrote:

Wow. Just called apple support stating I was going to return the 13 business iPhone 5's because of this issue. Ten minute hold and I was put to a supervisor who gave me his direct line and said "expect 6.1 put in the next week to week in a half, you will be pleased"

Lets hope this guy wasn't just appeasing me temporarily.

Hmmm… sounds like a supervisor needs to be written up, given I don't believe developers have been seeded with a 6.1 beta yet.

That is fine in my eyes. I've called apple three times in total about this issue, and that is the first time I've been put to somebody that gave me some kind of information. The other two people simply told me to wait for firmware updates from the manufacturers. In the end, it doesn't really matter to me. I've had every iPhone since the orignal, and I've actually purchased every one on the release date, but this is the deal breaker for me.

I know apple has 14 days to issue a fix for this or all 13 of my phones are going back to AT&T. I have not had one of my employees state that they have issues with their phone, however I am having issues. I pay the bills, so I decide what happens, and if I'm not happy, then apple is not going to receive a penny from me.

I've been researching alternative phones, and I'm VERY impressed with the HTC's. I've never 'looked outside the apple box' until recently, and I do not think it will be that awful to leave apple like I had previously thought. In fact, some of the options and abilities of the non-apple smart phones are pretty impressive.

In the end, I would like to keep the iPhones, however it's not a huge ordeal if apple doesn't fix their issue. So the ball is in their court, and we will see what the next two weeks bring.

spanks127 wrote:

I know apple has 14 days to issue a fix for this or all 13 of my phones are going back to AT&T. I have not had one of my employees state that they have issues with their phone, however I am having issues. I pay the bills, so I decide what happens, and if I'm not happy, then apple is not going to receive a penny from me.

So despite the fact that your employees like them and are likely more productive, because it won't work with your car stereo you'll return them all?

That's your power as a consumer, but wow.

Just wanted to add myself to the list of people with this problem. iPhone 4S, running iOS 6 and a Pioneer DEH-P9400BH. Can still stream music via bluetooth, but can't control it from the headunit or get meta data.

I don't understand why so many people spend all that

money on high end car audio, only to destroy the music

my playing back over sub optimally compressed Bluetooth

instead of direct streaming over USB.

Audio quality on my Alpine system is an order of

maginiude better when streaming via USB (which is actually

a true PCM stream for the Alpine gear) vs. the totally lack

of punch, clarity, and definition that you end up with

when using Bluetooth.

I think everyone is looking at who is at fault for updates on a fix. Apple is saying it is not a bug, they informed the manufactors about this and look for an update from them. I believe all the stereo manufactors are saying the same thing, that they had no idea about this, it is a bug in iOS 6 and look to apple for a fix. I am looking where the fault lies to know who I need to ask every once in a while how it is coming with the fix, and I am sure that is what most people are looking for as well.

I'm new to iPhones and have never had a problem like this with any of my previous apple products. I guess I will have to dig out a phone number and spend some time out of my day to call and report this issue, just so I can be one more added voice to the masses.

Lord Mischief wrote:

Are apple seriously saying none of the beta testers drive or use bluetooth? I would have thought at least 1 beta tester would have owned a car with a bluetooth stereo and noticed the problems i refuse to change the stereo it cost me too much i would much rather swap the phone wich is no longer fot for purpose and is pretty much a paper weight O_o

So, it's just dumb luck that most Bluetooth headends work just fine with iOS 6?

If you want to blame Apple beta testers, then how about the fact that certainly there are engineers at Alpine, Kenwood, and other companies who have a developer account and therefore used developer seeds of iOS 6 when Apple released them several months ago? Why do they not bear any respoinsibility?

Once again, we'll find out who's to blame soon enough, but certainly if it were an Apple bug any number of Android fan engineers would have had the issue root caused and posted to pro-Android forums by now.

If the message above is meant to refer to me, I've never said anyone is crazy, simply we don't have enough information to assess who's at fault as of yet.

clikchic wrote:

My 3GS worked just fine with our JVC after market Bluetooth stereo (KD-R526) until I upgraded to IOS 6. It wouldn't even find the Bluetooth device. Now with the iPhone 5 I am having the same problem. No matter what I do I cannot get the Bluetooth to connect or even find the Bluetooth connection.

Note your issue is slightly different than that of most people here, and you might have better luck if you created a new topic regarding your particular issue.

9 more days to see if iOS6.1 with a blue tooth fix is released, otherwise this former fanboi is jumping ship, along with all 12 of his business 5's. 🙂

For those looking to return phones to AT&T, simply call them and schedule it over the phone. They will actually send you a return box, and they will also reimburse you for all at&t peripherals (including cases) that you have purchased. Just my return alone will cost apple $3528.00..

I know that is a drop in the bucket for them, but maybe next time they can be sure to make their phones support former versions of software.

I'll start researching "how to root" this time next week. LOL

spanks127 wrote:

9 more days to see if iOS6.1 with a blue tooth fix is released, otherwise this former fanboi is jumping ship, along with all 12 of his business 5's. 🙂

Just do it now - you'll be much happier and will be able to spend your time on your business rather than worry about whether your phones can display artist/title information on your car stereo.

(It's also not going to cost Apple anywhere near that, as if anything AT&T will send Apple the phones, they'll be inspected, Apple will send AT&T replacement merchandise (at cost rather than retail pricing) and the inspected returns will either be sold as refurbished or used as warranty replacements.)

Also, did you read Kenwood's response to iOS 6 issues above?