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iOS 6 Bluetooth problems

So I have an iPhone 4S and IPad 2. I have updated them both to iOS 6 and am having Bluetooth problems on both devices... It connects and plays for about a minute and for some odd reason it cuts out every couple seconds/minutes. I have to keep pausing or skipping tracks in order for the music to play comfortably again. This happens to me on BOTH devices and also happens on my buddies iPhone 4S as well.


I never had any of these problems in iOS 5... So does anyone know if it could be a bug or how I can fix it?



Using- Beats Wireless

iPhone 4S, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 20, 2012 11:42 AM

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Jan 2, 2013 11:51 AM in response to Stevo14896

I have 2 iPads . One iPad 3 and one iPad 4 . Both are running ios 6.0.1 . Only the iPad 3 has Bluetooth issues . It can be right next to the connected device and yet still lose connection every couple of minutes or so for a few seconds . My iPad4 can be on the other end of the house and yet never lose a connection even once !


So this seems to be an issue with the ios 6.0.1 and the ipad 3 .


Apple tech support is very friendly and VERY USELESS ! No answers .


Apple is every bit as glitchy as any Android device I've ever owned !


From Day 1 , my two iphone 5's have had an issue where , if it loses a 4g connection ... it WILL NOT switch over to a 3g network ... it will just say " no data connection " and then it wont re-establish the 4G connection ever !


Apples solution for me : " turn your phones off and then on when this happens !" Ridiculous


Now since Jan 1 the marvelous " do not disturb " feature Apple is advertizing DOES NOT WORK on any of my 5 devices !

Apples solution : " wait until Jan 7th " ??????

Jan 2, 2013 1:30 PM in response to handel59

My issue is:


iOS: 6.0.1

Phone Type: iPhone4

Carrier: AT&T


Problem: Kia Sorento - Bluetooth connection is stable. Song identifying information is sometimes relayed and sometimes not. But streaming works. Phone calls can be answered using the buttons in the car, and speakerphone works, but the in-car microphone doesn't relay conversation to phone.

Jan 2, 2013 6:59 PM in response to tuxster

iOS: 6.0.2

AT&T

iPhone 5


Just got some Beats By Dre Wireless and am having dropouts with my iPhone. Was going to return them, but after reading these Bluetooth connectivity issues, I see I am not alone. What is the best way to communicate this to apple? How can this really get fixed?


Open to any/all suggestions.


Many thanks!!!

Jan 2, 2013 11:42 PM in response to Stevo14896

iOS: 6.0.2

iPhone 5

Carrier: Verizon


I drive a BMW 550i and while I'm able to pair the car/phone easy enough ... that's about where the 'easy' stops. If I try to make/receive a call using Bluetooth, I only receive about every 3rd or 5th word (although I may get two or three words sequentially then I'll miss the next 2-5).


While on a Bluetooth call I hear a loud static/buzzing sound that overlays the conversation - further making it difficult to hear/understand.


I've tried calling and receiving calls from different people, while connected through Bluetooth, and once I switch back to using the iPhone 5 itself (actually holding it to my ear), the person on the other end will tell me (1) it sounds much better, and (2) it had sounded like I was standing in a wind tunnel -or- with my head out the window while driving down the freeway.


Hopefully 6.0.3 will fix the bluetooth issue ...

Jan 3, 2013 1:28 PM in response to Stevo14896

iPhone 4S

iOS 6.0.2


I have read this discussion and tried everything mentioned to pair an iPhone 4S 6.02 BT to a Panasonic KX-TG7733S Link-to-Cell Bluetooth Cellular Convergence Solution (wireless home phone). The 4S worked well until I restored it yesterday because of an Email account issue remaining unresolved. The BT would not pair, although my iPhone 5 worked OK with 6.0.2. After 20 hours of frustration, I started to investigate the Panasonic KX-TG7733. Somewhere in the past, the link name included iPhon, not iPhone. I could not display the entire name on the KX-TG7733 when attempting to link, so it appeared that it would not link. I deleted the Panasonic profile and it linked immediately. The same thing applied to our 2007 Toyota RAV4. A new profile fixed the link issue.


What to take away from this: I cursed Apple over 6.0.2 issues when it had nothing to do with the phone. When any part of connected technology doesn't work, we blame Apple, assuming that they are the cause. I have a lot of Apple products (14 that I can see sitting here) and prefer them over Windows, however, I'm an old guy who first used a computer in the early 60's and think that all computers are wonderful tools but understand that even the best product sometimes needs repair.

Jan 3, 2013 5:37 PM in response to John in Canyon Country California

lg_guy made the comment, "Please don't try to ameliorate this disaster because you found a trivial work around that doesn't work for the other 14999 people."


Point well taken. I posted because I assume that some others may find profile deletion helpful. I can understand your frustration.

iOS 6 Bluetooth problems

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