Kenwood headunit not working with ios 6 in bluetooth audio

Make sure you have bluetooth sharing on.

EVERYTHING THAT SAYS BLUETOOTH IN YOUR SETTINGS NEEDS TO BE TURNED ON.

- Reset network settings:Settings>General>Reset Network Settings. You will have to reenter all al network password.

- Reset the headset. How you do it depends upon the device.

Mybe iOS 6 broke that feature. That happens sometimes.

I have an alpine head unit and it'll connect to my phone, but the controls on the head unit (like next track, play pause) don't work, and it won't show the song information(artist, album, song), but it plays music just fine. It did everything with ios5, I'm pretty sure it's just the new update.

This is correct, most kenwoods with bluetooth have features missing now. The artitst/track display and the headunit buttons also don't work correctly anymore.

I find myself in this boat as well. Looks like I might have to return the Kenwood head unit if they don't fix this asap.

I have an iPhone4 and a Pioneer AVH-P2400BT car unit. I've upgraded to IOS 6. The update (from what I've tried and what I can tell) is NOT reversible.

Here's what I've found happening between the iPhone & Pioneer for bluetooth streaming audio:

1. The track/artist info no longer displays.

2. The track skip buttons no longer function.

3. The pause/play button no longer functions. It may SEEM like it does, but it simply mutes the audio, the content continues to play (silently) on the iPhone.

4. The content no longer resumes when the vehicle is started.

5. The content will pause when the vehicle is turned off, but a couple of seconds continue (silently) on the iPhone.

6. If content is paused by the vehicle being turned off, it will resume playing on the iPhone speakers following an incoming phone call, whether answered or not. (This can be a little embarrassing, depending on the content of your prefferred podcasts! 😊 )

I am also having this same issue. I have an iPhone 5 and a Pioneer AVH-P3400BH and like fjr_birddog have exactly the same issues as he listed. Has anyone heard if there is a firmware update required on the equipment or if there is an update for the ios coming for this issue?

It seems that if it is effecting more than one brand of bluetooth head unit then it wouldn't be a firware issue it would be an iPhone issue.

I also have the same problem with my Pioneer AVH-P2450BT. Wish I could go back to iso5

I also have the same problem with my Pioneer AVH-P2450BT.

Yup my Alphine CDE-133BT will strteam music fine, able to change tracks using the Alphine stereo, and display music info prior to the IOS 6 update. Now with IOS 6 its just streams music , no controls, no music text display, and me wishing i hadn't upgraded.

I have the same problem with a new iPhone 5 and the CDE-133BT. The most crippling aspect is not being able to use my phone through my car system. I am a physician and need to receive and make hands free calls during my commute.

Dear Apple,

It is a terrible sign that I check your forums daily hoping for a remedy to this Bluetooth connectivity problem for a brand new product. Here I find a growing number of your customers with the same complaint. After weeks of visiting these forums with no solution in sight, I do not see even an aknowledgement of the problem from the company. The car system manufacturer also is waiting on you for a response to address the situation.

What happened to "it just works?"

Regretfully Yours,

A soon to be former customer 😟

I have the same issue with three different stereos (2 kenwood and a sony)

It blew up after the ios6 'upgrade'. possible tipping point for me too...