iOS 7 Bluetooth problems

Well, consider yourselves lucky. I have a new Mazda 6, and bluetooth worked OK on iOS6 (iPhone4S). Since I upgraded to iOS7, I can't even connect to the car system. Phone finds the car system, but when I want to pair them it replies that the car is out of range (while I'm sitting behind the steering wheel). This is definitely a widespread bug. I spend a lot of time in the car and talk to my clients while driving, so this is quite a nuisance for me. Gonna go back to iOS6 if possible unless they fix it promptly!

Since upgrading the iPhone 5 to ios7, my 2014 Subaru Forester XT touring doesn't show the 'search' button on the touchpad, requiring use of the phone to manually select another playlist.

Think ill do a restore of the older version if I can't find out how to get the button to show again, and an update is not forthcoming.

Reinitialized my bt via the car - I see the missing buttons again. Consider resolved till next thing goes wrong...

my iPhone 4 no longer pairs with my bluetooth plantronics headset with iOS 7 installed. Bug fix needed.

I'm holding off upgrading until this issue is resolved. Are the same issues with the Prius present with connecting via USB?

Mike

For what it's worth, I have a similar issue with my Volvo XC70.

My 4s worked great with iOS6. Well folks, after having the same problems as above with my '13 Toyota Venza, I re-installed the devices, re booted everything and tried using the USB input. Even when wired in (not Bluetooth connected) the problems remain. Since the phone connects and operates via Bluetooth, I am questioning wether the problem is actually in the new iTunes with the "iTunes Radio". It seems that the program does not accept control input from a Bluetooth source.

I don't have a fix...Comments??

I have the same problem in a 2011 Mazda 3. I called and spoke with apple - there is an "I upgraded" link on phone support. The gentleman I spoke with said that there were not many reports yet. I told him I would try in wife's ford. My guess is not enough people have run into this yet, but it seems pretty clear that there's a bug. My car worked with ios 5 and ios 6.

Same issue with my BMW after downloading iOS7. Also won't even connect up w my Bose Sound Link at home. I've tried just about everything. The funny thing is, I'll be driving down the road and it picks up random bluetooth signals from other vehicles. Once it FINALLY picked up my BMW signal but it still wouldn't connect. Very frustrating.

After upgrading my iPhone 4 to iOS 7 the iPhone isn't connecting to my cars bluetooth anymore (Jeep - Uconnect). I hope Apple fix this issue quickly. Very sad...

I was able to pair my iphone 5/IOS 6 with my dell xps12 win 8 .after the IOS 7 upgrade the device can be found by windows however the connection can not be established . any work around before Apple fix is appriciated

As it seems most cars don't like iOS7, and mine is no different, I own a 2013 Ford Fiesta, the Bluetooth connects and will play when prompted to do so by touching the phone, none of the steering wheel controls work or the controls on the head unit either.

The phone however will work when connected via USB, and full functionally has been restored.

It must be a Bluetooth Protocol issue but what will fix it?

Will the radio manufacturers change their firmware or will Apple create an update sooner rather than later

Same issue! I have a 2013 honda accord and I can't use my steering wheel controls nor my dashboard controls to change songs since the update. Even on the lock screen it won't let me change the song when on Bluetooth. I have to physically go into my music to do so. So frustrating!

Back when ios 6 was first introduced, many of us had this same problem, i.e. no metadata and loss of steering wheel control when Bluetooth streaming. The problem was that Apple had gone to newer Bluetooth standards without providing for backward compatability with all of the cars, aftermarket installed head units, and many Bluetooth headsets, etc. The problem lasted for many months and Apple never sent out a fix. It was left up to each car manufacturer, and radio manufacturer to provide a firmware update to change their units to the newer bluetooth standard. I had just installed two new Pioneer units in my cars and they worked perfectly with ios 5. As soon as I installed ios 6, I lost Bluetooth functionality. It took lsix months before Pioneer sent out a firmware fix so that ios 6 worked with their head units. Apple never acknowledged the problem even though this forum had hundreds of complaints. It is starting again just like it did last time. Contacting Apple won't do any good, you must talk to the makers of the radios that are affected.

I will not update to ios 7 until I am sure that I don't face the same idlentical problems that hundreds of us had with the ios 6 update and Apple.

I have experienced this too when iOS 7 was still in beta and this is the reason why I restored back my iPhone 4s to iOS 6. I will not update to iOS 7 until they fix the bluetooth problem since I always play my songs from my iPhone whenever I drive my 2012 Subaru car.