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iPhone 5 iOS 8 Bluetooth issues with Audi A1

Apon upgrading to ios8 my iPhone connects to my cars bluetooth car kit(Audi A1 2012) but every time I place a call from my car the call drops from my car and i am only able to speak on my phone. Sometimes as my phone connects to the bluetooth kit my car dials the last number in my call log but in fact its not calling at all it just says it is on my cars display...

Please if anyone is having the same issue or knows what to do

iPhone 5, iOS 8, Audi Bluetooth Issue

Posted on Sep 18, 2014 1:07 AM

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Sep 22, 2014 1:30 PM in response to jenjencz

Thank you so much. It was quite confusing, here is my take on it:


Tried it in an Audi R8 and a Tesla, with the same results.

Worked fine with IOS 7 and Iphone 5 and 5s.

Worked fine with IOS 8 and Iphone 5.

Worked NOT, with the Iphone 6, in neither car.


Followed this one:

"reset network settings" didn't help, but after "reset all settings" my iPhone worked again perfectly in my car. I even didn't need to re-pair the phone and the car. Thanks for the tip!


AWESOME, thank you. Hope you all can figure it out, thought we are going nuts!

Sep 22, 2014 2:27 PM in response to dsjankelow

Same issue here with an Audi A4. As soon as the phone connects, the car display shows an incoming call even though the phone is inactive. Trying to make any calls results in bluetootth disconnecting and the call only being on the phone. Tried repairing with no success. I then reset network settings and reset the phone setup on the car andi could then make calls via the car but initial connection still showed the phantom incoming call and any calls I made connected corrected but shoed the wrong recipient on the car display.

Finally, doing a reset all settings on the phone and repairing fixed everything. Something with the IOS 8 screwed this up but the reset all settings fixed it.

Sep 22, 2014 2:32 PM in response to dsjankelow

I saw exactly the same problem with my 2014 Ford Explorer. It was consistently doing this after upgrading to iOS8.


I was going to do some debugging with my wife's iPhone who was still on iOS 7. After connecting with her phone, which worked perfectly, it completely fixed things when I connected with my iOS8 device (which previously couldn't connect).


So try it and see if it works for you - connect with some other device and then try your iOS8 after.

Sep 22, 2014 7:54 PM in response to dsjankelow

Problem solved.


I have a 2014 Audi Q5. A new iPhone 6 would sync to the car, but either of two problems would occur. Either 1) I could use Bluetooth for calls but would not have any audio whatsoever while iPhone 6 was synced, or 2) the car would "phantom" dial a random number from my iPhone contacts and when I dialed a number, it would then ring once then drop from the car--meanwhile the call would continue on the iPhone.


After deleting and re-syncing over and over, resetting network settings, hard reboot of the iPhone, nothing worked. So, I got on Apple Chat today with a support rep who suggested it might be a corrupt operating system on the iPhone 6. So, he had me backup my iPhone to iTunes. Then, within iTunes, we did a "Restore iPhone." It took about 30 minutes. Then, he instructed that when the iPhone 6 restarted, do nothing to restore the backup or set up any network or wireless, etc. First thing was to try Bluetooth syncing with the car. And lo and behold, it worked. It seems like everything is working fine. Thank goodness.


Now, I just have to slowly restore my backup into my iPhone. I'm hoping to be able to do it piecemeal. If not, I might just have to re-set up the iPhone 6 by hand.

Sep 22, 2014 7:53 PM in response to dsjankelow

Same problem with a 2010 Honda. Worked greated through iOS 7 but after upgrading it will make a call, receive a call but once it actually goes to hand-off the completed (or answered) call, it drops sound from the built-in bluetooth and reverts to the handset. I've deleted & re-paired to no avail.


This is going to expose a lot of CA drivers to needless tickets because the hands-free is suddenly broken!!! Here's hoping Apple gets it fixed ASAP!! I rely on it to do business while driving.

iPhone 5 iOS 8 Bluetooth issues with Audi A1

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