iPhone 6 not connecting to car Bluetooth

I Just was able to pair the iPhone 6 plus with the Bluetooth on the 2007 Camry. Though the display still says incorrect name of phone and doesn't say it is connected on startup.

The trick for me was to delete the pairing of the old iPhone 5 that I had by using the Camry display pane. Then to register the newly found iPhone 6 plus on the Camry display pan when I turned on the Bluetooth on the iPhone 6 plus.

The iPhone did not display an input for the PIN to register until I TOUCHED the iPhone 6 text line on the iPhone. If I didn't do thi, I would not have gotten the PIN input prompt.

I Did not need to reset any settings on my iPhone 6 plus and I setup the iphone 6 plus with a prior backup of my IPhone 5.

8.0.2 appears to have solved it for me.

I tried my iPhone 6 this morning before updating. Did not work, as recounted by many on this post. Updated to 8.0.2 and went to my car, no problem sending or receiving calls. Did not have to do anything to the car or iPhone after the update, it simply connected and worked. Time will tell if this really is a fix.

peterfrombognor regis wrote:

I have a Mini Cooper too and on the iphone resetting the settings then resetting the network settings, deleting from the car the old phone pairing name and then doing a paring (which on the car gave a new paring name iPhone1) did the trick.

A couple of questions. What year is you Mini? And where do you hold the phone while pairing? I tried mostly around the center circle on the Mini, but tried other locations as well without success. I've done your procedures above with no apparent effect in this quest to pair my phone.

I turn Bluetooth on, and then the screen pops up that shows any devices. Below that, I see "Other devices" with the spinning ball. When I'm in the Mini, after a few seconds, I see "Minixxxxx" with the x=5 digits. If I do nothing, the spinning ball continues. If I click on "Minixxxxx", a new spinning ball appears on that line and my Mini display circle changes to the screen where I would put the 4 digit code if one popped up on my iPhone. However, it just keeps spinning until the center display times out and then prompts something like "try again".

When I first tried to pair the phone a few days ago, I thing a 4 digit code may have appeared, but I hit something by accident and it went away. I'm not sure that happened, but I think it did.

Very frustrating to say the least...

My Mini Cooper is a 2013 model.

I have also paired today with a new Kia Rio no problems.

The sequence with the Min as i remember after resetting everything as outline before, was to delete the old paired iphone name from the Mini BT settings. Having done this and with the iPhone looking for a pairing, on the Mini a new name came on the screen called iPhone1 (I didn't set this I swear!) and then accepting this and applying a code it just sprang into life. Before a pairing was accepted with the old name but no sound went through the car system.

I also see reports that installing 8.02 does the trick too although for me I never ever want to touch an Apple OS update ever again! I have wasted three days of my life on OS and iPhone problems and that is enough!

My iPhone 6 will not connect correctly to the Bluetooth in my 2011 VW GTI. My iPhone 5 was still working even with the new iOS, but getting mixture of issues with iPhone 6 hardware. I can get past the pairing, and audio seems to work with music, but I cannot make or receive calls. It causes random issues such as showing my phone with zero bars service on my dashboard screen when the phone actually has full reception or dropping a call and locking up the dashboard screen... I then have to manually change the audio output to handset on the phone. I have tried un-pairing and forgetting the car on the phone and deleting the phone from the car, resetting network settings, etc. all with no luck. This puts a major damper on my 2 hour daily commute where I rely on the ability to make and receive phone calls, both personal and work related. If I would have had any indication basic Bluetooth functionality such as taking calls would not work with my car I would have never considered purchasing an iPhone 6. If this issue is not resolved, as implied by the Apple Care specialist I spoke to, I will be abandoning iPhone and Apple after many years of loyal patronage. The Apple Care specialist essentially informed my that my car is older (its a 2011 people!) and the iPhone 6 has newer technology and that not all features will be compatible. I would possible understand this if we were talking about bells and whistles, but this is basic functionality that I consider to be a deal breaker with the device.

Success at last!

2014 Audi A3 paired with iPhone 6/8.02 this morning but calls failed after two rings, as per before. Cue despair. Decided however to try one last time.

-Deleted device from car.

-Switched off car ignition.

-Deleted network settings on iP6.

-Hard reset iP6.

-Switched on car ignition , set car Bluetooth searching.

-switched on iP6, gave iP6 new name in settings/ about.

- Accepted car request to pair with iP6

- told iP6 to pair with car.

MIraculously, it worked and has continued all day despite iP6 Bluetooth being switched off on iP6 when not required. Audi detecting iP6 and calls working ok.

Fingers tightly crossed that this lasts but all the signs are good.

peterfrombognor regis wrote:

My Mini Cooper is a 2013 model.

I have also paired today with a new Kia Rio no problems.

The sequence with the Min as i remember after resetting everything as outline before, was to delete the old paired iphone name from the Mini BT settings. Having done this and with the iPhone looking for a pairing, on the Mini a new name came on the screen called iPhone1 (I didn't set this I swear!) and then accepting this and applying a code it just sprang into life. Before a pairing was accepted with the old name but no sound went through the car system.

I also see reports that installing 8.02 does the trick too although for me I never ever want to touch an Apple OS update ever again! I have wasted three days of my life on OS and iPhone problems and that is enough!

Well, we both have the same '13 Mini Cooper. Up to a few minutes ago, I thought the name of my iPhone 6 was Starflyer. Maybe that went bye-bye when I reset "all setting". Anyway, I discovered the new name is iPhone. That might explain why your name is now iPhone1. Do you still have another IP?

I've repeated tried your procedures AND Red2's above with no success. Strangely, my iPhone in the pairing path does show my Mini, but just won't pair with it. I'm giving up for now as I've wasted a couple of hours on this without any movement to success.

Re 8.02, you will have to decide that. I did download it on both my iPhone and iPad with no apparent problems and I doubt that is what is causing my pairing problem as I'm getting exactly the same response with 8.02 that I had with 8.00.

And like you, I've paired the phone with another vehicle is seconds. Also, strangely enough, I've tried to pair my wife's old IP5 S with the Mini, also without success. Her phone still has iOS 7. My old IP5 S was paired with the Mini for the entire last "Apple" year (Sep-Sep).

Although it probably won't make a difference, I'm giving some thought to either finding the fuse that powers the Bluetooth in the Mini or disconnecting the battery.

Thanks for the responses.

It came up in your mini as iPhone1 because you did a reset all settings on your phone. That's the default name in general and then about. Trust me I've done this about 14 times and nothing is working.

Bluetooth connectivity issues with 2008 Infinity G35. My iPhone 6 will pair with my car but I have no voice or dialtone audio while placing or receiving calls. I've attempted re-pairing, renaming and restoring my phone with no success. In a related issue, my Klipsch Image One Bluetooth headphones also have pairing problems.

HAving got the Audi A3 to work, I then decided to experiment wth my wife's 2012 Audi A1 Which was happily pairing with an iP5/8.02 or an iP5s//8.02.

i I used the same procedure as on the A3( see below) and , annoyingly, it at first wouldn't work. Would ring a couple of times, show network error on the Audi display and then lose the handsfree, the phone continuing to ring. I'm ow the Audi has the latest available software as it was serviced at an Audi dealer last week.

I persisted with the same procedure, even adding in locking and unlocking the car And shutting the iP6 down after erasing network settings reboot just in case that helped totally shutting down the car's bluetooth ( you can tell II'm no expert) but the next attempt also failed.

Third attempt (exactly the same procedure) , however, worked with pairing enabled and operating without interruption. I have since tested it by shutting down and restarting bluetooth on the iP6 and on the Audi together and individually over a number of hours and it has successfully auto paired with uninterrupted calls.

Name showing up for the phone is irrelevant, my iP6 shows "iPhone" after I reset network settings and the above worked ok on that and still works after I changed the phone's name back to my own name in the 'general/About' setting.

Clear however that despite my eventual success with the Audis, there still is a serious underlying issue for the majority that Apple must fix quickly. It shouldn't take days of trying for any chance of getting one of the iPhone's most important functions to work And one that is essential to be legal if making calls on the move in most parts of the world.

2014 Audi A3 procedure (A1 additions in bold)

-Deleted device from car.

-Switched off car ignition.

-locked car

-Deleted network settings on iP6.

-Hard reset iP6.

- Waited for iP6 to boot up to home screen, switched off iP6 by power off.

-unlocked car

-Switched on car ignition , switched on Audi MMI, selected telephone and set car Bluetooth searching.

-switched on iP6,gave iP6 new name in settings/ about.( new name not critical, works with generic 'iPhone ' name.)

- Accepted car request to pair with iP6

- told iP6 to pair with car.

Had to repeat the above three times to get the A1 paired.

I Have the same problem with my iPhone 6 plus with Vauxhall Astra GTC Bluetooth phone system. Tried resetting all settings, deleting phone from car system and repairing numorious times. problem still persists. Help please

Okay, it seems to be working now in my Lexus 450 H2010.

I believe all the Toyota vehicles use the same multimedia system.

install 8.0.2 on the iPhone 6 .

erase all the settings pairing the phone to the car i.e. audio Bluetooth system and telephone Bluetooth settings so the car is not connected to any Phone.

first pair audio Bluetooth system in the car with the phone .

than pair the Telephone Bluetooth from the car to the phone.

Hope it helps.

Dear Eng_faisal,

the way I did it exactly is :

reset network setting on iphone6

Delete iphone from the car in two different menues.

1st menu is the Audio-BT setting

2nd menu is Telephone/ BT remove phones.

than I turned off the car, turned it back on.

paire with the audio blue tooth first, than paired with the (Lexus) telephone menu .

it did ask me 'another bluetooth device is connected, shall i disconnect? ' when trying to pair as a phone.

I Selected yes and it connected to the the phone.

dont give up !

I finally got this thing to work! I have an iPhone 6+ and a 2014 Hyundai Sonata Limited. I tried most of what everyone was recommending and nothing seemed to work, even including resetting All Settings.

What worked for me is this:

I have 4 iPhones (6+, 5S, 5, and 5C) and they WERE sharing one Apple ID. The 6+ and 5S were on iOS 8.02 and iOS 8.0 respectively. The 5 and 5C are still on iOS 7. I had to create a new Apple ID for my son's 5S and set his phone up as a Family Share on my Apple ID, since my Apple ID is the "Organizer". Then I had to ensure that the Share My Location settings were correctly setup, which means that the proper device was selected in the "From" box.

Here is how you do that:

Select Settings.

Select Privacy.

Select Location Services.

Select Share My Location.

Select From.

Then make sure that you select the current iPhone that you are using. (In my case it was my iPhone 6+)

Select Back.

Now in the "From" box it should show "This Device". (I did this on both the 5S and 6+.)

What was originally happening when my son's 5S was on my Apple ID, both his 5S and my 6+ were showing on the "From" selection page on both iPhones, and that was causing problems, apparently.

I also have "Handoff" turned off as well, since I don't have any Macs or iPads to use for Handoff.

Here is how you find that setting:

Select Settings.

Select General.

Select Handoff & Suggested Apps.

Turn off or on Handoff. (Mine is off.)

After all of that was done, I deleted my Sonata from my iPhone Bluetooth Settings and deleted the pairing in my Sonata. I restarted the iPhone 6+, paired it again with my Sonata, made a few test calls, restarted the iPhone, and made another test call. It finally works!! I will keep testing it this weekend to ensure that it is a good fix.

I really can't explain why this worked for me, but I believe there are software glitches with the new iOS 8 Location Sharing and Handoff features, especially when the devices share the same Apple ID.

backintheiphoneworld08 wrote:

TThis is an easy fix samething happened to me go to settings reset and reset all settings no data will be erased only settings on your phone

Might be an easy fix for you, but there are a lot of people besides me (reading the forums) that have this problem and the above procedures DON'T correct it. Very hard to understand as my IP6 will pair with one of our cars, but not the other.