Bluetooth Interference - Apple Watch and iPhone 6

I purchased an Apple Watch today. Running most current software on both the watch and my iPhone 6. Everything was working great...until I got into my 2012 Jeep Wrangler with UConnect. If I make a call off the watch it pairs through the phone to the car BUT there is no audio. The call was connected but I couldn't hear who I called and she couldn't hear me. Second...when I play music off the watch it plays on the phone but the music is not transferred to the car stereo. Both of these problems are quite annoying and defeat the purpose of being "hands free". I haven't had time to find a work around as of yet and I'm not sure there is one.

I don't know why Apple has so much issues with Bluetooth interference, but it's pretty annoying. I just bought the 9.7" iPad Pro and what do you know it has the exact same issues as the iPhone and Apple Watch. I use an app to control my DSLR camera via WiFi but if I use my phone I have to disable Bluetooth and disconnect my watch or the WiFi performance is horrible, the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil have the same issue, so if I use the iPad to control the camera I have to disable Bluetooth on the iPad and disconnect the pencil, or I get the same horrible WiFi performance due to interference.

It wouldn't be so bad if they sorted the software for the Apple Watch so that you can set default WiFi networks separately from the phone, as it causes serious issues with routers that support both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz, if my phone is connected to 5Ghz as it should be then the watch can't connect via WiFi, also to get the Watch to connect to 2.4Ghz then my phone has to already be able to connect to the 2.4Ghz side of my router, but this means it tends to connect to that first instead of the much faster 5Ghz. This is a silly limitation that needs to be fixed.

Wingman S wrote:

.. It wouldn't be so bad if they sorted the software for the Apple Watch so that you can set default WiFi networks separately from the phone .. This is a silly limitation that needs to be fixed.

Hi

If you would like to suggest that Apple considers adding that feature, you can do so here:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch.html

Thanks,

I just sent them a feature suggestion to allow the watch to select a WiFi network separately from the phone, but having never sent a suggestion I'm not sure of the likelihood of it actually ever happening. But I live in hope.

My new watch causes my wireless mouse to go bonkers when I am working on my desktop all day long. Was excited about the new watch, but now

have buyer's remorse. Never anticipated this and should have researched more. Only fix may be to buy a non wireless mouse which is extra bucks to accommodate the watch; I hate desk cords. The watch is parked on its charger when I'm on the desktop.

Hi everybody,

has anyone except me noticed any improvement to the Bluetooth interference issue when using an Apple Watch? I have the impression that things started to get better now with the latest couple if iOS versions... I haven't experienced any distortions or other jammings lately when listening to bluetooth playbacks from my iPhone 6s or during phone calls... you guys?

Best,

I am running into this a lot lately, primarily when I get into my car, which has handsfree via bluetooth, and my apple watch loses connectivity. I'm on Watch OS 3.0 and iOS 10.0.2 on an iPhone 6 Plus.

Hi there,

haven't had any problems anymore with the recent iOS versions on my iPhone 6s and my Apple Watch on watchOS 3, but now, with my brand new iPhone 7 on the latest iOS, things got worse again. BT connection between my entertainment system (Kenwood DNX4280BT) and my iPhone 7 drops at least once after entering my car, mostly after a couple of minutes. This never happened with my iPhone 6s....

Best

I have a strange issue with my car bluetooth ever since I got my iwatch:

Concerned device, iphone 5s, iwatch and 2010 VW Jetta.

When starting car, everything pairs just fine, iwatch with iphone and iphone with car. This is where it gets tricky:

While driving and listening to music via iphone and trying to make a phone call, music is silenced and phone call goes through, if ever the other person does not answer the call, I hang up and the music kicks right in. But if the person answers the phone call, when I eventually hang up afterwards, my iphone disconnects from my car bluetooth and the music does not resume. Same issue applies when I receive a call, after hanging up iphone disconnects from car bluetooth.

I will do further troubleshooting and will let you know the results since it could be the ios 10 as well.

I have exactly the same behavior with my Panasonic home phone system. Using iPhone 7/IOS11.1, AWatch S3cell/OS4.1. So this still isn't working correctly two years later. Disconnect the home phone from iPhone BT and the watch will answer incoming calls. Otherwise, it gets a "call failed". However, outgoing calls work, as do texts, e-mail, etc.

I Am also having these issues. My Motorola Bluetooth headset and Bluetooth beats headphones cut out now that I've got the apple watch. Figured I'd post here as well.

Not seeing any problems with my BMW X3 and my iPhone and Apple Watch.

Okay since you didn't read his reply, I'll just quote him: "If it works in one model BMW and not in another that would place the problem with BMW, not with Apple." Enough said.

Are you saying your BMW system uses BT 1, 3 and 4 at the same time?