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Bluetooth won't connect after iOS 9.2.1

Since upgrading to iOS 9.2.1 I have been unable to pair my iPhone 5 to BMW's Bluetooth communication system for hands free telephone calls. I have turned the phone off and back on, toggled Bluetooth off & on, deleted the pairing and re-tried, disabled Siri and have reset all networks, all to no avail. Bluetooth is working fine in my wife's Ford and streaming to a soundbar also works; it's just the BMW connection.

I have read that Apple has upgraded its Bluetooth protocol ahead of others, which may require software upgrades to certain other devices. Whilst I understand software upgrades are possible in BMWs manufactured since 2010, this doesn't help me with my 2008 vehicle (3 series). I'm hoping iOS 9.3 will fix this problem as I am not willing to pay for a BMW technician to alter their inbuilt software to match Apple's (nor should I have to buy a new car to match my phone!). Can anyone shed any light on this issue? I'm based in the UK.

iPhone 5, iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Feb 1, 2016 12:39 AM

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Mergedorange

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Posted on Feb 5, 2016 11:16 AM

I have tried all of the above as all in my X3 to no avail. I will be trying the forget all network settings option to see if that works. Can anyone think of anything else. I do a lot of work phone calls on my commute and this will seriously impact my work day if I can't get it to work.

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Mar 12, 2016 7:10 AM in response to axidntprone

In January I had to switch to Verizon from AT&T because there is no AT&T service where I now live and work. I had to buy a new iPhone and went with the 6s. I previously used the 6Plus. I could listen to anything on my iTunes while connected to the Ford SYNC through the USB port in my company vehicle (2015 Ford F250 Super Duty) before; now, with the new phone I can play about 20 seconds of one track before I get "bad playlist" or "no USB device". And that is if it picks it up at all. I will be keeping an eye on this thread with hopes a solution is revealed soon! Otherwise there will be no reason for me to keep paying for Apple Music!

Larchdoc

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Mar 14, 2016 3:12 PM in response to Mergedorange

the following worked for me although a 2016 Hyundai Sonata which would connect but not steam to the car speakers.

I opened Pandora and clicked stream to sonata rather than iPhone. All my other Bluetooth audio streams finally worked. It was necessary though for me to perform this every time I restarted the car.

Mar 20, 2016 12:59 AM in response to larkwest

Anyone seen any progress ? I have been well caught out. My screen failed on my iPad 4. From reading the forums, I now suspect this was caused by the update to 9.2.1 although it was some weeks later. My supplier Vodafone knew nothing of this. So I got a new iPad Air. While I was waiting for the new iPad, the old one ran its battery down and was restarted. After a couple more restarts all worked fine. When I got the iPad Air its Bluetooth refused to connect to my Apple Keyboard via Bluetooath or my Otone Infiniti Bluetooth speaker. I tried everything. On-off, closer, power on, etc etc. Then I thought I would disconnect the IPad 4 from the speaker to see if that was blocking it. NOW I can't connect the speaker to either iPad. Help!!!

Mar 20, 2016 1:29 AM in response to Intermedia10

Sometimes when you try to pair for the first time can take up to 10/15 minutes

I had that problem with a bose soundlink but now it pairs after a few seconds

Judt set to pair then leave for up to 15 minutes .

Cheers

Brian

Mar 20, 2016 1:43 AM in response to Briansyddall

I have tried that - I think! At least, I have left the devices close together, all powered up, with the trying-to-connect symbol whirling round for hours…but while I have seen a neighbour's Laptop come up as a potential connection, my Bluetooth devices never show up on the display as potentially connectable. It can connect to my iPhone

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Jun 16, 2016 4:05 PM in response to Gkrigby

An update for anyone following this post: I haven't tried pairing since Feb 2016, however this week I've tried again and it works perfectly once more! Now on iOS 9.3.2.

mroblero

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Jul 13, 2016 10:22 AM in response to Gkrigby

This link, http://www.belkin.com/us/support-article?articleNum=8222, fixed the problem with my Belkin Bluetooth keyboard case. It saved me from buying a new keyboard or using my Apple Bluetooth keyboard, which is not a case, as the primary keyboard for my iPad Air. I hope this helps someone. I'll post a screen capture of the fix.

Nov 17, 2016 9:46 AM in response to Pollyr

Well same problem and again different car 2014 Toyota Sequoia, but not just car every stinking Bluetooth device I have are no longer working properly. I am now on iOS version 10.1.1 and have spent way too many hours syncing, forgetting this device, re-booting what else????????????? I know we need to improve but get it fixed already

Bluetooth won't connect after iOS 9.2.1