iPhone SE Bluetooth issues

or wait a few months for the i7 😮

I Have the same issues with a Hyundai Santa Fe my previous phones a blackberry and a moto g both had good audio when paired to the vehicle. I hope that Apple will support us and provide a fix. It is a safety issue and a responsability that they should not take lightly.

I just went to T-Mobile store and had to return the device since had 2 days left of 14 day period. Employee told me they don't know when they will get shipment of SE and directed me to Apple store, so I could buy the phone from them. I explained the situation with Bluetooth and manager waved restocking fee. By the way Apple store doesn't have them either 🙂

I Can't believe that this thread is 26 pages long and apple haven't replied to the thread and have there head in the sand. This is a safety issue which surely should be sorted Asap and I'm so glad i returned my 2 SE iphones I purchased back for a refund.t

Surely they must keep a watch on there own website.

SO bought a new SE Friday last week, used it on hands free in 2 of my vehicles and it was perfect, not a single sound out of place. Updated the phone Sunday to 9.3.1 and now the hands free quality is absolutely shocking, I can't make out what the other person is saying. Have tried other devices and vehicles with no issues,only seems to be with theSE connected since the update.

any news on this, as i can't undo the update and the phone is pretty worthless to me if I can't use hands free??

Hi!

I will add Volvo XC70 m/2015 to the list of cars affected. I have also tried ALL the obvious restorings, resettering, repairings etc - no luck. Use Telia in Sweden as the carrier. Luckily I still have my old trusty 5S so I'll go back to that one while Apple sorts this out.

An official acknowledgment from them would be nice, though, as this causes safety issues while using your phone and driving.

Andrew le Apple if you're within the 14 day return period then the best advice I can give you is to return your 2 updated SE for any other 2 iPhones that do not have 9.3.1 installed. If you are able to return the phones do not restore your device from iCloud backup. This will force updating to 9.3.1 and the problem will have a high probability of following to your new device.

If you're outside of that timetable then like many others you are at the mercy of Apple.

Hi Andrew,

Can I ask:

Which version IOS did you have on your first purchased Iphone SE that worked perfect with BT ?

I don't understand as Apple only deliveres phones which are already installed with IOS 9.3.1 up till now ?

Thanks!

When is the next beta release expected?

Both my iPhone's SE had the same problems with Bluetooth before the updates as Ive never used iCloud, and both phones was from straight out the box had the problems. I did the updates on both phones to see if it would help with the problems but it never did. I returned them and went back to my iPhone 5 which I had to have fixed because I was told by the apple shop they have stopped selling the 5s.

As I reported earlier in this thread my IPhone SE was shipped with ios 9.3 (13E233) in the UK, and has the same bluetooth distortion issue in the car. So think we can say this is not a 9.3.1 bug.

Re: IPhone SE Bluetooth in car issue

I have scanned through the last 26 pages to discover that there a lot of people in the same boat as me.

the full restoring back to factory settings via ITunes has worked for me, this will install a fresh version of 9.3.1, and after which I installed my back up, phone now works perfectly, , hope this helps some of you

Jim

Clean install , new user no help.

I have the same problem. Have an Iphone 6S. Everything i used to use before, without any problems, now doesnt work anymore.

Bose headphone's, Macbook Pro, Parrot minikit, JVC car unit, Netatmo. Nothing works anymore. "cant connect too...."
This is really annoying. Im using bluetooth appliences every day. And now ended up with a ticket for having the phone in my hand, because i have no bluetooth anymore.

"I have scanned through the last 26 pages to discover that there a lot of people in the same boat as me.

the full restoring back to factory settings via ITunes has worked for me, this will install a fresh version of 9.3.1, and after which I installed my back up, phone now works perfectly, , hope this helps some of you"

I just read the comment from Jim, but does a factory reset via iTunes really install the firmware from scratch?

If the phone is already on the latest firmware, I don't think that iTunes does install the same version again, or am I wrong?

Doesn't iTunes leave the firmware untouched, if the phone is already running the latest one?