iPhone SE Bluetooth issues

got a 5se. Scratchy bluetooth on multiple headsets

had it replaced

new one was worse . Every third syllable was audible on 2 different cars

support knows about the issue

They don't have a fix yet.

UNcharacteristic for apple.

Love to know when resolved

I’m sure that this has been said several times but I’m not going to read through 50 pages of this forum to find out. The SE is my first experience with an Apple product and I’m not impressed. This is pretty basic. First and foremost, cell phones are for talking. Hands free cell phone usage in a car is required by law in most states and this problem won’t allow you to do that. Releasing a phone with a flaw like this would be like releasing a tablet with a broken touch screen. Obviously Apple has a problem with their quality assurance to allow something like this to slip through it. I’m frustrated because I like the phone. It’s the right size for me. It has a great UI. The price was reasonable. It’s the fastest phone that I have ever owned, but I need to be able to hear who I’m talking to while I’m driving.

The latest public beta seems to have fixed the problem for me. I spoke for an hour or so this morning to different people with no issue. Before I could barely tolerate a 3 minute call, so the difference is night and day. There is still a little scratchiness on incoming audio but I wouldn't notice it if I wasn't paying attention and looking for it. I bought my SE opening weekend at an Apple Store.

Got a set of new Bose Soundlink Bluetooth headphones today and happy to say my SE works perfect for calls and music, so the thing we don't talk about is working great on all 3, my Uniden mobile link handset, Jeep Cherokee 2105 and the Bose headphones.

No problems with the SE with the thing either.

Hi there,

I had the same issue with my SE but since I am using the public beta, my iPhone works just fine when I am calling via bluetooth in my cars.
I cannot report any problems with the beta, the phone works just like it should work.

Hi all, I have the same distorted sound problem connecting my iPhone SE to VW Tiguan 2013 here in Slovakia.I have not done any IOS update yet. I will try and let you know.

I also have this issue with my 2014 Nissan Altima. My previous iPhone 5 and 5C was crystal clear. I also want to point out this is NOT just phone calls. It also has poor quality when using Siri. All of her responses to reading text, emails, telling the weather or anything has poor quality. When not used in the car Siri is perfect. The only thing that seems to work correctly in the car over bluetooth is the playing of music and listening to podcasts.

I have also been having this problem since I bought my phone 3 weeks ago. I have a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe and when I'm on Bluetooth I come through clearly to the person that I'm speaking to, but I can't hear the other person at all. I also tried to use my phone in my husband's 2014 Infiniti QX60, and it warrants the same result.

As states earlier Bluetooth audio incoming is very poor in Mercedes 2014 amg- next to useless whereas, my 5S is perfect.

Whilst one can appreciate that full compatability might be a problem first time round, what a PR disaster for a new phone seemingly not to work with at least 95% of devices.

If the Beta does resolve the issue for ALL then why haven't apple issued it as a full update to save all the returns they will get with the new iphone that doesn't work properly. I sent mine back to the covent garden store the same day.

Your smart. We shouldnt have to go chasing betas cause they f'd up

better than waiting another week for a solution - but it´s your choice 😁

That's what is perplexing. If the problem has been solved in the beta, which seems to be the case, why doesn't Apple make a simple announcement saying so, so that the vast majority (95+%) of users who don't even know what a beta is will hold onto their phones pending official release of the fix. I'm sure many, many of these phones have been returned that would not have been returned if average customers had been assured BY APPLE that the problem was known and a fix had been found. Doesn't make sense.

I’m frustrated with having to wait too and I think they should pay me to test their software so I’m reluctant to go for the beta version. That being said, I understand why the update needs to take time. Anytime you change something there is the potential of introducing new problems. When you are dealing with tens of thousands of devices that’s a significant risk. Let the beta testers take the risk.

Hi all. IOS 9.3.2 beta 4 has fixed the Bluetooth sound issue (connecting to VW Tiguan). I hope a non beta release wil come out soon.

9.3.2 beta 3 worked for me - very happy after 3 weeks of frustration!