iPhone SE Bluetooth issues

Spot on 🙂

Thanks... i decided to go itunes... hope all go ok.. 2 GB!

I just bought a 64gb rose/gold from Best Buy yesterday. I don't know if that is a big deal or not, but it was the only one they had in stock. I also got robbed on the price. Had to pay about two hundred dollars more than the one that I pre-ordered from Apple on release day. I also have the bluetooth phone call problem, but I was willing to wait for the fix rather than return the phone or try the beta.

I always had faith that this would be fixed with an update, and I have enjoyed the poo slinging in this thread. I understand how frustrating this problem could be for those who need bluetooth phone access, but it was never a top priority for me, so luckily I could sit back and wait.

This is my first iphone after recently retiring my first android. I'm a happy camper now. And I haven't even done the upgrade yet!

I am downloading the update for the SE that I bought yesterday. Total download size will be 1.98 GB, and it has three more hours to go. Time Warner is my internet provider which may partially explain the long download time. After this phone is done then I'll start on the SE that I bought on release day. Can. Not. Wait!

Just updated my Rose Gold 64 GB iPhone SE to 9.3.2 via OTA, and tried a phone call with VW Golf VI bluetooth system: problem solved, crystal clear audio!

I Upgraded software last night and tried the phone on car's bluetooth today but the sound was worse than it has ever been! I was so disappointed after everyone had been reporting the upgrade had solved the problem. Even calls to mobile phones which has been sort of ok previously were now impossible to understand.

Forgetting the pairing and reconnecting made no difference so in more hope than expectation I switched the phone off and then on again and Hey Presto the sound is now absolutely crystal clear!

I have to say that, after the upgrade, I did a soft reset by pressing hold and power buttons until the Apple logo appeared; I don't know if that was necessary, but I did it.

Yesterday I've finally received my new iphone SE (I've been using 6s plus until now) and this morning, while driving to work (honda accord 2016) I've noticed that something is wrong. At least one time in every song, music would become choppy for a couple of seconds (a series of 0.2s pauses in a row).

After getting to work, I've googled this thread and first I was happy to see that it is not just me (so apple would find a solution) but then I became sad after I've read that they supposedly had "fixed" the problem in latest release of iOS (which I have installed right after I got the phone yesterday).

So no, they did not fix it or perhaps they did fix one problem and broke something else in the process.

Most people here say about low quality of sound (distorted, garbled) and in my case, the quality is great but it is more like bandwidth problem where sometimes it doesn't keep up with the bit rate.

6S plus was working perfectly fine with my car. Do I need to buy a new car again? (Someone mentioned that apple said that it is "car's problem") 😉

81mrg81, I recommend you take the SE back immediately and get a 6 or your 6S plus. This phone, SE, is junk. I am convinced there are folks on here posting in effort to just keep it alive. I personally think it is a hardware problem that the software patch masks, but still just a low quality phone. Apple isn't even shipping them and most stores do not have them and its WEEKS to get one. That tells a lot. Apple knows it's low quality and is just limping it along until the fall. The fewer you make available, the less damage control you have to do. Just Sayin.

Keep it if you like, but you've been warned. Take it back if you can!!!!!!

Tunnezza wrote:

I have to say that, after the upgrade, I did a soft reset by pressing hold and power buttons until the Apple logo appeared; I don't know if that was necessary, but I did it.

I did the same on all three SE's in our household. I did not have to re-pair with my car, either. First test call was clear.

I purchased the Apple SE phone a month ago then found out afterwards about the Bluetooth issue.. I have a new Jeep Renegade and could not use my phone for voice calls connected via Bluetooth.. all I heard was a bunch of garbled noise.... This morning, an OS update came down to my phone
for v9.3.2 .. I applied it to my phone and now the phone calls in my Renegade are crytal clear when connecting the phone via Bluetooth. BUT.. I want to add that last Thursday, the Jeep dealer also download a huge software update for the audio system.. right after the Jeep update, I still had Bluetooth issues with the phone but not sure if the Jeep update and the Apple Update helped each other out..

81mrg81 wrote:

Yesterday I've finally received my new iphone SE (I've been using 6s plus until now) and this morning, while driving to work (honda accord 2016) I've noticed that something is wrong. At least one time in every song, music would become choppy for a couple of seconds (a series of 0.2s pauses in a row).

After getting to work, I've googled this thread and first I was happy to see that it is not just me (so apple would find a solution) but then I became sad after I've read that they supposedly had "fixed" the problem in latest release of iOS (which I have installed right after I got the phone yesterday).

So no, they did not fix it or perhaps they did fix one problem and broke something else in the process.

Most people here say about low quality of sound (distorted, garbled) and in my case, the quality is great but it is more like bandwidth problem where sometimes it doesn't keep up with the bit rate.

6S plus was working perfectly fine with my car. Do I need to buy a new car again? (Someone mentioned that apple said that it is "car's problem") 😉

Your problem is unrelated to the distortion over the Handsfree Profile that was fixed in 9.3.2. In fact, those that had problems before the update with their carkits or headsets had reported that music streaming through the A2DP Profile was fine.

I would try a couple of things before exchanging the SE for a new one. Try deleting the BT pairing with your car on BOTH sides, then restart by holding down the Power button and Home buttons at the same time until the Apple appears, then re-pair the phone. If that doesn't solve the streaming problem, try backing up the phone then setting it up as new before restoring the backup to the SE. If that doesn't work I would exchange the phone, and if somehow you still have problem I would return it.

By the way, brand new iPhones can have performance stuttering while they are indexing, and usually settle down after a day or two. Is your music stored in iCloud, or locally?

The iOS update 9.3.2 resolved the issue for me.

Also, the phone may still be reloading content in the background as he just replaced this phone yesterday. His other phone had cache data that his present phone doesn't so there may be hiccups here and there for another day maybe.

But yes, try the unpair and pair again bit.

Thanks BBoiss and Dcpmark. I will definitely try that.

MotleyDiver thanks for the warning but I already had (still have but I will try to sell it) iphone 6s Plus which was a huge (literally) mistake in my case.

My hands are standard size so I found it impossible to to use it in most situations when I need to use a phone like walking, driving a car, doing shopping, feeding a baby etc.

I've checked 6s but ... it is still too big to use it comfortably with one hand but close.

SE stays with me for now. If BT keeps acting like that (I use BT a lot) then I will be monitoring the market for other small smartphones. I am done with huge screens. It's just a (smart) phone and it should stay this way. Never ever again.