Q: iPhone SE Bluetooth issues
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Apr 27, 2016 5:45 PMby dcpmark,mreg376 wrote:
Yes, but in effect the SE was released with 0% BT audio compatibility.
Hyperbole at its finest. There have been plenty of posters, here and on the MR thread on the same issue, have reported that prior to any beta release the SE BT was clear as a bell on one or more of their BT devices. One poster reported that it worked on their 2015 Ford Focus with MySync 2, and I myself reported here that while it was horrible on my 2014 GMC Acadia Denali it worked perfectly on the 2016 Acadia I drove one day. Again, this is pre-beta release.
The SE uses BT 4.2, while is MUCH more likely to be conpatible with other BT 4.0-4.2 devices. The tech in cars can be YEARS old by the time it reaches the consumer, and many OEM infotainment systems are still rocking Bluetooth 2.0 and 3.0 because Bluetooth is supposed to be backwards compatible. This is pure lipservice by the Bluetooth SIG, and no one can check every device with every other device. Unlike a standard like wifi, the Bluetooth protocol allows manufacturers to be incompatible with other manufacturers and still get licensed as a Bluetooth device.
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Apr 28, 2016 9:02 AMby rcoolen,I have exactly the same issue . incoming voice quality over bluetooth is horrible the speaker cannot be understood. I have a iPhone 4 and a 4s which both work fine with my car's bluetooth (so the problem is not car related. The iPhone se however fails horribly. Changing volume levels does not improve the quality what so ever. Please fix this ASAP
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Apr 28, 2016 10:47 AMby RickoFr45,Hello,
I have the same problem with my iphone SE with a 2015 Audi A3. It's sometime acceptable but not perfect, and sometime it's so bad that it's impossible to understand the caller. I live in France.
It's the first time I buy an iphone and may be the last time if Apple don't solve the problem in the next days. I have 10 days left before returning the iphone SE.
Before I had several Android smartphones without any problem. I think this iphone SE was a good opportunity for Apple to get more custumers from Android, like me, we currently don't find equivalent (performance, small size, good battery, price) with an android smartphone. But with a such problem and absence of communication and commitment on a solution, Apple will lost their opportunity.
What can we do ? write a message like "don't buy this iphone se, it can not be used in your car !" in all internet forums as a protestation ?
RIcko
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Apr 28, 2016 10:52 AMby dcpmark,RickoFr45 wrote:
Hello,
I have the same problem with my iphone SE with a 2015 Audi A3. It's sometime acceptable but not perfect, and sometime it's so bad that it's impossible to understand the caller. I live in France.
It's the first time I buy an iphone and may be the last time if Apple don't solve the problem in the next days. I have 10 days left before returning the iphone SE.
Before I had several Android smartphones without any problem. I think this iphone SE was a good opportunity for Apple to get more custumers from Android, like me, we currently don't find equivalent (performance, small size, good battery, price) with an android smartphone. But with a such problem and absence of communication and commitment on a solution, Apple will lost their opportunity.
What can we do ? write a message like "don't buy this iphone se, it can not be used in your car !" in all internet forums as a protestation ?
RIcko
A software is coming soon, likely within the next 10 days, but if it is not available within 9 days and it clears up your problem, you should definitely return it before the return period has expired.
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Apr 28, 2016 1:21 PMby tchinn,We are having to exchange some of our employees' devices for the iPhone 6 due to this issue. Can't have our customers unable to understand what our salespeople are saying while they are on the road. We are advising our employees to skip this release of the SE if possible.
