iPhone7 Bluetooth issue in the car

If I can get 95% clean playback by turning off non-essential apps, I'll gladly do it.

You don't have to read my test reports, RobbStumpf.

Just reposting because they took down my first photo. I understand I just wanted to show people what they are saying.

I think it is a hardware issue that might not have a solution.

Unfortunately Apple doesn't step forward and take responsibility for its mistakes unless it gets sued these days.

I think if Google had a more secure backdoor I would consider switching. The only thing I can really do is not buy its other products like the watch or headphones.

I can stream Bluetooth audio to my 2015 BMW but have issues with calls. My 6s was much more reliable for me on AT&T but I hated the camera in low light. Made all my pictures yellow.

The one thing I find funny is that it is hard to getting any vlogger to talk about the Bluetooth issues. Apple really has the media trained well.

I'm just letting you know that non-essential applications likely are not the issue.

There are four states for a running application:

• Active (running in foreground, executing code)
• Inactive (running in foreground, not executing code),
• Background (Executing code in the background for a brief period of time before being forced into a Suspended state)
• Suspended (In the background, but not able to execute code)

This means that during a Suspended state (which occurs just after a few minutes), the application isn't using system resources and wouldn't be affecting your streaming quality. Whatever advantages you notice are likely just a placebo effect.

Dec. 14 Lunch Test #1:

• 15-minute drive to lunch.
• Streamed a podcast with the Podcasts app.
• Only apps running were Podcasts, Phone, Reminders and Evernote.
• Not a single stutter or drop.

Dec. 14 Lunch Test #2:

• 15-minute drive back to the office.
• Continued the same podcast stream with Podcasts app.
• Torture test — turned on Slack, Mail, Facebook, Inbox, Music, Safari, Google Maps, Messages, Notes, App Store, Calendar, Camera and Photos app, in addition to previously listed apps.
• Immediate stuttering when I switched between Podcasts, Slack and Google Maps apps while I was leaving parking lot.
• No issues during the majority of my drive.
• Minor stuttering when I got close to the office.
• In total, there was stuttering and drops, but less than it has been the last few days.

This is ridiculous now. My iPhone 7 Plus on Verizon hasn't work in the car (Infiniti g37) with Bluetooth since i purchased it. Apple sold us flawed or sefer

yup, ditto, same phone and car

past 2 days I have had hardly a stutter compared to before the update. total driving time today was about 2 hours and only twice there was a minor hiccup - not perfect but better than before.

Has anyone else noticed that the stuttering only occurs when there is a LTE signal of 4 bars or more? In my tests, I always check the LTE signal when stuttering occurs and it is always when there is signal of 4 or more bars on LTE. I know exactly where a tower is and as I drive towards it will start, get worse when I'm right next to the tower, and then decrease as I travel away and signal gets weaker. At 3 bars LTE the stuttering does not occur.

I have stopped driving with LTE, so I don't have recent tests. But it definitely is affected by physical location, possibly due to the proximity of certain signals. I think it may also be somewhat influenced by the weather and time of day (these have effect on radio wave propagation).

I just want to confirm I have the same issue using an AT&T iPhone 7 plus. Turning LTE off "fixes" the issue for me. With LTE turn on I get dropped audio across multiple bluetooth devices. Bluetooth performance is the worse in the car, I assume because I'm moving.

this is ridiculous... iPhone 7 Plus on Verizon network purchased November 4. Car is Infiniti G37. Same problem with bluetooth audio stuttering and cutting in and out. At this point, it must be considered a manufacturer defect. I'm going into the Apple Store and going to demand that they give me a regular iPhone 7 to use until the issue is resolved. The bluetooth audio issue materially affects a users ability to use the phone for its intended and usual purpose.

agent_zero1 Are you concluding that the Bluetooth issue only effects the iPhone 7 plus? I would really like to know if anyone in this thread can confirm this. If so I will simply downgrade back. Sure the extra screen real estate and the camera are nice, but I use the audio in my car every day and that is simply the most important feature.

Today is day 86 of my open case with Apple.

I last spoke with a tech on November 5th, and last sent an email to the tech(s) who are assigned my case on December 2nd (13 days ago) which nobody ever responded to.

I am past my return date, exchanging the phone doesn't fix anything, and I'm stuck with something broken. I'm legitimately upset about this.

Yep, I think that most of us are in the same situation. Keep us updated regarding your case with Apple. I'm hoping they at least get back to you and acknowledge the issue.

I've had an iPhone since the 3G and this is the most dissatisfied I've ever been with one of their products. I've always considered Android to be highly inferior to Apple's products, but if I was able to return my iPhone 7 Plus, I'd be running to a Pixel XL right now.