Voice control problem over bluetooth

its_time_for_android wrote:

It’s time to switch back to android. Thats for sure.

You should always buy the tool that best meets your needs.

Forgot to mention that it works fine for google maps app provided bluetooth is on and connected to the iphone BEFORE i open the app and set the destination

Same problem here since iOS 11 update.

Let's be honest guys: iOS 11 ***** big time. Period.

Steve Jobs would be rolling in his grave if he could read these comments.

You can’t assume what Steve Jobs would say if he were still alive. Remember that he was the one that said, “Then don’t hold it that way.”

Nope! That did not work!

Is there a fix for this. It is broken the update broke it

Version 11.4 didn’t fix it. My guess, it’s not even on their radar.

I just installed 11.1 on my 6S Plus and tried to see if the bug has been fixed, but to no avail. The problem persists. I really wonder when Apple will decide to address the issue, which has crippled one of the most important functions, especially when driving.

Most of the Bluetooth devices I've tried with, have never in the past had firmware updates, and still Voice Control worked perfectly with all iOS versions before 11. This suggests that it is solely an iOS bug. It does not even work with cars equipped with Apple CarPlay, as another user mentioned, and ultimately it does not work with my Powerbeats Wireless 3, which is an Apple product.

Wish I had better news. After sending diagnostic logs to Apple engineers on 10/5 - crickets. Called on 10/10 to find out the engineers had not responded yet. Chat on 10/15 with another Sr. Advisor resulted in another round of troubleshooting to determine that the BT interface does indeed work when using Siri, but not with classic voice control and reconfirmed that wife's iPhone 6 still running 10.3.3 works fine with classic voice control. Since original post, updated to iOS 11.0.3 and problem still exists. Updated data sent to engineers - more crickets. Chat on 10/18 indicated still no reply received from engineers. Chat/call-back on 10/24 with yet another Sr. Advisor who "took ownership" of the problem resulted in a third round of troubleshooting to ensure I didn't have anything corrupted in my apps or the update. Restored phone to fresh out of the box condition and for one more time, replicated the problem with classic voice control not working. Sent data off to engineering again with status due not later than 10/31. As of 10/31, still no response received from three rounds of troubleshooting data and conversations with no less than five Sr. Advisors. Cite case #100314789679 to see if that helps. Bottom line: iOS 11 seems to be the culprit, NOT forcing every BT device vendor to update their firmware to be "compatible with iOS 11". The BT standard did not change, only something in Apple's implementation.

Sorry but telling Bluetooth manufacturers to get their devices to work with iOS 11 is no different than telling the thousands upon thousands of developers to make sure their app is compatible with the iPhone X. And if you think this is just an Apple problem read through Android forums and you’ll see the exact same issue. With Android updates years there have been posts of Bluetooth devices no longer working. Aside from the basics of unpair, re-pair, restart, etc. they say to check with the device manufacturer for firmware updates. There have been vehicle manufacturers that have already acknowledged the issue and and working on updates.

I feel your pain😟

I have submitted multiple bug reports to Apple, upgraded my Plantronics headset to their 5200 Series, and updated the firmware on the headset, all to no avail. This looks to be an issue with iOS firmware; I've seen mention of it in several threads and forums outside of Apple. I have an appointment with a Genius this week in Chicago and I'm hoping they can provide some answers. Siri is fine for voice dialing but, depending upon your WiFi or cellular connection, it can be very laggy. That's why I prefer classic voice control.

Here's a summary of my issue and the steps I've taken. Any of this sound familiar?😉

I have an SE (11.0.3). The voice control works without BT device as it originally, although, having voice control set to respond in different language in iOS10, I had to redo this anew in 11, as it totally changed the previously programmed settings. But going back to the original issue: the voice command has stopped to work via BT, although the speaker and the mic work.

So far the workaround is to dial manually from the contact list (not very convenient when driving) and then the call routed to the BT device.

Apple, apparently, has no clue how to resolve this bug, so they are concentrating on new emojis instead, while their tech. support "specialists" pretend that they hear about this issue for the first time.

I tried to turn off Siri but when I press the home button it just gives me the option to enable Siri. Therefore it may be Siri. Are there any disadvantages to using Siri where someone would be using Voice Control instead? I can seem to enable voice control on my iPhone 7

As stated before, an iOS update most likely won’t fix the issue. A firmware update will need to be released by the device manufacturer.