Voice control problem over bluetooth

1. On your iOS device, swipe up to open Control Center, then taptwice to turn Bluetooth off and back on.
2. Restart your iOS device.
3. On your iOS device, unpair your car stereo. On your car's display, unpair your iOS device and any other devices. Restart your car and your iOS device, then pair and connect again.
4. Update your iOS device.
5. Install any firmware updates for your car stereo.
6. If you still can't connect, contact Apple Support.

The problem it is not Voice Control over Bluetooth, but the entire Voice Control feature itself.

See my discussion about it at Voice control for music doesn't work anymore (iPhone 6s, iOS 11.0.3)IOS 11 upgrade, and consecutive 11.0.1, 11.0.2, 11.0.3on this Apple Comunicantes Forum.

"It's up to the device manufacturer."

Yes & no.

At Apple's request, I've uploaded over a half gig of sysdiagnose files including data from a Bluetooth Logging Profile. The Plantronics devices I've used worked fine with an iPhone 5, 6+, and 8+ using Classic Voice Control and Siri. Once the 6+ and 8+ were updated to iOS 11, and their subsequent betas, Classic Voice Control disappeared. There is also a recent, well-documented issue with Voice Control in iTunes. Engineers like to finger-point, so these issues are never resolved in a timely manner.

Ok! Thanks for your info!

By what you describe, for sure you have no problems using voice control over Bluetooth because you are using Siri and not the Voice Control native feature from iPhones since the first one I believe.

In this thread many people says that are not having Bluetooth problems with Siri, but with Voice Control.

To activate Voice Control instead of Siri, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Home Button and Choose Voice Control by checking that option under the “PRESS AND HOLD TO SPEAK”.

Then your iPhone uses the Voice Control feature with voice commands and not Siri.

About your answer “Are there any disadvantages to using Siri where someone would be using Voice Control instead”. Yes!!

Please read this discussion, at the third or fourth post I talk about it and hopefully you will understand why.

Going back, about the firmware updates of Bluetooth devices, what I believe is that you are partially right on what you say about it, but only when the Bluetooth device, just stops working at all with another updated device. Meanwhile, a good engineer that develops a new OS, must be competent to not develop a new OS that just make your phone incompatible with the major Bluetooth devices, inclusively their own make devices as the Apple’s Bluetooth Earpods that it seems that even with them you have the same problem.

So, the problem is not really the firmware of your Bluetooth device, but the mess that Apple´s engineers have made with this iOS 11. Not just Voice Control is broken but numerous bugs are discussed here and out there after iOS 11 update.

By the way!

I’ve also updated today to iOS 11.1, and… , bad news!! The voice Control feature remains with same problems, over or not on Bluetooth.

Shame on You Apple!! How can your engineers be so incompetents?!

If not the so many unsatisfied users about this bug to be considered as an important issue to care about, Even your Bluetooth Earpods are expensive enough to let it be a peace of trash as a non-useful hands-free earphones.

Hi Dead_Poet,

Myself and many other beta testers have literally uploaded gigabytes of sysdiagnose files, including BT captures, to Apple's engineers. I have high hopes that the issue will be resolved in a future update. How far into the future, however, is anyone's guess😀

Meanwhile, I would encourage those of you with an iCloud/Apple account to file a bug report here. Be as specific about the issue as you can; note your iOS version, Apple Device, BT Device, etc. Also, contact Apple by email, phone, etc. and report your experience. The adage about the "squeaky wheel" may just work!

Thanks for your info, anypats.

Maybe I've not searched deeply enought on so many forums where this issue is discussed. It´s the first time that I know about someone not having problems with Voice Control over Bluetooth after iOS 11.

Just to be clear. Can you confirm please:

1. You don't have problems on yous Honda Bluetooth connection using Voice Control?
2. It's really Voice Control that you have tested or use and not Siri?
3. I'ts your phone an iPhone with the iOS 11.0 or later updated?
4. Jaillbreaked?
5. Can you voice dialling with Voice Control over your Honda's Bluetooth with th command "Call [contact_name]"?
6. Can you make Voice Control, on or off a bluetooth connection, to play musics from tour music library when use commands like: "play [artist_name]", "play album [album_name]" or "play music [music_name]"?

Best

I have the exact same problem. Running iOS 11 on an iPhone 7. Voice control has stopped over BT to a Kenwood DPX-5000BT running latest firmware (v1.36). Everything else is working fine (Calls, Phone-books etc.)

I too have the same problem with a Jabra Freeway. I've dropped the bluetooth device, restarted the phone, and paired to the device after resetting the device. Submitted problem to Jabra while using iPhone 6 running iOS 11.0.2, problem still exists with 11.0.3. Also updated firmware from 5.5.0 to 5.7.0 on Jabra Freeway to see if that fixes the problem - not. No issues with an iPhone 6 still running iOS 10.3.3.

BT interface to music seems to work, i.e., can play, skip, stop. Problem is with entering voice control (home button hold action) via bluetooth. The phone ends the connection before I can even issue a "call" command.

Have the very same issue using iPhone 7 on iOS 11.0.2. The Bluetooth radio in my car used to work perfectly but now the calling button invokes the Voice Control screen, and it never starts “listening” and shuts down.

It’s a major issue :/

First tier Apple support escalated my case to a Sr Engineer on 10/5/17. There "might" be a problem with iOS. Replicated the problem, captured diagnostic logs, and sent to Apple for analysis. Will provide an update next week once results are available.

I've got the same issue with SE. The only workaround so far is to dial directly from the list, then the call goes through speaker.

It just p*sses me off that these clowns released the update without testing it thoroughly and screwed up a perfectly functioning handset. In addition to this issue, An 11.0.3 download stuck in the message "Downloading" for quite some time now...

Same issue here. My iPhone 7 Plus, Bluetooth voice commands worked before IOS 11, now they will not work with my cars Bluetooth.

If I restart my phone while the Bluetooth is connected, voice commands work but next time you reconnect it will not work.

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I Think all the engeneers have wi-fi on-the-go, allways using siri, and don’t give a f.... for those who use voice control. Now I cannot use my phone for his MAIN purpose. Can I come back with a good lawyer if this disfunction causes a car accident? Or should I throw my phone on the highway and (definitivly) go on with Samsung?