Bluetooth annoyingly slow

EBIINYC · 11-11-2014, 04:52 PM

Has anyone been having issues with the BT on their car being very slow to connect? I have an iphone 6 with the latest iOS and the phone takes over a minute to connect when I sit in the car with the BT on already.

Also the music screen doesnt update the newer music thats streaming and the connection gets disrupted pretty often.

Obviously a frustrating issue, is anyone experiencing the same?

F32Fleet · 11-11-2014, 05:15 PM

Nope. I suspect it's probably the new OS/phone. Typical of Apple.

EBIINYC · 11-11-2014, 05:16 PM

I have a feeling this is going to become an apple vs android thing lol

G30 B58 · 11-11-2014, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Socom

Nope. I suspect it's probably the new OS/phone. Typical of Apple.

Agreed, I noticed this same issue in my work Ford Escape. New iphone or new ios, I'm not sure which but b/t is painfully slow.

smithf80 · 11-11-2014, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Socom

Nope. I suspect it's probably the new OS/phone. Typical of Apple.

Not typical of apple. sounds more typical of android to me.

Mine is almost instant with my iPhone 6 with iOS 8.1

RarScaryFrosty · 11-11-2014, 07:02 PM

I'd have to say it's your phone. Hopefully Apple releases a fix for bluetooth. I have a Google Nexus 5 that connects near instantly when I turn the ignition on. The only issue I've noticed is occasionally a song cuts out for a second, and then plays at like 2-3x the normal speed to "catch up" for a few seconds. This is very rare. None of my other cars do this, so I'm not sure if it's just a glitch with BMW's hardware or what. It's nothing that bothers me considering I hear it maybe once a week or so.

RPS328ix · 11-12-2014, 07:00 AM

I have the same issue. My iPhone 5 always connected very quickly, but my iPhone 6 takes noticeably longer. Strangely though, sometimes it takes just a few seconds longer and other times it takes up to a minute.

Maxdog · 11-12-2014, 07:38 AM

I have i5 sometimes right away sometimes 10 minutes

Alan_NJ · 11-12-2014, 07:54 AM

I dont want to turn it into Android vs iOS, but this is the very reason I stopped using iOS.
It never failed, after any update from Apple some part of BT broke.
Either streaming sucked, connects failed, song info stopped working or worse.
(Even with the Yosemite update on their computers BT connect is now an issue!)

I work in IT and have access to tons of mobile devices.
Ive tried many different iOS devices and they all have problems after updating.

Ive had better luck with my Android devices and after updates things actually work better.

just my .2

E90Fleet · 11-12-2014, 09:36 AM

Have you deleted the phone from the car and then re-paired it ?
This often solves problems and is recommended by BMW if you went fron IOS7 to IOS8

Squark · 11-12-2014, 10:39 AM

Not sure if it's the same in the F30, but my wife's X3 takes a while to connect to Bluetooth if the phone isn't the highest priority in the car's list of paired devices. Hers is first, so it connects instantly to her phone, but if I'm driving her car it takes about a minute before mine connects. Is your phone listed first in the Bluetooth menu?

minn19 · 11-12-2014, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Have you deleted the phone from the car and then re-paired it ?
This often solves problems and is recommended by BMW if you went fron IOS7 to IOS8

^This. I did this for my wife and her new iPhone 6 pairs very quickly in her X1.

FC4 · 11-12-2014, 11:11 AM

WTF are you guys talking about. My iPhone is paired as soon as the car is car is unlocked before I even get to it with music playing as soon as the car starts.

umkc · 11-12-2014, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by FC4

WTF are you guys talking about. My iPhone is paired as soon as the car is car is unlocked before I even get to it with music playing as soon as the car starts.

...and how is that supposed to help OP?

EBIINYC · 11-12-2014, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by umkc

...and how is that supposed to help OP?

lol my thoughts exactly. I will try and re-pair the phone to the car and see if that helps, at the moment it takes way too long, in my benz the connection was instant so you can imagine this is annoying.

FC4 · 11-12-2014, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by umkc

...and how is that supposed to help OP?

OP asked a question "is anyone experiencing the same?" I answered it.

I used Google Translate to translate my answer to Overly Sensitive and I got:

"No, I am not experiencing the same issues with my iPhone, OP. Mine syncs up instantly and seamlessly. Have you tried other devices or deleting and re-pairing your phone? Perhaps others on the forum might have a resolution. Keep us posted on what works best!"

But good to know that Socom, F32 N55, smithe90, RPS328ix, and Maxdog were much more helpful in comparison since you didn't feel the need to question their sound advice.

EBIINYC · 11-12-2014, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FC4

OP asked a question "is anyone experiencing the same?" I answered it.

I used Google Translate to translate my answer to Overly Sensitive and I got:

"No, I am not experiencing the same issues with my iPhone, OP. Mine syncs up instantly and seamlessly. Have you tried other devices or deleting and re-pairing your phone? Perhaps others on the forum might have a resolution. Keep us posted on what works best!"

But good to know that Socom, F32 N55, smithe90, RPS328ix, and Maxdog were much more helpful in comparison since you didn't feel the need to question their sound advice.

Lol, well that escalated quickly.

34.50 · 11-12-2014, 08:09 PM

Ever since the iOS8.x updates, it seems to be a hit or miss with my iPhone 5S. Everything worked perfectly with iOS7.x. I connect via Bluetooth - and it still always connects 100% of the time.

Problem 1: Sometimes music won't automatically start streaming from the phone - this is annoying. I have to change the source and then change back to Bluetooth to get it to stream music.

Problem 2: Bluetooth skipping. Songs will randomly skip within the track, and "catch up" to the moment the phone thinks it's playing.

MY13 (built Dec. '12) w/ CIC

F32Fleet · 11-13-2014, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by smithe90

Not typical of apple. sounds more typical of android to me.

Mine is almost instant with my iPhone 6 with iOS 8.1

We all have different experiences. My wife has always had an iPhone and she knows early adopters of a new Apple OS have problems. Apple of course makes corrections. I have a blackberry z10 and it's the poster child for stability fwiw.

Thescout13 · 11-13-2014, 09:21 AM

I was having this problem for a while. Then I read somewhere that having too many phone contacts causes problems because it's trying to upload too much data all at once. I went through my contacts deleted like 100-150 that I didn't even know I had or cared to know and boom works perfect

coolguy_y · 11-13-2014, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Thescout13

I was having this problem for a while. Then I read somewhere that having too many phone contacts causes problems because it's trying to upload too much data all at once. I went through my contacts deleted like 100-150 that I didn't even know I had or cared to know and boom works perfect

One more benefit for knowing less people!

11-11-2014, 04:52 PM	#1
EBIINYC Private First Class 54 Rep 190 Posts Drives: 4GC Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Bluetooth annoyingly slow Has anyone been having issues with the BT on their car being very slow to connect? I have an iphone 6 with the latest iOS and the phone takes over a minute to connect when I sit in the car with the BT on already. Also the music screen doesnt update the newer music thats streaming and the connection gets disrupted pretty often. Obviously a frustrating issue, is anyone experiencing the same?
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F32Fleet Lieutenant General 3566 Rep 10,346 Posts Drives: 2015 435i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southeastern US iTrader: (0)	Nope. I suspect it's probably the new OS/phone. Typical of Apple.
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RarScaryFrosty First Lieutenant 79 Rep 312 Posts Drives: 2013 328i xDrive Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Toledo, Ohio iTrader: (0)	I'd have to say it's your phone. Hopefully Apple releases a fix for bluetooth. I have a Google Nexus 5 that connects near instantly when I turn the ignition on. The only issue I've noticed is occasionally a song cuts out for a second, and then plays at like 2-3x the normal speed to "catch up" for a few seconds. This is very rare. None of my other cars do this, so I'm not sure if it's just a glitch with BMW's hardware or what. It's nothing that bothers me considering I hear it maybe once a week or so.
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RPS328ix Enlisted Member 9 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2013 328i xDrive N26 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Pennsylvania iTrader: (0)	I have the same issue. My iPhone 5 always connected very quickly, but my iPhone 6 takes noticeably longer. Strangely though, sometimes it takes just a few seconds longer and other times it takes up to a minute.
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Maxdog Second Lieutenant 49 Rep 272 Posts Drives: 2014 335i xdriive msport Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Ontario Canada iTrader: (0)	I have i5 sometimes right away sometimes 10 minutes
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E90Fleet Lieutenant General 1311 Rep 10,185 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: South Africa iTrader: (0)	Have you deleted the phone from the car and then re-paired it ? This often solves problems and is recommended by BMW if you went fron IOS7 to IOS8 __________________ BMW if you are reading, I need a job, Please.
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Squark Private First Class 6 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 2007 328i Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	Not sure if it's the same in the F30, but my wife's X3 takes a while to connect to Bluetooth if the phone isn't the highest priority in the car's list of paired devices. Hers is first, so it connects instantly to her phone, but if I'm driving her car it takes about a minute before mine connects. Is your phone listed first in the Bluetooth menu?
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FC4 Brigadier General 2657 Rep 3,401 Posts Drives: Yes Join Date: May 2014 Location: US iTrader: (0)	WTF are you guys talking about. My iPhone is paired as soon as the car is car is unlocked before I even get to it with music playing as soon as the car starts.
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34.50 Lieutenant 38 Rep 596 Posts Drives: 2013 335i xDrive Sport Line Join Date: May 2013 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (0)	Ever since the iOS8.x updates, it seems to be a hit or miss with my iPhone 5S. Everything worked perfectly with iOS7.x. I connect via Bluetooth - and it still always connects 100% of the time. Problem 1: Sometimes music won't automatically start streaming from the phone - this is annoying. I have to change the source and then change back to Bluetooth to get it to stream music. Problem 2: Bluetooth skipping. Songs will randomly skip within the track, and "catch up" to the moment the phone thinks it's playing. MY13 (built Dec. '12) w/ CIC __________________ 2013 BMW 335i xDrive Sport Line
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