IOS 8 / BMW Bluetooth connectivity issues
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Not sure if any of you are having problems with IOS 8 or the I Phone 6, if you are I hope this helps, if not ignore me.
I have a 2014 F13 M6. When i added my I Phone 6 on Friday all seemed fine, until i tried to use the phone. I experienced 2 issues, the good news is i resolved them.
Initially all seemed fine, however when i dialled out the call cut off after a few seconds. I deleted the phone from the car and re installed. On the second attempt the phone button on the steering wheel wouldn't work, and the "Active calls" on the menu was greyed out. You could make a call via the I drive and in car phone book however as I couldn't access either the active calls i couldn't cancel the call vie any controls in the car and had to cancel the call using the phone. In addition at this point pressing the "phone" button on the steering wheel simply redialled the current call number effectively making two calls at the same time.
I rang BMW and they=, being their ever helpful selves stated " we don't support IOS 8 or I phone 6 "
The solution. What worked for me was following.
1. Delete all paired phones from the car
2. Delete all personal settings via I drive
3. Switch the ignition off completely
4. Delete ALL paired bluetooth devices on the Iphone 6
5. Do a soft reset on the phone using teh power and home buttons
6. Re pair the phone to the car
Following the above steps sorted the problem and it all works perfectly. I hope this helps. Just don't tell BMW lol.
I have a 2014 F13 M6. When i added my I Phone 6 on Friday all seemed fine, until i tried to use the phone. I experienced 2 issues, the good news is i resolved them.
Initially all seemed fine, however when i dialled out the call cut off after a few seconds. I deleted the phone from the car and re installed. On the second attempt the phone button on the steering wheel wouldn't work, and the "Active calls" on the menu was greyed out. You could make a call via the I drive and in car phone book however as I couldn't access either the active calls i couldn't cancel the call vie any controls in the car and had to cancel the call using the phone. In addition at this point pressing the "phone" button on the steering wheel simply redialled the current call number effectively making two calls at the same time.
I rang BMW and they=, being their ever helpful selves stated " we don't support IOS 8 or I phone 6 "
The solution. What worked for me was following.
1. Delete all paired phones from the car
2. Delete all personal settings via I drive
3. Switch the ignition off completely
4. Delete ALL paired bluetooth devices on the Iphone 6
5. Do a soft reset on the phone using teh power and home buttons
6. Re pair the phone to the car
Following the above steps sorted the problem and it all works perfectly. I hope this helps. Just don't tell BMW lol.
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