iPhone 12 mini drops Bluetooth connection when connected to car stereo or to EarPods

For years I’ve been suffering from connection drops, stuttering and music interruptions when music is playing through Bluetooth streaming to the car.


this problem only happens with my iPhone 12 mini. My wife has an iPhone 14 and my child an iPhone 16 and they don’t have this problem.


Other people are having the same problems with the same iPhone model.


after trying everything to fix the problem. I found this guy who found the solution to this problem:


go to settings, privacy, Bluetooth and disable all the apps there. The main culprit seems to be the Alexa app.


here is the link to this guy’s page who found the solution:


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iPhone 12 mini, iOS 17

Posted on Sep 6, 2025 06:37 PM

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Sep 6, 2025 07:36 PM in response to Ralfberserk

"iPhone 12 mini drops Bluetooth connection when connected to car stereo or to EarPods: I can, but I wanted to give credit to the guy who spent years and many hours in useless calls with apple support guys who didn’t had a clue and found the fix by himself. anyway, google: ' Apple Music bluetooth skipping glitching'"

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Google Search Query: "Apple Music bluetooth skipping glitching". Nothing pops up, when quoted. So, is this what you are referring to?: iPhone skipping audio while using Bluetooth devices. - Apple Community

iPhone 12 mini drops Bluetooth connection when connected to car stereo or to EarPods

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