iPhone 15 Pro Bluetooth Drops

My phones Bluetooth is completely unreliable in my vehicle. Whether playing music or on a phone call, the Bluetooth regularly drops for 2 to 3 seconds at a time disconnecting and reconnecting regularly. My phone is updated to the current iOS 17.6.1, I have rebooted, I have disconnected my phone from my car Bluetooth and re-set up the Bluetooth connection. I purchased a dongle that has 5.0 Bluetooth connectivity thinking that maybe my vehicle Bluetooth technology was too old. This is ridiculous! I need to be able to use my phone hands-free while driving. The issue persists… Anyone have a fix?

iPhone 15 Pro

Posted on Sep 4, 2024 05:01 AM

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Sep 21, 2024 10:26 PM in response to jess1more

Agreed. Was hoping iOS 18 would fix this but it hasn’t. I listen to podcasts in my car exclusively. At first I thought I was listening to a podcast while it was downloading but when I play music that is saved on my phone I have the same connection problem. For me this started happening a few months ago. Last year I drove from LA to Nevada then to the Seattle area and back home listening to podcasts the entire way without interruption. Now I can’t drive 2 blocks without it cutting in and out. I too have reset network preferences, I “forgot” all Bluetooth devices on my phone and reconnected them but the problem persists. It even happens when connected to my AirPods.


if you look through the community there are many similar entries with customers having trouble maintaining a solid connection between their iPhone and car. Lots of different makes and models, cars from the 2010’s and newer models. Dove into a few and any reply from Apple says the same thing, restart the phone, reset network settings, remove and re-add Bluetooth devices. I have not seen an entry where this has solved the problem.

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