Jump to content
Do Not Sell My Personal Information


Iphone - Ios 4.1 Fixes Bluetooth Issues! :d


Raizak
 Share

Recommended Posts

Hey there

Just thought I'd let everyone know that iOS 4.1 fixes the bluetooth issues with the Fiesta and presumably other Fords. It no longer auto plays when bluetooth is connected and he phone now also rings through the car :D

I don't have a Y cable so am unsure whether it fixes the issues there also.

Good news on the damage front also, going into the garage tomorrow for 2 days to be replaced :D

Apologies for the bad formatting! Posting this from my iPhone right now.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


Hey there

Just thought I'd let everyone know that iOS 4.1 fixes the Bluetooth issues with the Fiesta and presumably other Fords. It no longer auto plays when Bluetooth is connected and he phone now also rings through the car :D

I don't have a Y cable so am unsure whether it fixes the issues there also.

Good news on the damage front also, going into the garage tomorrow for 2 days to be replaced :D

Apologies for the bad formatting! Posting this from my iPhone right now.

How did you get iOS 4.1?? It's not released yet. I just synced with iTunes and it stated no update was available and I'm not on 4.1??

Link to comment
Share on other sites

How did you iOS get 4.1?? It's not released yet. I just synced with iTunes and it stated no update was available and I'm not on 4.1??

^^This

The most recent version is 4.0.2 with 4.1 only available to developers. I think i heard somewhere it may be out on the 8th (Wednesday) though...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yeah it's out this Wednesday. The Gold master was leaked online by a few developers and can be installed by anyone via iTunes 10 :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites


  • 3 weeks later...

My 3GS and 4 will stream. You will need iOS 4.1 to change tracks with your steering wheels controls while streaming however. But any version of iOS will stream via bluetooth providing you have bluetooth in your car :-)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Bluetooth audio never worked on early mk7 fiesta's. It came in middle of 2009. If your Fiesta is on a 58 plate or early 09 plate, you may not be able to play music via bluetooth.

There ya go then...mine was a 58 plate. New 60plate next week tho...will try it out then! :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi Mark M.K,

Is there any way of updating the radio or BT to support BT audio streaming? Would this require a new stereo or BT module. My fiesta was manufactured in '08. I brought it to the garage and they have replaced the BT module with a newer one but it hasn't made any difference.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

Same here, march 09 purchased, and I cannot stream. What other features does the new firmware have? I read at the faults thread of updated menus... Shouldn't this be included in the service if the firmware is upgraded?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 months later...

My first post at this forum..

Bringing an old thread back to life.

Do you know if it's possible to get the bluetooth audio stream through a firmware update or do they have to change the whole stereosystem?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Mine is a 58 plate and I had the bluetooth audio firmware update done to my car when it became available from Ford, just booked it in with the dealer.

Link to comment
Share on other sites


Hey all,

Just an update with my BT iPhone 4 issues. Brought it to garage and they said there were no updates. Even rang Ford and they couldnt tell me if it would or wouldnt work for BT music streaming.

So i brought it back to garage again and they had a different audio specialist in. When he checked first, there were no updates, but then he realised there was a software update for the computer they hook the car up to. He updated that, and hey presto, 3 updates for my car appeared.

One for the BT module

One for the radio

One for the display screen

So my advice to anyone with this issue is to go back to your garage and get them to check for updates. My car was built in Sept '08 so in theory that means even the early production run cars should be able to play music via BT.

Good luck!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Had 3G in my Late november 2008 from new fiesta, and had no problems, got a 4 and still no problems, upgraded car now, still no problems, rings every time!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Newbie here - hello everyone. I cannot get my iPhone to stream music via bluetooth. I had the BT firmware updated on the car last week and I am running the latest software on my iPhone. Before the update my phone thought it was playing music via BT but I couldn't hear it (hence visit to Ford for firmware update). Now my phone doesn't even think it is playing via BT so the update seems to have made things worse for me. No problems with phone functions via bluetooth. Anyone got any ideas of what I can do next to try and solve this? I do not have a usb port if that is relevant.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hey Ben,

Yes I do have the USB port in the car.

But i don't see whether having the USB port should make a difference. Can you make a receive calls via BT? If so then your car should have the ability to receive streamed music. It really does seem to depend on how good the audio guy in your garage is. I had to take mine in 3 times for the issue to be sorted. The first two times i think all they did was connect their own phone to it and make a call. Im sure they thought i was stupid. They just didn't get what i was trying to explain to them.

So it might be worth a try either speaking to their audio guy in person, or bringing it to another garage?

Good luck!

P

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I've been reading the Apple forums and apparently OS4 broke the A2DP profile of bluetooth for many people and the latest update 4.2.1 didn't fix it. bluetooth has many profiles (wiki lists 28) and A2DP is needed for music streaming. There is a different profile for hands free - HFP - which is why we can use our phones to make calls but not stream music. However, this doesn't make sense when it is clear on this forum that some people can stream music through IOS 4.1 onwards. Guess I'll just have to wait for the next update from Apple to see if it solves my problem.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I had the firmware update done today and it didn't help. I got access to bluetooth audio but nothing happens. If I try to press the aux button several times, you should get the "radar" on your screen but NO.

(I have the aux and usb)

I know that it's not the phone because it works on my friends fiesta.

Have any other clues?

The salesman says that it should work and the mechanics thinks that it might be so that I don't have that option in my stereo.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I had the firmware update done today and it didn't help. I got access to bluetooth audio but nothing happens. If I try to press the aux button several times, you should get the "radar" on your screen but NO.

(I have the aux and usb)

I know that it's not the phone because it works on my friends fiesta.

Have any other clues?

The salesman says that it should work and the mechanics thinks that it might be so that I don't have that option in my stereo.

Just wanna check the obvious, does you Fiesta definitely have bluetooth? Does your phone find the car? If you go in the menu on stereo is their an option to bond your phone? Is there a blue light to the bottom right of screen?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

May be worth pulling the fuse to reset the stereo, when I first got the car and had problems with the bluetooth (back in 08 before the software update for bt audio) pulling the fuse sorted it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Just wanna check the obvious, does you Fiesta definitely have Bluetooth? Does your phone find the car? If you go in the menu on stereo is their an option to bond your phone? Is there a blue light to the bottom right of screen?

Ofcourse :)

I have bluetooth on my stereo. I have made phonecalls without any problems and it finds my adress book. I have the icon and I have made the bond.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share




×
×
  • Create New...

Forums


News


Membership