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New Bluetooth issues that affect iOS 4 devices

By Gerard Lagana Thu, Jul 15, 2010 @ 7:33 AM

New Bluetooth issues that affect iOS 4 devices Photo New Bluetooth issues that affect iOS 4 devicesOne of the first complaints I heard about the iPhone 4 was that the glass on the front and back of the iPhone made it too fragile or delicate.  Then came “AntennaGate,” with everyone and their grandmother ranting about antenna attenuation issues.  The new issue people have found doesn’t affect the iPhone 4 alone, but any of the iPhones that have iOS 4 on them.  Even the iPhone 3GS is not immune to the ever growing issues people are finding.  The new issue related to iOS 4 seems to be with the Bluetooth.  People are reporting that the audio is “‘muffled,’ ‘like you’re in a tunnel’ or ‘far away’ when using a Bluetooth headset with any iOS 4 device,” according to Cult of Mac.

John Brownlee of Cult of Mac goes on to cite a Jawbone forum response from one of their spokespeople:

“We are aware of and concerned with the user frustration surrounding the issues affecting all Bluetooth devices (headsets, car kits, and speakers) connecting to the iPhone 4 and iOS4 updated phones. We know users have come to expect the freedom of hands-free and we are working night and day with our partners, Apple and AT&T, to resolve the issues as quickly as possible.”

This is yet another issue I am not experiencing with my iPhone 4.  I actually have improved Bluetooth performance over my iPhone 3G.  With my iPhone 3G I could only have one Bluetooth device as an audio source.  However, with my iPhone 4 I can have my Samsung WEP490 earpiece as well as my Prius’ Bluetooth running simultaneously on my iPhone 4.  In addition, I can pick up or make a call from either my car’s Bluetooth, or my Samsung earpiece.  On two occasions I did have my call automatically switch from my Prius’ Bluetooth to my Samsung earpiece, but that’s it, no other issues.

With iOS 4.1 coming out, let’s hope it resolves this issue for those who are having an issue.  Are you having an issue with your iOS 4 device and Bluetooth?  If you are, we would love to hear from you.  Even if you are not experiencing this issue, we would still love to hear you thoughts about it.

Photo Credit: iphone bluetooth headset

Article Via Cult of Mac

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  • http://www.tylerworksinc.com GARY TYLER

    Have not as yet been able to connect my jawbone headset to my new iPhone 4. Hope it’s just a software issue. I’m a die hard apple fan and I understand all these glitches can come true but lets get a handle on it apple.
    Too many issue this time…

  • http://www.ifunia.weebly.com stonee

    I’ve experienced bluetooth problems. In my case I have significant signal degradation in the pairing with my car. I’m using a 3Gs upgraded to iOS4. Prior to iOS4 I had no issues. So same phone, same car, same mount position in the car but degraded bluetooth signal with iOS4. Everything points to a problem with the Bluetooth stack in iOS 4 on the 3Gs and hopefully this will be addressed with iOS 4 update(upgrade guide in ifunia iphone column).