iPhone bluetooth connection to car kit - anyone? Cyberface?
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Morning PH collective,
Just when I thought all my incompatibility issues with carrying a BB and an iPhone were over....long story, won't bore you.
Anyway, now using just an iPhone as my business and personal handset.
I've got a Kufatec/Fiscon bluetooth car kit fitted to a Mk6 Golf - this is almost identical to the OE VAG kit (Kufatec, I believe, manufacture the kit for VAG original fitment).
Bluetooth connection works ok in phone mode; I can sync my contact list, dial out, recieve calls, etc.
However...annoyingly...every time there's a system interruption, beep, or sat nav instruction, the headunit is muted, almost as if it's in A2DP mode. I've disabled A2DP in the Kufatec setup menu, but to no avail.
You've no idea how annoying that is, seriously irritating!
As an aside, music streaming does also work well. I tested it last night, but it's not something I want to use.
Spoke to Fiscon a moment ago, who pre-empted exactly the question I was going to ask. Apparently this is an issue that was introduced with v3 of iPhones OS. Regressing back to v2.1 will apparently fix it. No idea if v4 in the summer will rectify. I was also told this is a problem across all handsfree kits, Parrot, etc, not unique to my car/setup.
The functionality of Bluetooth on iPhone looks to be woeful, no selection of BT Services available like there is on a BB, for example.
So, 3 questions:
1) Is it a good idea to try and regress back to v2.1 on the handset? Or is that a really dumb thing to do (apps compatibility, baseband bug fixes, etc) - Is it even possible?
2) Does anyone know of a better way of working around the issue?
3) Mine is not a jailbroken handset - it's my own phone, but will shortly be connecting to corporate network, who have stipulated that no jailbroken handsets are to be used....but....if it [cough] were to be jailbroken [/cough] would that enable a fix to be implemented?
Yours frustratingly! (and cheers for any help)
S
Just when I thought all my incompatibility issues with carrying a BB and an iPhone were over....long story, won't bore you.
Anyway, now using just an iPhone as my business and personal handset.
I've got a Kufatec/Fiscon bluetooth car kit fitted to a Mk6 Golf - this is almost identical to the OE VAG kit (Kufatec, I believe, manufacture the kit for VAG original fitment).
Bluetooth connection works ok in phone mode; I can sync my contact list, dial out, recieve calls, etc.
However...annoyingly...every time there's a system interruption, beep, or sat nav instruction, the headunit is muted, almost as if it's in A2DP mode. I've disabled A2DP in the Kufatec setup menu, but to no avail.
You've no idea how annoying that is, seriously irritating!
As an aside, music streaming does also work well. I tested it last night, but it's not something I want to use.
Spoke to Fiscon a moment ago, who pre-empted exactly the question I was going to ask. Apparently this is an issue that was introduced with v3 of iPhones OS. Regressing back to v2.1 will apparently fix it. No idea if v4 in the summer will rectify. I was also told this is a problem across all handsfree kits, Parrot, etc, not unique to my car/setup.
The functionality of Bluetooth on iPhone looks to be woeful, no selection of BT Services available like there is on a BB, for example.
So, 3 questions:
1) Is it a good idea to try and regress back to v2.1 on the handset? Or is that a really dumb thing to do (apps compatibility, baseband bug fixes, etc) - Is it even possible?
2) Does anyone know of a better way of working around the issue?
3) Mine is not a jailbroken handset - it's my own phone, but will shortly be connecting to corporate network, who have stipulated that no jailbroken handsets are to be used....but....if it [cough] were to be jailbroken [/cough] would that enable a fix to be implemented?
Yours frustratingly! (and cheers for any help)
S
I don't believe it is a problem with all systems/kits - I think my Aston has a Motorola and its fine.
No idea what issues you may have trying to go back to an old OS, but would suspect some (app compatibility perhaps). Personally I'd be more inclined to look for a different hands free solution.
No idea what issues you may have trying to go back to an old OS, but would suspect some (app compatibility perhaps). Personally I'd be more inclined to look for a different hands free solution.
Thanks Murph; I've got a Parrot 3100 in my "spare tech" box, as well as a Becker Cascade handsfree/BT/nav headunit in the GT3, so will try that over the weekend as well.
I can't believe more folk haven't whinged about this, if it is a generic problem.
Don't really want to start using aftermarket HF kits, the Fiscon one integrates perfectly with the VAG headunit and steering wheel controls.
I can't believe more folk haven't whinged about this, if it is a generic problem.
Don't really want to start using aftermarket HF kits, the Fiscon one integrates perfectly with the VAG headunit and steering wheel controls.
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I can't believe more folk haven't whinged about this, if it is a generic problem.
Don't really want to start using aftermarket HF kits, the Fiscon one integrates perfectly with the VAG headunit and steering wheel controls.
My thought too, so sounds like an easy cop out on behalf of the guy you spoke to.I can't believe more folk haven't whinged about this, if it is a generic problem.
Don't really want to start using aftermarket HF kits, the Fiscon one integrates perfectly with the VAG headunit and steering wheel controls.
The other kits can also integrate with the steering wheel buttons too I believe...
I posted this issue on the Golf GTI forum; so far there are a couple of other guys with same combo of kit that have exactly the same issue, and another with a Mobridge setup that gets this muting. As somebody said, surely it's down to Fiscon to ensure their product works with the iPhone, if being marketed as such (which it is).
Buggeration. Nothing's easy, eh?
Buggeration. Nothing's easy, eh?
I had a dension kit in my A6, and when I bought the 3GS the volume was terrible, I had to shout for the person on the other end to hear me. I contacted dension and they sent out a new bluetooth module with updated firmware which fixed the problem, but wouldn't save the setting. They then released updated firware for the gateway 500 that fixed the problem.
My point is, get on to the manufacturer, I didn't get any decent reply until I got to the complaints department, as the support staff just fobbed me off for months.
My point is, get on to the manufacturer, I didn't get any decent reply until I got to the complaints department, as the support staff just fobbed me off for months.
Just hooked up the iPhone to my Becker Cascade, which has BT integrated in the headunit.
Works absolutely perfectly. Mutes the radio exactly as you'd expect when a call comes in, returns when call ended.
Spoke to Fiscon UK, who I appreciate are piggy-in-the-middle, advice being to wait for an update if/when it becomes available from Fiscon in Germany. Unimpressed with lack of definite action and vagueness, if I'm honest.
Surely, as a manufacturer of aftermarket peripherals, if there's a handset you make sure is absolutely, 100% compatible and robust with *on an ongoing basis* with your product, it's gotta be the iPhone, by virtue of it being the single most popular model of handset worldwide (if we're talking OS, then RIM with various BB handsets).
Works absolutely perfectly. Mutes the radio exactly as you'd expect when a call comes in, returns when call ended.
Spoke to Fiscon UK, who I appreciate are piggy-in-the-middle, advice being to wait for an update if/when it becomes available from Fiscon in Germany. Unimpressed with lack of definite action and vagueness, if I'm honest.
Surely, as a manufacturer of aftermarket peripherals, if there's a handset you make sure is absolutely, 100% compatible and robust with *on an ongoing basis* with your product, it's gotta be the iPhone, by virtue of it being the single most popular model of handset worldwide (if we're talking OS, then RIM with various BB handsets).
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