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    Question [SOLVED] Bluetooth: Can Software Version Be A Problem?

    I did exactly that: posted my findings in a popular Fiat 500 website forum! Grazie Mille!
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    Question [SOLVED] Bluetooth: Can Software Version Be A Problem?

    Good Day Everyone...and thanks for your quick and kind responses. Joy in Bluetooth Land! From the beginning, I suspected it was the Bluetooth system in my 2012 car, not my phone 2025 phone, that was the source of my inability to pair the phone with the car. Knowing that Bluetooth versions are...
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    Question [SOLVED] Bluetooth: Can Software Version Be A Problem?

    I have not yet had the opportunity to do so, but intend to try it in a few hours from now. Thanks for your efforts to advise me!
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    Question [SOLVED] Bluetooth: Can Software Version Be A Problem?

    Thanks for your response. You have confirmed what I have believed (and hoped!) that BT 5.4 should be backwards compatible. Because I can't pair the Stylus g with the car, I can only assume that the car's BT system just can't interface with the phone, perhaps because the car has a system that is...
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    Question [SOLVED] Bluetooth: Can Software Version Be A Problem?

    Thanks for your response. On the sporadic occasions when the car's instrument display does indicate the name of the phone (verbally saying it's connected), that display remains for just a few seconds and then disappears, meaning the connection has been dropped. You are correct: the system...
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    Question [SOLVED] Bluetooth: Can Software Version Be A Problem?

    Thanks for your response. It is factory-equipped system. The vehicle is a 2012 Fiat 500. The system is trademarked "Blue & Me." Many vehicles of that model year from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis) used this system, including Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep . It is now a 13-year-old car...
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    Question [SOLVED] Bluetooth: Can Software Version Be A Problem?

    Thank you for your quick response! No other devices are available to connect to the vehicle at this time. Reverting to previous BT versions sounds like a very plausible way to address my issue. I did not know that could be done, so I'll explore that. I will take your advice and investigate...
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    Question [SOLVED] Bluetooth: Can Software Version Be A Problem?

    I recently acquired a new Motorola Stylus 5G 2025. Unlike all my previous mobile phones, it will not connect with the hands-free Bluetooth system in my car. Sometimes it does connect for a very brief moment, but quickly drops. The phone retains the Bluetooth info for the car, but does not...