How can I get my Samsung Galaxy S4 Bluetooth working?

[AC Question]

Have Samsung Galaxy S4 Bluetooth not working

Over a year ago I connected my samsung Galaxy S4 to my car with bluetooth and it worked great. The other day I was told to download the new software on my phone and now my bluetooth is not working. Can you help?

 

[VW Maverick]

Re: Have Samsung Galaxy S4 Bluetooth not working

Welcome.
It most likely has to "pair" again with the unit in your car.
Follow the steps for your radio unit to connect with Bluetooth and that should have them reconnect.

Mav.

 

[Rukbat]

Re: Have Samsung Galaxy S4 Bluetooth not working

Also remember, Bluetooth is the pipe, not the stuff flowing through it. Some updates on some phones make the phone incompatible with some car audio systems because the Bluetooth firmware is updated, so the "stuff in the pipe" is different. The car audio manufacturer has to come out with an update to match the change. (This rarely happened from 4.1.2 through 4.4.4, but it's happening a lot with the various Lollipop releases.)