S3 Bluetooth Does NOT Auto Connect to Car

[madlaw1071]

I have a 12 max also and this is driving me insane..... Same problem as your having .... It's always something

It's not enough to return the phone but it sure is frustrating.

 

[NIKSTORM]

Exactly. Especially when I have a 2 1/2 old phone that works flawless.. Only real thing is that the max is my wife's car so I am not in it all that much..... My 03, explores doesn't have bt.. If I find a work around I will post.

 

[livendive]

I can get it to automatically connect to my 2012 camaro as a phone, but as a "headset" for audio streaming is a whole nother story. Also on Verizon, and this is one of my bigger complaints. Also the Audible app hangs and times out, panoramic app spends an inordinate amount of time buffering (frequently pausing mid song), and a night setting would be nice. But really, it ought to interface with my car and some very popular apps better than my 2 year old droid-2 did.

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[insert-logic-here]

+1

At&t S3

BMW phone connects automatically without fail.

Audio bluetooth won't auto connect to Bluetooth Stereo Gateway.

I think it may have auto connected once... But I haven't been able to repeat it.

Does it auto connect to both devices?

I have a 328i and Verizon S3. It auto connects to the BMW for calls, but not my blackberry bluetooth audio adapter for music.

Also, when I'm playing music through the adapter I get skipping. It's not due to a bad data connection because it happens with mp3's as well.

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[NIKSTORM]

so would a phone update fix the problem? Or is it a car update?

 

[smitty0255]

Does it auto connect to both devices?

I have a 328i and Verizon S3. It auto connects to the BMW for calls, but not my blackberry bluetooth audio adapter for music.

Also, when I'm playing music through the adapter I get skipping. It's not due to a bad data connection because it happens with mp3's as well.

yes - it auto connects to both.

i occasionally get a little bit of a skip (1-2x per song) when playing music. if i disconnect and then reconnect the blue trip, it goes away.

 

[neds]

For some reason my blutooth started working. Connects to everything paired automatically like it should.

 

[wkulesza]

Hey guys.
I have been following this discussion as I have joined the club of the same S3 users that are unable to fully take advantage of their hands-free set.

Im on 2012 Qashqai and previously S2 I simply entered my car, turned on ignition (my bluetooth was on) and off i went, connected.

Now, no success whatsoever. Have to repeat what you write, turn off bluetooth, turn on again and pair again.

I tried all options, including deleting paired device, pairing again (always successful). Tried not to give permission Nissan Connect to grab contacts and call log - all not successful.

I thought its a Nissan Connect failure (bluetooth is a standard, but there might be different implementation since S3 is a new phone), but i can see some others here have problems with other cars' hands free systems?

Any more hints ?

Regards,
Wojciech

 

[farisr]

I have S3 and exactly the same problem the difference is that I live in UK .

Same here, though mine's an unlocked, unbranded version. And previous phone was also HTC Desire. You have good taste!

I've actually only recently started to experience this problem. It was OK until a few days ago, which is about when I flashed the latest firmware that came out. I did a lot of other things around the same time (installed PowerAmp instead of the weedy default player and a few other things) so it may just be coincidence.

[My biggest problem is actually that my phone crashes/freezes (battery pull required), say 1 in 10 times, after a BT connection has been in progress. What drives me insane is that this happened on the HTC too. So the BT/Crash issue isn't a Samsung issue.]

 

[wkulesza]

I solved my problem. See if you can do the same to fix your problem.

1) deleted paired devices on Nissan Connect
2) paired again and selected "no" and "never ask again" for question to download contacts and calllog
3) removed battery from S3, reinserted battery and turn on the S3
4) entered my Nissan Qashqai, turned on iginition, waited until Nissan Connect starts up
5) turned on my bluetooth on S3 and...it connected automatically.

Turn off and on a couple of times to see if they connect again and it worked everytime.

Good luck !
Wojciech

 

[madlaw1071]

For phone AND music or just phone?

 

[H3cks]

I had to chime in on this issue, because I thought I was the only one. For the record I have a T-mobile USA Galaxy S III and have the same exact issues.

I read and determined that in order for me to even pair the device, I had to have bluetooth on before the car was turned on. It is very odd because my HTC Sensation would auto connect no problem.

I'm still doing more testing and checking what works. I tried turning it off and then back on while the car is running and it does not connect automatically. I was able to get the device paired when I had bluetooth on before the car. I'll see if turning on bluetooth before car is started will result in auto connect. If so, that is pretty lame. It will mean I'd prob have to do the NFC tag thing or just turn on bluetooth then the car.

 

[Motoslave]

Having the same issue... Verizon SGS3 with a Honda CR-V.

Tried deleting pairing and taking out battery and all... ended up with an auto connection to media audio... but phone audio remains unchecked unless manually done.

 

[Wnrgway]

This must be a software issue. Hopefully it gets corrected.

 

[junaki]

I've had the same issues. From UK and have a Nissan Qasqai.....never had any problems for the last year with my HTC Desire H D. After finding this forum last night and reading all the comments I decided to go back to the phone shop today. After going through a couple of channels it turns out that they know about these problems and have offered me a brand new alternative. I'm going back in tomorrow to pick up my new HTC one X....24 months is too long to be in a contract with a phone that doesn't do the job. I'm going back to what I know. And I would advise everyone to take their phones back and demand a better one! Good luck.

 

[anon(827920)]

works great in my 2011 camaro.. Phone and gm music connect (streaming audio/gps)

 

[DukeLeto5070]

Same issue. 2012 Subaru WRX. I have tried every "Fix" possible, aside from rooting and putting a different ROM on the phone. Luckily all I have to do is select the device on my stereo, no going into the phone. But it is frustrating as my iPhone 4 autoconnects seamlessly as soon as I enter the car and start it, and it has track titles, unlike the S3. I even deleted the iPhone profile from my car, no luck still with the S3. (Don't take this as a iPhone fan thing, the S3 trashes the iPhone in every other aspect )

 

[jimbo1mcm]

Same no-auto connect if the screen is in timeout. So now I just squeeze the on off as I get in the car to wake up the phone and put it on the seat. My IP4 connected automatically. They have to change the software to have the bluetooth discoverable when the phone is sleeping.

Okay, now I am thoroughly confused. My S3 was sitting next to me with the screen in time out, black. I asked my MacBook Pro to look for bluetooth devices and it woke up my S3 and gave it a code request to pair with my MBP!!! I do have the box checked that allows my S3 to be bluetooth discoverable. So it looks like it does stay discoverable, but again, it seems to need to be on to pair with my car bluetooth.

 

[DukeLeto5070]

Finally got it to work in my Subaru WRX. Found the solution on another forum. I had to use my steering wheel/voice controls in the car to pair the phone, rather than the menu options on my console. Now it auto-connects! Maybe this will work for other vehicles as well.

 

[geddylou]

Finally got it to work in my Subaru WRX. Found the solution on another forum. I had to use my steering wheel/voice controls in the car to pair the phone, rather than the menu options on my console. Now it auto-connects! Maybe this will work for other vehicles as well.

On what forum?