A bug discovered on iOS 15.1, still present on iOS 15.2, triggers untimely disconnections from Bluetooth, especially during steering wheel calls.A particularly dangerous problem: he can force users to interact with their phone ... and to leave the road.

iOS 15.2 is also affected by the Bluetooth connectivity bug encountered for the first time under iOS 15.1 // Source: Frandroid - Brandon Lopes

Do you encounter untimely bluetooth disconnection problems on your iPhone, especially when you are driving?You are not alone.The problem comes from a bug discovered for the first time with iOS 15.1… and which unfortunately seems to remain in many users who have installed iOS 15.2 on their device.

Highlights on Apple community forums, the problem often leads to a bluetooth disconnection after several minutes of a call.The exchange with the interlocutor is not cut: it continues on the iPhone but is no longer relayed through the vehicle infotainment system, often forcing the user to interact with his smartphone to return tocall, restore connection or simply hang up.A dangerous situation in driving, which increases the risk of accident.

Apple has not yet attacked the problem

"I use Bluetooth in my Toyota Highlander for a call and after about 3 minutes, Bluetooth stops, which forces me to find my phone and quickly put it on a speaker (while driving) to finishthe call or hang up.It's so dangerous and it makes me want to no longer use the phone in the car, "comments a user quoted by Phonearena.

"Calls via Bluetooth is really the problem for me.I use my bluetooth in my car and also on my hand -free device.Unfortunately, the situation is the same: if I want to call via Bluetooth, the telephone call is canceled after a few minutes (sometimes 2 minutes, sometimes 6 minutes).I noticed that the same problem arose with the iPhone 12 and the beta version of iOS 15 ", explains another person, who specifies that the problem never occurs when Spotify, for example, is used in Bluetooth.

We also learn that if this bug can be encountered on any iPhone equipped with iOS 15, it would mainly receive the most recent models (iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 in particular).As for the vehicles concerned, they come from various manufacturers: Acura, Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Toyota, or Volvo are cited.

At this hour, Apple has not yet officially recognized the existence of this bug.A bug which also seems difficult to identify: some users assure that it would have been settled with the deployment of iOS 15.2.Apple does not mention a correction that can solve these Bluetooth disconnections in the Changelist of its latest update.Only an official Apple response will allow you to see more clearly ... and above all to have a corrective for this potentially dangerous bug.

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