Bluetooth Microphone Default to Rear Seats

CSLA · 04-26-2024, 12:39 AM

Has anyone addressed this infuriating bug? With my phone connected to Bluetooth and eSIM active, whenever I receive an incoming call the car reverts the sound and microphone focus to the rear and blocks out the front seats. I then have to manually go into the idrive settings while the call is active in order to adjust.

I’m sadly finding iDrive 8.5 to be a lot more buggy than MBUX in my EQS580 SUV, which is zero layer and quite easy to use. Don’t get me started on the accuracy of the voice recognition as well.

Vehicle is currently in service but they’ve never heard of the issue before, won’t be surprised if they come back with “can not reproduce”

CaboM4 · 05-03-2024, 06:46 PM

I have not had this specific bug on my i7. Instead the bug I get randomly is upon connecting to my phone for Bluetooth and eSIM the system defaults the audio source to theatre screen even if it hasn’t be used on previous trip (or the last 10+ trips for that matter). It’s quite infuriating!

04-26-2024, 12:39 AM	#1
CSLA New Member 27 Rep 19 Posts Drives: BMW i7 xDrive 60, EQS580 SUV Join Date: Apr 2024 Location: LA, CA iTrader: (0)	Bluetooth Microphone Default to Rear Seats Has anyone addressed this infuriating bug? With my phone connected to Bluetooth and eSIM active, whenever I receive an incoming call the car reverts the sound and microphone focus to the rear and blocks out the front seats. I then have to manually go into the idrive settings while the call is active in order to adjust. I’m sadly finding iDrive 8.5 to be a lot more buggy than MBUX in my EQS580 SUV, which is zero layer and quite easy to use. Don’t get me started on the accuracy of the voice recognition as well. Vehicle is currently in service but they’ve never heard of the issue before, won’t be surprised if they come back with “can not reproduce”
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CaboM4 BMW Aficionado 1377 Rep 1,848 Posts Drives: 23 i7,23 iX,24 Silverado Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: NJ iTrader: (1)	I have not had this specific bug on my i7. Instead the bug I get randomly is upon connecting to my phone for Bluetooth and eSIM the system defaults the audio source to theatre screen even if it hasn’t be used on previous trip (or the last 10+ trips for that matter). It’s quite infuriating!
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