I am probably one of the few people that have a Windows phone (HTC 8X). The Bluetooth phone connection works every time, even when I am connected to the USB port. As for BT AUX it really is hit or miss...

I will definitely try your approach brianja - thanks for the post.

 

My idea is to keep this car for good, so, for how long do you think BT technology will last before being replaced by a new one?
I guess if it lasts another 10 years it would be worth it if they can fix the mentioned problems.

The other thing is privacy...

 

Thanks for the many answers. I will try the different approaches offered and report if any worked for me.

 

Given the BT profiles we are talking about within BT and that BT tends to be backward compatible (I can take one of my old, old phones with BT and most of what it does will work with this car given the profiles) what Porsche has will be compatible with yesterday's, today's, and parts of tomorrow's phone technology given the limits of the profiles they implement/support in any given model year.

Now if something is new (e.g., aha radio came out later than my car; controlling my phone thru the car like I can do on my PC) well there is a 99.9% chance Porsche will not give you that unless you buy a new car down the line. Also, bug fixes, especially minor ones, they tend to do SLOWLY and sometimes not at all in this area of the car.

Is BT worth it? I think so given the price but it is why I also have a sim card in the car.

 

FWIW, my Bluetooth connects every time, 100%, only rarely it takes a bit longer to connect (perhaps 30-60s instead of the normal 10-15s). This is with a Feb '12 build (i.e. pre-"Jukebox"), nothing connected to USB. iPhone 4 and 5. Obviously, if the PCM was connected to a different phone before and that phone is in the car, it won't connect mine, but that's to be expected.

 

I believe bluetooth is standard

 

I tried everything but it is still not working.. I unhooked the iPod in the glove box and it did allow me to click in the option to enable Bluetooth audio which was not possible when the iPod was plugged. However my Aux Bluetooth still does not appear in the source menu. I see on my iPhone that it is paired and that it is playing music through the PCM but the PCM itself does not play the music nor acknowledge the Bluetooth audio in the source menu. What bugs me is that if I go in the option of the aux it shows my phone is paired and it appears in the MP3 player list as connected.
I'll call the service department tomorrow and see if they have any fix for this issue.

 

Did you get this sorted out? My car failed to play BT audio today even though the phone works and the device is on the MP3 list.

 

It sorted itself out. It has been working flawlessly for now. I have no idea why it wasn't working at the beginning though..

 

Why would you not connect your phone through the USB jack in the glove box?

It's easy, it works 100% of the time and, most importantly, if you're listening to music on your phone (either your music library or an internet service like Pandora) the sound quality through the wired connection is a higher bit rate and is so far superior that it makes BT music sound like a 30 year-old transistor radio you used on your bicycle.

It's a simple cable that also charges the phone. No brainer.

 

You sacrifice quality for practicality. On longer runs I tend to plug my phone in but on the shorter ones I prefer to have my phone at hand and change between channels on iTunes Radio.

 

Exactly! Plus, I don't like seeing cables in the car.

 

Reset your PCM settings it worked for me. Good luck
I phone 5, running ver 6.1.4

 

Don't understand why folks have to post such asinine things like this. BT is there for a reason, people use it because they want to and is convenient. If you have nothing useful to contribute, just move along. P.S.: If I sound like you, it is on purpose. Apologies all around to everyone else. Tired of all the so called "golden eared" audiophiles ranting about this, that and the other without regard to actual reality.
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In any case, I have also observed this to be the case with BT audio, where BT telephony works even when audio does not.

For me, the <BT Aux> option in the sources menu will disappear if I leave the vicinity of the car (or turn it off) while the stereo source is set to <BT Aux> (thus disconnecting the bluetooth signal), and no amount of "rebooting" (holding down volume ****) will get the option to return even though the BT Aux is shown as connected and having good signal strength in the PCM menu. If I switch the source to USB (yes I have a USB drive connected with all my audiophile lossless on it - yipee ) or radio before I leave or turn off the car, BT Aux remains an option.

The only way I have seen it restored is if I leave the car off/locked for an unknown amount of time and return to it, at which point <BT Aux> once again becomes an option.

If there is anyone with a fix/update to PCM that solves the issue I am all ears.

 

my IPhone 5 (ios7.0.2) connects about 80% of the time on the usb hub in glove box. Although after a couple miles will just freeze up sometimes and just stop playing any music although the phone and PCM show the track playing. Very frustrating.

as a comparison, on my new ford explorer sport I use the remote start, and with the iPhone in my pocket I can hear the music playing as I walk out to the car through the aux BT.

I wonder if Porsche really even cares, after all who would hook up with aHa radio for their "car stereo app"