I was wondering if anybody else is having car Bluetooth issues with the Galaxy S6. I previously had an S3 that worked great in my car (2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek) with no problems. The phone is paired with the Bluetooth in my car, but every time I shut the car off the Call Audio and Media Audio shut off and will not automatically turn back on when I turn the car back on. Every time I start the car I have to go into Settings, Bluetooth, it shows CAR MULTIMEDIA is paired but I have to click on the little wheel to the right of that and manually turn on Call Audio and Media Audio. Sometimes it takes 6-8 tries to get them both to turn on. Also, when I use Pandora, sometimes it will show song, artist, etc. sometimes not. Samsung has been no help. We called Subaru National Support to see if there is a firmware update but they said no it is a Samsung problem.

So I did find a legit fix for this, at least for Subaru owners.I also tried a variety of other fixes which I will outline below.Actual Fix:Step 1)If already paired- Turn on my Subaru and using the menu options delete your phone from memory. (On my WRX it ...

I believe I may have stumbled on a solution for this, at least for phoneusage, I don't use it as a media player but Samsung had me do a hardfactory reset (that isn't fun) but I realized when mine started doing it,skipped that and it is working fine now for over 24 hours. With the newAndroid OS there is a part of the OS that is to unlock the phone in carsconnected with Bluetooth (SmartLock). It prompts you to add a trusteddevice when you add a bluetooth device. I ignored it this time andeverything works I believe SmartLock and the S6 are not compatible. Forthose that also "trusted the device", without resetting your phone go intoSmartLock and see if you can either delete or move the car to untrusted andsee if it works. To get into those settings go to settings-Lock Screen andSecurity-SecureLock-Secure Lock Settings-Smart Lock. If you try this andit works please reply so others can benefit from your experience.

See Response #37 for the correct answer, it worked!

I'm not sure how to post the original question as answered or how to attribute it to you. If I can figure it out, I will sure do that. Thanks again!

This worked for me, though I'm not sure why. I have not had a problem with my Bluetooth connection for a week on my 2015 Subaru Forester. I even turned the smart lock back on and have had no problems. Thanks ZorlakDaPhoneHax0r

Thank you! This actually worked! I still am not getting any info on the screen when using Pandora, etc., but at least the phone is now staying paired and I don't have to turn it on each time I get in the car. Thank you very much!

Removing from trusted devices has seemed to work for me. After removing I just restarted S6 and it hasn't disconnected from car. Thanks for all the leg work. Really would have hated for a VZW update that would take centuries or returned S6 for something so small but heavily used.

We have the same issue. My wife had a S5 and it connected fine to her 2015 MDX. When we updated the S5 to Android 5.0 it worked fine and even allowed read back of text/emails she was very happy!We just swapped her to the S6 which is on Android 5.0.2 and it does the same thing with disconnecting, repeatedly trying to negotiate and disabling all the functions. It does not read text/emails when they come in it says that feature is not available, and during the call the bluetooth will crash and reset and drop calls. As a test I took my Nexus on 5.1 and it also works flawlessly just like the S5.Im going to try the Bluetooth connect app before we return the device for a refund. Its something with Android 5.0.2 on the S6 since 5.0.0 and 5.1 both work without issue

Your car hasn't changed. Your phone has. It's running more up to date software than the S3. Contact your dealership about an update to the software in your car.

IF the app works for everyone, great!For anyone who still can't pair, or keep paired with a new phone, it may be the firmware in your car stereo. Contact your dealer about possible update.

I found a fix!!! I installed the following and so far everything works perfectly!! In play store : app called Bluetooth Connect and Play by Carl Parziale

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Galaxy S6 bluetooth works great in my car.

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I had issues pairing my Galaxy s6 to my 2012 KIA Optima SX, I downloaded the suggested app, Bluetooth Connect and it worked!

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