Low Bluetooth Sound

[elkid23]

I have a 2015 F80 and the speakers are very low when playing music through the phone through spotify over bluetooth. Phone call are pretty low too.

I'm coming off of a 2015 4 series, and although the sound was a bit lower/quieter when using bluetooth, it wasn't as significant as it is on the M3.

Are other people experiencing this? Is this a known issue? Any fixes available? No HK. thanks!

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by elkid23

I have a 2015 F80 and the speakers are very low when playing music through the phone through spotify over bluetooth. Phone call are pretty low too.

I'm coming off of a 2015 4 series, and although the sound was a bit lower/quieter when using bluetooth, it wasn't as significant as it is on the M3.

Are other people experiencing this? Is this a known issue? Any fixes available? No HK. thanks!

Volume turned up on your phone while connected?

[elkid23]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Volume turned up on your phone while connected?

Yup, I always check to make sure volume on iphone is all the way up.

[tom @ eas]

Delete both profiles (iDrive and Phone) and re-pair again. Also try with a different phone (different brand preferred) to see if it is a phone or hardware issue.

[backagain]

Originally Posted by elkid23

I have a 2015 F80 and the speakers are very low when playing music through the phone through spotify over bluetooth. Phone call are pretty low too.

I'm coming off of a 2015 4 series, and although the sound was a bit lower/quieter when using bluetooth, it wasn't as significant as it is on the M3.

Are other people experiencing this? Is this a known issue? Any fixes available? No HK. thanks!

Yup, same problem. But after updating to iOS11.1, the issue has gone away, but the BT handshake has become less stable for some reason.

[elkid23]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

Delete both profiles (iDrive and Phone) and re-pair again. Also try with a different phone (different brand preferred) to see if it is a phone or hardware issue.

Thanks! I'll try this.

[BzsBimmer]

Originally Posted by elkid23

I have a 2015 F80 and the speakers are very low when playing music through the phone through spotify over bluetooth. Phone call are pretty low too.

I'm coming off of a 2015 4 series, and although the sound was a bit lower/quieter when using bluetooth, it wasn't as significant as it is on the M3.

Are other people experiencing this? Is this a known issue? Any fixes available? No HK. thanks!

I have same issue. Newly paired phone and vehicle.

[elkid23]

Originally Posted by BzsBimmer

I have same issue. Newly paired phone and vehicle.

Yea, I'm starting to think it's just my car/sound system. Even the radio is somewhat dull/low. I don't consider it "loud" until it's at least 3/4 of the way to full sound.

[hlothery]

It has always been this way for me, unable to remedy this issue with anything I've tried. I just turn the volume up. Just remember to turn it back down before you switch back to the radio.........

[BzsBimmer]

I don’t have HK either, same as OP. Sounds like that’s the issue.

[hlothery]

Originally Posted by BzsBimmer

I don’t have HK either, same as OP. Sounds like that’s the issue.

I have HK. That's not it. Volume maxed out on my phone, that's not it. Don't know what "it" is, I just deal with it.

[aboulfad]

I have the same low call volume on my iphoneX, I have to put the HU volume to 85% to hear the caller... but I never stream music over BT so dont know if it's low too. And we aren't alone https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8112331 and I wonder if that suggestion works! Adjust BT volume on iPhone...

Oh man, finally! Yep there are separate volume levels for BT calls and BT music which are separate from the iPhone call and music settings.

So pair your iPhone to your iDrive and play a song over BT, then adjust the volume level in your iPhone using the physical volume buttons. You should hear the varying level in real-time. I had my wife call me and did the same too. See pic.

PS: on a separate note I just learned the X fades the ringer for a call if you are looking at the phone

[hlothery]

Just tried the above, did not work for me. Volume on music and the volume on the phone are both turned all the way up, while I'm listening to music via bluetooth from my phone, but the volume is still much lower than the radio. I've tried everything and cannot make this improve. I'll just live with it and turn the volume up when listening to bluetooth.

[aboulfad]

Originally Posted by hlothery

Just tried the above, did not work for me. Volume on music and the volume on the phone are both turned all the way up, while I'm listening to music via bluetooth from my phone, but the volume is still much lower than the radio. I've tried everything and cannot make this improve. I'll just live with it and turn the volume up when listening to bluetooth.

Do not compare BT music level to other sources in iDrive such as radio to CD. Different content and different attenuation... that is expected! In the e46 the HU has sounds levels for each input...

At the very least, did u change the iPhone BT volume level while you are streaming a song over BT and heard that the car volume is varying? You should see the BT vol overlay as in my above pic.

[hlothery]

I didn't get the pic, for some reason. Also, I have iPhone 6, which might be a factor, although I'm running 11.2.1. Anyway, thanks for the help, but i suspect it is as good as it gets for me at this point, and I realize these are clear 1st World problems.

[aboulfad]

Originally Posted by hlothery

I didn't get the pic, for some reason. Also, I have iPhone 6, which might be a factor, although I'm running 11.2.1. Anyway, thanks for the help, but i suspect it is as good as it gets for me at this point, and I realize these are clear 1st World problems.

I have a ip6 too, so I'll try that with my iDrive soon, I suspect most people are not raising the proper phone volume setting. I stand corrected, the popup screen shows "Bluetooth Volume" when you are adjusting volume during a call and it does control the BT sound but it shows "Volume" when adjusting BT volume for music.

However when I went back to my ipX I couldnt stream audio anymore and my iDrive didnt want to recognize it as an audio device I rebooted it and it was ok, by that time i couldnt remember if the sound on ip6 vs ipX was any different... And it is definitely an issue if you can't hear the caller, then what's the point of handsfree calling, and invoking Siri, which her voice was faint too.

[stealth70mde]

In the Tone setting of iDrive there is a specific section for phone calls where you can adjust the speaker and microphone levels of a call.

Make sure you scroll down to see the options.

I will try to take a picture later if I remember.

Both the M4 (HK sound) and my wife’s Mini (non-HK sound) have this option.

You need to be in a call to adjust speaker and microphone volumes.

This will not help to raise the volume of the music over Bluetooth though...

[SanchoDivine]

When on a call, I found the volume knob on the stereo adjust call sound. Was the same way on my e46 M3 as well. Wherever the volume was set to when the call ended was where it would be for the next one.

[jailonacs99]

This suddenly became an issue for me last night. Bluetooth iPhone audio has always sounded fine, then last night it suddenly cut halfway out and now the sound is extremely low compared to radio or Sirius.

I was fiddling with my nav and phone a bit so couldn't tell if it was some setting I changed. Tried turning off all connections and restarting phone, I'll try re-pairing them and see if that fixes anything.

Edit: Sirius sounds bad too actually. Re-pairing didn't help. I think my subwoofer/bass stopped working, music is tinny across the board, only FM spoken audio sounds the same. Anyone experience something similar? Sound quality and strength suddenly cutting down by half spontaneously? I have to turn the volume up double to get a similar sound level, but richness is gone, there's no bass.

[Samf82m4]

Has anyone been able to remedy this? I just picked up a HK 15' M4 and the sound is incredibly quiet compared to my 435i HK I just sold.

[flynscot]

Automatic volume equalization
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Tone"
4. "Volume settings"
5. "Microphone" or "Speakers"
6. To adjust: turn the Controller.
7. To store: press the Controller.

Must be done during an active phone call

[5ABIVT]

I never use bluetooth. just hq files from usb and my iphone plugged in.