Re: 2017 Legacy hands-free phone transfer setting

On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 12:47:44 AM UTC-5, Yousuf Khan wrote:
> On 2/27/2021 10:05 AM, TheSeeker wrote: 
> > Dear Sirs, 
> > 
> > I have a 2017 Legacy that I use with my iPhone SE while driving to receive/make phone calls via Bluetooth. 
> > When I initially set things up, it worked flawlessly, piping sound through the car's sound system when I would receive/make a phone call. 
> > I don't recall making a specific change, but recently, every time a call comes it rings properly, but when I accept the call, the car switches to phone audio, and to use it, I have to press the 'Transfer to phone' to make it use the car audio. 
> > I have not been able to change this behavior back to how it used to be, and I cannot find a setting, either in the phone, or the car. 
> > How do I make the default audio to be the car instead of the phone? 
> > 
> > Any help would be appreciated. 
> > 
> > Sincerely, 
> > Duane
> I've had this same situation with various Bluetooth headsets and my 
> phone too. I don't know what it is, but it seems like the Bluetooth 
> connection just drops for a split second, and then comes back, but it's 
> enough to make it look like the connection was not there and so it goes 
> to the phone's speaker instead. I think perhaps if you have the option, 
> maybe try to connect via USB instead? 
> 
> Yousuf Khan

Thanks for the response.

Using USB may fix this issue, but really makes phone use while in the car inconvenient, as I usually have the phone in my pocket.

Sincerely,
Duane