Help - Bluetooth - Can I connect 2 Android Phones?

[missin44]

Reading the owners manual it appears only 1 phone can be connected via Bluetooth. I'm assuming this means at the same time which is ok. Our '13 is used by myself and my wife. Can we set both phones to connect automatically depending on which phone we choose?

Thanks

[scoobert]

Originally Posted by missin44

Reading the owners manual it appears only 1 phone can be connected via Bluetooth. I'm assuming this means at the same time which is ok. Our '13 is used by myself and my wife. Can we set both phones to connect automatically depending on which phone we choose?

Thanks

Dealer rep tells me I can pair both of our phones (and both iPads) but the car will pick up the first phone it sees. As of this post, I am too lazy to either read the manual or test his advice. However, I would urge you to consider whether the manual is telling you it can only connect to one device at a time rather than limiting you to just one phone.

[jsh1120]

It's very likely that the limitation is one at a time. That's true of almost any kind of bluetooth connection, i.e. one keyboard, one mouse, etc.

[missin44]

Originally Posted by scoobert

Dealer rep tells me I can pair both of our phones (and both iPads) but the car will pick up the first phone it sees. As of this post, I am too lazy to either read the manual or test his advice. However, I would urge you to consider whether the manual is telling you it can only connect to one device at a time rather than limiting you to just one phone.

Well like you I have yet to try 2, my assumtion is the 2 phones can be paired. Yet the manual isn't very clear.

[awd-gg]

quick answer ...YES
don;t ask me how... Took me awhile to figure this out and I really have no clues NOW how to do it....sorry

[rstickle]

I think think the answer is more than one, and there was 1 or more threads on it. Sorry I don't have time to do the search this morning, but it is here in 4th gen...

[Nickshu]

Yes, I have two android phones paired to my 2012 (If you have Premium or Limited then you have the same radio/bluetooth as 2012).

HOWEVER....if I start the car in the garage and the primary phone is in the house (nearby) while the secondary phone is near me (in my pocket) the system will pair the Primary phone. Then when I drive away from my house and it loses the first phone it will NOT pickup the second phone until I restart the car with the primary phone out of range. Kind of annoying, but it does work.

[iainb]

OP, you can pair numerous phones to your car but only one can be active at a time.

Originally Posted by Nickshu

Then when I drive away from my house and it loses the first phone it will NOT pickup the second phone until I restart the car with the primary phone out of range. Kind of annoying, but it does work.

You don't have to restart your car... Just use the voice commands while you're driving.

Press voice button
say "Setup"
say "Phone Setup"
say "Select Phone"

And then choose your phone, confirm and cancel out.

[4wheeldog]

Originally Posted by Nickshu

Yes, I have two android phones paired to my 2012 (If you have Premium or Limited then you have the same radio/bluetooth as 2012).

HOWEVER....if I start the car in the garage and the primary phone is in the house (nearby) while the secondary phone is near me (in my pocket) the system will pair the Primary phone. Then when I drive away from my house and it loses the first phone it will NOT pickup the second phone until I restart the car with the primary phone out of range. Kind of annoying, but it does work.

I have two phones paired, but I can only manually select one. If it is on my wife's phone, I have to select mine manually to make it work, and vice versa.

An I missing something? Is there a way to make it select whichever pre paired phone is available, regardless?

[iainb]

Originally Posted by 4wheeldog

I have two phones paired, but I can only manually select one. If it is on my wife's phone, I have to select mine manually to make it work, and vice versa.

An I missing something? Is there a way to make it select whichever pre paired phone is available, regardless?

Our radio pairs automatically whichever phone is there. If my wife is driving the car it pairs with her phone. If I'm driving it then it pairs with mine.

If both phones are in the car it seems to be a crap shoot which one connects- it doesn't necessarily choose the last one that was connected.