Lost smartphone connection.

I've had AA connection issues from time to time, but it's always been fixed with a head unit reboot (holding the power button down for several seconds).

On a semi-unrelated note, I have had the wireless charger refuse to power my phone until I shut off and restarted the car. Pressing the power on/off button on the charger and moving the phone around in the holder did nothing.

 

Yea, I have the issue randomly too. Mostly on wireless, but even sometimes wired! If wireless I just go to the Connections menu and re-select AA and that restores the connection 90% of the time. If wired, disconnecting and reconnecting works. That's harder to do while driving!

I have no idea if it is the car or phone as this is the only car I have with any connectivity. It's infrequent enough its tolerable. I haven't had the issue where I have had to completely re-pair except for a 12V battery replacement and a botched app update.

Will

 

Make sure you are selecting your Toyota when turning Bluetooth on. The only time I get lost connection is when I just turn Bluetooth on and don't choose Toyota when the prompt pops up. If you leave Bluetooth on all the time, you may only have to do this once. I turn mine off when I'm not using it. It's a major battery drain.

 

@Preebee : Interesting point. Alas I have BT on all the time, mostly for my fitness tracker and earbuds, but occasionally for a whole host of other toys. My wifes Gen3 has BT as well and yea, we purposely only pair our phones to our own cars!

will

 

I have connection issues with Apple CarPlay because my home wi-fi reaches my driveway. So the phone won’t connect to 5G until I drive down the road a little bit. Then I get the retry notice on the screen. It’s annoying but a “first world problem”