Blu Logic with multiple phones

I don't know what blu logic is, but my factory equipped Prius will not automatically switch phones, you have to do it manually.

 

It actually does switch phones if the one set is not detected.

 

I don't think so, but I don't think I have ever been in the car without my phone, so I'll have to try that. Logic would say that it would pair with whatever phone that was available that it had been paired with before, but logic does not always dictate.
Geez, my cheap Garmin Nav will, you would think the car would too, but the phone book in it's entirety is downloaded automatically in the Garmin too, and the car doesn't do that does it?

 

We have to go to our bluetooth menu on each of our phones to reconnect it after the other has connected it. For example, if I have been driving and using the bluetooth, then when my husband wants to drive and use his phone, he has to click on his phone bluetooth menu and hit the blulogic name in the menu to reconnect. This kicks my phone out and I have to do the same with mine the next time I want to use it.

 

I've been frustrated by my 2010 non-nav JBL's inability to switch phones in an easy way. My unit certainly does not automatically switch. Like wanje, I need to go down five levels deep into the setup. I just tried blue bird's interesting method of initiating the connection on the phone itself (instead on from the head unit), but that didn't work with my iPhone.

And the voice command system only barely works for other functions. Even the Blackberry I had six years ago could do "dial by name" for every one of my 700 contacts.

This is my first new car, so I'm shocked at something the rest of you probably take for granted. The software in the audio unit isn't updatable. What we bought is what we got. That used to be standard on other complex devices too. But now cell phones and iPods and even cameras are regularly updated and improved.

The Toyota voice command system seems like such an afterthought, poorly executed. The system cost me at least $1,000, as the difference between the package II and package III. For that money, I expected a lot more.

 

I have Blu Logic in mine. (no JBL) I've paired my phone, an LG LX570 with great success. When I paired my wife's phone, an HTC Touch Pro, I paired successfuly. I next wanted to pair each of my child's phones, but discovered my wife's overroad my pairing and had to repair mine with the car. Blu Logic instructions say I can pair up to 7 phones at one time. I think that is what I have to do, pair all 4 at one time. I have yet to do that as my wife very rarely drives the car and the kids aren't in it very long, but that would be fun to listen to thier conversations in the cabin!

 

I just spent a couple hours in the garage with this antiquated half baked bluetooth interface in my 2011 Three non nav. It is still the 5 level deep ten actions to switch between my BB9700 and my wife's LG Rumor 2.
Trying to reconnect from the phone as mentioned does not work you will get a fail message. Also I can easily transfer contacts from my wifes LG into the unit but forget about the Blackberry it will take the first one only. I just had a 2011 GMC Terrain as a rental last week which had an upgraded non nav Pioneer system in it. What a difference it paired simply and allowed the voice dial function of the Blackberry. What a disapointment this JBL system in the 2011 Prius Three is. Fortunately it is a company car and not my money or I would be even more ticked. In the manual it says to push the voice button and say the phones name without all the other BS. Well they put it in the manual but forgot to put it in the car. The unit will continue to work to whatever was the last unit connected (up to 6) but you must go through the process as described above. I don't know about Blu Logic I believe that is a dealer option for the Level Two. What I am describing is the std non nav JBL in the Level Three model. It was not updated on my 2011. Toyota get with the program. For $25K you could do better.