Car stereo does not connect via bluetooth after phone power-on

REPRODUCIBILITY: Always
OS VERSION: 4.5.0.24
HARDWARE: Xperia 10 III
UI LANGUAGE: Polish
REGRESSION:

DESCRIPTION:

After a power-off / power-on, car stereo is unable to connect phone.
Bluetooth is active, but car cannot connect.

I need to enable phone visibility for a moment and then car stereo connects without problem.

PRECONDITIONS:

  • Phone is fresh after power up
  • Phone is unlocked

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

  1. Turn off phone
  2. Turn back on
  3. Wait until boot
  4. Enter lock code
  5. Start the car and wait until it tries to connect the phone
  6. Force car stereo to connect the phone

EXPECTED RESULT:

  1. Car stereo should auto-connect to phone via Bluetooth
  2. Car stereo should connect to phone via Bluetooth

ACTUAL RESULT:

  1. Unable to connect any phone
  2. “Phone is not responding” message

MODIFICATIONS:

None.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Works fine if the Bluetooth visibility was enabled. Even for a moment. You can enable visibility and disable immediately. Then the car stereo is able to connect without problem.

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