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I have been seeing issues with Bluetooth audio streaming on my iPhone 5c, when connected to Harman/Kardon Soundsticks III BT.
Initially I thought it was an issue with the speakers, but changed my mind when my friend's Nexus 4 was able to stream audio properly.
I do not face any issues with pairing or connection. But the audio playback will stop suddenly, even though I can see the progress bar and timer on my iPhone.
And sometimes, I hear a continuous buzzing sound from the speakers, after audio playback stopped.
Today I also saw issues with connecting to my Nokia BH-104 headset. I can see Bluetooth got connected, but music simply does not stream to the headset. When I try playing, music is played over phone speakers, not the headset. I tried using the headset with my Lenovo laptop, and its working fine.
Tried resetting phone, even restored as new when i upgraded to iOS 8.1.2, but nothing has yet worked for me.
Anyone facing similar issues?
Device details -
iPhone 5c (16GB), 8.17 GB free
iOS 8.1.2

Hi What type of devices are you trying to connect? Cheers Brian

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