Keynote remote (on iPhone 5) keeps reporting "connection lost"

I use Keynote on my iPad to present lectures, and Keynote remote on my iPhone 5 to advance the slides.  But occasionally, Keynote remote operating on the iPhone will show "connection lost" like this:
I tap OK and within a few seconds it usually reconnects without me doing anything.  Occasionally it won't reconnect no matter what I do.  Most of the time I have the two devices linked via personal hotspot because no WiFi networks are usually available in the rooms where I give presentations.  Both devices still show the chain-link icon, indicating that the hotspot is still running and the iPad is connected to it, so it doesn't seem like a problem with the network.
This has been an issue only since I upgraded to iOS8 (and upgraded the Keynote versions along with it) a couple months ago.  Prior to that I never had this problem.  Of course, before iOS8 I was using the stand-alone keynote remote app from the app store, which isn't available any more.
I supposed there probably isn't anything I can do to fix this, but I wanted to log the issue here just in case anyone else was having this problem.

Turn off Bluetooth on both devices.
Then turn on Bluetooth on the Mac, then turn it on on the iPhone. Now run the remote app.
The remote has to pair itself with the Mac, similar to a trackpad device.

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