New iPhone 15 Pro car won't always unlock

[Jae001]

This issue has been driving me crazy for over a year now. It started with iOS 15. Apple & probably Android (Google) decreased their Bluetooth signal strength while the phone is locked. If I wake up the phone (not unlock) the car will open every time. All the settings are set right with full access for the Tesla app. I always have my phone in my back pocket and the car will not recognize it when I walk up. When I put the phone in my front pocket and walk up I have no issues. I recommend anyone experiencing this issue that keep their phone in their back pocket simply move the phone to your front pocket and see if the issue resolves.

 

[remsta]

It has to be something with the newer models. I had a work issued iPhone 13 and had the issues, I left the company and switched back to a person iPhone XS which worked flawlessly, the car would be unlocked every single time I came close. I then switched to the 15 pro and sometimes I need to press the wake button 3-4 times before the car unlocks - sometimes I stand there up to 10 seconds

 

[drtimhill]

It has to be something with the newer models. I had a work issued iPhone 13 and had the issues, I left the company and switched back to a person iPhone XS which worked flawlessly, the car would be unlocked every single time I came close. I then switched to the 15 pro and sometimes I need to press the wake button 3-4 times before the car unlocks - sometimes I stand there up to 10 seconds

I've found that toggling Bluetooth off then on in Settings clears the issue. DONT use the Control Center, that's not always a true "OFF" setting.

 

[paulsp3]

iPhone 14, intermittent unlock or drive (when the car is in the garage and not locked). Making me crazy because its intermittent, seems like once a month. Anyway the last two times the car was in the garage as soon as I hit reverse it asked for the key card. I rebooted the phone, nothing else, still sitting in the seat and it worked. Something changed overnight and I suspect the car because I always shut the phone off at night so it reboots every morning.