my update:
recieved 2018.12 update Thursday nite, worked great for 3 days. No go this AM.
I will say this:
my phone bluetooth was having a hard time connecting to my headphones yesterday... I had to restart my phone.
whatever that is worth.
I am going to restart my phone every nite. See what that gets me.
at the risk of jinxing myself:
my update:
7 days in a row, 100% success. this is a record for me (previous record was 4 days)
a couple of days i was in and out of the car 7-10 times.
exactly 2 times it took more than 1 push to open... less than 5 seconds for success.
the weird thing now:
while the phone as key was connected, twice it did not connect for calls or audio.
i don't see a pattern. the first time, it was after work, i eventually restarted my phone while driving. Nervous cuz I didn't know how the car would behave while the phone was offline at highway speeds... but it ended up fine... and the bluetooth connected.
the second time, yesterday. It didn't connect. it was a short drive, so i let it go. After using my bluetooth headphones for an hour, I got in my car and it was fine. Then after a quick stop to the supermarket, got in the car fine, but not connected for calls or audio. Worked fine this AM.
Anyways, I will continue to restart my phone every night. Easy to do. If this is the permanent fix, and it works 100% of the time, I will be satisfied. Somehow, I am not optimistic it will be that smooth. But for now, I will continue to cross my fingers.