Bluetooth phone battery guage inaccurate?

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Oct 31, 2013 | 10:40 PM
  #1  
Anyone else notice that the bluetooth phone battery icon on the screen is extremely inaccurate? I'm using an iPhone 5 and when my battery is half charged, the battery shows red/empty or low yellow on the Nav screen. Seems to have been happening since that update they sent out in the mail earlier this year.
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Oct 31, 2013 | 10:47 PM
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Mine does the same thing. always showing lower battery power then it really is. What update ealier this year? I didn't get anything in the mail....LOL
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Nov 1, 2013 | 07:06 AM
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I didnt get an update either...LOL
Same here with my Galaxy s4
STEVE
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Nov 1, 2013 | 09:40 AM
  #4  
I think the Uconnect's thresholds for yellow and red are just higher than what most cellphone manufacturers use as thresholds. I know on my Galaxy S3 the battery indicator won't go yellow until ~20% battery left and red at <10% battery left. It seems that the UConnect uses 50% and 20% for those thresholds, respectively. Nothing to worry about. I run around with a 12V car charger for my phone anyways, so if I notice that the UConnect is showing the battery as a little low, I just plug the phone in and let it charge.
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Nov 2, 2013 | 11:11 AM
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Quote: Mine does the same thing. always showing lower battery power then it really is. What update ealier this year? I didn't get anything in the mail....LOL
Quote: I didnt get an update either...LOL
Same here with my Galaxy s4
STEVE
There was a map update for 2013 as well as a software update that Dodge sent out automatically. There's a thread about it somewhere around here.
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Nov 2, 2013 | 12:17 PM
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https://dodgeforum.com/forum/audio-v...sw-update.html
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Nov 2, 2013 | 02:56 PM
  #7  
Mine is spot on with my iPhone. Maybe it's just related to the 2012 model?
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Nov 2, 2013 | 04:36 PM
  #8  
I went online and entered my Vin # and it stated that all software is up to date.
STEVE
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Nov 5, 2013 | 07:40 AM
  #9  
Uconnect will display the level that is sent to it by the phone.
Uconnect will ask periodically what the battery & signal strength is, the phone will respond back with a level of 1 -5 with 5 being the highest. Based upon what the phone sends is what is displayed.
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Nov 18, 2013 | 09:43 PM
  #10  
So, I upgraded to the iPhone 5S last week and now the battery gauge works fine. So maybe it was either my phone, or that iOS 7 reports battery life more accurately!
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