I recently purchased a new car (a Toyota if that matters), and on the weekend I discovered that I should be able to receive SMS and MMS messages via the car’s audio/navigation unit.

I spent about two hours trying to get this to work with my iPhone 6s, but nothing I tried seems to work. All other functions seem to work fine. I can play Apple Music, podcasts etc through the unit. I can use voice control through the unit. I can make and receive phone calls through the unit. I can import my address book just fine. What I can’t do is import/receive text messages.

I’ve tried rebooting my iPhone. I’ve tried repairing my iPhone to the car’s audio system multiple times. I’ve tried changing the settings on the car’s system from being the one to initiate the bluetooth connection to letting the phone initiate the connection and vice versa.

Looking over the owners manual again I see that for a smartphone to support the messaging function it has to support the MAP bluetooth profile.

Does the iPhone 6s support the MAP bluetooth profile? If it does, how can I get this to work?

Thank you!