Rider 550

[Goldwingguy]

Hello All
I have the rider 550 purchased in 2019 for my 2003 honda goldwing.
I am having trouble getting it to bluetooth connect with a Bluetooth dongle. Its looking for a phone or a headset both of which won't solve my issue.
I want to hear my 550 gps through my headset system on the goldwing but it needs to be done via a Bluetooth dongle

 

[Willy875]

Hi
Connecting your Rider to a Bluetooth dongle won't work.
You need to connect your Rider to your phone's Bluetooth.
Or instead of using Bluetooth, use your phone's Wi-Fi hotspot.

 

[Abbienormal]

I also have an older 550 and while the Bluetooth to the phone used to work fine I have given up now as I am at 4 phones that I have tried to Bluetooth to it with no luck. Phone says connected but the GPS does not. I have had to revert to the Wi-Fi hotspot which makes for more power draw on my phone. I imagine some update to the software changed something.