Comments on: iPhone Bluetooth not connecting?

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:21:11 +0000

Thanks so much. I finally have bluetooth again!

By: Russ Wilkins

Russ Wilkins — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:26:48 +0000

It appears that when apple provided the latest OS update it corrupted wireless and Bluetooth settings
Russ

By: Russ Wilkins

Russ Wilkins — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:19:38 +0000

To reset your Bluetooth headset or any audio device
Go to settings / general/ Bluetooth / hit arrow on device bar and select forget device
Then go back and pair.
Good luck

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:00:29 +0000

What worked for me was to hold the volume and call cancel buttons down together until the light flashed red and blue alternately. Then, and only then, did the unit show up on my iPhone. Finally!

By: jonny

jonny — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:54:28 +0000

peterk really nailed my same exact problem. it’s very annoying. it use to pair just fine and with no problems. started to experience issues and now I can’t even pair my iPhone 3gs 4.2.1 to my jabra go AT ALL!!! soooo annoying. I’ll figure out the issue sooon enough but I’m very upset with apple at this point as I”m positive it’s their controlling software issues.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 17:02:55 +0000

Amazing – the Airplane mode thing worked!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:12:31 +0000

Colin,
Yes. This worked! Thanks!!

By: peterk

peterk — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:03:15 +0000

Three different Plantronics Bluetooth headsets worked fine for a couple of months – eliminating, for example, the suspicion that I didn’t read the manual or can’t follow instructions. Then I went away for a month, now I am back and none of the headsets work correctly. I can “forget” each one (settings>general>bluetooth, touch headphone name, touch “forget this device”, confirm), then re-pair, and it works during the duration of that connection, but once I turn off the headset or wander too far from the Phone and break the connection, the Phone can’t connect to the headset the next time. I have to “forget” and re-pair EVERY TIME I use a headset. This can be a calming ritual before starting to drive, but it can get old after a while. Doing it in traffic, while driving is possible but definitely not recommended.

I tried the airplane mode trick, no help.

On another site, I saw a suggestion that one should go to settings>general>autolock, and choose “Never”. I am trying this now, but … not a great solution, since autolock prevents me from running down the battery by mistake.

This is almost certainly a software issue. I am frustrated enough that I will probably make an appointment to talk with a Genius at the local Apple store. This takes a long time, but by now I have wasted a lot more time trying to find an answer on the web. The Apple support site is, as usual, completely useless on this subject as on almost all others.

By: Paulo

Paulo — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:19:50 +0000

The airplane mode fast switching worked for me too after like 10 tries — so don’t give up! But now im trying to get it to actually play over Bluetooth…

By: Agnes

Agnes — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:27:55 +0000

Thanks a million colin!!! flippin my airplane mode on and off, really helped and worked to make my phone pair with my bluetooth h710 from motorola! I guess I will never take those dusty corners of the internet forgranted =)