10 Tips To Fix Common iPhone Bluetooth Not Working Issues

Part 1: 10 Tips to resolve Bluetooth not working on iPhone

Tip 1: Turn off/On Bluetooth

For the first step to resolve Bluetooth not working on iPhone, you need to restart the Bluetooth device to check if there is any connection error. How to do that?  well, the steps are quite simple for both the methods. Please see below:

At the bottom of your iPhone device screen,  click on the Control Center > Click on the Bluetooth icon to turn OFF > wait for a while, Turn ON Bluetooth.

Second Method: Go to Settings > Select Bluetooth option > Switch it off > Wait for few seconds to again, > Switch it back on.

Tip 2. Turn on Discoverable Mode

If you want that your iPhone should keep searching for nearby Bluetooth devices, you must keep the discoverable mode of your device ON. It is a must to ensure the connectivity between them remains active and easy as normally discoverable mode remains ON for few minutes only, for example, say one or two minutes.

Tip 3: Turn off Airplane Mode

The third tip for iPhone Bluetooth not working, is to make sure that you have kept airplane mode off, it is so because if you forget and keep the Airplane mode ON then it will stop the connection between your device and any kind of network. You can turn off Airplane mode by simply opening the Control Center > Turn off the Airplane mode (by clicking on it).

Or alternatively, Go to Settings> Airplane mode to turn it off.

Tip 4: Turn off Wi-Fi connection

Wi-Fi router also sometimes create interference between your Bluetooth connections due to the matching of the spectrum. So, it is advisable to keep your Wi-Fi router off till the issue of Bluetooth connection gets resolved. You can turn off the Wi-Fi connection by launching control center >Switch off the Wi-Fi option

Or another method would be to Go to Settings > Turn off the Wi-Fi.

Tip 5: Restart the device

Many times some small steps also resolve these issues, such as restarting your device. Restarting will refresh the phone, remove the apps running in the background, and free some space, thus providing some space for the device's functioning. Therefore, from time to time, you should restart your device.

In order to restart your iPhone, you must first, Hold down the sleep and wake button, till screen turn black. Then wait for few seconds and again press down the Sleep and Wake button to turn it ON.

Tip 6: Forget the device

If you are facing error while connecting to a particular device, then you should try to forget the device from your phone. This will refresh the data for the particular device. The process to do is as follows:

Go to Settings > Select Bluetooth> Select Bluetooth device showing connection error > Click on the info button (i) > Click on forget the device, wait for few seconds > Pair your iPhone with Bluetooth device once again

Tip 7: Software update

If still, you would not being able to get rid of the Bluetooth not working on iPhone 11, then you should opt for a software update. Updating the software unknowingly resolves many of the software-related issues such as bugs that somehow stop the device's functioning. So, updating the software of your device is always recommended.

1. For Updating software on iDevice wirelessly, Connect to Wi-Fi and go to Settings > Click on General > Then Software Update> Tap on download and Install >Enter Passkey (if any) and > Confirm it.

2. You can also update the software of your device manually with iTunes through a trusted computer. Open iTunes > Select the device > Click on Summary > Check for Update. If you see that any update is available simply, click on Download and Enter the Passcode (if any). Lastly,  just Update it.

Tip 8: Reset all settings to fix iPhone bluetooth issues

Reset all settings, is also a helpful process in taking care of iPhone glitches and connection issues. This does not result in any data loss, so you just need to follow the below-mentioned steps without being worried about the deletion of any data. To start with, Go to Settings > Click on General > Tap on Reset > Reset all settings > Enter the passcode (if any) and confirm it.

Tip 9: Reset network to fix iPhone bluetooth not working

One of the solutions for Bluetooth not working on the iPhone can be to Reset the network altogether. However, before going for this option, you should make sure that you have saved all the network data information, for example, network data IDs, passwords, etc. Doing so will reset all the network information. To reset the network, Go to Settings > General>Reset>Reset Network Settings and then Enter the Passcode (if any asked) to finally, confirm it.

Note: Once, the process gets completed, wait for a while then re-enter your network information to save them.

Tip 10: Factory reset iPhone to fix iPhone bluetooth issues

The last tip to resolve the concern of Bluetooth not working on iPhone is to go for Factory Reset. Factory Reset will return your iPhone back to a new condition.

For performing a factory reset of your iPhone, just enter Settings>General>Reset to select ‘Erase the contents and settings’ option,  enter your Passcode and click on Erase iPhone to confirm the same.

Please note that you should make a full backup for the iPhone before you opt for Factory reset option.