Smartphones today provide users with a variety of wireless connection technology. The Bluetooth technology has been an important part of smartphone for many years. There are a lot of users who rely on Bluetooth as a means to transfer files or use hands-free devices. Although iPhone has the bad fame of not letting to share through Bluetooth they still have the technology in them. Bluetooth is still an important thing for iPhone users as a majority of them uses hands-free devices. A prevailing problem since the launch of the old iPhone 7 is with the Bluetooth connectivity. Although new models of iPhone had hit the market iPhone 7 Bluetooth connectivity problem still exists for its users. If you face the same issue here is how to fix problem with Bluetooth connectivity on iPhone 7.
The removal of headphone jack back in the iPhone 6 has made a steady increase in Bluetooth device usage among iPhone users. Later when the iPhone 7 is launched one of the most reported issues is with the Bluetooth connectivity. The problem occurs when an already connected Bluetooth device is tried to connect again. The failed to connect error message must have been one annoying thing every iPhone 7 user has come across.
Ways to fix problem with Bluetooth connectivity on iPhone 7
The fix for this Bluetooth connectivity issue is simple and don’t need that professional technical support. The problem might be an inability to identify the device or with a network setting. Both the issue have different ways to solve. But knowing the reason for the issue is not easy, so only way is to try each of the solutions. Here are two solutions to fix problem with Bluetooth connectivity on iPhone 7.
Forget the device and reconnect
The most basic thing to try is to reset the connection of the Bluetooth device with iPhone 7. This can be done by forgetting the credentials of the Bluetooth device from your iPhone. The steps to do this are easy and here is how to do it:
- Open settings
- Tap on ‘Bluetooth’ option
- Switch on the Bluetooth to see devices
- Tap on the help sign on the rightmost side of the device listed
- Tap on ’forget this device’ option
Reset network settings
If the above doesn’t work the problem might be with the network settings of the iPhone 7. You might not be sure of which settings have the problem and the best thing to do is to reset all network settings. The steps to do this are:
- Open settings
- Tap on ‘general’ option
- Tap on ‘reset’ option
- Tap on ‘reset network settings’ option
- Confirm reset
I hope this guide was useful in understanding how to fix problem with Bluetooth connectivity on iPhone 7. If any queries or feedback, please leave a comment below.