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How to pair and unpair Bluetooth accessories with my Apple iPhone

You can pair your iPhone with Bluetooth® accessories such as headsets and speakers. Here, we show you how to pair with a Bluetooth headset.

  1. Touch Setting
  2. Touch Bluetooth.
  3. If Bluetooth is off, touch the Bluetooth slider to turn it on.
  4. Touch the name of the Bluetooth accessory you want to pair with your iPhone. (The Bluetooth accessory must be turned on and in pairing mode).
  5. The Bluetooth headset is now paired and connected.
In this example, we will be removing a Bluetooth headset pairing.

  1. Touch Setting.
  2. Touch Bluetooth.
  3. Scroll down to and touch the Bluetooth accessory you want to delete or forget.
  4. Touch the information i next to the name of Bluetooth headset.
  5. Select Forget this device and confirm.
  6. Your Bluetooth headset has been removed from saved Bluetooth devices.
Applicable to:

iPhone 6 Plus, 6s, 6s plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, SE (2nd and 3rd Gen), X, Xs, Xs Max, XR, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Mini, 12 Pro Max, 13, 13 Pro, 13 Mini, 13 Pro Max, 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max