iPhone won’t connect to a Bluetooth speaker

8 simple solutions for when iPhone won’t connect to a Bluetooth speaker. A Bluetooth speaker is very useful when going on a family outing, a social gathering or a house party. What if your iPhone doesn’t connect to a Bluetooth speaker? Will you need to use an AUX cable to connect the phone to the speaker? Instead, you can use the solutions below and fix the problem with your iPhone not connecting to a Bluetooth speaker.

1. Turn on Bluetooth on the speaker

As always, let’s start from the basics. All Bluetooth speakers have a physical button to turn the device on. Look for the power button on the Bluetooth speaker and turn on the device. You can also look for an LED indicator to confirm whether the Bluetooth device is actually on or not. After turning on the Bluetooth device, try to connect your iPhone to the speaker again.

2. Forget and pair the speaker again

This trick works with all Bluetooth speakers. If you have already paired your iPhone with the Bluetooth speaker, you can forget about the speaker from the Bluetooth menu and pair it again. Here’s what you need to do.

1. Open the Settings app on iPhone and go to the Bluetooth menu.
2. From the My Devices menu, find the Bluetooth speaker you are trying to connect to.
3. Tap the small “i” button next to the speaker name and select Forget this Device. Confirm the decision.
4. Go back to the Bluetooth menu and find the Bluetooth speaker from the Other Devices menu.
5. Tap the name of the Bluetooth speaker and re-establish the connection.

3. Check the battery of the Bluetooth device

You should check the battery of the Bluetooth speaker. As mentioned above, these speakers are equipped with an LED indicator that suggests the current charge of the device. For example, a red LED indicator indicates that the Bluetooth speaker battery is running low. Connect it with a charger and try to connect the iPhone to the Bluetooth speaker again. iOS comes with a battery widget that shows the remaining charge on your phone and other connected Bluetooth devices. If your iPhone frequently disconnects from the Bluetooth speaker, you can check the exact percentage of battery power left via the battery widget.

1. Scroll right to the iOS Today view menu.
2. Long press and tap the + icon at the top.
3. Find the Battery widget and choose between small, medium or large widget size.
4. Add the widget to the Today View screen and you can check the battery charge of the connected Bluetooth device.

If your iPhone doesn’t work as expected, you can force restart and try your luck with the Bluetooth connection again. With iPhone X models and above, you can press the volume up / down and the side button at the same time and hold it until the Apple logo appears. If you have an older iPhone model, you can check this dedicated guide from Apple to force restart.

5. Check the Mute button on the Bluetooth speaker

Many Bluetooth speakers come with a dedicated mute button. It may have been accidentally pressed on the Bluetooth speaker. Then the song will continue playing on the iPhone, but you will not hear anything on the Bluetooth speaker. Tap the mute button on the Bluetooth speaker a couple of times to check.

6. Disable the power saving mode on the iPhone

Power Saver mode on iPhone is designed to pause background tasks, tasks, and automatic updates to save battery power. If your battery is running low, you may have enabled the Battery Saver switch on your iPhone. This can lead to frequent disconnections with the Bluetooth speaker to conserve the battery. You need to disable battery saver mode or charge your iPhone.

1. Open the iPhone Settings menu.
2. Go to the Battery menu and disable the Battery Saver switch from the following menu.

7. Reset settings

A wrong change in settings on iPhone can cause problems with Bluetooth. Instead of figuring out the wrong change in settings, you can reset settings on iPhone and let iOS handle the problem.

1. Go to the iPhone Settings app.
2. From the General menu, select Restore or Transfer iPhone.
3. Tap Reset and Reset Settings from the context menu.

Whenever Apple releases a major operating system update, some users have problems with the Bluetooth connection. Apple is ready to fix such problems with OS updates. Go to Settings and open the General menu. From Software Updates, install the latest iOS update and connect your iPhone with a Bluetooth speaker.

Listen to the Bluetooth speaker on your iPhone

Now that Apple has completely ditched the headphone jack, it’s more important than ever that the Bluetooth functionality works as intended. You don’t have to feel bad if your iPhone won’t connect to a Bluetooth speaker. Bookmark this post and whenever you need to read how to fix it.