# iPhone not recognizing Bluetooth devices

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-not-recognizing-bluetooth-devices/824681
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 17, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-not-recognizing-bluetooth-devices/824681 "2018-11-17T14:54:27Z")
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### Author: ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-not-recognizing-bluetooth-devices/824681/1 "2018-11-17T14:54:27Z")

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So my phone randomly stopped recognizing bluetooth devices yesterday (iPhone 8+, iOs 12.1). I updated the iOs on Monday, but the issue didn’t appear until yesterday (Friday). I’ve tried restarting phone, forgetting devices, and resetting network settings. Anyone have any other tricks to try other than factory reset?