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iPad not pairing with iPhone 6s plus or iMac. Has been that way for over a year now. Have tried unpairing, then can't find then when it finally does, after months and months of trying, then does not pair with or even discover either.
Please help. iMac is circa 2015 but updated. iPhone is 6s plus. iPad is circa 2015 (1st gen). Thank you.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 13
An iPhone will not pair via Bluetooth to a computer (Mac orWindows) or an iPad except for personal hotspot and then only if your cellular plan supports it. See the following for more information: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7722
If you are attempting to use Handoff/Continuity or AirDrop, that does involve Bluetooth but the devices are NOT paired; Bluetooth justneeds to be on and the devices in range of each other. The following may helpwith Handoff/Continuity issues: Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support
The following may also be of interest; it also uses Bluetooth but the devices are not paired. Share files between your Mac and Bluetooth devices - Apple Support
An iPhone will not pair via Bluetooth to a computer (Mac orWindows) or an iPad except for personal hotspot and then only if your cellular plan supports it. See the following for more information: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7722
If you are attempting to use Handoff/Continuity or AirDrop, that does involve Bluetooth but the devices are NOT paired; Bluetooth justneeds to be on and the devices in range of each other. The following may helpwith Handoff/Continuity issues: Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support
The following may also be of interest; it also uses Bluetooth but the devices are not paired. Share files between your Mac and Bluetooth devices - Apple Support
Thank you for your quick response. I will try those out over the weekend. I always thought that anything Apple is supposed to pair with each other. However since my texts from my iPad never shows/showed up on my iPhone/iMac and verse versa, I figured there was a problem.
Thanks again,
Phoenix7557.
Thanks again. As soon as I'm able to, which is this weekend, I'll check all the links out. Then I'll come back to let you know and check off that I got the right / correct answer.
Thanks for responding so quickly. You have no idea what that meant/means to me.
Texts appearing or not appearing on both devices is not related to pairing with Bluetooth. For SMS an MMS text messages see the Continuity link in my previous reply.
iPad not pairing with iPhone 6s plus or iMac. iPhone does not pair with iPad, same issues.
