iPhone 12 Pro Max Bluetooth Issues

I was able to connect after pressing the phone button on the speaker for a minute

No Bluetooth problem here with a new 12PM, so this is likely a hardware fault or more likely a corruption of some sort. Try going to Settings/ General/ Reset/ Reset Network Settings. That won't erase any data on your device, but you may have to sign back into Wi-Fi networks you've previously signed into (and change the name of the iPhone if you previously changed it to anything other than "iPhone"). That ought to clear this up, unless it is a hardware issue.

Bluetooth is still tie to your iPhone 7 that your Pro Max replaced. Release it from your iPhone 7 and it will show up. I had the same problem with all my devices including 3 wireless headphones. After I erased my iPhone XR for trade in, then all devices works.

I was having the same problem initially with connecting my iphone pro max to my car's bluetooth, pro max did not even recognize my car at first. What fixed the issue was I had to delete all the phones connected to my car, and manually selected "add device" as there was no "instant connection" between pro max and car bluetooth. I did not have to do this with my 7 plus.

My Bluetooth works now .I deleted all old installations (i reset all settings )which I transferred from my old iPhone . I Found some help from video on YouTube . This is the link. https://youtu.be/iJbjxpzRcu4. The video explains many metods

had the same problem today with my brand new 12 PM. THANK YOU to whoever suggested downloading the app for my headphones brand (sennheisers), it's the only way i was able to connect after trying every other solution on this thread. it's bad enough they don't give wired headphones with brand new iphones anymore but to make connecting to the bluetooth so difficult is a joke, why should anyone have to download an app?! that's just silly.

The bluetooth had no problem detecting beats headphones sooo it's clearly a ploy to get you to buy apple approved headphones. but whilst i may be a sucker who's waaaay to comfortable with apple and too lazy to adjust to using an android ....i will NEVAAAA buy airpods or beats.

anyway try downloading the app for your headphones brand if there is one. otherwise you may as well send your phone back unless you're willing to be mugged off by apple approved headphones.

My new 12Pro wouldn’t recognize any Bluetooth devices. I took the advice of another user, charged my old iPhone 7 that was sitting dead in a drawer, and deleted every Bluetooth device from it. I turned my 12Pro off and then on again, went to Bluetooth settings, and it now recognizes my Bluetooth devices. I hope you have a simple fix like this! Good luck.

Do you have a watch (fitbit etc) connected via Bluetooth?

I face this issue on my iphone 12 (ios14.6) and it works fine after i disconnect Fitbit and uninstall the app.

This is really a bad and uncompetitive behaviour by Apple. Also before updating it to 14.6, it worked fine

As the previous replies stated - returning to my old phone and doing the “forget this device” solution worked for me. But this may not work for those who no longer possess their old phone?

Yes actually . It works normally now . Just reset all settings and restart the phone

This happened to me too. You need to delete the headphones app and download it again and after that you need to connect your headphone to your iPhone on the headphones app instead settings.

Yeah—did all that (including factory reset restore) with no improvement. What solved it for some reason was a replacement phone. Not one problem on the replacement.

Gotcha,well honestly I would wipe everything on the phone that’s giving you issues and I mean a hard start where the phone is wiped by going to settings and General,scroll all the way down to where it says Reset and enter press Erase all Content and Settings.. And start over like no one has ever touched it since it was shrink wrapped leaving the factory..

Best of luck and Merry Christmas 🎄

I don’t think it is the iPhone Pro Max problem. Just have to reset all the Bluetooth by disconnecting and forget the devices and then pair anew. We have 4 phones and car phone Bluetooth and car music Bluetooth, home sound bar Bluetooth, two cheap wireless headphones, two Bose wireless speakers rap around neck all non apple systems and Apple TV, non apple light control systems 4, 3 non apple Bluetooth watches. They all are working after forgetting and pairing. My children handled 2 phones and they are techies so no issues from them. I am retired and non techie. I was very upset when no Bluetooth devices showed after the data transferred. I came to this discussion site and after reading and figuring I erased my trade XR and then in settings disconnected all Bluetooth and forgetting all devices and then pairing anew. Now everything’s working. We got 5G and boy it’s faster than my Wi-Fi. The cameras are the best. It’s the best.