iPhone 12 Pro Max Bluetooth Issues

From trying several different things I found that it has to do with the wireless transfer from an old phone.

I was using an iPhone XS Max. I moved to an iPhone 12 Pro. I performed the wireless transfer and the first thing it did after the transfer completed, restarted, and got back to the home screen was several popups in a row saying it could not connect to bluetooth devices, and instead of the names it was their MAC addresses. Some things connect fine and others cannot even be seen by the phone.

I performed a reset and set it up as a new phone, and all of my bluetooth devices could be seen. I reset the phone again, and this time restored from a backup and the problem was back. I have had iPhones for way too long and have way too many apps to wipe the device and set it up as a new phone. Apple needs to fix this with an update to iOS.

This issue was with the iPhone 12 ProMax from the getgo so you can scratch A. off of your list, my personal bet on B. BUT and here is the big BUT, slowly things seem to connect and stay connected, except it's truly hit and miss, It will connect to a MacBook but NOT to a iMac. So H yes, it's an APPLE ISSUE.

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.

Yes they told me same its a 3rd party issue.

if this is a 3rd party issue, why did I have no issues with my iPhone X and have bluetooth issues with my iPhone 12 pro.

Apple saying this is a 3rd party problem is bad business. This thread is long and it is a PROBLEM. Hire the right people and fix my problem Apple, its your device I dislike when it doesn't work correctly, not my 3rd party accessory.

I could not connect Bluetooth with iPhone 12 Pro to Sony speaker , but I can connect to mi ear pods , kindly inform how to connect

tried all ways , Bluetooth google off & on,

reset network settings, power on & off,

Whatever Apple says, the difference between my previous Xs, which never dropped a connection and auto-connected to everything everytime, and my current iPhone 12 Pro is night and day. Constant connection issues with my car and my Skagen hybrid watch, this is just stupid 😡

I have the same problem. Bluetooth speaker (Sony SRS-X5) that works fine with my iPhone SE 2020 will not pair with my iPhone 12 mini. I have tried all of the generic suggestions (restart speaker, restart phone, reset network settings). The iPhone bluetooth works, it pairs with other devices. The speaker works, it pairs with other iPhones. It seems that Apple changed something about bluetooth, and it is no longer compatible with some devices. I'm afraid devilzombies911 is right, Apple will claim it's not their problem. But they changed something, and now some bluetooth devices don't work. Why not admit and fix it?

I have changed from an Apple X to an Apple 12 pro max and the new phone does not pick up any of my bluetooth devices (6).

I put the SIM card back in my iPhone X and the lists of all my bluetooth devices comes up immediately. What is the solution ?

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.

Oh. MY. G.O.S.H!!! Hallelujah! You are a godsend. I didn't think this was going to work at first, but I fumbled with the control button until it started pairing. That never worked before. I have a Sennheiser Presence earbud.

i have connected to less then 50% of my blue tooth appliances.....speakers, monitors, cameras, ear phones.....apple has a problem....and i will be returning to the store after this weekend....i love the phone but i need a working phone that connects to blue tooth.....not this lame apple excuse, it is not their problem.....

Frankly, it is purely hit and miss. If you have an older iPhone clear all bluetooth from it and try the new one. Try wiping and reloading your iPhone, then hope for the best. It is purely random when things connect, I've got an early one, things slowly started connecting. Mine STILL won't connect to one of my Macs, my blood pressure machine, but beyond that, my car, other computers, head phones (2X), ear pods, TV, Amplifier, Apple TV, BT Speaker are all working fine, it just took some time and frustration. Even Apple software engineers know it's a software issue and are complaining to the Bluetooth engineers.

Same here. When I'm in the car with my Jabra & car's bluetooth it'll switch back n forth by itself and I prefer to use my Jabra's in that situation, I don't need my whole car hearing my conversation. But it's very unsafe while driving and Apple needs to make this a very high priority.

I bet you they all have a defective Bluetooth and they need a recall but they don’t want to due to the PR nightmare. My GS Samsung galaxy S 21 works just perfectly so there’s no reason to blame third-party receiver makers. This is BS

Lol, well your Samsung would know about pr nightmares.

This is clearly a software issue, it'll get fixed.

Issue is only with devices that migrated from an older phone, it seems. Completely deleting and re-adding seems to have helped for me. Though something may have changed for the better with 14.4 too