How do I unable my phone to not be discoverable as my iPhone to others devices?

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How do I unable my phone to not be discoverable as my iPhone to others devices?

Today, I tried connecting to a karaoke speaker and the speaker’s name didn’t show up to the new connections on my bluetooth list. I thought that the button “Allow New Connections” was to allow speakers/devices to your phone, but instead my phone is discovered as my iPhone. I do not want my iPhone to be discoverable to others. How do I unable this?

iPhone 11

Posted on Jun 6, 2022 11:32 PM

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Jeff_888

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Jun 7, 2022 5:46 PM in response to envvylia

Hi envvylia,

Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. If you're having trouble connecting to your karaoke speaker, these steps can help: If you can't connect a Bluetooth accessory to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

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Make sure that your Bluetooth accessory and iOS or iPadOS device are close to each other.
Turn your Bluetooth accessory off and back on again.
Make sure that your Bluetooth accessory is on and fully charged or connected to power. If your accessory uses batteries, see if they need to be replaced.
If there's an app that you use with the Bluetooth accessory, go to Settings > Privacy > Bluetooth on your iOS or iPadOS device, and make sure that you've turned on Bluetooth for the app.

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Having your iPhone be discoverable by Bluetooth is not a security risk, but you can turn Bluetooth off if needed.

Take care.

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How do I unable my phone to not be discoverable as my iPhone to others devices?

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