my new iPhone 15 Pro Max won't discover any of my bluetooth devices

Next to where it says devices, all I get is a circle

iPhone XS Max, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 10, 2023 5:22 AM

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Posted on Jun 18, 2024 7:51 AM

Update: I brought the phone in to the Apple store and they were not able to find anything wrong with it. To be clear, I had no issues connecting to some bluetooth devices (three apple products and two others). But I had three devices the phone would not "see" when they were in pairing mode.


I brought one of those devices with me to the store and the tech could not connect with it either on his phone. Turns out than when I upgraded to the iPhone 15 and iOS 17.5.1, I also needed to upgrade the firmware on some of the devices I was trying to pair.


For one of those devices, a Sena bike helmet with a bluetooth intercom set up, this was a complicated procedure, but after installing new firmware the devices were all recognized by the phone and were successfully connected.

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