Headphone icon showing when no headphones paired.

My iPhone displays the headphone icon when there are no headphones paired to it via Bluetooth. I do use headphones but I pair them to my MacBook Pro. This doesn’t happen on my iPad either. Should I be concerned? Is something wrong with my iPhone?

Posted on Mar 20, 2024 7:55 PM

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Mar 20, 2024 10:59 PM in response to ScaryBattle

The pic below is self-explanatory

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Headphone icon showing when no headphones paired.

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