iOS 18 Bluetooth Connection problems

Having issues with choppy audio connection when playing music through Bluetooth in my 2012 Mercedes. This was never an issue until I upgraded to iPhone 16 and iOS 18. Music breakers up as if there is a buffering problem. This happens intermittently.

Everyone who is having the issue of Wifi/Bluetooth not turning on. I believe its an issue with 18.1.

please try removing your simcard and then resetting network settings it should work.

i had same issue with my 12promax but after removing sim and resetting network settings it worked.

bluetooth issues - severe. BMW can speak but others can’t hear me. I can hear them. General Bluetooth issues with Apple AirPods, low quality. Death zones in house were I don’t have connectivity. I had an iPhone 14 Pro and everything worked fine. Since the switch only troubles. Tried al solutions mentioned. No progres. Anyone else a suggestion?

I had the same issues on iOS 18.1.

Vocal Shortcuts was off already.

Restarting, even hard reset did nothing.

for me the issue is what iOS 18 is doing (or not doing) during Bluetooth discovery.

what worked for me, if you have a device which does not show in the device list:

Power down the Bluetooth device

Turn off Bluetooth on your iPhone for about 15 seconds

Turn Bluetooth on, again.

Bring the device close to your iPhone

Power on the Bluetooth device.

if you don't see it in the device list, force the device into pairing mode. (This usually involves holding one or more buttons for several seconds. You may need to check your user manual or device's support web site to find the method.)

When the device is forced into pairing, it will show on your iPhone Bluetooth devices list and can then be paired.

My Bluetooth headphone PLT Focus no longer works with 18.1 as well, bluetooth never connects to this device anymore, I continually delete this device & re-add, but it never works!!! Very anoying!!!

This problem also has appeared on my iPad Air 5th since mid-November 2024, a few weeks after I updated 18.1. I’m not very sure that the main reason for this is the software update. My situation is, Bluetooth earphones become unsynchronized between the left and right one almost every minute, and then become totally silent for a few seconds. My Bluetooth mouse is also laggy when it happens.

Very annoying. I tried to disconnect my nearby phone from my Windows laptop, turn off Networking option in the location setting, and tried multiple times to connect and disconnect my earphones manually, but they didn't help.

hey

I’m also having Bluetooth problem with my iPhone connecting to Apple Watch.

It keeps disconnecting and my Apple Watch is useless now🤦🏻‍♂️

For god’s sake someone inform Apple about this problem. They should solve it as soon as possible instead of trying to get their Intelligence thingy to work properly after months 😏😤

so you bought a new mouse but didn’t inform Apple about this situation?

Unfortunately I live in a country that there is no official Apple Store but if any of you guys can reach Apple please inform them about this issue which hundreds of people are facing after the update.

It cannot be just an incident.

Hi there

I’m having the exact same problem with my watch since ios17 and as you mentioned the previous solution doesn’t work on Ios18

I’ve found some other Iranian people having this issue with their Apple Watch and I would be glad to contact you through Telegram so that we can discuss it further 🙏🏻

Kasra❗️_❗️raeisi❗️

iPadOS18.1.1 update did not help as it did not solve this issue. Magic Keyboard keypad and/or Bluetooth mouse do not work well either. One can move the cursor around but no function with right or left buttons.

Amazfit band 7 wont connect automatically and doesnt show up in bluetooth device search

So I am having the same issues but different. I go from watching a video app to making a call and the call wont connect to the airpod. I disconnected them and reconnected them still having issues.

I found the solution on Reddit! Turn off vocal shortcuts. It worked for me!

Out here doing the lord’s work

Had terrible problems with Bluetooth but whoever said turn off vocal shortcuts spot on! you need to sort this out 