Bluetooth connection issues on iPhone 16

I setup my iphone 16 via a transfer from my iphone 14. Spent a day trying to get the bluetooth to work. Not sure if this is the solution, I went into my old iphone 14 bluetooth setting and selected forget this item on the items I tried to connect to the new iphone 16. After forgetting the items on the iphone 14 they all showed up on the new iphone 16. I guess my iphone 14 was jealous of my iphone 16. For now, my fitbit, and sony earbuds are connected to my iphone 16 bluetooth. I will see if this solved the issue.

I have the iPhone 16 Pro Max and I have the same issue. I have found that if I reset network settings every single time I get in my car that it will connect. If I forget to it connects and disconnects over and over. Sometimes for 10 minutes sometimes for 35 minutes. Its crazy. Do better Apple.

Just upgraded from the iPhone 11 to the 16 and always have to manually connect this phone to CarPlay

iPhone 11 would auto recognize and re-connect no problem, but the 16 forces me to open Settings -> Bluetooth and connect on each and every ignition event.

Mildly frustrating here

I have Jabro Pro 7 buds and samsung buds 3 and both get continously dropped . calls get dropped, when phone rings, the ear buds do not connect but worked perfectly on my Samsung S23 ...Iphone 16 Pro Max, no such luck. $2500 phone not so smart. Affecting my business, I am on the phone ALOT>

Having Bluetooth reconnection issues with my 2022 Toyota Prius and iPhone 16 pro. Oddly Bluetooth worked fine with iOS 18 and my iPhone 13 pro. Upon restarting car the phone cycles through phone disconnected and phone connected. I have more luck if I unlock phone and start playing audio manually.

This didn't work for me. It only remove my wifi setting, but all my bluetooth settings are not reset.

And I always cannot connect to my e-bike. The other devices are almost OK, but I have some trouble after severals minutes of use

This works for a period of time, but then the issue starts again. Seems like a few hours or so after I restart my phone, bluetooth will start cutting out and then ultimately won't connect to any devices again until I restart the phone.

Same. The devices that worked fine on my iphone 12 can no longer keep connection with iphone 16. It seems to be a software issue as it connects once in a while but forgets how to connect again. A restart can fix it for one more time which shows the issue is on iphone's side

have had bluetooth connection issues since iphone 13. keeps dropping. this is not a pairing issue. i'm using airpods and the most recent hardware. very irritating. one would expect an expensive phone and seasoned software to work. i've been with apple since the beginning. in the last 10 years its gotten progressively crappy. i think this is my last iphone.

My new 16 pro max would not connect to my echo until I 1)reset network settings (so annoying to lose all network passwords, apple) 2)restart both devices 3)connect the echo and iPhone through a third device (my iPad) I do not know for sure if I had to reset the network settings because I tried each thing in the order of the comments in this thread. But, thank you, Broadcast Teacher. Your comment is what helped me!

the Verizon store personnel did the transfer from my 13 pro to my 16 pro max and the Bluetooth will not connect to my car it just spins. It connects to my watch but won’t connect to my car. Is there a fix yet. It sounds like others are having same problem

I think I have a similar problem connecting my iPhone 16 Pro to my Subaru Outback 2022 infotainment system with Bluetooth. The sound breaks up, then the phone disconnects and then car cannot find it. Works fine with a usb cable. The dealer’s service manager's 4 year old iPhone connected no problem.

Thank you!!!! This was exactly what I needed. The online directions for my Bluetooth speaker weren’t a lot of help, but I got it fixed. Who knew Bluetooth devices had so many modes. I thought it was just one.

Bluetooth connectivity has not been optimum for my iPhone 16 Pro. I couldn't connect to my car's Bluetooth from the phone, BUT it can connect if I attempt connection from my car to the phone. Once, my Airpods Pro 2 suddenly stopped emitting sounds even though it showed it was still connected. When I restarted my phone, my Airpods made the "disconnected" sound, which means it wasn't the Airpods' problem.

My phone also regularly sends me notifications of my Airpods being "left behind" although it's right next to me, unused.

I have been trying the recommended solutions and they do not resolve the Bluetooth connection problem for my new iPhone 16 pro. Has Apple provided any assistance? I am now using CarPlay with a usb connection. This is giving me much better audio for my auto infotainment system than I ever had with Bluetooth.