Bluetooth connection issues on iPhone 16 Pro

On iPhone 16 a device keeps disconnecting from Bluetooth. On my iPhone 12 Pro Max the same device has solid Bluetooth connection.

This iPhone 16 cost me $1377 in cdn dollars.

Please tell me what’s going on.

I'm still having trouble with Bluetooth connectivity with my new 16pro, even with all of the suggestions and multiple options. My airpods and carplay have it mostly figured out, as well as a speaker I use for work. But NONE of my echo dots will connect properly. A few of them won't connect at all, but the ones I do get the phone to recognize, it won't connect to via the Bluetooth settings on the phone - I have to ask Alexa to make the connection and, even then, it only manages to connect about 50% of the time. My home is so quiet rn. I'm sad and I can't figure out what to do. My 13pro had zero of these issues.

I upgraded from a 13 to a 16. 13 worked fine. I can't get 16 to keep a bluetooth connection for more than a second. I've removed and readded the device about a dozen times. Had 3 Apple support people walk me through steps that don't work. I don't want to lose all my wifi passwords since that doesn't seem to help. I don't want a phone that doesn't work. Apple needs to fix this now.

It’s a hit or miss scenario.

Some of my Bluetooth Audio devices like wireless speakers and headphones work.

But others. Like my Scosche Bluetooth Car stereo device have to manually connected each time. Scosche is blaming Apple.

My 16 pro max wont stay bluetooth connected to Shiftcam pro & Snapcam (photo attachments) If I do get them connected as soon as a few minutes it unpairs - they are still listed in my Bluetooth devices but if I try to reconnect them it says Pairing unsuccessful. Asks me to delete the device and re-pair it. In all my older 15, 14, 13 this never happened, just a few shutter clicks and the phone was taking pix with no fuss. I use these photo devices so much the 16 problems are making me nuts. Anyone have a real fix? Apple address your 16 bluetooth problems!

Get to the point where Bluetooth literally shuts off and won’t let me turn it back on on my phone. I paid more money for a phone with less features than most flagships because I thought the premium was for stability and reliability. This is definitely not a good look especially considering how Apple were the ones who pushed the market towards wireless connectivity making bluetooth a necessity instead of a feature. Deal with it already this should be #1 on the priority list RN

I upgraded from the iPhone 13 to the 16. My Luba 2 robot lawnmower will nat appear in the Bluetooth list. Mammotion (maker of Luba 2) says it’s an IOS issue but they don’t seem to have a work around yet.

I’m having the same issue with an Echo Studio. My son can connect to it with his Kindle but I, nor my wife, can connect with our iPhone 16 Pros. Strangely, the old phones stopped connecting too. Resetting network settings did not fix the issue.

I have spent hours every day for a week with Apple support and Verizon support. Nobody can fix this. Bluetooth and carplay just simply don't work on the iphone 16. and yes, I resent my network settings, lost all my passwords and it didn't help. I'm sorry I got the 16. it so far has been a total waste of time and money.

I am having major Bluetooth problems with my new iPhone 16 Pro. If I touch the phone, it changes the quality of the audio via CarPlay. Also, if I touch the phone, it has connectivity issues with the connection to Bluetooth headphones.

Same issue with me .tried something like reset the network settings but it didn’t work.called to apple support they were blank and don’t have any answer. Just saying to book an appointment in nearby apple store.

It's frightening that so many people have these problems with a product in this price range. In my case, the Bluetooth Heartbeat automatically opens my front door, which had always worked well with Iphone 12, no longer works with the Iphone 16. The ticket at Apple has been open since the new purchase and nothing seems to be happening. The recommendations to reset the network settings and the whole phone were useless and a waste of time. The hope that the update to IOS 18.0.1 will fix the bug has not been confirmed. I am seriously considering returning the device.

The term, 'Apple Genius' right now is the most Oxymoronic Oxymoron that ever Oxymoron'ed.

I spent HOURS at the Apple store with my iPhone 16 Pro, my Bluetooth device, and the equipment to demonstrate the problem.

The "Genius" spent that time wiping the phone blaming that perhaps one of the apps I have is causing the issue, testing it again, and then taking the phone to the back room to give it some satanic ritual and final test.

He comes back and says, "We will replace the phone, but we don't have the 1TB model in the store. We will have to order one in."

Then I asked

ONE.

SIMPLE.

QUESTION.

"Can you connect one of YOUR iPhone 16s to the Bluetooth device?"

He tried.

It didn't work either.

So, this has been and is a grandiose waste of time and resources for a matter which is still not resolved.

Apple: Fix this.

I have been facing same problem. I am totally unable to run CarPlay in my Toyota Corolla 2020 when I have upgraded to Iphone16 pro. I am tired but to no avail. Bluetooth device Autolink is showing and connected but not working. Please let us enlighten if you find any solution

I’m having the same Bluetooth issues with my new 16 Pro. I was unable to connect my Apple Watch at setup. I followed online advice to forget the watch and set up as a new watch and it cannot connect to my new phone. Initially my new phone connected fine with my car’s starlink then later in the day the Bluetooth started stuttering. I turned my phone off and back on hoping that would fix the issue. Now it won’t connect at all to the starlink. This is supper frustrating! I made an appointment with a genius but it doesn’t sound like that is going to fix the issue either. Apple please fix this!