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innerbrisbane
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Q: how do i undo "forget this device" for a bluetooth connection from my iPhone 4 to a Panasonic sound system?

How do i undo "forget this device" for a bluetooth connection from my iPhone 4 to a Panasonic sound system?           

 

It worked fine until I pressed "Forget This Device" and now I can't get it back. I have done all the obvious things to get it back.

iPhone 4, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Jun 23, 2012 8:04 PM

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innerbrisbane

Q: how do i undo "forget this device" for a bluetooth connection from my iPhone 4 to a Panasonic sound system?

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  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Jun 23, 2012 8:33 PM in response to innerbrisbane
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    Jun 23, 2012 8:33 PM in response to innerbrisbane

    There's no way to "undo" this without restoring to a backup made while this pairing was still on your phone.  (Paired bluetooth devices are included in the iPhone backup.)  Restore to a backup will revert all data and settings to those contained in the backup, not just the pairing settings.  If you wish to do this, save any data since your last sync/backup, then do the following:

     

    1. Without connecting your phone to your computer, open iTunes on your computer and go to Preferences, on the Devices tab check "Prevent...from syncing automatically".
    2. Connect your phone to your computer and right-click on its name when it appears in iTunes on the left sidebar, select Restore from Backup, choose your most recent backup to restore from.
    3. When done, go back to iTunes>Preferences>Devices and re-enable automatic syncing.

  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Jun 23, 2012 8:34 PM in response to innerbrisbane
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    Jun 23, 2012 8:34 PM in response to innerbrisbane

    Edit: this won't work if you have already synced again since this happened as the sync process will have already overwritten your earlier backup.

  • by innerbrisbane,

    innerbrisbane innerbrisbane Jun 23, 2012 9:50 PM in response to innerbrisbane
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    Jun 23, 2012 9:50 PM in response to innerbrisbane

    I don't want to go back and retrieve my original bluetooth pairing. I just want to start a new pairing with the same device which it unfortunately won't do because my iPhone is insisting in ignoring this particular device as a consequence of choosing the "Forget This Device" some months ago.

  • by randers4,

    randers4 randers4 Jun 23, 2012 10:00 PM in response to innerbrisbane
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    Jun 23, 2012 10:00 PM in response to innerbrisbane

    Ok.  Just a thought, but does your Panasonic sound system also have an unpairing setting?  If so, you may need to unpair the iPhone on your sound system too (i.e., forget the iphone) before it will allow it to re-pair.  Also, not sure if this applys to bluetooth or not but you might try Settings>General>Reset>Reset Network Settings on your phone.  (Note: this will remove passwords for previously joined wi-fi networks so you will need to re-enter these again if you choose to try this.)