Bluetooth pairing prompts appearing on my iPhone on their own.

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Bluetooth pairing prompts appearing on my iPhone on their own.

Any time I go into the Bluetooth Settings screen on my iPhone 6s Plus, I get a pairing prompt for some random Bluetooth device which I assume must belong to my neighbor. This just happens automatically. I'm not seeing any discoverable devices in the list, let alone am I tapping on them. Basically some device appears to be initiating pairing on it's own.

Anyone have any idea how to prevent that from happening?

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.0.1

Posted on Sep 30, 2015 10:06 AM

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Answer 1

mario49

Community Specialist

Sep 30, 2015 1:28 PM in response to Morac

Hi Morac,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. Based on what you stated, it sounds like a device is connecting to your iPhone on its own. If a device is paired to the iPhone it will connect when it is in range. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help the issue.

Set up and use third-party Bluetooth accessories - Apple Support

To unpair a Bluetooth accessory, tap Settings > Bluetooth, find the device you want to unpair, and tap , then Forget this Device.

When you Forget this Device on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, that accessory is removed from the list of available Bluetooth devices.

Cheers

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Answer 2

Morac Author

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Oct 1, 2015 6:37 PM in response to mario49

There's no devices to unpair with.

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Answer 3

mario49

Community Specialist

Oct 4, 2015 6:18 AM in response to Morac

Thank you for using the Apple Support Community. Due to the nature of your issue you may find more information by using another one of Apple's support resources - https://expresslane.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action

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