Hello carolynfromvb,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities, and congratulations on your new iPhone! Getting a new iPhone is very exciting.
I see that you are having an issue connecting your iPhone to your Bluetooth speaker system though. I connect my iPhone to a Bluetooth speaker all the time. So, I understand how nice it is to use this feature. I can help you get this working.
Please take a look at the article Get help connecting a Bluetooth accessory with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, specifically, these sections:
- Make sure that your Bluetooth accessory and iOS device are close to each other.
- Make sure that your Bluetooth accessory is on and fully charged or connected to power. If it uses batteries, test them to see if they need to be replaced.
- Restart your Bluetooth accessory.
- Make sure that you have the latest version of iOS on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- On your iOS device, go to Settings > Bluetooth and make sure that Bluetooth is on. If you can’t turn Bluetooth on or you see a spinning gear, restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- Unpair the Bluetooth accessory, put the accessory back in discovery mode, then pair and connect it again.
Check with the Bluetooth manufacturer to make sure that your accessory works with your iOS device.
Contact Apple Support if you have any of these issues:
- You can’t turn on Bluetooth or the setting is grayed out.
- You can’t connect any Bluetooth accessories with your device.
- The accessory manufacturer confirmed that your accessory is working correctly.
Find out which Bluetooth profiles you can use with your device.
Additional information can be found in the Bluetooth section of the iPhone User Guide:
iPhone User Guide
Have a great day!