Bluetooth issues with iPhone X?

My Apple Watch and my Bose wireless headphones won't connect.

iPhone X, iOS 11.1

Posted on Nov 4, 2017 10:17 PM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2017 3:30 PM

Odds are your bluetooth device was connected to your previous phone. Here is what I did to correct this problem.


On your old phone, go to it's settings and go to bluetooth and disconnect the device or forget the device.

Consult the owners manual of the device you're trying to connect, or look it up on the internet to get the instructions for that device to pair with bluetooth.

Follow the instructions on how to pair that specific device. Some want you to have your iPhone X turned on and searching for bluetooth devices, and some do not, so follow that manufacturers directions as if it is a brand new device that has not been paired yet.


This worked for me, and all is good in my iPhone X world now.

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Nov 16, 2017 1:38 PM in response to chrisx2mama

I'm also having Bluetooth issues. My previous iPhone (7), would always connect to both of my cars automatically. Now it only connects to one and the other I have to connect manually every single time. Pretty aggravating.


Pandora is also having tons of issues. It freezes and I have to restart it a few times before it works.


Last night I was showing photos from my phone on my TV via airplay and it was super slow to the point of not working at times and also losing connection.


I'm regretting the purchase.


It's a $1,150 phone it should at least do the basic stuff right. Common Apple did you half baked the iPhone X?

Nov 17, 2017 5:15 AM in response to stretto

Having trouble with connecting to UConnect with my iPhone X - both of my other iPhones (6 and 7s) connect without any issues. I deleted all phones from my UConnect configuration and added just the iPhone X back in. I did a reset of Network settings and it seemed to fix the problem temporarily. In my case, UConnect shows that it is is connected, but bluetooth audio doesn't work once it goes wonky. Reseting Network settings seems to get it working again.

Nov 17, 2017 11:13 PM in response to stretto

Hi!I have massive Bluetooth issues, too with my iPhone X. Dropouts with headphones and AirPods. Location data ist not recorded when doing workouts with Apple Watch Series 3, etc. Took me some days to pinpoint. But it seems obvious that all issues (headphones, Apple Watch) seem to be Bluetooth related. Additionally my Apple Watch shows significantly higher battery consumption since it constantly falls back to cellular.

Sometimes when using headphones the audio seems to pick up rather quickly. Sometimes the connection is completely lost. With AirPods it is not as exaggerated with my other Bluetooth headphones but there are some hiccups here and there, too. I could not even do the initial setup of AirPods on iPhone X since the setup assistant did not show up automatically. With Apple Watch Series 3 it is pretty much the same. Connection is getting lost and will recover a short time afterwards.


I have reset Apple Watch and AirPods to factory settings and paired from scratch with no effect. The same with the other Bluetooth headphones where I have reset the pairing. And I have reset all network settings, too.


I will try a reset from scratch w/o using a backup. Maybe it will help? Any experiences? And has anyone tried iOS 11.2 beta yet?

Nov 20, 2017 8:32 AM in response to bAdGigabit

Been working with Apple Support as well. Tried the above - didn't help.


My problem(s) seem to be a bit more complex.

iPhone X paired to Car's PCM - using BT input - works fine

iPhone X paired to Car's PCM - using iPod input (plugged into USB) - works ok *.


When things really fall apart is when I pair my Automatic OBDII -and- have the iPhone X plugged into USB.


"*" - just today I did notice one BT drop from my iPhone connection.

Nov 21, 2017 5:00 PM in response to stretto

My bluetooths keep disconnecting and reconnecting ever since I've gotten my iPhone X. For another reason, I did a complete reset and this did nothing to fix it. It's driving me crazy. I rarely had this problem with my 7. I wear 2 bluetooths, one to listen to audiobooks (an LG Tone) and the other (a Plantronics Voyager) to talk on. They keep disconnecting and so my phone call will drop from the voyager and appear on the LG or Vice Versa with the book. Even when I'm not using them, they disconnect constantly. at least 30+ times a day!!!

Nov 21, 2017 5:30 PM in response to MeganDAZ

Same answer to me, it took me a while to explain the easy problem

connect to the Mercedes and loosing connection after a short while and connect again and so on

the Lady asked her teamleader

if i talked to Mercdes allready, very good answer ,i am sure they do not read in here.

yes of course i called the ceo of Mercedes Mr Zetsche😎


and than the final answer..... wait for the next update

i asked who many money i earn, to be the test of a 1300 Euro Handy

but no Problem, for the next couple of weeks or month i take out my Nokia 3230i, that works fine with Mercedes.

Nov 23, 2017 12:03 AM in response to stretto

I just got my iPhone X yesterday. Then found out the same issue. Bluetooth just keep discovering but can’t find any devices. Thought that it’s the problem with the iOS system , but the issue still remain after updated to the lastest version ios 11.1.2. Tried the method of reset setting , also the method of turning off the Bluetooth and restart the phone. BUT STILL NOT WORKING! Can’t find any devices. PLEASE HELP US APPLE!

Nov 24, 2017 7:56 AM in response to stretto

I'm having a different bluetooth issue with my iPhone X: It connects to all my devices just fine but it keeps skipping as if it was disconnecting and reconnecting really quickly.


For example: when listening to music, the song will pause and then play again really quickly (within a second). This happens on an average about once every minute. This happens when pairing with my skull candy speakers, my skullcandy headphones and beats studio wireless headphones, but most often in my car. This has never happend before with my iPhone 6S or iPhone 5S


Im curious if anyone else is getting this.

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