How do I stop Bluetooth from switching devices?

I have a few different Bluetooth devices around my house. My iPhone is continually picking the wrong one. How do I tell it to just stop auto-connecting to devices, and only switch when I ask it to?


For example: I'm on a conference call on my headset, and my wife starts up the car in the driveway. My headset goes dead and the conference call switches into the car. (when I'm on a business call with a client, this is catastrophic)


Or I'm talking on the handset, but there's some Bluetooth device marginally out of range. The iphone occasionally notices and switches to it. I quickly switch back, but 20 seconds later it switches away again. This craziness continues until I can find that cursed device and switch it off.


Or I'm talking on a headset, and someone else switches on the living room speaker to listen to some music. My call is immediately routed into the living room, thundering echoes through the house.


I can understand how auto-switching would work well if I only had a single pair of AirPods. But, when I have a few different devices plus a car... it's just miserable.


How do I make my iPhone do less? Thank you.

iPhone X, iOS 11.4

Posted on Jun 25, 2018 11:00 AM

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Jul 2, 2018 1:30 AM in response to sabron

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sabron has posted in the Using iPhone community.

How do I stop Bluetooth from switching devices?

Thanks for the suggestion! I activated that setting and nothing has changed. When someone turns on the car in the driveway, my phone call still jumps into the car.




Ya know, I'd rather switch to Android than get a land line!


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