iPhone 16 Pro not connecting to Bluetooth devices

Have Phonak hearing aids about one year old. Just upgraded to iphone 16+.

Hearing aids when paired with Phonak app appear in iphone bluetooth but cannot be designated as hearing aids and are not 'found' using accessibility > hearing devices.

If I don't pair with Phonak app but just pair in bluetooth I get the option in bluetooth settings to designate them as hearing aids but then can't use Phonak app to control the hearing aids.

Very disappointed that those of us with hearing impairments have been left ignored so Apple can promote earbuds as if they are real hearing aids.

The phone does not connect to the Pixel Watch. As a first-time iPhone user, I am dissatisfied with it. I prefer to sell the phone rather than buy an Apple Watch; Identifying issues on a daily basis when compared to Google Pixel, I think I will return to using a Pixel phone.

Got a new 16pro yesterday and it has Bluetooth issues. I did notice it will find and connect to older Bluetooth devices. However, it will not connect to newer Bluetooth devices. Have tried every fix that I have found online, nothing works. Seems this has been a problem for awhile and Apple has done nothing. Any suggestions?

Hi ! I had the same problem and was unable to pair my JBL earphones with my Iphone 16 pro but was able to pair them with my MacBook. Iphone 16 pro was still able to pair with all of my other Bluetooth devices, BUT the earphones. A pop up appeared at some point telling me Iphone could not connect with the earphones and I only could click on ''forget this device'' which I did (and thought this was the issue). Ended up calling apple support, the apple support employee had me try everything in the support page for Bluetooth connection and nothing worked. Ended up speaking with a senior employee who told me to not only disconnect the earphones from my MacBook, but to actually power the MacBook off. Then miraculously, the JBL beam earphones appeared on my phone to pair. Then I was able to pair them with both my phone + mac book. Hope it helps.

This is driving me crazy, I have reset network settings and still doesn't connect to my car. It pairs fine but won't reconnect the next time I get in. My 13 pro max was solid, this 16 pro max is rubbish.

To FrediW. 3/3/2025. Success in pairing hearing aids to iPhone 16.

Thank you very much for sharing your fix - Settings - Accessibility - Hearing Aids, information, my friend.

This fix worked for my Jabra Enhanced Pro hearing aids, connecting successfully to my new iPhone 16 Pro, yeah!

The other Fix: Settings, screen time, turn on Content and Privacy slider & turn it off, did not work on these Jabra.

Bob H in Silver Spring, Md

i gave up on 16 Plus and sent back after three hours with Apple and nothing recognized! None of my BT connections copied over from the cloud! T Mobile could not resolve either! New IPhone 16 Pro was no walk in the park either! Net: Apple has a chip set issue that is funky in a manufacturing run and there is no way to make work! Sorry

Apple! I just got the 16 pro max and it’s not connecting Bluetooth to my car at all. It’s glitching as if it wants to connect but will not find my car. Guess I should have done proper research or look at the reviews. Please fix it!!!

I'm having a similar issue with my iPhone 16 Pro using iOS 18. It doesn't find several of my bluetooth devices to pair with them (some do pair and work fine, but some don't). I've tried all of the suggestions that have been offered by other users here in the support community and on other websites, but nothing has worked to fix this problem. Several of my bluetooth devices are now useless because my iPhone won't pair with them. This is ridiculous that this has been going on for months and Apple has been unresponsive to users with this problem. Please fix this!

I'm having a similar issue with my iPhone 16 Pro Max using iOS 18.4 (had the same with previous iOS versions as week). It pairs and work fine with all my headphones and Huawei watch, but can't work with both head-units of my cars. It’s able to find it and looks like it pairs, but it works only as headset. So I can receive calls, but I cant make them using head-unit or steering wheel buttons. It’s always falls back with sync error of recent calls and contacts. In the profiles of my cars I see only empty device type field and none of signs for syncing recent and contacts, like it was before. I've tried all of the suggestions that have been offered by other users here in the support community and on other websites, but nothing has worked to fix this problem. Both of my headunits of my cars are now useless because my iPhone won't work with them properly. This is ridiculous that this has been going on for months and Apple has been unresponsive to users with this problem.

Please fix this!

making my other iphone forget the device actually worked thank you so much

this is my first ever time commenting anything over here but I just had to tell you how grateful I am, this is the only thing that solved the issue for me

Try this - it’s worked for me when nothing else would. Good luck everyone!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrWCEPSQE7U

Had the same issue! Fixed it by resetting my network settings

Settings > general > reset > reset network settings

this worked for me!

thanks!

As a truck driver I need to use headphones to drive safely…. I already tried all recommendations and no luck…… any other option?