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title: "How to fix Bluetooth that stops working on iPhone 7, cannot pair or connect Bluetooth devices after iOS update"  
description: "How to fix Bluetooth that stops working on iPhone 7, cannot pair or connect Bluetooth devices after iOS update"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-10-19  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50769/how-to-fix-bluetooth-that-stops-working-on-iphone-7-cannot-pair-or-connect-bluetooth-devices-after-ios-update  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["iphone7"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How to fix Bluetooth that stops working on iPhone 7, cannot pair or connect Bluetooth devices after iOS update

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

If you've tried everything else and still can't pair or connect your iPhone 7 to your Bluetooth device, you might have to consider a factory reset. Following the latest iOS upgrade, your smartphone may have developed certain fatal system faults, necessitating a full system reset. If you want to keep on, make a backup of all your crucial data. Then go through the following steps to restore your **iPhone 7 to factory defaults via settings:** \

1. From the Home screen, **choose Settings.**
2. Select **General.**
3. **Restart** by pressing the Reset button.
4. Erasing all content and settings is the option to choose. This will wipe your iPhone's system clean and then **restore the default settings.**
5. To confirm the action, **enter your passcode** if requested.
6. Then, to **confirm the factory reset,** hit the choice.

After the **reset,** you'll need to set up your **iPhone 7** and activate functions like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth that you wish to utilize. A master reset, more often than not, resolves software-related difficulties, including those caused by an upgrade. Retry connecting your iPhone with your Bluetooth device to see whether it's already working. If the issue isn't resolved and Bluetooth pairing isn't possible,


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