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title: "How to fix your iPhone 7 Plus that cannot pair or connect to a Bluetooth device after updating to iOS 11.3"  
description: "How to fix your iPhone 7 Plus that cannot pair or connect to a Bluetooth device after updating to iOS 11.3"  
author: "Akash Ahlawat"  
published: 2018-10-21  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50919/how-to-fix-your-iphone-7-plus-that-cannot-pair-or-connect-to-a-bluetooth-device-after-updating-to-ios-11-3  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["iphone 7 plus"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to fix your iPhone 7 Plus that cannot pair or connect to a Bluetooth device after updating to iOS 11.3 

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**Changes to iOS features** and services are made once the update is installed. Some features and services may behave badly as a result of these modifications. And this could be why [your iPhone](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50411/what-to-do-if-your-iphone-x-can-t-be-detected-by-computer)'s Bluetooth capability isn't working. **Restarting the phone's Bluetooth** capability may assist to resolve the issue. So, if the preceding approach doesn't work, here's what you should try next: \

1. Tap Settings from the **Home screen.**
2. **Bluetooth should be selected.**
3. To turn Bluetooth off, **toggle the switch.**
4. The **switch to turn Bluetooth back on** after a few seconds. After then, a list of Bluetooth-enabled devices within range will appear.
5. **Retry to connect** after you've found and selected the Bluetooth device you want to associate with.

If you don’t see the Bluetooth device in the list, **turn the device off** and on then place it next to your iPhone.and see if it work


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