My AirPods Won’t Connect To My iPhone! Here’s The Real Fix.

Your iPhone and the other Bluetooth device need to be paired before they can connect wirelessly.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap Bluetooth.
3. Tap the Bluetooth device you want to pair your iPhone with when the device appears under “My Devices.”
4. Some Bluetooth devices require you to enter a passkey or PIN.
5. You’ll know your iPhone is connected to the Bluetooth device when it says “Connected” to next to the name of the device.

Apple puts out new software updates to improve efficiency, fix bugs, and introduce new features. Updating iOS can fix problems with your iPhone’s software.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap Software Update.
4. Tap Download and Install or Install Now.
5. Enter your passcode if prompted.
6. The update will begin once it has been verified.
7. The update is complete after your iPhone restarts.

Turning on Bluetooth allows you to connect your iPhone to Bluetooth devices such as AirPods, keyboards, speakers, and more.

There are three ways to turn on Bluetooth on your iPhone:

How To Turn On Bluetooth In The Settings App

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap Bluetooth to open the Bluetooth menu.
3. If the switch next to Bluetooth is green, then Bluetooth is already turned on.
4. If the switch next to Bluetooth is gray, tap the switch with your finger to turn Bluetooth on.

How To Turn On Bluetooth In Control Center

1. Open Control by swiping up from below the bottom of the screen (iPhones without Face ID) or down from the upper right-hand corner of the screen (iPhones with Face ID).
2. To turn on Bluetooth, tap the Bluetooth icon, which looks like a “B” made of triangles. If the icon is highlighted in blue, then Bluetooth is already turned on.

How To Turn On Bluetooth Using Siri

1. Open Siri by pressing and holding the Home button (iPhones without Face ID) or side button (iPhones with Face ID) until Siri appears, or say, “Hey Siri.”
2. Say, “Turn on Bluetooth.” Siri will tell you if Bluetooth is already turned on.

When you turn off your iPhone, the operating system shuts down all the little background programs that keep your iPhone running. When you turn your iPhone back on, all those little background programs start fresh, and sometimes that’s enough to fix a simple software glitch.

1. Press and hold the power button (iPhones without Face ID) or the side button and either volume button (iPhones with Face ID) until “slide to power off” appears on the screen.
2. Use your finger to swipe the red power icon across the screen from left to right.
3. Wait for your iPhone to turn all the way off. This may take up to 30 seconds.
4. To turn your iPhone on again, press and hold the power button (iPhones without Face ID) or side button (iPhones with Face ID) again until the Apple logo appears on the screen.
5. Let go of the power button or side button and wait for your iPhone to turn on.

If your iPhone isn’t logged into your iCloud account, you’ll have to put your AirPods into Bluetooth pairing mode.

1. Put your AirPods into the Charging Case.
2. Keep the lid of your Charging Case open.
3. Press and hold the setup button on the back of the Charging Case.
4. When the status light begins to flash white, your AirPods are in Bluetooth pairing mode.

When your iPhone connects to a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth device for the first time, it saves information about how to connect to that network or device. If something changes with that process, it may cause connectivity issues.

Deep software problems, especially with network settings, can be difficult to track down. Rather than trying to track an issue down, we’re going to reset all network settings and give your iPhone a fresh start.

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Tap General.
3. Scroll down and tap Transfer Or Reset iPhone.
4. Tap Reset.
5. Tap Reset Network Settings.
6. Enter your passcode if prompted.
7. Your iPhone will shut down, reset, and turn itself on again when the reset is complete.

If your AirPods are connected to a different device, they may be receiving audio output from the other device. AirPods are not designed to receive audio output from two devices at the same time.

1. Go to the Home screen.
2. Open Control Center.
3. Tap the audio output button, which looks like a small triangle with three circles coming out of it.
4. Tap AirPods to connect your iPhone to your AirPods.
5. If you do not see AirPods listed, they are out of range.

If your AirPods aren’t within range of your iPhone, the devices won’t be able to connect to each other. AirPods connect to your iPhone through Bluetooth, which only works when your devices are within a certain range of each other.

1. Go to the Home screen.
2. Open the Control Center by swiping up from below the bottom edge of the screen (iPhones without Face ID) or down from the upper right-hand corner of the screen (iPhones with Face ID).
3. Tap the audio output button  , which looks like a triangle with three circles coming out of it.
4. If your AirPods are not listed here as an audio output source, then your AirPods are out of range.

Charging your AirPods ensures that they will have enough battery life to function properly. AirPods are charged using the Charging Case.

1. Put your AirPods in the Charging Case.
2. When your AirPods are in the Charging Case, the Status light will indicate the amount of charge your AirPods have.
3. The Status light will turn green when your AirPods are fully charged.

It may be a mouthful, but the Charging Case needs to be charged in order to charge your AirPods.

1. Plug a Lightning cable into the Lightning connector on your Charging Case.
2. Plug the other end of the Lightning cable into a USB port or wall charger.
3. It may take a few hours to fully charge your Charging Case.