why can’t i pair my iphone with my ipad, iphone .Can’t pair IPhone and IPad via blutooth. Hello I have both a iPhone and IPad, both will successfully discover and pair with peripheral Bluetooth devices. They will not see each other as a device to pair with.

I Have rebootted, reset network settings, switched bluetooth on and off. Neither device offers itself to the other as a pairing and I cannot see any residue of a previous pairing anywhere either.

Any ideas?

Thanks a lot

answer:

iOS devices cannot pair with each other over Bluetooth except for Personal Hotspot usage. . What you are attempting to do simply will not work unless Personal Hotspot is turned on.

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If you can’t connect a Bluetooth accessory to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

If your Bluetooth accessory won’t pair or connect to your iOS or iPadOS device, learn what to do.

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To get help pairing a Bluetooth accessory—like a wireless keyboard—to your iOS or iPadOS device, try these steps:

Make sure that your Bluetooth accessory and iOS or iPadOS device are close to each other.
Turn your Bluetooth accessory off and back on again.
Make sure that your Bluetooth accessory is on and fully charged or connected to power. If your accessory uses batteries, see if they need to be replaced.
If there’s an app that you use with the Bluetooth accessory, go to Settings > Privacy > Bluetooth on your iOS or iPadOS device, and make sure that you’ve turned on Bluetooth for the app.

If you still can’t pair or connect your Bluetooth accessory

If you previously connected your Bluetooth accessory to your iOS or iPadOS device, unpair the accessory, put it back in discovery mode, then try to pair and connect it again.
If you can pair your accessory with some devices but not your iOS or iPadOS device, unpair the accessory from your other devices. Then try to pair with your iOS or iPadOS device again.
Check with the accessory manufacturer to make sure that your accessory supports your iOS or iPadOS device.
If you still have any of these issues, contact Apple Support:
- You can’t turn on Bluetooth or the setting is grayed out.
- You can’t connect any Bluetooth accessories with your device.
- The accessory manufacturer confirmed that your accessory is working correctly.

Bluetooth supports many different “Profiles”, or methods of connecting BlueTooth compatible devices. Since the iPhone first came out Apple has chosen to primarily support hands-free profiles, such as “ear roaches”, stereo headsets, earbuds, automobile integration for sound systems and phone calls, remote control, etc., and more recently CarePlay.

The specific profiles supported are described here: iOS: Supported Bluetooth profiles. Conspicuously absent from the supported profiles is device to device file transfer. That is, you cannot pair an iOS device with another iOS device or with a computer for file transfer. That’s the simple answer. As there are many other ways to transfer files to and from iOS devices (AirDrop, AirPlay, Continuity, USB cable, WiFi, iCloud, email, MMS messaging, iMessage, plus many 3rd party solutions such as Dropbox, Box.com, Google Drive, etc.) this should not limit the use of your iOS device in any way.

However, with more recent versions of iOS and MacOS, and Apple’s “Continuity” features such as Handoff, SMS sync, and Instant Hotspot (not to forget AirDrop), all of which use BlueTooth, the lack of the ability to pair between devices has created confusion. The answer here is there is more to BlueTooth than “permanent” connections via pairing. The BlueTooth 4 standard added a connectionless mode (called variously BlueTooth Smart, BlueTooth Low Energy, BlueTooth LE, or just BlueTooth 4) that allows information to pass between applications on devices, but does not require the devices themselves to be paired. This feature was originally used for connecting sensors to your device. Thus, your Fitbit devices, your Polar heart monitor, Withings Blood Pressure cuff, Wyze scale and many other biometric devices can transfer data to your computer, iPhone or iPad without having to be paired.

Apple’s Continuity features also use BlueTooth 4 and later Bluetooth versions along with Wi-Fi. This is why older computers and iPhones won’t work with some of the continuity features; BlueTooth 4 requires newer hardware. But its also why you don’t have to pair your phone and your computer to use these features. For help with using Continuity features (and troubleshooting them) Apple has published this guide: Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch – Apple Support. And for help with AirDrop see: Mac Basics: AirDrop lets you send files from your Mac to nearby Macs and iOS devices – Apple Support

Bluetooth is one of the most widely used wireless technologies in the world. It is a method of wirelessly transferring data between two devices such as your phone and headphones. Bluetooth is great when it works but it can be frustrating when there are issues pairing devices. This guide will assist you with fixing common pairing problems.

1 Troubleshoot Bluetooth

If you are having trouble connecting your Bluetooth device to your iOS device, follow these steps:

Make sure that your Bluetooth accessory and iOS device are close to each other (within a couple of feet).
Check that your Bluetooth accessory is on and fully charged or connected to power. If your accessory uses batteries, check if they need to be replaced.
Restart your Bluetooth accessory.
Make sure that iOS software is up to date.
On your iOS device, go to Settings then Bluetooth and make sure that Bluetooth is on. If you can’t turn on Bluetooth or you see a spinning gear, restart your iOS device.
Unpair the Bluetooth accessory and put it back in discovery mode, then try to pair it again.

If you still can’t pair or connect your Bluetooth accessory. Try these steps:

If you can pair your accessory with other devices but not your iOS device, unpair the accessory from one of the other devices, then try to pair with your iOS device again.
Check with the accessory manufacturer to make sure that your accessory is compatible with your iOS device.
If you have any of the following issues, contact Apple Support:
- You cannot turn on Bluetooth or the setting is grayed out.
- You cannot connect any Bluetooth accessories to your device.
- The accessory manufacturer confirmed that your accessory is working correctly.

2 Connect Bluetooth

Some Bluetooth accessories are configured with a PIN or a passkey that is often listed in its information manual. Check your Bluetooth accessory documentation for the correct PIN or passkey.

From Any iOS Device (iPod, iPad, iPhone)

Open Settings
Then Bluetooth.
Set the Bluetooth accessory in pairing/discovery mode.
Wait for your iOS device to display the detected Bluetooth accessory.
Select the Bluetooth accessory to pair it with the iOS device.
- If a PIN or passkey is required, you will be prompted to enter it.
- If there is no passkey, your Bluetooth accessory should connect without issue.