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bblood4

Level 1 (16 points)

iPhone and iPad Bluetooth

When I try to pair my iPhone and iPad via bluetooth I get a message saying "Pairing Unsuccessful" "Pairing took too long. Make sure iPad is turned on, in range, and is ready to pair". This message came up immediately after trying to pair and the two are right next to each other. How do I get these to connect via bluetooth? I was able to do it with my old phone but now with the new one it is giving me this error message.

Posted on Nov 30, 2019 10:25 AM

3 replies

stedman1

Level 10 (268,198 points)

Nov 30, 2019 10:26 AM in response to bblood4

There is no supported Bluetooth protocol to pair the iPhone and iPad.

What are you hoping to accomplish?

stedman1

Level 10 (268,198 points)

Nov 30, 2019 10:34 AM in response to bblood4

You’re welcome. You are probably referring to the continuity feature of Apple devices. See the article below for what it is, what it can do, and how to use.

Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support

bblood4 Author

Level 1 (16 points)

Nov 30, 2019 10:31 AM in response to stedman1

I just figured that’s what you did. My old phone and my iPad were somehow linked via Bluetooth. That phone still even shows up in the connected devices section on the iPad.

thank you for your help

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/250903416