HT1665 Bluetooth on my IPhone 3GS seems not function properly

Bluetooth on my IPhone 3GS seems not function properly. How to check and rectify it.

It would help if you explained what you mean when you say it doesn't function properly. What are you attempting to do? What happens when you try? What troubleshooting steps have you already taken?

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    My iPhone 3gs is not working properly and hasn't been since about September of last year. When switched on (Quite often it won't even turn on) it says 'Update Completed' as though it has just been updated. On the next screen it says to 'Connect to iTunes'. It doesn't, however, connect to iTunes and just resets itself over and over until power is gone. Occasionally after switching on and off a few times it functions normally for a few hours and some times even a couple of days but eventually always turns itself off and goes back to the 'Update Completed' screen. Does anyone know what might be causing this and/or a way of fixing it?

    Morning JordenR,
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    You can resolve many restore issues using the troubleshooting steps documented here.
    For more information on this, take a look at this article:
    iOS: Resolving update and restore alert messages
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1275
    Best of luck,
    Mario

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    My iphone 3gs will not type properly. I am unable to tap on y - it gives me t or u.If I just hover above the return key if will about 3 lines of J,N and L!!!!  Has anyone any idea about how I can sort this out?

    Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings. All your preferences are reset, but your data and media aren’t deleted.

  • HT204387 Why can,t I bluetooth pair my iPhone 3GS with my new iPad, it does not even show up as discoverable. What can I do to fix this

    Why can,t I bluetooth pair my iPhone 3GS with my new iPad, it does not even show up as discoverable. What can I do to fix this

    For what purpose are you trying to pair them?
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  • My iphone 3GS is not being recognised by my PC?

    My iphone 3GS is not being recognised by my PC, either in itunes or My Computer as a drive. iPad and iPod work fine.
    Phone also not found on other computers I have tried.
    Tried resetting the phone. Reloaded iTunes. Stumped now.

    Now sorted thanks. It was the cable, seemed identical, would charge the phone through the USB port but did not show up as a drive.

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    After the ios6 update, my iphone 3gs does not turn on. I see the apple logo, after a minute, it boots again and i see the logo again. This process seems to continue like a circle. After a search the net, i see that i am not the only one. A quick fix and suggestions please, as i need my phone of course.
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  • IPhone 3Gs is not sorting Text Messages

    My iPhone 3Gs does not sort the text messages by time or date, which I thought was the default for cellular phones...
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    Thanks.

    Hm... mine doesn't always seem to do that.
    Often i'll have to scroll through the long list of conversations to see where the little blue bullet comes up.
    I guess i'll suggest it to Apple.
    Thanks.
    Nice that they actually accept suggestions.

  • FIXED (for me at least): iPhone 3gs will not sync with Gateway NV79

    I’ve spent months trying to fix this miserable problem with getting my iPhone 3gs to sync with my new Gateway NV79. Gateway will not help. Their technical support is genuinely worthless. Microsoft blames Apple and Apple blames Gateway.
    My old iPod Nano syncs to my Gateway NV79 without a problem. I’ve tried all of the proposed fixes but other posters with no success.
    But I do believe I’ve discovered a real fix (for me at least). Here’s my setup:
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    • iTunes 10
    • iPhone 3gs running OS 4.02
    The USB ports needs tweaking to get the iPhone 3gs to sync to the Gateway NV79. Follow these steps without your iPhone 3gs connected to the Gateway NV79:
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    1. Open Control Panel
    2. Click Hardware & Sound
    3. Click Power Options
    4. Make sure Balanced is selected and click Change Plan Settings
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    7. Expand USB selective suspend setting
    8. Change On Battery setting to Disabled.
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    10. Click OK
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    3. Click Properties
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    8. Click Power Management
    9. Uncheck Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power
    10. Click OK
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    13. Click Power Management
    14. Uncheck Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power
    15. Click OK
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    You must complete both steps. Step 1 is required for Step 2 to stick.
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    If you cannot update your computer, you will not be able to sync your phone. The requirements are:
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    Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
    Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later
    iTunes 10.1 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
    iTunes Store account
    Internet access

  • My iphone 3gs will not connect to itunes and it says that I need to do a system restore. It also says that I need to enter my password on the iphone to connect to itunes but I can not do this because the phone is in emergency phone call mode only.

    My iphone 3gs will not connect to itunes and it says that I need to do a system restore. It also says that I need to enter my password on the iphone to connect to itunes but I can not do this because the phone is in emergency phone call mode only.

    Turn your phone off and connect your cable to the computer, but not the device just yet. Start up iTunes. Now, hold down the home button on your phone and plug it in to the cable - don't let go of the button until iTunes tells you it's detected a phone in recovery mode. Now you can restore to factory settings.
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  • My iPhone 3gs is not recognized by my PC or iTunes and i can't open it. Any idea what's the problem?

    My iPhone 3gs is not recognized by my PC or iTunes and i can't open it. Any idea what's the problem?

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  • Iphone 3gs is not charging nor detected by i tunes and computer shows 'One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it'

    Hello evi one .. My iphone 3gs is not charging and is not recognised by itunes .whenever i attach my iphone to my computer,it displays a message 'one of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it ' . :-(  it do charging sometime with charger but does'nt by computer . kindly please tell me the solution .. thanks

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    B-rock

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    My iPhone 3gs is not detected as a camera in FaceTime/photobooth, I sync it everyday and also able to import pics, but can't use it for chat ;-(
    i went to store to ask this and guy told me to change preferences i came back home and cant even find the option which he was showing me.
    need urgent help.....can anyone hear me!!!!!!!

    iPhone 4 supports those features. As far as I know you can not use phone with a computer (say Mac Mini) to video converence.

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