Lost Bluetooth

My iphone 4S has suddenly lost Bluetooth! It no longer appears on the menu when I go into Settings and I can't get it from the pull up screen although it still has a button, it simply says "Bluetooth not available". Not sure if the recent upgrade is involved but ir is very frustrating as I just bought the BOSE wireless Bluetooth speaker and I can't use it! Anyone come accross this or have any ideas what has happened?

Hi Grandad SE,
If you are having issues with Bluetooth no longer being available, you may find the troubleshooting in the following article helpful (it is for a similar WiFi issue, but the steps should be the same):
iOS: Wi-Fi settings grayed out or dim
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1559
Regards,
- Brenden

Similar Messages

  • I cannot open mail attachments on my iPhone 4S.  I have reset it 3 times and lost Bluetooth once, but at least it's back on.

    I cannot open mail attachments on my iPhone 4S.  I have reset 3 times and actually lost Bluetooth once, but at least that's back on now.

    Try to set it up as new device, explained here:
    How to back up your data and set up as a new device
    First without using the backup, in case it contains corrupt data.
    If it works after that, use the backup to restore from.

  • IMac 5,2 Core2Duo lost Bluetooth - Fixed

    This may apply to all Macs, but I have only one iMac that has lost Bluetooth so it was only tried out with that.
    Our older white iMac 5,2 lost Bluetooth one day - no warning, no reason, it was just gone.  I read the forums and tried everything, resetting SMC or what ever, re-installed the original Mac OS that came with the iMac, nothing made any difference.
    I took a punt on a £2 Bluetooth USB dongle from Amazon, what do you know it actually works!  It is seen by the iMac as if it was the original Bluetooth hardware, uses the built-in drivers.  I don't know at this stage how well it's going to work over the coming weeks or months, but it's looking good as it will only be used for Apple keyboard and mouse (from the same period), and they paired without any problems.
    The actual name of the item on Amazon was Super Mini USB Bluetooth 2.0 Wireless Adapter Dongle - OEM, I'm sure a simple search would find it.
    For all those losing Bluetooth, after having tried the suggestions in these forums with no luck I would say give this a try.  I plugged the dongle directly into the back of the iMac, this is not a problem for us however as it effectively replaces the wired USB connection that the original keyboard used.

    And to add more information to my prior post, Airport is also nonfunctional after the 10.5.2 upgrade. Unlike the bluetooth problem, System Profiler sees the Airport card, but trying to configure the Airport under Network fails. The button to turn the Airport on is greyed out, and I haven't found another way to turn it on. I've tried resetting PRAM and SMC, rebooting, creating another user account. I've also re-installed 10.5.0 (archive/install), and that brings back both Bluetooth and Airport operation. When I then apply the 10.5.2 combo updater, the OS can no longer find the BT hardware module, and the Airport card can't be turned on. Rebooting under Tiger fixes it all, so I think I'm safe in saying it's the 10.5.2 update that's breaking things.

  • Lost bluetooth on my toshiba

    I have lost bluetooth in my machine and would like some1 to help me troubleshoot this.
    Solved!
    Go to Solution.

    According the specs here, your computer does not come with the Bluetooth hardware built in.
    It's confusing because Toshiba includes the Bluetooth software.
    -Jerry

  • Lost Bluetooth iphone 4

    I lost bluetooth. When I go to "Settings" under "General" Bluetooth shows OFF. When you click on Bluetooth it doesn't give an "on/off" option just the spinning wheel of death. I have turned it completely off, I have reset network settings and I have turned off and on airplane mode...I finally connected it to Itunes and downloaded the latest software version 4.0.2 and then restored everything. It doesn't even show a Bluetooth Icon in the top right corner of the screen. Any other suggestions?

    Update... I also lost WiFi a couple of days later. I took the phone to Apple store and they did a "restore" and still nothing. They said it's a hardware issue and replaced the phone.

  • Lost bluetooth in preferences since upgrading to yosemite

    It seems I have lost the Bluetooth icon in System Preferences since I upgraded to Yosemite, does anyone know how to retrieve Bluetooth?
    Thanks
    Barry,

    I had the same issue and it took forever to find a solution that worked, but here's the one that finally did:
    Go to /Library/Preferences and delete com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
    Reboot
    If that still doesn't work:
    Go to ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost and delete a file called com.apple.Bluetooth.[HEX-ID-NUMBERS].plist
    Reboot
    Some other possible options might be to reset your SMC and/or PRAM. Needless to say, I'm relieved that the above solution worked for me. And I hope it works for you too!

  • Yosemite issues iPhoto images lost, bluetooth not syncing

    I uploaded Yosemite and then was instructed that iPhoto needed to be upgraded.  Did that and lost 50% of my albums. Also
    bluetooth is not syncing now and is breaking up. At the shop where I took the MacBook Pro, on returning, service person
    said many reporting the same issues.  Please advise

    No I do have a back up Its kinda long to explain but last a little over a week ago, i delete a important file in my private/var folder and screwed up my computer. Worst part was I didn't run time machine for almost a month that way all my pics that I did bring on weren't backup up. i know this sounds careless but normally does happen like this. Anyway I had to take my imac into to get it fixed and the only way to do it without losing all my data was to do an archive and install and of course my drive was full so they had to swap it out and they put in a 2 TB and ya, so now I am where I am at. Everything is here but got pro app and iphoto issues. I guess worst case scenario if something does go wrong on the install I kinda do have a back up as the old drive can be put into a enclosure and used as a HD but I guess it is a bootable drive so I don't know if it would mount properly. Thanks for you help though/ Really Appreciate it.
    Nat

  • Lost Bluetooth after firmware update 2.0.1

    After updating my 15" MacBook Pro with a Broadcom chipset I have lost the Bluetooth hardware. If I go to System Profile it says "No information available". If I try and do a Bludtooth set up in system Profile.... Network it says the system has no Bluetooth hardware. Any thoughts?

    Have you tried a simple restart? My bluetooth has been known to wander off at times (not on the Air but on my PB G4). You can try resetting the SMC: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411. This has helped me in the past.

  • Lost Bluetooth on mac Wireless Keyboard

    Wierd issue
    Since the last update I lost the ability to connect my mac wireless keyboaed
    On my Imac and MBP. They see it but will not pair.
    Now I can pair this keyboard on my iPhone and my iPad
    I reset the PRAM and tried all the suggestions on the countless threads that are up for this issue.
    The only reason I started my own thread was do to the fact that my mobile devices will pair and maybe I have a different issue.
    One more thing.  I used to have a bluetooth icon in my tray at the tp and in the system prefs. Now I have to go to etwork connections to access it.
    I'm pretty sure it happened on the last update
    MacBook                          Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5), 2.44 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 GB ram
    iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5), 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 GB ram
    Will these two computers work well with MT Lion
    Thanks

    Try fresh batteries but I suspect a hardware problem with your KB.
    You can then try cleaning it. Nothing to lose:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh3x-Vcmltg
    https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/49921/Cleaning+the+wireless+%26+wired+keyboa rds

  • Satellite T130-11U lost Bluetooth connection after installing Mobile Broadb

    I recently bought a Satellite T130-11U and established a connection with my Nokia N82, using PC Suite.
    Then I installed my Mobile Broadband (TMN operator) and lost the Bluetooth connection.
    There must be some way to overcome this "conflict".
    Anyone faced the same problem?
    Thank you.

    Hi
    Maybe this 3rd party application is not compatible and this is the reason why this happens
    But first of all you should check if the Bluetooth is still enabled
    Furthermore you should check if this issue would happen after installation of new BT stack
    Here you can find the new BT stack:
    http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/bluetooth/
    Greets

  • My iMac lost Bluetooth connections for keyboard an d keypad how can I reset it?

    First the keypad list it's Bluetooth connection then when I used the Bluetooth assistant it lost the keyboard .  How can I re establish connections?  Batteries are good.

    If you connect the iPod to the computer (with the iTunes library) that was previously used to sync the iPod, it should unlock.  If that's not possible, you should be able to connect the iPod to the current computer, and use the current iTunes library to Restore the iPod.  The Restore button is on the iPod's Summary screen in iTunes.  This will erase the iPod and give it a fresh start.

  • MB Lost Bluetooth Module

    Recently my MB somehow lost its Bluetooth Module. I have no idea how this happened because for the past month my Bluetooth mouse has been working fine, and today when I booted up my computer my mouse would not connect, so I went to system preferences and a message popped up that said, " The bluetooth tab has been hidden because there is no bluetooth module installed or attached to your computer." Do I need to have it repaired or is there something I can do to fix it?

    I had a similar problem myself a couple months ago. It appears as though the software had been completely removed. I called Mac support, we went through multiple steps, and finally, after multiple restarts, the tech guy had me restore default settings to the computer and then unplug everything from it, including the battery. This turned out to work.

  • Lost Bluetooth after system refresh 15-4010nr

    With the whole 8.1 upgrade debacle, I had to wipe my system and start fresh.  Now I just realized I have no bluetooth on my laptop.  I'm mostly sure I had it, but I cannot find it on the device manager.  Any idea where I can download the driver?
    Thanks

    Hello DrKrizzle,
    I see you're trying to find the bluetooth on your Notebook after doing a system refresh. I will try to help you with this.
    If the refresh has reverted the Notebook to Windows 8, you may use this link for the driver which should enable the bluetooth for you again. Intel Bluetooth Driver. If you have upgraded back to 8.1 after the refresh, there is currently no driver listed.
    You may also use the HP Recovery Manger to try to restore lost drivers. Using Recovery Manager to Restore Software and Drivers (Windows 8).
    I hope this is able to help you, let me know how it goes.
    Thank you for posting on the HP Forums.
    I worked on behalf of HP.

  • Lost bluetooth connection with iOS8.02. nothing syncs

    Since the upgrade to iOS 8 have lost all my bluetooth devices. Nothing will sync. I have an iPad mini and now my keyboard and my sound device won't work

    Hello willcourt,
    Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
    Please check out this article for reconnecting your headset and keyboard.
    If you can’t use a Bluetooth accessory or car kit
    If you updated to iOS 8, have iCloud turned on, and are using Bluetooth, you might experience these symptoms:
    Can’t connect to a Bluetooth accessory, like a car kit, car stereo, or headset
    Can’t make or receive phone calls when you’re connected to Bluetooth
    Can’t hear sound clearly when you’re on a call with Bluetooth
    To resolve the issue, you'll need to first sign in to iCloud and review your devices:
    Sign in to iCloud on your iOS devices.
    On one of your devices, tap Settings > Bluetooth and look under My Devices. You'll see all devices that are connected to Bluetooth, but make sure that you see your Apple devices that are signed in to iCloud and are using iOS 8.
    Sign out of your iCloud account from any devices that you don't want to use. To sign out of iCloud on an iOS device, tap Settings > iCloud > Sign Out.
    Then, remove any inactive devices from iCloud:
    Sign in to iCloud.com.
    Select Find My iPhone.
    Select any devices that aren't active anymore.
    Wait for Find My iPhone to stop trying to find the inactive device.
    You should see the option to remove this device from your account. Select it to remove the device.
    After following the steps above, restart the device with the issue. Then try to use it with your Bluetooth accessory.
    Best regards,
    Nubz

  • Lost bluetooth connection

    Out of no where, I have lost connection with my Bluetooth devices - iPhone 4 and Targus Mouse.  I have reinstalled batteries in the mouse, have restarted my MacBook Pro, logged in and out, have both devices turned on and off, and tried to reconnect with Bluetooth and both cannot be found by my MacBook Pro.  Just curious if others have had this problem.  Thanks.
    Thom

    OK, I just tried pairing my Targus Bluetooth Mouse with my 2007 MacBook running Snow Leopard and it paired and worked flawlessly. 
    I also tried connecting my iPhone to the MacBook Pro which is running Lion, and I had problems there as well. 
    So, it is an issue either with Lion or the MacBook Pro.  Both the Targus Mouse and the iPhone are discovered, however, they both are inoperable.  The mouse does not move and the iPhone can not transfer files.
    Any advice?
    Thom

Maybe you are looking for

  • Music App

    I'm looking for an app for my iPhone that I can store my music on, but can be accessed if i'm on a flight or in another country. It also has to sync with my mac. My music library is pretty hefty, its a whole 15gb. Please help me out. Thanks in advanc

  • Podcast doesn't update on itunes

    I have created a video podcast for my family to download videos that I have posted. They have been able to double click on the default rss button to load the feed into itunes. However, itunes does not update the rss feed. I have even tried to reimpor

  • Display items on a form

    Dear composite experts, Within GP I have three blocks: 1) Enter Purchase Order ID 2) Get Purchase Order details 3) Display Purchase Order details For the third step I created a Web Dynpro Form as CO. On this form I have placed some header fields and

  • Do I need another PSU?

    Hi I built a new pc from components, and surpise, surprise it wont post. Basicly eveything seems fine but it just hangs at the msi logo when I turn it on. I think the problem is my power supply; as the keyboard or mouse don't seem to be getting any p

  • My add on tab is not loading / displaying addons.When i go to help then there is an option to reset firefox with addons disabled but no option to reset firefox.

    I use Windows XP and firefox version is upto date.Whenever I open the addon tab it shows the loading sign but fails to load even in a houris it a virus.Please help me in this regard.