How to Turn Bluetooth On or Off on an iPhone or iPad
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Introduction
1 Turn On Bluetooth
There are three ways to turn on Bluetooth on your iOS device:
Turn on Bluetooth by Asking Siri
- Say: "Hey Siri"
- Wait a moment for Siri to indicate she's listening, then say "Turn on Bluetooth."
Turn on Bluetooth through the Control Center
- Open the Control Center.
On iPhone X or later, or iPad with iOS 12 or later
- Swipe down from the top right corner of the screen.
On iPhone 8 or earlier, iPad with iOS 11 or earlier
- Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
- Tap the Bluetooth icon to it turn on.
- The Bluetooth icon will switch to blue once it's turned On.
Turn on Bluetooth through the Settings
- Open Settings.
- Go to Bluetooth.
- Tap the toggle switch to the right of Bluetooth to turn it on.
- With Bluetooth turned On, you will see a list of available devices to connect to.
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YesNoThere are three ways to turn on Bluetooth on your iOS device:
Turn on Bluetooth by Asking Siri
- Say: "Hey Siri"
- Wait a moment for Siri to indicate she's listening, then say "Turn on Bluetooth."
Turn on Bluetooth through the Control Center
- Open the Control Center.
On iPhone X or later, or iPad with iOS 12 or later
- Swipe down from the top right corner of the screen.
On iPhone 8 or earlier, iPad with iOS 11 or earlier
- Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
- Tap the Bluetooth icon to it turn on.
- The Bluetooth icon will switch to blue once it's turned On.
Turn on Bluetooth through the Settings
- Open Settings.
- Go to Bluetooth.
- Tap the toggle switch to the right of Bluetooth to turn it on.
- With Bluetooth turned On, you will see a list of available devices to connect to.
