Bluetooth reconnecting issues with non-Apple devices on iPhone 15 Pro

Hi,


On my IPhone 15 Pro previously paired Bluetooth devices (non-Apple headphones or wireless CarPlay for example) won't reconnect occasionally (at least once a week or more often) and I have to restart the phone to get it working again. I found similar discussion here regarding IPhone 14 Max and iOS 18+ but it's closed. I don't remember if this happened also on iOS17 but probably not.


Are there any other options how to fix this?


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Original Title: Bluetooth reconnecting issues

iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Aug 18, 2025 6:56 AM

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Posted on Aug 18, 2025 2:43 PM

First step is to forget the devices, and then re-pair them.


Perhaps a long shot:


Do you have a 3rd party VPN installed, even if you are not using it? If so, delete the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN, then restart your device. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. If that fixes it, you can try reinstalling VPN, but probably shouldn't.

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Aug 18, 2025 2:43 PM in response to M1-k3

First step is to forget the devices, and then re-pair them.


Perhaps a long shot:


Do you have a 3rd party VPN installed, even if you are not using it? If so, delete the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN, then restart your device. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. If that fixes it, you can try reinstalling VPN, but probably shouldn't.

Aug 22, 2025 10:51 AM in response to M1-k3

M1-k3 wrote:

I've tried to delete VPNs - didn't help. Even if it did I find it very strange for not a cheap device to do this kind of "workarounds".

I'll try to report it as a bug (if it's even possible)

You've "tried" to delete VPN profiles or you'ave "actually" deleted them? I have loads of Bluetooth devices on my iPhone under the very latest iOS version 18.6.2. None have any intermittent connection issues. But then, I don't, nor would I EVER install a useless VPN profile on my iPhone. To remove the Profiles completely, did you go to Settings > General > VPN & Device Management and completely remove the Profiles there? I'd be willing to bet if you do, you'll not have any connectivity issues going forward.

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