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Do you only get one chance to pair a phone and headset?

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IzzyGee · 07/03/2019 19:37

I bought a Bluetooth headset as I thought it might make listening to podcasts etc possible while out walking. Once charged I got it paired to my phone. For some reason I then tried to pair it to my iPad. This it wouldn’t do but it now won’t pair with my phone. Is that it?

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Kleptronic · 07/03/2019 19:42

You have to tell the first device to drop the pairing before it will pair with another.

SmallFastPenguin · 07/03/2019 19:58

You need to look at your bluetooth settings

DeadZed · 07/03/2019 19:58

Yes, you can only pair with one thing at a time. It is usually easier to pair again after the initial pairing as the devices remember each other.

IzzyGee · 07/03/2019 20:26

It’s puzzling..........the headset won’t pair with anything now. On my phone’s Bluetooth menu I can see other devices but cannot add the headset. And ditto on my iPad’s Bluetooth menu. Thank you all....I will ask at the shop where I got it.

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mineofuselessinformation · 07/03/2019 20:33

There should be a button on the headset to put it into pairing mode?
Then you go on the device that you want to pair and look for it on your Bluetooth to connect to.

sewingbeezer · 07/03/2019 20:36

I can pair my Sony headphones to both my iPhone and my iPad. What works for me is... switch it off and when you switch the headphones back on, keep holding the button down until it pairs with the required device. Could take 20 seconds.

IloveJudgeJudy · 07/03/2019 20:46

I always have to actually turn the Bluetooth off on one device before my speaker will pair with the other device

ChesterGreySideboard · 07/03/2019 20:47

I need to unpair it from my iPhone before pairing with my iPad.

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