Almost all wireless accessories for iPhones connect using Bluetooth. This includes headphones, speakers, cameras, and even playing music through a car!

1. Open the “Settings” app (if you have trouble finding it, see this guide on searching for apps).

2. Click on “Bluetooth.

3. If it is the first time you have connected to a device, you must put the Bluetooth device into pairing mode. Usually, this is done by holding a button. If you cannot figure it out, search “[your device name] Bluetooth pairing mode” for instructions.

4. Once in pairing mode, the device will appear on your phone under “other devices” (or “devices” if it is the first device you have connected). Click on it.

5. Now, it will appear under “my devices,” and it will say “Connected” to the right of the device name.

6. To connect a device you have previously connected, click on the device under “my devices” and it will connect.

To disconnect a device follow these steps…

1. Click the blue circle with an “i” in the center to the right of the device you wish to disconnect.

2. Click “Disconnect.”

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