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Karindo Author

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Connecting earbuds to iPhone.

Difficulty connecting earphones to iPad, it takes numerous attempts and then they’ll suddenly connect. What am I doing wrong?

iPad Pro, iPadOS 15

Posted on Jan 23, 2022 12:27 AM

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k_p95

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Posted on Jan 23, 2022 1:09 AM

Hi,

Sorry to hear you are having issues with pairing your earbuds. What type are they, AirPods, Beats, or third-party?

First, confirm you are running iPadOS 15.2.1.

. If so, I would recommend resetting your network settings on your iPad, and reset the earbuds. Once your iPad restarts, try to complete the pairing process again.

Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPad > Reset > Reset Network Settings.

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