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How to Connect a Headset to an iPhone Correctly

Don’t know how to use a headset on an iPhone? Don’t worry, because this article will definitely help you use the correct iPhone headset.

Read carefully how to use and connect a Bluetooth headset, earphones, headphones or AirPods to your iPhone so they can connect.

Listening to music or watching films using a headset or earphones on an iPhone is indeed a fun activity, of course it can relieve a little stress from the busy and complicated daily life.

Moreover, the audio quality produced on the iPhone is very good and very comfortable on the ears.

Unfortunately, the iPhone no longer features a 3.5mm audio jack. This has been in effect since the launch of the iPhone 7, the iPhone 7 series and above no longer supports the 3.5mm audio jack.

It’s a shame, because there are still many users who need it!

With the removal of the 3.5mm audio jack, the iPhone started using Bluetooth technology to connect to headsets, earphones, headphones, AirPods or other Bluetooth accessories.

So if you plug it directly into the iPhone port it won’t turn on, you have to set it up first.

So how do you connect a headset to an iPhone? How to connect is very easy, see below.

How to Connect an iPhone Headset

Unlike previous versions of the iPhone which still use a 3.5mm audio jack. On iPhone series 7 and above, the method is different.

Before connecting a Bluetooth headset to your iPhone, you must activate Bluetooth first, applies to both wireless and wired headsets.

For more details, follow the steps on how to pair an iPhone 7 headset which I will explain below.

1. First open it Arrangementthen select the Bluetooth menu and turn on Bluetooth.

Activate iPhone Bluetooth

2. Connect the headset to the iPhone, the iPhone will automatically pair to the headset.
3. There will be a Beats pop up, please tap it Connect.
4. If it is 100% connected, tap immediately Finished.

Connect the headset with iPhone

5. Now, the headset is connected and the headset icon in the menu bar also appears as a sign that the headset module is being used.

the headset is connected to the iphone

Done, now you can listen to music or movies using a headset.

After successfully connecting, you no longer need to carry out the connection process, because the next use will connect automatically, unless you delete or forget the Bluetooth accessory.

Reasons Why iPhone Headset is not Connecting

If the iPhone headshot and Bluetooth accessories cannot be connected, there may be a problem with the device. Try doing the following steps:

  1. Disable and re-enable bluetooth.
  2. Check whether Bluetooth is connected to another device or not.
  3. Make sure the headset is connected correctly. Check the cables, connectors for dust or damage such as cracks and looseness.
  4. If your iPhone uses a casing, try removing it first so that the connector can connect properly.
  5. Make sure the battery is fully/sufficiently charged.

The final word

That’s a brief explanation of how to use or connect a headset on an iPhone. So, there’s no need to panic if the headset doesn’t work, even though it’s not connected properly, hehee.

If the method above doesn’t work, check and clean the dust in the headphone port, check the cable for damage or a loose connection. Restart the iPhone if necessary, see the article on how to restart the iPhone.

That’s all, hope it helps.