How To Reset Bluetooth Wireless Headphones

How do I reset my bluetooth wireless headphones? Connecting wireless headphones to bluetooth sometimes fails. Pairing headphones can have connectivity issues for many different reasons. When attempting to connect your headphones or earphones to bluetooth and they won’t pair properly, the best way to remedy this is to reset the bluetooth connection for the headphones or earphones.

NOTE: These step by step methods will work on ALL Apple Headphones, Beats Headphones, Blackweb Headphones, Bose Headphones, Jabra Headphones, JBL Headphones, JVC Headphones, LG Headphones, MPOW Headphones, ONN Headphones, Skullcandy Headphones, Sony Headphones, and TaoTronics Headphones.

EASY BLUETOOTH HEADPHONE RESET: Turn off bluetooth headphones, reset bluetooth headphones by pressing power button for 15 seconds, delete the bluetooth headphones from your phone or device paired list, restart your device and re-pair the bluetooth headset. This should reset the connection and get the headphones working again.

Many bluetooth headphones are similar in how they operate and connect. Here is a basic generalized method for how to reset bluetooth headphones.

Step-By-Step Reset Bluetooth Headphones

(Headset/Earphones/Earpiece/Earbuds)

Step 1. First, turn off the bluetooth headset before starting the bluetooth reset procedure.

Step 2. Locate the power button on the bluetooth headset.

Step 3. Depress the power button on the bluetooth headset. (On some headsets, you need to depress the volume + button along with the power button at the same time)

Headphone VOLUME UP + and VOLUME DOWN – Button Location On Most Headphones
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Headphone ON/OFF Switch Location
Use the directions on this page by pressing the buttons above to complete a bluetooth reset

Step 4. Hold down the power button (and volume + button) for 5 to 20 seconds.

Step 5. Release the power button (and volume + button) on the headset.

Step 6. On some headphones the LED lights will blink or illuminate steady to show pairing reset.

Step 7. Delete the bluetooth headphones name from the bluetooth paired list on your phone or device.

Step 8. Once deleted, power off and restart your phone or device.

Step 9. Re-pair the bluetooth headphones to your phone or device.

Step 10. The bluetooth headphones should pair with your phone or device if the reset process was successful.

Step 11. The bluetooth headset should now be RESET and ready to be used as normal.

NOTE: If the bluetooth headset has a CALL and or PLAY/PAUSE button, you may need to also press these buttons to reset your bluetooth headphones while pressing the power button.

TIP: Always press the power button along with the above mentioned buttons to reset the bluetooth headphones. If your headphones do not reset, keep trying to reset by always pressing the power button along with the other buttons located on the headphones. Follow along with the steps above but try different buttons with the power buttons to attempt a reset.

How To Reset Bluetooth Headphones

If you are having an issue with wired headphones where the sound is coming out of only one headphone speaker, here is How To Easily Fix A Pair Of Headphones When The Audio Is Only Coming Out Of One Side – DIY Wire Repair.

You can also look up your specific most popular headphone user manual. Here are pages, pdf user manuals, or help pages that can assist you in resetting your bluetooth wireless headphones.

This list is the most popular bluetooth wireless headphones and in alphabetical order: Apple Headphones Bluetooth Reset, Beats Headphones Bluetooth Reset, Blackweb Headphones Bluetooth Reset, Bose Headphones Bluetooth Reset, Jabra Headphones Bluetooth Reset, JBL Headphones Bluetooth Reset, JVC Headphones Bluetooth Reset, LG Headphones Bluetooth Reset, MPOW Headphones Bluetooth Reset, ONN Headphones Bluetooth Reset, Skullcandy Headphones Bluetooth Reset, Sony Headphones Bluetooth Reset, and TaoTronics Headphones Bluetooth Reset.

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Written by Keith Schneerer

Certified Appliance Tech · Founder, RemoveAndReplace.com

Keith has spent 30+ years repairing machines, starting as a military mechanic and later maintaining food processing equipment before moving into appliance repair. He founded RemoveAndReplace.com to share field-tested repair advice.

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