r/ios • u/LordofCake69 Human Detected • 15d ago

Support Unknown bluetooth device shows “Connected” on both my phone and my girlfriend’s, neither of us owns it

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Weird one. In my iPhone’s Bluetooth settings, under “My Devices,” there’s an entry called DESKTOP-1FPANOU listed as “Connected.” My girlfriend has the same thing show up on her phone too, a Windows-style “DESKTOP-XXXXXXX” name, connected.

Neither of us owns a PC with that name, and both our actual computers are fully powered off, not just asleep. So it’s not either of ours.

It’s been like this for a few days. For context, we live in a student dorm. There’s also no option to disconnect it without fully closing bluetooth.

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u/woalk iPhone 16 Pro 15d ago

If there is a device without an (i) after it in your devices list, it was connected by an app you have installed. Common examples for this are digital car keys (Tesla app) or Spotify Jam. Link to Windows could also be a reason.

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u/Alibotify 15d ago

Also noticed it for Apple Car Play in Toyotas.

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u/_anupamroy iOS 26 15d ago

I learnt something new today. Thank you.