How To Fix Tesla Model 3 Not Connecting To Phone

The tesla reboot got my galaxy Bluetooth working. Thanks!

I tried everything on my 3 months old MY and nothing worked. My phone app was just circling around without success. If anyone has a solution, could you please post here. Thanks.

I can't charge my tesla

The thing is , I can’t get in the Tesla !!

I can’t get into the car to do any of those fixes.😮

bro i hav e new problom i have portable wifi in car. for 20 min 30 min after park the car i have connection in my app, but since im not using the phone for 30 min the car is not conncting to my app it like the wifi is disconected

My bluetooth never connects. Terrible

Make sure your Tesla app on phone is updated that solved it for me

I can't figure out a consistent cause for it working vs not working. Bluetooth off then on, wifi off then on, Tesla app off then on, soft rebooting screen all of these work sometimes but then sometimes don't. It's getting very frustrating

Why do we have to let Tesla always know the location of our phone? They & others sell that info. Do we really have to share that? I don't think so....

Phone key stopped working yesterday. Car wouldn't drive without key card, yet all other functions on app worked fine. Gave up trying and went to Tesla showroom. Three service techs were dumfounded. Finally, decided to uninstall app, then reinstall, then pair. It worked! TIP! ALWAYS CARRY THE KEY CARD IN THE EVENT THE APP STOPS WORKING OR YOU LOSE YOUR PHONE.

Super, soft reboot fixed my issues too. Thank you!

Imagine being so dumb you think a human body can block a Bluetooth connection in close proximity

T app needed updated - thnx!

i tried all 5 recommendations and they didn't work. i got bluetooth to connect by taping the bluetooth icon on upper right hand corner of the Tesla display. i selected the device the device and the connect button.

I had a different fix after trying all these methods. In my Tesla phone settings, my “Background App Refresh” was turned off and greyed out - only solve was to restart my phone 😅

Thanka mate,really appreciate your help. Great video 🙂

Great video but none of this helped. Found that I had switched off passive authentication on the app accidentally while trying to shut off the sentry for the night.

Great video with one big mistake....holding brake down while pressing 2 scrolls wheels is a hard reboot....only holding scroll buttons is a soft reboot and fixes most issues

Sweet, the soft reboot worked!

So awesome thanks so much i was having problem it is solved👏🏾👏🏾

Thank you, your video was great help.

Very helpful. Thank You! :)

Soft reboot (holding both buttons on steering wheel and brakes) is what worked for me. Thank you!

Great ideas, but none of them worked. I see the Btooth connected and I can make and receive calls AND they can hear me, but I can NOT hear them.

Soft reboot is key.
Note that bluetooth for keycard is a separate connection than bluetooth for stereo system.

Soft reboot worked on model Y, thanks

What if none of these are the issue?

I went thru all of your suggestions. I made an appointment with Tesla but did one last effort! Delete the app and reload it! It worked. Even though I kept it updated, It didn’t matter, deleting and reinstalling it fixed the problem I had for hours.

Reset was my fix. Thanks a lot man

This happens all the time. Tesla service blames the iPhone. I’m selling my Tesla model 3 because of this problem that happens all the time. Can’t connect.

Rebooting model 3 like you explained is what finally worked. Thanks!!!!

Model X reconnected thanks for the soft reboot info smashing the like button!

I just wanted to say thanks. The update got me.

My phone can connect to our Tesla, but while driving, my seats and setup don't come up; instead, it defaults to my wife's phone settings, even though only my cellphone is in the car. How can I fix this issue? SOS

Perfect and thank you.

OMG THANK YOU so much for this video. For weeks now only the app worked and the Tesla stopped seeing my iPhone as key. I even removed it form the “lock” list on the car, but the app would not provide a “set up key”. It turns out I needed to update the app and when I rebooted it automatically recognized the iPhone as key again. Thank you

That’s a lot just to get in your car!! GOSH

Is that Jessie from breaking bad?

Thank you! The first solution worked for me, the app was not properly running in the background because of the Samsung battery saving feature. Changing the app to unrestricted battery usage fixed it.

I don’t have any of these issues. I just can’t hear my phone through my car unless I’m in a phone call

I did everything you mentioned on my 2023 Tesla Model 3 and nothing work. The odd part is my wife has the same exact phone and it is connected.

Between over 90k miles total w my 3 and y, and this has happened a few times w both cars. No issues w my phone or settings so have had to take it to get serviced since they were both under warranty when the errors occurred. Try resettimg the phone or car first, but sometimes you just need to get them to fix it at the service center. Not sure how they did that for mine, just know that I’m having this issue this week w it acting up and today not connecting to my phone at all. After trying the usual fixes, scheduled an appt w the Tesla service center.

I need help with mine please. I just got it and it wont connect to app

My Tesla recognizes my phone as a key, but once I’m in the car it doesn’t connect to the car as a device for music or as a phone. I checked all settings already

Stupid bloody music. Why?

Thanks for sharing

My Tesla is not turning on at all

None of this worked. Tesla customer service and Herc car rental’s customer service claims the software must not be working correctly

thanks.. that solved it!