{"id":4047,"date":"2020-01-09T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2020-01-09T07:03:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T12:03:41","slug":"how-do-you-bulk-delete-bluetooth-connections-you-no-longer-use-on-your-android-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/09\/how-do-you-bulk-delete-bluetooth-connections-you-no-longer-use-on-your-android-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"“How do you bulk delete Bluetooth connections you no longer use on your Android phone?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Answer requested by Jack Miller)<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One easy way is to use Android’s built-in Reset network settings<\/strong> function: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open Settings; search for “reset” and select Reset network settings<\/strong> when it’s offered. (You can dig it out of the menus click by click, too, but the location has changed from version to version: In reasonably current Samsung Android, try General Management\/Reset\/Reset network settings<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you get to the right place, it’ll look something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just click, and you should get a fresh start for all your wireless connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Answer requested by Jack Miller) One easy way is to use Android’s built-in Reset network settings function: Open Settings; search for “reset” and select Reset network settings when it’s offered. 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