HyperX Cloud III S Wireless Bluetooth Pairing Guide
Pair the Cloud III S Wireless with a phone or PC, switch back to its USB receiver, and isolate connection problems before buying replacement hardware.
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To pair the HyperX Cloud III S Wireless over Bluetooth, select Bluetooth with the headset's mode switch, then hold the power and multifunction buttons together for two seconds. Look for a flashing blue light and select the headset in your device's Bluetooth settings.
Check the full model name first. This guide is for the Cloud III S Wireless, not the older Cloud III Wireless or a wired Cloud III. Getting that wrong sends you looking for a connection the headset may not have.
This is a documentation-based setup guide, not a hands-on test. It is for owners adding a phone or computer, changing connection modes, or deciding whether a pairing failure justifies replacing hardware. If your question is which generation to buy, start with our Cloud III Wireless vs Cloud III S Wireless comparison.
Pair with a phone or Bluetooth computer
Start with the headset charged and powered on, near the device you want to use.
- Move the mode switch to the Bluetooth symbol.
- On first setup, the headset enters pairing automatically. For another pairing attempt, hold power + multifunction together for two seconds.
- Confirm the blue blinking LED; the documented voice prompt is “Bluetooth pairing”.
- Open the phone or computer's Bluetooth device list and choose HyperX Cloud III S Wireless.
These controls come from the HyperX quick-start guide, page 3, hosted by Argos Support. The multifunction button is a separate control from microphone mute; identify it using the guide's overview if you are unsure.
After connecting, play a familiar track before opening a call app. Then make a short call and check microphone input separately. This gives you two useful results: whether playback works and whether the app receives the intended microphone. A successful pairing notification alone does not answer both questions.
Switch back to the USB wireless receiver
Move the mode switch to adapter mode, connect the supplied USB receiver to the host device and select the headset for audio. HyperX's quick-start guide documents adapter mode separately from Bluetooth.
For everyday use, decide which device you actually want to hear before changing settings. For example, finish a phone call before returning to the gaming PC. Pause media on the source you are leaving so that you can tell which device resumes playback.
HyperX describes the Cloud III S Wireless as offering 2.4GHz or Bluetooth. Do not buy it expecting phone audio and receiver audio to play together. Instant Pair is another supported route on select OMEN laptops; it is not a general promise of dongle-free gaming on any laptop.
Our multipoint and simultaneous audio explainer covers the distinction. If your problem is “I cannot hear both devices”, repeatedly pairing them is the wrong troubleshooting path.
Find the failure before changing more settings
Use this as a diagnostic order, not a promise that every connection fault has the same cause.
| What you observe | Next useful test | What to avoid buying yet |
|---|---|---|
| Headset never appears in the device list | Confirm the exact model and repeat its pairing procedure | A replacement receiver |
| It appears but will not reconnect | Remove the saved pairing on that device and pair again | Another headset |
| One phone connects but your PC does not | Investigate the PC's Bluetooth settings and drivers | A replacement headset battery |
| Device says connected, but you hear nothing | Check the selected audio output and app volume | New headphones |
| Playback works but a call does not | Check call-app input, output and mute controls | A new microphone |
| Receiver works, Bluetooth does not | Troubleshoot the Bluetooth path separately | A second gaming receiver |
Write down the result after each test. Changing the headset, computer driver and chat app simultaneously makes it harder to know which change helped. A few precise observations are also more useful to support than “wireless does not work”.
If an iPhone or iPad will not connect
Apple recommends keeping the accessory nearby, turning it off and on, and checking its charge. For a previously paired accessory that will not reconnect, remove the old pairing, return the accessory to discovery mode and pair again. If it works with another device but not the iPhone or iPad, Apple also advises unpairing it from other devices before retrying. See Apple's Bluetooth connection troubleshooting.
Apply that sequence to one phone first. You are trying to establish one working connection before rebuilding your usual setup. There is little value in adding a tablet and a work laptop while the first device remains unresolved.
If the phone cannot connect to any Bluetooth accessory, follow Apple's device-support route. That is a different fault pattern from one headset failing while every other accessory works.
If Windows cannot find it
In Windows 11, check Settings → Bluetooth & devices and confirm Bluetooth is enabled. If the headset is missing from discovery, Microsoft suggests changing Bluetooth device discovery to Advanced. You can also remove an existing pairing and add it again, run the Bluetooth troubleshooter in Get Help, and check for an appropriate driver from the PC manufacturer. Microsoft's Bluetooth troubleshooting guide explains that sequence.
Keep a distinction between two tests: a PC connecting through its own Bluetooth hardware, and a PC using the headset's dedicated receiver. A result from one does not establish that the other works. Note the connection you tested when contacting support.
If audio only becomes muffled when a call starts, move to our Windows Bluetooth microphone guide. Re-pairing is a poor place to spend time when the failure consistently begins with voice chat rather than connection.
Keep, replace or choose a different headset?
Keep what you have if setup and audio routing solve the problem. Do not turn one failed pairing attempt into an upgrade decision. Test the connection you need for a complete gaming or work session before spending anything.
Investigate support or a return if you cannot establish the required connection after following the documented procedure. Record the exact model, host device, operating system, light or voice response, and whether a second host behaves differently. Those details narrow the problem without assuming a particular component has failed.
Consider a different connection design if your requirement is simultaneous phone and game audio. Our Cloud III S Wireless review explains its broader trade-offs; the Nova 7 Gen 2 vs Cloud III S comparison addresses the buying decision when mixing matters. Check the exact model and platform before buying.
Skip this Bluetooth procedure if you own the original Cloud III Wireless. HyperX's older model documentation describes its receiver-based wireless setup; it does not provide the S model's Bluetooth connection. An owner satisfied with that receiver setup has no reason to replace it merely to follow this guide.
For console use, read our Xbox and PlayStation headset compatibility guide. Phone pairing is not evidence that your headset supports the same connection on a console.
Evidence and limits
We checked HyperX's product documentation and quick-start guide, plus Apple and Microsoft troubleshooting guidance, on 30 September 2026. Diagnostic ordering and keep-versus-replace advice are SolderMag's editorial judgement. We have not measured reconnection speed, tested every phone or firmware version, or verified a universal factory-reset procedure. If these checks fail, contact HyperX support with the exact model and symptoms rather than trying reset instructions written for a different headset.