Bluetooth™ wireless technology
Use the Bluetooth™ function to send files to other Bluetooth™ compatible devices, or to connect to handsfree accessories. Turn on the Bluetooth™ function in your phone and create wireless connections to other Bluetooth™ compatible devices such as computers, handsfree accessories, and phones. Bluetooth™ connections work better within a 10 meter (33 foot) range, with no solid objects in between. In some cases you have to manually pair your phone with other Bluetooth™ devices. Remember to set your phone to "discoverable" if you want other Bluetooth™ devices to detect it.
![]() | Interoperability and compatibility among Bluetooth™ devices can vary. |
To turn on the Bluetooth™ function and make your phone visible
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From your Home screen, tap
.
- Find and tap Settings.
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Tap OFF beside Bluetooth so that OFF changes to ON.
appears in the status bar.
- Tap Bluetooth.
- Tap Not visible to other Bluetooth devices.
To adjust your phone's visibility time to other Bluetooth™ devices
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From your Home screen, tap
.
- Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
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Press
and select Visibility timeout.
- Select an option.
Naming your phone
You can give your phone a name. This name is shown to other devices after you have turned on the Bluetooth™ function and your phone is set to visible.
To give your phone a name
- Make sure that the Bluetooth™ function is turned on.
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From your Home screen, tap
.
- Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
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Press
and select Rename phone.
- Enter a name for your phone.
- Tap Rename.
Pairing with another Bluetooth™ device
When you pair your phone with another device, you can, for example, connect your phone to a Bluetooth™ handsfree or a Bluetooth™ car kit and use these devices to make and receive calls.
Once you have paired your phone with a Bluetooth™ device the phone will remember this pairing. When pairing the phone with a Bluetooth™ device, you may need to enter a passcode. Your phone will automatically try the generic passcode 0000. If this does not work, refer to your Bluetooth™ device documentation for the device passcode. You do not need to re-enter the passcode the next time you connect to a paired Bluetooth™ device.
Some Bluetooth™ devices, for example, most Bluetooth™ headsets, require you to both pair and connect with the other device.
You can pair your phone with several Bluetooth™ devices, but you can only connect to one Bluetooth™ profile at the same time.
To pair your phone with another Bluetooth™ device
- Make sure that the device you want to pair your phone with has the Bluetooth™ function activated and is visible to other Bluetooth™ devices.
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From the Home screen, tap
.
- Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth. All available Bluetooth™ devices appear in a list.
- Tap the Bluetooth™ device that you want to pair with your phone.
- Enter a passcode, if required. The phone and the Bluetooth™ device are now paired.
To connect your phone to another Bluetooth™ device
- If you are connecting to a Bluetooth device that requires you to first pair your phone before connecting, follow the relevant steps to pair your phone with that device.
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From your Home screen, tap
.
- Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
- Tap the Bluetooth™ device to which you want to connect your phone.
To unpair a Bluetooth™ device
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From the Home screen, tap
.
- Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
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Under Paired devices, tap
beside the name of the device that you want to unpair.
- Tap Unpair.
Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth™ technology
- Photos and videos
- Music and other audio files
- Contacts
- Web pages
To send items using Bluetooth™
- Receiving device: Make sure the Bluetooth™ function is turned on and that the device is visible to other Bluetooth™ devices.
- Sending device: Open the application which contains the item that you want to send, and scroll to the item.
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Depending on the application and the item you want to send, you may need to, for example, touch and hold the item, open the item or press
. Other ways to send an item may exist.
- Select Share or Send.
- Select Bluetooth.
- Turn on Bluetooth™, if you are asked to do so.
- Tap the name of the receiving device.
- Receiving device: If asked, accept the connection.
- Sending device: If asked, confirm the transfer to the receiving device.
- Receiving device: Accept the incoming item.
To receive items using Bluetooth™
- Make sure that the Bluetooth™ function is on and is visible to other Bluetooth™ devices.
- The sending device now starts sending data to your phone.
- If prompted, enter the same passcode on both devices, or confirm the suggested passcode.
- When you are notified of an incoming file to your phone, drag the status bar downwards and tap the notification to accept the file transfer.
- Tap Accept to start the file transfer.
- To view the progress of the transfer, drag the status bar downwards.
- To open a received item, drag the status bar downwards and tap the relevant notification.
To view files you have received using Bluetooth™
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From your Home screen, tap
.
- Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
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Press
and select Show received files.