How do I setup and use Bluetooth?

Turn Bluetooth on/off

Bluetooth uses more of your battery, so turn it off when not in use.

1. Open quick settings.

Touch  to switch it on/off.

Pair with a Bluetooth device To connect with a new Bluetooth accessory or other device, you need to pair with it. You only need to do this once for each device. Tip: If you use a screen lock on your phone, you can designate a paired Bluetooth device as a trusted device to allow your phone to remain unlocked while connected to it. When you disconnect or move out of range, your phone locks again. Go to Settings > Security (& Location) > Smart Lock > Trusted devices.

1. Set the device you want to pair (accessory, computer, other phone, etc.) to Bluetooth discovery mode so that your phone can find it. See the device manufacturer’s instructions.
2. On your phone, go to Settings and touch (Connected devices >) Bluetooth.

Turn Bluetooth on .

As the phone searches for available devices, you'll see . (To refresh the list of available devices, touch  > Refresh.)

1. Touch an available device to connect.

Do any of the following:

Touch Pair on your phone AND touch the pairing prompt on the other device. If you don't confirm on both devices, pairing will fail.

appears in the status bar when the device is connected.

Set sharing options if you'll want to share contacts, phone audio, media audio, or internet access.

Use paired device

Tip: Bluetooth connections can really drain your battery. Save power by turning Bluetooth off when you're not connected to a device.

After pairing with a device, you’ll need to set sharing options and then you can use Bluetooth to:

• Make or receive calls with a headset
• Make or receive calls and play music over your car's audio system
• Transfer music
• Share photos
• Share contacts
• Share your phone's internet connection with your computer

To set sharing options:

1. Go to Settings and touch (Connected devices >) (Bluetooth).
2. Turn Bluetooth on .
3. Next to the paired device, touch .
4. Turn sharing options on or off.
5. On the paired device or in the device’s app, look for Bluetooth settings to review and adjust. For more information, see the paired device manufacturer’s instructions.

Reconnect with a Bluetooth device

1. Open quick settings and touch  to turn it on.

Turn on the Bluetooth device.

appears in the status bar when the device is connected.

Turn off Bluetooth scanning

When Bluetooth is off, your phone can still scan and automatically connect to a previously paired device. To prevent this, turn off Bluetooth scanning.

To turn off scanning:

1. Go to Settings > LOCATION (Security & Location).
2. Touch  (Location)> Scanning.
3. Turn Bluetooth scanning off .

If you turn this off, apps that use your location won't work as well.

Change your phone name

Your phone name identifies your phone in a Bluetooth network. You can change the name.

1. Go to Settings and touch (Connected devices >) Bluetooth.
2. Make sure Bluetooth is on.
3. Touch ( >) Rename this device (Device name).

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