Q: connecting iphone 5s to computer via bluetooth

jamesfromakashi wrote:

 

is this just another good reason for me to go to android?

Only you can answer that question. I would have used DropBox, myself.

Android phones are so much more in tune with consumers needs. Apple sits on their high horse and says we will make "IT" and they will use it. This is exactly why I don't own an Iphone. If I'm paying big bucks for a cellphone, either thru payments or contract, it better meet MY needs not theirs. I also can get full funtions apps for free. I also own a "wireless phone" so I don't need to carry the cable.

Ravenwoods wrote:

 

Android phones are so much more in tune with consumers needs.

No, Android phones are so much more in tune with some consumers' needs. Obviously yours. However, not everyone's needs or desires are the same as yours. Given the number of iPhones Apple sells, I'd say they meet the needs of plenty of people. Personally, I have never needed to transfer anything by BT. So, that feature is not a factor in my choice of phones. You should always select the tool that best meets your needs.

I am curious about why, if you don't own an iPhone, you felt the need to go to the trouble of registering for this iPhone technical support forum? It would appear that you have neither a technical support question nor any ability to offer assistance to someone who does.

Meg St._Clair wrote:

 

 

I am curious about why, if you don't own an iPhone, you felt the need to go to the trouble of registering for this iPhone technical support forum?

Common troll tactic.

What sort of emergency would require you to need to import photos? Apple has looked into Bluetooth and is very familiar with it, most of the continuity features require bluetooth to locate the other devices. File transfer is just not a function that Apple sees a need to have with bluetooth. Personally I can't see any good reason to use bluetooth to transfer files except when I was a kid and we would trade ringtones with each other.

Regardless of the situation this is such a basic requirement to leave out & has been an integral part of just about every other non Apple phone I've owned in the last 10 years.

Yes I have iCloud, iTunes & a sync cable but right now I have bluetooth on PC & iPhone & no way to send four photos to the PC without additional (and unnecessary) effort.

It's also worth remembering that iPhones are used in the corporate world where there is USB lockdown, iTunes is blocked & cloud services such as iCloud & Onedrive are not permitted in/out of internal networks.  This only leaves email or airdrop to other devices.

In my case, it was easier to email myself 7MB of files.

ooo_Jay_ooo wrote:

 

Regardless of the situation this is such a basic requirement to leave out & has been an integral part of just about every other non Apple phone I've owned in the last 10 years.

Again, basic for some people. I'd guess only for a minority.  And, while it's certainly available on other phones, I wouldn't call it "integral" as they would continue to function just fine without that particular feature. I understand that it's an important feature for you. I once knew someone, back in the days of basic phones, who returned a phone they really liked because they discovered, after they got it home, that it didn't have a tip calculator (a not uncommon feature). It had never occurred to them that the phone wouldn't have that feature. For most people, that would have been unimportant. For them, it was a deal breaker. I didn't judge their needs; they didn't project their needs onto everyone else. If transferring files over BT is an important feature for you, the iPhone may not be the right phone for you at this point in time. Only Apple knows if they will decide to add that feature in the future.

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