Bluetooth on iphone not connecting to mac

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Bluetooth on iphone not connecting to mac

hi. i turn on my bluetooth on my iphone and the mac at school, but it never really finds my iphone, but it finds my friends regular phone that is a voyager.

is there anything wrong with my iphone's bluetooth?

HP pavillion, Windows XP, iPod Touch 2G, iPhone 3G S Owner

Posted on Jul 7, 2009 9:13 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 7, 2009 12:19 PM in response to JONaBONN

i think the bt on the phone only supports headsets (&keyboard?) not file xfer or syncing

so it probably has no reason to connect to computer.

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roaminggnome

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Jul 7, 2009 12:22 PM in response to JONaBONN

What are you trying to do?

You cannot transfer files between iphone and other devices via bluetooth.

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Belbe

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Jul 7, 2009 12:33 PM in response to roaminggnome

There is at least 1 app that uses bluetooth to transfer files between the iPhone and the Mac. It is Reunion, which is a genealogy program.

I am having the same difficulty in getting my 3GS to connect to my MacBookPro. I have updated software on the Mac, turned the phone, bluetooth off and back on, also have the the home buttton/lock switch cycle to no avail. The Mac sees the iPhone but the iPhone doesn't see the Mac. Worked fine with my original iPhone.

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Belbe

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Jul 7, 2009 12:58 PM in response to Belbe

My apologies- I went back and reread directions and discovered that it is a wireless connection via Airport not Bluetooth that Reunion uses. End of my frustrations...

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JONaBONN Author

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Jul 8, 2009 7:56 AM in response to roaminggnome

well i wanted to transfer some pics onto my iPhone from the mac Via Bluetooth but the computer was not finding my iPhone.

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Tamara

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Jul 8, 2009 8:12 AM in response to JONaBONN

You can't use bluetooth to transfer pictures. You can only use the sync cable.

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JONaBONN Author

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Jul 8, 2009 8:14 AM in response to Tamara

well i know that. but how come the macs dont recognize the iphone via bluetooth?

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Tamara

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Jul 8, 2009 8:24 AM in response to JONaBONN

Because Apple has not built that bluetooth protocol into the iPhone.

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roaminggnome

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Jul 8, 2009 8:27 AM in response to JONaBONN

Currently in the U.S. iphone supports bluetooth for handsfree telephone devices/functions and stereo headsets.

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Answer 10

Aug 11, 2009 7:41 AM in response to JONaBONN

I'm not going to be annoying and ask "why can't i transfer files between my iPhone and computer?" Rather, I was wondering since my computer can detect and pair with my phone, is there any way to create an event or small program to runs once my phone is within bluetooth range of my computer? Perhaps an app on the iPhone end as well…?

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