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nfairnington

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Q: Pairing my iPhone 5 with my Imac 2012

Whenever I try to pair my Iphone 5 with my Imac 2012 it connects only for a few seconds before a notification message appears on my iphone saying Imac not supported and asks me to forget the device. On my Imac it shows my Iphone but says not connected. Any help please?

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on Jun 12, 2013 10:04 AM

I have this question too

Q: Pairing my iPhone 5 with my Imac 2012

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by wjosten,

wjosten Jun 12, 2013 10:08 AM in response to nfairnington
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Jun 12, 2013 10:08 AM in response to nfairnington

Using you're trying to Tether, it won't pair. File transfer, by Bluetooth, is not supported on any iPhone. So, you can quit trying to pair.
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by varjak paw,

varjak paw Jun 12, 2013 10:09 AM in response to nfairnington
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Jun 12, 2013 10:09 AM in response to nfairnington

Pairing with a Mac for any purpose other than tethering to use the cell connection of the iPhone is not supported. Is tethering what you wish to accomplish? If so, this may help:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4517

Regards.
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by nfairnington,

nfairnington Jun 12, 2013 10:15 AM in response to wjosten
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Jun 12, 2013 10:15 AM in response to wjosten

What's the point of having bluetooth then? I actually just wanted to use my iphone as a remote for watching movies on my Imac since apple took away the ability to use their remotes on their new Imacs.

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by wjosten,

wjosten Jun 12, 2013 10:18 AM in response to nfairnington
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Jun 12, 2013 10:18 AM in response to nfairnington

Tell Apple you'd like see see File Transfer supported:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

It is what it is.
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