biglouis56
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Q: How to pair iphone 5c to imac. Will not work?

My samsunfg phone will pair to my imac but my iphone 5c will not.

Any suggestions please.

iMac, iOS 7.1.1

Posted on Jun 9, 2014 7:39 AM

by Ralph Landry1,Solvedanswer
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The Bluetooth version used with iOS devices does not have pairing with a computer as an acceptable protocol so you cannot pair to your iMac.

Posted on Jun 9, 2014 7:42 AM

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  • by Ralph Landry1,Solvedanswer

    Ralph Landry1 Jun 9, 2014 7:42 AM in response to biglouis56
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    Jun 9, 2014 7:42 AM in response to biglouis56

    The Bluetooth version used with iOS devices does not have pairing with a computer as an acceptable protocol so you cannot pair to your iMac.

  • by Ralph Landry1,Helpful

    Ralph Landry1 Jun 9, 2014 7:43 AM in response to biglouis56
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    Jun 9, 2014 7:43 AM in response to biglouis56

    The approved protocols are: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3647

  • by biglouis56,

    biglouis56 biglouis56 Jun 9, 2014 8:05 AM in response to Ralph Landry1
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    Jun 9, 2014 8:05 AM in response to Ralph Landry1

    Many thanks. I also cannot get it to pair with my samsung phone. it does not discover it. nor does the samsung discover the iphone. is this the same thing as the computer.

    Thank you.

  • by Ralph Landry1,Helpful

    Ralph Landry1 Jun 9, 2014 8:07 AM in response to biglouis56
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    Jun 9, 2014 8:07 AM in response to biglouis56

    biglouis56 wrote:

     

    Many thanks. I also cannot get it to pair with my samsung phone. it does not discover it. nor does the samsung discover the iphone. is this the same thing as the computer.

    Thank you.

    You are very welcome...and yes, that is the same problem.  The only "pairing" that would work would be setting up a personal hotspot so one was acting as a router for the other.  But that is not likely what you really want to have happen.

  • by shortyjmo,

    shortyjmo shortyjmo Oct 31, 2014 5:17 PM in response to Ralph Landry1
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    Oct 31, 2014 5:17 PM in response to Ralph Landry1

    Hi Ralph,

    Not your fault, but I am frustrated with Apple for not having a way to make this work.  Doesn't it just seem like all Apple devices should play nicely together?  I want my phone to pair with my iMac so that I can click the dropdown next to phone numbers and choose to dial my contact's phone numbers on the screen without having to type them in my phone.    The number shows on the iphone and the call then is handled on my iphone.  I have had this capability before using PushDialer (which I can't get to work now either).  Is there another way to do this?