Why won't my iPhone connect to my iMac via Bluetooth?

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Why won't my iPhone connect to my iMac via Bluetooth?

I tried connecting my iPhone 6 Plus to my iMac via Bluetooth. Both have latest software.

When I try to pair with the phone using my Mac it does connect after I accept it on the phone but only after 5 seconds it disconnects.

When I retry connection from either of the devices some error messages are displayed -

The iPhone says - "XYZ's iMac is not supported".

The Mac says - "Make sure network access is enabled".

I wished to use handoff but am unable to. Please help me with this.

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.1.3

Posted on Mar 14, 2015 5:20 AM

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Answer 1

JimHdk

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Mar 14, 2015 6:20 AM in response to yashanand1910

You do not have to manually BT pair your iPhone 6+ and iMac to use Handoff. This is all automatic.

Make sure your devices meet the Handoff requirements:

System requirements for Continuity on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac - Apple Support

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Answer 2

Mar 14, 2015 6:23 AM in response to JimHdk

This was helpful. But the bigger problem I'm trying to show here is about my Bluetooth connection. That isn't fixed yet.

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Answer 3

JimHdk

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Mar 14, 2015 6:32 AM in response to yashanand1910

There is no iOS/OS X supported Bluteooth pairing profile between the iPhone and Mac other than Hotspot tethering. You cannot BT pair these devices with that one exception.

See here for supported BT profiles: iOS: Supported Bluetooth profiles - Apple Support

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Answer 4

Mar 14, 2015 7:21 AM in response to yashanand1910

yashanand1910 wrote:

This was helpful. But the bigger problem I'm trying to show here is about my Bluetooth connection. That isn't fixed yet.

You don't need to pair the devices to use Handoff. You just have to have BT turned on.

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