Why is Apple so behind the times, just had an iPhone 5SE and i can't pair to my macbook pro via Bluetooth, i can't believe its this poor. You would at least expect Apple products to pair to each over if not to some third party products.
Does anyone have a clue how i can pair items without a cable?
thanks
iPhone SE
Tap the "Bluetooth" menu and then turn the slider to "On." Click the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar on your Mac.Select the iPhone you want to pair with under the Devices section. Highlight the iPhone and then click "Connect." It should work.
There is no such thing as an iPhone "5SE". It's just "iPhone SE"...
This is nothing new. That has never been a feature of iOS. You can set up WiFi sync if you don't want to have to plug it into your computer to sync it.
5SE or SE its still poor that Apple does not pair to Apple
Did all that but is does not work, Apple downfall unfortunately.
Grumpy Welshman wrote:
5SE or SE its still poor that Apple does not pair to Apple
No, it doesn't. No iPhone ever has and yet, Apple still sells them almost faster than they can produce them.
Submit your feedback to Apple requesting such a feature here:
Meanwhile, if you explain to us why you think you need to connect your iPhone to your computer by BT, we can suggest another way to do what you want.
Grumpy Welshman wrote:
Why is Apple so behind the times, just had an iPhone 5SE and i can't pair to my macbook pro via Bluetooth,
Apple is actually ahead of the times. You don't need to pair to transfer important stuff. See: Bluetooth: Why can't I pair my iPhone or iPad with another iOS device or with my computer?
Great user name by the way.
LACAllen wrote:
Great user name by the way.
Although it might be considered redundant 😉
You say redundant, I say à propos.
You're right though.. I was too subtle. Shoulda used a winky.
Thanks for the feedback, and i have some fun with the name. 😁. The thing is that bluetooth on Apple products don't work that well, i have some PURE speakers and Apple does not want to pair with them. I wanted to transfer something over and instead of being energetic and going for the cable i thought i would Bluetooth the item across.
I had a Samsung phone previously and it would bluetooth to anything, my point is that Apple do make it that you buy only Apple certified products to work with their equipment but surly any product should bluetooth to any product or am i wrong.
not so grumpy 😁😁😁 welshman
Grumpy Welshman wrote:
I wanted to transfer something over and instead of being energetic and going for the cable i thought i would Bluetooth the item across.
You don't need a cable. That's what AirDrop is for. Have you tried it yet? Because it uses WiFi, it's much faster than BT for file transfer. You may find you like it. 😉
I have no problem with BlueTooth. I have it paired with 3 different headsets, a BlueTooth speaker, and my car's sound system and cell phone head unit. All work reliably 100% of the time. I also connect using BlueTooth LE to an Apple Watch, a Fitbit Zip, a Polar heart monitor strap, a Withings blood pressure cuff, 6 Tile locator modules and 2 Macs using AirDrop. None of the LE connections require or support pairing; they just work.
Hi Meg
No i have not used air drop, is it an app?
As the link deggie linked to explains, it's part of iOS. One thing to note: You do need to have Bluetooth turned on for it to work. However, even though that is a requirement, you are not pairing the devices over BT. It just has to be on so they can locate each other.
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