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Re: Unlinking phone and computer

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On 2016-11-05, Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
> Yes, this is cross posted to Mac and Windows.  LOL  So don't forget to
> hit "Reply All" when answering this post.
>
> A friend of mine has linked her SO's iPhone 6S, I think, to his
> Windows 8.1 computer.  She did this trying to get the contacts from
> his old pre-Android Verizon phone to the iPhone.  She thinks she did
> this by using Bluetooth, which makes no sense to me.

That would be a terribly inefficient way to transfer contacts to a
phone. Bluetooth transfers are so 80s.

What you typically do with iOS devices is synchronize them to Windows
address book or Outlook Express through the iTunes application installed
on the computer. That would be done through either the USB cable (the
default method) or WiFi (an opt-in optional feature of iTunes). Most
people I know do iTunes WiFi sync, which is really convenient because
the sync happens automatically without any user interaction whenever the
iOS device is plugged into a power charge cable on the same WiFi
network. You don't even have to think about it. It just happens in the
background.

> Don't ask me why she did this, and I don't want to ask!  LOL

Because she wanted her contacts to be on the phone? ; )

> I have a previous thread in the Mac group about getting the contacts
> moved.
>
> Now she would like to break that link between the two.  I'm sure it
> can be done.  I use a Tracphone (mobile devices don't work where I
> live) and have no other devices that will sync, and actually no reason
> to do so.

I recall discussions recently where people talked about using more
manual methods than iTunes synchronization, like sending the contacts
through email, or using iOS apps that receive data over WiFi. If she
didn't use iTunes, I don't think she needs to worry about breaking any
link.

> Her searches on the web have been unsuccessful, and she is smarter
> than the average user.

If so, maybe she can post here herself so she can answer questions
directly rather than essentially playing the telephone game with all of
us?

> Since I don't use any devices that do this, I don't know what terms to
> use for searching to find out how to do this.
>
> Anyone know of a good web site that has easy to follow instructions
> for her?

Depends on what she did to establish the link to begin with. If she
connected the phone to the computer with the USB cable and ran iTunes to
sync contacts to the phone, then she would seen an alert on the phone
asking her if it should "trust this computer" when she first plugged it
in. If she tapped "Trust" on that dialog, and she wants to undo that, on
the phone she can tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Location &
Privacy to revoke the trust. The next time the phone is connected to a
computer, the dialog will display asking if the computer should be
trusted again. More details about trust settings is here:

<https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202778>

If she's talking about some other type of "link" with the computer, then
she'll need to explain what specifically makes her think the phone is
still linked with the computer and how she wants that to change. It
could be she simply *suspects* it is linked and there's no actual
problem to solve.

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JR

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Unlinking phone and computer Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-05 10:54 -0600
  Re: Unlinking phone and computer Keith Nuttle <Keith_Nuttle@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-11-05 13:22 -0400
    Re: Unlinking phone and computer nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-05 14:16 -0400
    Re: Unlinking phone and computer "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-11-05 21:11 -0500
  Re: Unlinking phone and computer Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-05 13:22 -0400
    Re: Unlinking phone and computer Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-05 16:21 -0600
  Re: Unlinking phone and computer VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2016-11-05 12:48 -0500
    Re: Unlinking phone and computer Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-05 16:25 -0600
      Re: Unlinking phone and computer VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2016-11-05 17:40 -0500
        Re: Unlinking phone and computer Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-05 17:08 -0600
  Re: Unlinking phone and computer Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-05 20:00 +0000
    Re: Unlinking phone and computer Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-05 17:01 -0600
      Re: Unlinking phone and computer Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-06 02:33 -0700
        Re: Unlinking phone and computer Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-07 03:53 +0000
          Re: Unlinking phone and computer Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-08 02:36 -0700
        Re: Unlinking phone and computer Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2016-11-07 15:39 +0100
  Re: Unlinking phone and computer Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> - 2016-11-05 21:45 -0400
  Re: Unlinking phone and computer Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2016-11-06 18:19 +0100
    Re: Unlinking phone and computer Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-11-06 22:13 -0700

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