Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux Subject: Re: Bluetooth pairing names Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:20:27 +0100 Lines: 26 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net Tp8pQgTeiCtzH3RD/4/4kQHlHJkuT10JvE+nBpXk4GY3xybDEe X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:7Hyt4YIMa9K5kRfTYZ6VWPl3KbA= sha256:+XCqLQ0boYS7/iWRt30+5WlEOQF85AkjAIB6HS6seUY= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.mobile.android:145666 alt.comp.os.windows-10:180979 alt.os.linux:80839 On 2024-12-26 08:29, Dave Royal wrote: > david Wrote in message: > >> I have some devices which pair as "E62" while others pair as "WS-1". >> Still more pair as "MK02" while others pair as "Kinivo BTH220". >> Some make sense such as my "OBDII" & "ResMed495698" & "JBL TUNE500BT". >> >> But who decides what are the allowed Bluetooth pairing names for a new >> device? Is there a central agency which assigns these names (sort of like >> how domain names are assigned)? Is there a lookup table for Bluetooth names >> (like they have with the first half of MAC addresses)? >> >> How does this seemingly almost random Bluetooth name assignment happen? > > Bluetooth devices have a Device Address similar to a MAC address. > The ranges are assigned to manufacturers by the organisation that > controls Bluetooth. The names can be anything - though they ought > to adequate to identify what you're pairing with. You may be able > to change the name - once paired. Wait, you say I can change the name of the, for example, headphones I connect to my phone? Will that new name hold for the next time I connect to them? -- Cheers, Carlos.