Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Arno Welzel Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.os.linux Subject: Re: Bluetooth pairing names Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:35:31 +0100 Lines: 34 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net zMdM1/zJ1p+byxivB1roGQaP/CunkvFeMDUQP3+aMnelodgNn+ Cancel-Lock: sha1:h1FVK/c+I7YzgtRcojpXqbEhoXE= sha256:KCFUrw0OjAAn+zH0Zqj9LIXCmqwTYkeZXQoiXAuaJ5I= Content-Language: de-DE In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.mobile.android:145668 alt.comp.os.windows-10:180982 alt.os.linux:80841 Carlos E.R., 2024-12-26 21:20: > 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? Yes, you can change the name. At least Android allows to do this and as far I remember, Windows and Linux also allow this. And it is the computer or smartphone which will remember that name, since the pairing of the device is stored, even if the headphone is not connected. -- Arno Welzel https://arnowelzel.de