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Re: Bluetooth pairing names

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.os.linux
Subject Re: Bluetooth pairing names
Date 2024-12-26 21:20 +0100
Message-ID <bdq04lx7h6.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References <a71019f681a6e14597d1911cdec71f99089dd8d4@i2pn2.org> <vkj0kk$2s922$1@dont-email.me>

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On 2024-12-26 08:29, Dave Royal wrote:
> david <this@is.invalid> 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.

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Bluetooth pairing names david <this@is.invalid> - 2024-12-25 23:43 -0700
  Re: Bluetooth pairing names Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2024-12-26 07:29 +0000
    Re: Bluetooth pairing names knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2024-12-26 08:20 -0500
    Re: Bluetooth pairing names "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-26 21:20 +0100
      Re: Bluetooth pairing names "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-26 21:31 +0100
        Re: Bluetooth pairing names Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2024-12-27 00:53 +0100
          Re: Bluetooth pairing names david <this@is.invalid> - 2024-12-26 19:42 -0700
            Re: Bluetooth pairing names Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2024-12-27 13:44 +0100
      Re: Bluetooth pairing names Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2024-12-26 21:35 +0100
        Re: Bluetooth pairing names "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2024-12-26 22:00 +0100
  Re: Bluetooth pairing names Jasen Betts <usenet@revmaps.no-ip.org> - 2024-12-29 02:18 +0000

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