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| 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 22:00 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <los04lxjce.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | <a71019f681a6e14597d1911cdec71f99089dd8d4@i2pn2.org> <vkj0kk$2s922$1@dont-email.me> <bdq04lx7h6.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <lt5t0iFtok5U11@mid.individual.net> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On 2024-12-26 21:35, Arno Welzel wrote: > Carlos E.R., 2024-12-26 21:20: > >> 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? > > 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. > Ah. Thanks. -- 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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