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Re: Bluetooth connections

From knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject Re: Bluetooth connections
Date 2025-04-29 20:56 -0400
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On 04/29/2025 7:11 PM, Paul wrote:
> On Tue, 4/29/2025 5:28 PM, knuttle wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> Even though I can send files to the computer from the phone, the phone does not appear on the 'Add device' page
> 
> This is a setting at the phone end.
> 
> The phone must have the Bluetooth turned on, in
> the "Discoverable Mode", for a pairing attempt
> to be made. "Send To" requires successful pairing,
> with the same six digit code showing on both
> screens, in order for the pairing to be set up.
> 
> But no device wants to pair, unless it is put
> in "Discoverable". It's a kind of permission,
> assigned to the usage of Bluetooth. My desktop
> computer is "Discoverable".
> 
> It is like the usage of an airplane mode - if
> a device has the Radio portion turned off because
> the device is on an airplane, that's a permission
> to use a radio frequency signal. Well, the "discoverable"
> mode assumes Non-Airplane mode (RF on) plus
> the Discoverable property means the phone is actively
> listing to the radio channel for pairing requests.
> Or scanning for devices to ask, on a broadcast channel.
> 
>     Paul
I routinely to the phone, when you try to connect on this Android phone 
and the Bluetooth is off, the phone ask if you want to turn it on.

So to answer you question Yes the phone is in the discovery mode

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Bluetooth connections knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-29 12:36 -0400
  Re: Bluetooth connections Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-04-29 17:43 +0000
    Re: Bluetooth connections knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-29 17:28 -0400
      Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-29 19:11 -0400
        Re: Bluetooth connections knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2025-04-29 20:56 -0400
          Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-30 12:40 -0400
    Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-30 20:22 +1000
      Re: Bluetooth connections Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> - 2025-04-30 15:33 +0100
        Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-01 00:53 +1000
          Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-30 12:53 -0400
            Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-02 21:20 +1000
              Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-02 16:41 -0400
                Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 19:29 +1000
      Re: Bluetooth connections Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-04-30 15:46 +0000
        Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-01 20:52 +1000
          Re: Bluetooth connections Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-05-01 12:40 +0000
            Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-02 19:21 +1000
              Re: Bluetooth connections Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-05-02 10:37 +0000
            Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-02 19:26 +1000
              Re: Bluetooth connections Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-05-02 10:37 +0000
                Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 19:54 +1000
        Re: Bluetooth connections Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 19:48 +1000
          Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-03 15:40 -0400
      Re: Bluetooth connections Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-30 12:15 -0400

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