Bluetooth uses more of your battery, so turn it off when not in use.
Touch
to switch it on/off.
To connect with a new Bluetooth accessory or other device, you need to pair with it. You only need to do this once for each device.
Turn Bluetooth on
.
Do any of the following:
Touch Pair on your phone. Check the other device for a pairing prompt as well; if it has one, you'll need to confirm on both devices or pairing will fail.
appears in the status bar when the device is connected.
Set sharing options if you'll want to share contacts, phone audio, media audio, or internet access.
Can't pair? Troubleshoot the issue.
After pairing with a device, you’ll need to set sharing options and then you can use Bluetooth to:
To set sharing options:
Turn on the Bluetooth device.
appears in the status bar when the device is connected.
When Bluetooth is off, your phone can still scan and automatically connect to a previously paired device. To prevent this, turn off Bluetooth scanning.
To turn off scanning:
If you turn this off, apps that use your location won't work as well.
Your phone name identifies your phone in a Bluetooth network. You can change the name.
If you’re having issues with a Bluetooth device, try these troubleshooting steps.