Connect with Bluetoothâ„¢

Turn Bluetooth on/off

Bluetooth drains your battery, so turn it off when not in use.

  1. Open quick settings.
  2. Touch the icon to switch on/off:

    is on.

    is off.

Pair with Bluetooth device

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.

  1. Set the device you want to pair (accessory, computer, other phone etc.) to Bluetooth discovery mode so that your phone can find it. See the device manufacturer's instructions.
  2. On your phone, go to Settings and touch Bluetooth.
  3. Turn Bluetooth on .

    As the phone searches for available devices, you'll see . To refresh the list of available devices, touch > Refresh.

  4. Touch an available device to connect.
  5. Do any of the following:

    • If a pairing code appears on your phone and Bluetooth device, make sure that the codes match. (If they don't, touch Cancel, verify the name of the device that you want to pair with and try again.)
    • If your device shows a passkey (like 0000 or 1234), enter it on your phone. If you don't see a place to enter it, swipe down from the top of your screen and touch the Bluetooth notification.
    • If your device doesn't show a passkey and you must enter one for the device to pair, see the device manufacturers' instructions.
  6. Touch Pair on your phone AND touch the pairing prompt on the other device. If you don't confirm on both devices, pairing will fail.

    appears in the status bar when the device is connected.

  7. Set sharing options if you'll want to share contacts, phone audio, media audio or Internet access.

TipIf you use a screen lock, you can define a paired Bluetooth device as a trusted device, keeping your phone unlocked while connected to it. When you disconnect or move out of range, your phone locks again. Go to Settings > Security > Smart Lock > Trusted devices.

Can't pair? Try these troubleshooting steps.

Use paired device

TipBluetooth connections can really drain your battery. Save power by turning off Bluetooth when you're not connected to a device.

After pairing with a device, you'll need to set sharing options and then you can use Bluetooth to:

To set sharing options:

  1. Go to Settings and touch Bluetooth.
  2. Turn Bluetooth on .
  3. Next to the paired device, touch .
  4. Turn sharing options on or off.
  5. On the paired device, or in the device's app, look for Bluetooth settings to review and adjust. For more information, see the paired device manufacturer's instructions.

Reconnect with Bluetooth device

  1. Open quick settings and touch to turn it on.
  2. Turn on the Bluetooth device.

    appears in the status bar when the device is connected.

Turn off Bluetooth scanning

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:

  1. Go to Settings > LOCATION.
  2. Touch > Scanning.
  3. Turn Bluetooth scanning off .

Change phone's name

Your phone name identifies your phone on a Bluetooth network. You can change the name.

  1. Go to Settings and touch Bluetooth.
  2. Make sure Bluetooth is on.
  3. Touch > Rename this device.

Fix a problem

If you're having problems with a Bluetooth device, try these troubleshooting steps.