Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short wavelength radio transmissions) from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks (PANs) with high levels of security. -Wikipedia
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Send message on iPhone 4S using PC Bluetooth keyboard?
I have successfully paired a Bluetooth keyboard with my iPhone 4S, and it works great for composing messages.
However, I can't find a way to send a message from the Messages app using just the ...
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Can't pair 13" MacBook Air with iPhone 4 via Bluetooth
I'm not sure why, but I can't get my iPhone 4 to talk to my new MacBook Air 13". I turn bluetooth on for both devices, open the Bluetooth Preferences and pair the devices. This works - the code is ...
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Full size keyboard with built in stand for iPhone?
I'm looking for bluetooth keyboards for use with my iPhone. I'd like a full size keyboard that has a built in iPhone stand. Everything I've found so far with a built in stand is almost full size but ...
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Bluetooth mouse quit functioning after lion 10.7.2 update
I will be as short yet detailed possible. The devices are Microsoft IntelliMouse Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. The keyboard still works. The mouse no longer works properly since I updated from lion ...
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SYNC-Bluetooth Audio 'jumbled' on car start
I have an iPhone 4 and a 2011 Mustang with SYNC. The system works fairly well (outside Of the connection issues many others have experienced) but I have an annoying problem whenever I start my vehicle ...
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Bluetooth based iPad game [closed]
I am looking at some good iPad based games, which can be played by 2-players on 2 separate iPads (iPad 1 and the new iPad 2).
I am looking at racing based games, but even other games which can be ...
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How can I wirelessly transfer photos from my iPhone to my computer without using Photostream?
Sometimes I take a quick photo with my iPhone's camera and I need to get it onto my iMac.
I'd love to do this wirelessly (like syncing and everything else).
I'm aware that iCloud's Photostream should ...
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What are some interesting bluetooth 4.0 watches or devices to consider [closed]
Who makes some bluetooth 4.0 devices that work with the iphone 4s. I am interested in a watch possibly. I can't seem to find much on google, anyone know of anything watches or devices that are ...
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Can I set my Mac to auto-accept Bluetooth file-transfers from my phone?
Transferring photos from my Android smartphone to my laptop via Bluetooth is really easy, but the laptop always pops up an "Incoming File" dialog asking if I want to accept the file-transfer. I can ...
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What's the best way to play music from my iPhone in my car wirelessly?
I have an iPhone 4 (and have pre-ordered a 4S] and I have a car. I'd like to play the music from my phone over the car's speakers easily. I know I can get a cord that has a cigarette lighter adapter ...
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Can I direct audio from a single app to a particular output?
For example, I would like for iTunes to play thru my iMac's speakers, but iChat's notifications thru my headphones.
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How can I get back the option to NOT require pairing in Lion? This is a change from Snow Leopard
I have Lion 10.7.1 -- I noticed that in System Preferences --> Sharing --> Bluetooth Sharing there is not longer the option to NOT require pairing. Why was this removed? How can I get that back, or ...
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Magic trackpad pairing issues with Lion
The Question
How can I unpair the trackpad as a mouse and pair it using trackpad option instead?
Background
I made the mistake of pairing the Magic trackpad via System->Bluetooth->Bluetooth Setup ...
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Can a MacBook act as bluetooth headset?
Is it possible to use my MacBook as a bluetooth headset? I would like to connect my phone to my MacBook via bluetooth, so that when calls or SMS come into my phone I get notified on my MacBook, and ...
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Magic Mouse & Bluetooth Keyboard Won't Pair in Lion
I have a new macbook pro 15 inch 2011 model. My magic mouse and bt keyboard won't pair. The keyboard doesn't even get detected in the bluetooth settings. How can I get them to work together?
I have ...
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Transfer Audio output of my MacBook wirelessly
What is the best way to output the sound of my macbook to my hifi system without using the headphone jack? Is there a way to use bluetooth or airplay or whatever to output all sound (and I mean not ...
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Permanently pair mac with iPhone
I have paired new macbook air with my iPhone however after mac is rebooted it ask me to confirm pairing. Is this a bug in Lion, or can it be permanently paired?
(similar issue with a mouse, but ...
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Is there a wireless double-earred earpiece for iPhone?
Is there such a thing as a double wireless earpiece for iPhone 4?
I've just bought a wireless earpiece and argh! it's only single ear. I didn't expect that, I mean I didn't even know that anyone ...
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Bluetooth Magic Trackpad not recognized after sleep
When I put my MacBook Pro (2011, 13") to sleep and wake it up again, the Magic Trackpad doesn't get recognized. I have to turn Bluetooth off and back on again to get the trackpad to work. It shows up ...
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How to choose Bluetooth controller in OS X Lion?
My Mac Pro's internal bluetooth is broken. For the past 2 years, I've been getting by just fine with a USB Bluetooth adapter. I had to temporarily remove that adapter recently, and after putting it ...
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Can you pair Mac AND iPad with same Apple Wireless Keyboard?
Can you pair both a Mac and an iPad 2 with the same Apple wireless keyboard, but not at the same time? Or do you have to un-pair one, and then pair it with the other?
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Is there a way to search my Samsung SCH-R500 phone through a Terminal window?
I have my Samsung SCH-R500 phone connected to my computer via bluetooth. Though when I go to browse in the 'Bluetooth File Exchange' software, nothing comes up. So, I was wondering if I can navigate ...
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Is my Bluetooth Connection to Magic Track Pad Encrypted?
I know bluetooth supports encryption, but is it in use? How do I know?
The help in the Bluetooth preference pane gives some vague answers:
For extra security, you can stipulate that only trusted ...
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Sharing a Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse sequentially between two Macs
I work out of my house where I have two computers: a mid-2010 Macbook Pro (for my day job) and a mid-2010 iMac (personal). During the workday, my iMac acts as a second display for my Macbook Pro via ...
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Keyboard Key Mapping
I run a MacBook Pro 15", Wireless Bluetooth Apple Keyboard and Magic Mouse.
Everything for the last year has been working great. Just recently I FINALLY had to change my batteries in my keyboard. ...
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How to set already-paired bluetooth devices again into discovery mode?
How can I set a Magic Trackpad (or, any other bluetooth device, I guess) into discovery mode, if it has already been paired to another mac?
Anything I find on google just mocks me.
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Apple Wireless Might Mouse keeps disconnecting?
I have an Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse (not the newer Magic Mouse) that I've used for a couple of years.
In recent months, though, the mouse would spontaneously disconnection itself at random, even ...
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Wireless keyboard/mouse problem with iMac during start-up
I have an iMac 21.5 inch (late November 2010, 10.6.8 with latest update). I bought a wireless keyboard and mouse at same time. When I started up with shift or optionkey down, the computer starts up ...
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Why is my Magic TrackPad losing functionality after Fast User Switching several times?
Basically, after using Fast User Switching to go back and forth between my wife's login and my own, we begin to experience loss of capactive touch functions on the Magic TrackPad. This occurred on ...
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How to rename a bluetooth device in OSX Lion?
Before I upgraded to OSX Lion, I could open up the Bluetooth Preferences, select a device, click on the settings icon, choose 'Rename Device' and rename the Bluetooth device.
Now that I've upgraded ...
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Skype with bluetooth headset on MacBook Pro
I have AKG K830BT bluetooth headset which works perfectly with my MacBook Pro (Mac OS X 10.6.7). The only problem is while using Skype. It looks like Skype wants to use my built-it speakers ...
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Is there a way to pickup iPhone calls on my Macbook Pro?
I have my iPhone headset plugged into my Macbook Pro so that I can listen to some proper music and have my Iphone 4 lying next to my MB Pro.
Now, of course, it would be really really fancy if there ...
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Magic Mouse is frequently losing its connection to MacBook Pro
My Magic Mouse is intermittently losing its connection to my MacBook Pro.
First the mouse becomes unresponsive and a few seconds later, a picture of the mouse appears on the screen wit the words ...
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Logitech Unifying Receiver Problem [closed]
I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro and I'm trying to use a Logitech Anywhere Mouse MX with it. It uses Logitech's Unifying receiver:
I use the mouse with my right hand and it seems to get very poor ...
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Is Jailbreaking And Enabling Bluetooth File Transfer On iPhone 4 Financially Secure?
I want to use iPhone 4 for sensitive information. Will jailbreaking, downloading unofficial apps (not registered in Apple's App Store) and enabling Bluetooth file transfer cause a chance of sensitive ...
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Mouse/Keyboard won't connect after being powered off
my iMac has recently developed an odd issue:
If the mouse, or keyboard, is powered off (power button, or because I pull the batteries), and then powered on again, the device will not connect to the ...
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How to clean my wireless keyboard
I have the wireless keyboard and one of the keys is sticky. Can I remove the keys or how can I get the sticky food from underneath the key?
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Using Car Speaker As Music Player in iPhone
I have an ordinary bluetooth speaker.
I connect to the device using bluetooth and when someone calls me I can hear my ringing tone through the car's stereo and hear the caller's voice through the ...
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What's fastest: iPhone 4 tethering with bluetooth, usb or the new hotspot feature?
I'm going to use the internet on a MacBook 5,2 and I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 4.3.1 and it's jailbroken (and using TetherMe), if it makes any differences.
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Bluetooth mouse that doesn't require a USB dongle
Since my Mabook only has two USB ports, I'd like to get myself a USB mouse that can pair with the Mac's built-in bluetooth. The obvious choice is the Apple Magic Mouse, but at $70 it's pretty much ...
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Mac Mini as a bluetooth headset?
Is it possible to have a Mac Mini running OSX act as a bluetooth headset for the iPhone? (sound comes out the mini's speakers, sound goes in the mini's mic)
I'm guessing that the mini would have to ...
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What can you use the iPod 4th generation bluetooth for?
I am wondering what I can use the bluetooth capability in the iPod touch fourth generation for? I tried to pair it to a Motorola headset, but I was not able to pair it.
Jailbreaking is not an option ...
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How can I disable Bluetooth A2DP profiles on the iPhone 4?
Simple question: I'd like to disable the A2DP profile for either (a) specific devices paired with the iPhone or (b) the profile entirely from the phone. How can I disabled the A2DP profiles? There ...
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How to use control key with remote access app using an iPad and bluetooth keyboard?
I use Apple Bluetooth keyboard with iPad. It works well, but the control key doesn't work with remote access program such as iSSH, Remoter VNC, LogMeIn and Remoter VNC. In order to use control key ...
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Re-enabling virtual iPad keyboard with paired Bluetooth keyboard
I have an Apple bluetooth keyboard (A1255) paired to my iPad. Pressing the keyboard's eject button lets me hide or display the virtual keyboard. It makes sense to hide it with the external keyboard ...
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Application to copy SMS messages from Sony Ericsson Bluetooth-equipped phone to Mac?
What application could I use to copy SMS messages from a Sony Ericsson Bluetooth-equipped phone to a Mac?
I previously used BluePhoneElite 2 for this. But it no longer seems to be able to read the ...
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How power efficient are Apple's bluetooth devices?
I learned from this post that I can hold the power button long enough to turn off the bluetooth keyboard.
I used Apple's bluetooth mouse around 5 years ago, and I just threw it away as it was a ...
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iPhone tag - You're it [closed]
I want to create a game which can detect players within a set range.
Let's say.. if they're within 5 meters of eachother. The It player will tag the second player.
How would this best be done.. Tag ...
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Forcing bluetooth for iPhone incoming calls
Is there anyway to force the iPhone to always use Bluetooth for incoming calls? - I'm on a motorcycle and have my iPhone set to auto answer calls, problem is it answers with the built in iPhone ...
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iPhone 4 Bluetooth Compatability
I have a problem with the connection between my iPhone 4 and the bluetooth system in my car.
Frequently it will not connect to my car and frequently the connection breaks down during dialling and ...
