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Bluetooth Connection

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:57:43 GMT

I try to connect my X8 with my laptop via bluetooth.

I am using PC Companion

The phone finds the PC

I click next on the PC to pair the devices

I get a 4digit code from the PC

The phone ask me to provide this 4 digit code

I type it in , click OK

and then I get a status on the phone ,that the device is paired but not connected.

Nothing else happens nomatter how Often I tried (restart etc.)

Any clue ???

Re: Bluetooth Connection

suze — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:06:51 GMT

Do you have Android 2.1 on your phone? If so you can still send photo's/music files when it says paired but not connected.

If you are still on 1.6 then I would suggest downloading the Bluetooth File Transfer application from the market which will enable your phone to copy and paste files between your device and the remote device via the Edit function on the app.

Re: Bluetooth Connection

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:06:00 GMT

I have android 2.1 on my phone.

What do you mean with "I can still send photos/music to my PC and vica/versa" ?

The PC companion states : No phone connected

and in the explorer window the phone is not present.

???

Re: Bluetooth Connection

Aimee — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:28:57 GMT

Are you trying to send files from your PC to the phone? Or from the phone to the PC?

Re: Bluetooth Connection

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:59:01 GMT

I tried both , unfortunately ,neither works.

I downloaded from the Android Market , an application called Bluetooth File Transfer.

After trying 2 minutes to connect I got the message that the computer does not have :

file transfer profile(obex ftp)

or/and

object push profile (obex opp)

???

Re: Bluetooth Connection

suze — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:43:34 GMT

Hey there, I am sorry I missed the response to your question previously.

In an effort to resolve your issue I have deleted my X8's bluetooth connection with my Samsung Netbook running XP so that I could note the steps needed to establish the connection again. In one of the steps it asks you what activities you want and you have to tick a box with Obex in, so I wonder if this is what you are missing. My netbook is playing me up on the Bluetooth front but I will endeavour to give you the steps...

All Programmes

My Bluetooth Places

Add a device

Make sure the phone has Bluetooth on and is discoverable

Let the pc/laptop scan and then select your X8

You then get the pop up box asking you to Select Activities

Choose Obex (and any others eg Headset etc)

Click Finish/Done

Your X8 should now appear in your Bluetooth Places file on your PC.

I have just sent a photo from my Bluetooth Exchange Folder on my netbook to my X8 and also from my X8 Album to my Netbook. On the phone it says Paired but not connected (which is why I say you can still send you don't have to be connected).

Re: Bluetooth Connection

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:55:26 GMT

I have the HP Elitebook 8530 laptop.

Yesterday I downloaded and installed the latest update regarding Bluetooth drivers from the official site.

After that , the process in PC Companion , goes a step further , to "Connecting..." , but after that it fails again.

The message I get from PC Companion is the following :

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I don't know ,I give up.

Re: Bluetooth Connection

suze — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:16:13 GMT

Ah-ha, I now see what your issue is. You cannot connect to PC Companion via bluetooth with your phone. PC Companion may work with older 'dumber' phones with bluetooth but you need to connect with USB cable with the Xperia phones. PC Companion basically runs the Support section which allows the updates/repairs of software and gives you access to other programmes like Media Go or to start the process of Syncing.

If your laptop has bluetooth then the phone should connect in the ways described above and you can transfer files.

Re: Bluetooth Connection

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:40:29 GMT

OK,lets forget about PC Companion

I tried it as you described.

The services I was offered to choose were :

"OBEX Object Push" and "Voice Gateway"

It installed them and now I have in My Bluetooth Places my phone as a recognized device

Neither of them has anything to do with file transfer.

I ignored this , selected a picture from my phone and tried to send it via Bluetooth to my laptop (remeber , it scanned , found the laptop but in status paired-not connected)

The message I got immediately was : Connection Failure

So I suppose I can't just ignore the fact that the devices are not connected

Re: Bluetooth Connection

suze — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:50:04 GMT

Can you send from laptop to phone? I assume you have been able to transfer from older phones to your laptop?

If you open the Bluetooth File Transfer app you downloaded, will it see your laptop as a remote device?

It's really frustrating because my netbook Bluetooth programme keeps freezing on me so I am struggling to get in to the settings. I will have another go now and see if I can find any other options for you.

Re: Bluetooth Connection

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:57:06 GMT

Suze wrote "Can you send from laptop to phone?"

No.

How could I ?

In all previous phones I owned (Nokia ,Sony-Ericsson) after the BT connection was established I saw a new icon in Windows Explorer , such a USB Memory Stick.

With a new Drive letter etc,etc.

Re: Bluetooth Connection

suze — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:03:53 GMT

In My Bluetooth Places, there is an option to View or Modify Configuration... if you select this you get a pop up box and then select the Local Service tab and double click on File Transfer and ensure that it is allowed.

If you open My Pictures on your laptop and right click on an image do you get an option Send To> then Bluetooth>X8?

If you want to transfer files to and fro and we can't get this Bluetooth thing sorted you can go back to basics and use your USB cable and just use Windows Explorer and copy paste.

Re: Bluetooth Connection

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:11:19 GMT

:smileygrin:

OK , From Laptop to Phone the transfer worked great.

But when I try to send from the phone to laptop I still get the message :

Sending file to Laptop......

..........Connection Failure

Re: Bluetooth Connection

suze — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:20:41 GMT

Going large again, boxes getting tooooo small.

I guess that's progress!

Have you been able to have a look at the configuration and check that file transfer is allowed there?

Did you have another go with the remote devices in the Bluetooth File Transfer app?

Re: Bluetooth Connection

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:51:00 GMT

Weird things are happening.

1st.From where can I see/change the bluetooth configuration on my phone ?

In Menu-->Settings --> are only the basics (turn on/off , make discoverable etc.)

There is no such thing as "Allow File Transfer

2nd I don't remeber exactly from where but , somehow , I tried to connect from the Laptop to my phone via the HP Bluetooth tools

and suddenly I got the message :

Device 'E15i' does not support service 'File Transfer'

although , I started it on my Laptop.

3rd

Via the application Bluetooth File Transfer i get the message :

Service not found

You can't connect with target device because it lacks of the "Object Push Profile" (OBEX OPP) Bluetooth service

Make sure that target device is in DISCOVERABLE mode and enable to receive files.

Does this ring any bells to you ???

Re: Bluetooth Connection

suze — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:04:19 GMT

Configuration is on your laptop not your phone, mine was in My Bluetooth Places on panel on left hand side. There aren't any configurations possible in the stock bluetooth app on the phone altho there are a few things you can get into in the Bluetooth File Transfer app but I have never had to play with them.

Re: Bluetooth Connection

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:20:10 GMT

On my Laptop , everything is OK

File transfer enabled ,that's why previously I could send fom Laptop to phone.

Anyway , I appreciate really your help

Only matter , why is File Transfer on my phone not supported ?

Re: Bluetooth Connection

suze — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:27:21 GMT

Sorry it didn't resolve the whole issue. There is obviously something between your laptop and your phone, certainly my phone/netbook combo is working fine. If you have the opportunity it may be worth trying with another laptop to see if you can get that working to see if it is your phone or your HP laptop/phone combo that isn't working.

The other thing, which is really a last ditch effort, is to run a repair on your phone via PC Companion Support section to see if this will reset the bluetooth software. This will wipe your phone so you will have to ensure you have things backed up first like contacts/sms, and then you will have to build your phone from scratch installing apps from the market and set up email accounts etc.

Re: Bluetooth Connection

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:34:56 GMT

Many thanks again !!!

Just to know (from where are you posting) ? :smileygrin:

Re: Bluetooth Connection

suze — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:40:02 GMT

I'm from the South East of England. Kind of assuming you were from south of Bristol or just a fan of the group?