Bluetooth - A Definitive Answer Mini/Mini Pro

[suze]

I am often on this forum (and a couple of others) trying to help people with their queries with their new phones.  Now I am asking for your help.  Can you please confirm whether you can receive files on your phones via bluetooth.

It appears that once you have the app Bluetooth file transfer, you can in fact transfer from your phone.

I also understand that you can use your device to 'look' at the other persons device.... Is that the case and if it is can you then copy a file over eg access their media files and pull across a photo?

On the big X10's the system seems to work fine both ways so I don't want to keep saying to Mini users that yes you can if in fact no-one can confirm to me that they have been able to receive on the phone.  It would make sense of so many people having problems with it.

Thank you for your replies.  If we can clear it up then I can go back to giving good concise advice and not leading people with mini's up the garden path.

[suze]

Lol, only that you put me on the spot and I had to think about how I actually did it.  I was feeling all noob and thought that maybe I had got it all  wrong!  Oh well as long as we can do it, does it matter how!

[sushidushi]

Well, yes, indeed.

And look how quickly you have become the forum's resident expert!  It is certainly a better place with you here.

[suze]

Awww bless you for saying so!  I think everyone probably really says, Oh for goodness sake that blooming Suze is everywhere with nothing much to say!

Everyone has to have a hobby tho and I decided that this year I would give the base jumping, white water rafting and cave diving a miss:smileywink:

[#5]

Well my experience sounds a little bit different, so I share it:

Out of the box, with my X10 mini pro I can recieve files via bluetooth from my laptop (linux) without installing Bluetooth File Transfer.

I send the file, and the phone asks me to accept it or not. Perfect. What I can not do is send files anywhere from my phone, since for example in Album,

there is no bluetooth option when you hit the Send icon. Then, installing Bluetooth File Transfer, I can try to send files, but anyway it never gets to complete the process.

I dont need to send files via bluetooth that much, so it's ok for me to wait for the update, but at least I expect SE to solve all this issues with a fully functional bluetooth system...

[Er_Kannan]

To get details on how to use bluetooth file transfer application visit the following site

http://techcognizant.blogspot.com/2010/10/blue-tooth-file-transfer-application.html

[Rocco1]

Hi. Know i'm a little late with this thread. But bluetooth was already installed on my mobile straight from the box. And this has been my favourite thing to move music, pictures and contacts from PC and mobiles for a few year now.

[#8]

Hello, I'm sorry if this is kind of a dumb question but How will I download the Bluetooth File Transfer? I did download it to my laptop and just paste the file to my phone ( x10 mini pro) But I couldn't see the application in my phone. Then, I tried connecting to the internet through my phone so I'll try download the file directly to my phone but I couldn't access the net. Maybe I'll try to connect to a wi-fi. Right now I got no access to any wi-fi, so maybe tomorrow. Thanks for the attention. Lol.

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[suze]

The best way to download Bluetooth File Transfer is from the Android Market app on your phone not on your PC. This will install it for you automatically afterdownload. 

If you don't have the Android Market on your device you may have SAM/Slide Me app instead http://slideme.org/applications?text=file%20manager. 

On this search for a file manager to download which will then let you access your SD card and find the Bluetooth File Transfer .apk file to install.

[#10]

Also, can I ask a question about wi-fi here? Anyway I'm already asking so it's worth trying. I know you could still help me.

So, I tried connecting to the wi-fi in our school so I could download the Bluetooth File transfer but an expert said to me that my phone got no proxy settings. My phone is xperia x10 mini pro. Thanks!

[suze]

I am no technical expert but the phones don't support certain wifi security settings and I have read other threads about students not being able to connect to schools/universities wifi networks. If you can find another free/open wifi hotspot you should be able to connect there.  For example in the UK many of our McDonalds have free wifi available.