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Send and Receive Information Using Bluetooth
You can use Bluetooth to transfer information between your phone and another Bluetooth-enabled
device such as a phone or notebook computer. The first time you transfer information between your
phone and another device, you need to enter or confirm a security passcode. After that, your phone
and the other device are paired, and you will not need to exchange passcodes to transfer information
in the future.
Send Information from Your Phone to Another Device
You can send the following types of information, depending on the device you are sending to:
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Images and videos
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Contacts
1. Set the receiving device to discoverable mode. You may also need to set it to “Receive Beams”
or “Receive Files”. Refer to the device’s documentation for instructions on receiving information
over Bluetooth.
2. On the phone, open the application that contains the information or file you want to send. For
example, if you want to send a picture, touch
>
>
Gallery
.
3. Follow the steps for the type of item you want to send:
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Picture or video
(in Camera). After capturing a picture, on the preview screen, touch
>
Bluetooth
.
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Pictures and videos
(in Gallery). On the
Albums
tab, touch an album. Touch the items you
want to share and then touch
>
Bluetooth
.
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Contact
. Display a contact and then touch
>
Share
>
Bluetooth
.
4. If you are prompted to turn on Bluetooth, touch
Turn on
.
5. Touch the name of the receiving device.
6. If prompted, accept the connection on the receiving device, and enter the same passcode on
both your phone and the other device, or confirm the auto-generated passcode.
7. On the receiving device, accept the file.
Receive Information from Another Device
Your phone is capable of receiving a wide variety of file types with Bluetooth, including pictures,
music tracks, and documents such as PDFs.