Bluetooth

About Bluetooth wireless technology

Turn on or off the Bluetooth radio

Pair with another Bluetooth-enabled device Manage paired Bluetooth-enabled devices

Set how your BlackBerry device appears to other Bluetooth-enabled devices

Use Bluetooth wireless technology during a call

Share your address book with a paired Bluetooth- enabled device

Bluetooth — frequently asked questions

About Bluetooth wireless technology

Bluetooth® wireless technology is designed to enable your BlackBerry® device to establish wireless connections with other Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as a handsfree car kit or wireless headset, in close proximity.

Turn on or off the Bluetooth radio

To turn on the Bluetooth® radio, in the device options, click Bluetooth. Click the trackwheel. Click Enable Bluetooth.

To turn off the Bluetooth radio, in the device options, click Bluetooth. Click the trackwheel. Click Disable Bluetooth.

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About Bluetooth pairings

When you pair your BlackBerry® device with another Bluetooth®-enabled device, you should be able to connect to the other Bluetooth-enabled device over the wireless network when it is within range of your BlackBerry device (a typical range is approximately 10 meters).

After you pair with a Bluetooth-enabled device, you can set your BlackBerry device to connect with that Bluetooth-enabled device without prompting you.

Pair with another Bluetooth-enabled device

1.In the device options, click Bluetooth.

2.Click the trackwheel.

3.Click Add Device.

4.Click the name of a Bluetooth®-enabled device.

5.In the Enter passkey for <device name> field, type a passkey.

6.Type the same passkey on the Bluetooth-enabled device to which you are pairing.

Notes:

Verify that the Bluetooth-enabled device that you want to pair with is in the correct mode for pairing.

The names of Bluetooth-enabled devices with which you have already paired appear in the list of paired Bluetooth-enabled devices. They do not appear in the list of Bluetooth-enabled devices that appears when you click Add Device.

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