HP Wi-Fi Rename a device, What is Touch to Share?, Share a web page using Touch to Share

Rename a device

1Open Bluetooth .

2Tap and hold the device name.

3Enter a new name.

4Tap outside the device name field to save your changes.

Touch to Share

What is Touch to Share?

Touch to Share lets you easily transfer web pages between your HP TouchPad and an HP webOS smartphone. If you have a web page open on your HP TouchPad or on a webOS smartphone, simply touch the devices to transfer the page from one device to the other.

What’s more, if you have a compatible webOS smartphone that shares an HP webOS Account with your device, you can use Touch to Share to pair it with your device, allowing you to share calls, and, on some smartphones, text messages between your device and your smartphone. If you receive a phone call or text message, it appears on your device, and if you want to make a phone call or send a text message, you can do that from your device.

If your device and webOS smartphone do not share an HP webOS Account, you can still pair them and you can manage phone calls and, on compatible smartphones, text messages on your device (see Make a pairing request to another device).

Pair with an HP webOS smartphone using Touch to Share

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Your device must be connected to a Wi-Fi network to use Touch to Share (see Connect to a new open network or Connect to a new secure network).

1Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on your device (see Turn the Bluetooth feature on/off) and on your smartphone (see the documentation that came with your smartphone).

2Touch the smartphone to your device, with the HP logo on the back of the smartphone touching the area of the Center button on your device.

A ripple is displayed on the device screen to indicate that the smartphone has been placed correctly, and a notification appears on both devices to indicate that the pairing was successful.

The devices remain paired while in range (approximately 30 feet (10 meters)). If the devices move out of range of each other, provided the relationship between the two devices has not been deleted (see Delete a device), they reconnect automatically upon receiving a phone call or text message when they are back within range.

When you set up a Touch to Share relationship with a webOS smartphone, you can manage the connection preferences from the Bluetooth app (see Manage webOS smartphone connection preferences).

Share a web page using Touch to Share

1Make sure Bluetooth is turned on on your device (see Turn the Bluetooth feature on/off) and on your smartphone (see the documentation that came with your smartphone).

2Open Web and open a web page that you want to send to your smartphone.

3Tap the smartphone to the Center button of the device. The web page opens in full screen on the smartphone.

You can also share a web page you open on your smartphone with your device. This is useful when you want to view the web page on a larger screen. Repeat steps 1 and 2 above, except open the web page on your smartphone, then Touch to Share it on your device.

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