Bluetooth toggles in the settings?
First, the question: Is Bluetooth enabled on the phone at all? Maybe you have disabled it at some point and not noticed. Therefore, check under settings, Wireless and networks, if Bluetooth is active.
Visibility Timeout active?
A function to ensure the on Android for more security in the case of the Bluetooth usage is also often the cause of the problem. If your phone is not set up so that they are visible to other Bluetooth, it can send you no data, no matter whether your Bluetooth works or not.
- You go to "settings" > "Bluetooth". At the very top of your device is likely to be the name and directly underneath it, whether they are visible to others or not. If not, tap once on the name.
- To determine the Timeout for the visibility, press the menu button, and select the corresponding point. Here you can choose between some of the time information and a complete shutdown of the Timeouts.
Bluetooth visibility is active?
Android restart helps against many problems
The sayings "Reboot does good" or "A reboot is never wrong" are something of the ancient wisdom among Android users. Often, small errors present in the System are not observable, concrete. You can eliminate it quickly and easily. Try, therefore, in the case of the Bluetooth-to begin Problem first of all, the Android device and then check whether the data transfer is working again.
Bluetooth sharing on Android reset
A further possible solution to the problem, a Reset of the "Bluetooth sharing", so practically of the System App, which is for Bluetooth is responsible.
- To do this, go to "settings" > "Apps" and switch to "All". Are you looking for in the list of "Bluetooth sharing" and tap on it.
- You can get now in the App Info the Button "empty the Cache" is displayed. Press it and start the phone again.
Support questioning and possibly repair claim
If your Bluetooth connection is not working still, you should contact the Support of your supplier. May you this other solution approaches for your device, and you further advise. In the rare event of Hardware failure, you cannot avoid it, your device for repair to be sent. For this, you will be able to Support all of the necessary information.
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