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Help Droid-Bluetooth file transfer??? Paired but not connected?

Why does the phone say PAIRED BUT NOT CONNECTED??? How do i connect it to the other phone. To be more specific the other phone is the ERIS. So is it even possible to send songs, pics, etc to other phones from the DROID? And can the ERIS even accept bluetooth file transfers?

File transfers as in what?

There have been a few discussions about this in recent days. Let me see if I can correctly sum it up. (Someone else will jump in if I missed.)

Bluetooth only supports ad2p profiles for headsets, music, and sharing of contacts and pictures. This is limited by VZ. Until the phone is rooted, there is absolutely no way around this. You cannot send files other than contacts and pictures via bluetooth.

It sucks... I know. I am in the same boat. I am [im]patiently waiting for the droid to be rooted so I can use bluetooth to share files between two droids.
 
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There's an app called "Bluetooth File Transfer" in the market.
I used to use it to transfer stuff to my computer from the phone, but I don't really need it anymore so I took it out. You might find it useful though.


I installed that app and tried to send a ringtone to my cousin's G1 and it was a no go as fadelight said. It sucks that your only limited to contacts and pictures.... :(
 
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Why does the phone say PAIRED BUT NOT CONNECTED??? How do i connect it to the other phone. To be more specific the other phone is the ERIS. So is it even possible to send songs, pics, etc to other phones from the DROID? And can the ERIS even accept bluetooth file transfers?

It would be easier to just use astro and email it.but for bluetooth, Paired but not connected is normal. I think it is not considered 'connected' until you actually transfer something
 
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File transfers as in what?

There have been a few discussions about this in recent days. Let me see if I can correctly sum it up. (Someone else will jump in if I missed.)

Bluetooth only supports ad2p profiles for headsets, music, and sharing of contacts and pictures. This is limited by VZ. Until the phone is rooted, there is absolutely no way around this. You cannot send files other than contacts and pictures via bluetooth.

It sucks... I know. I am in the same boat. I am [im]patiently waiting for the droid to be rooted so I can use bluetooth to share files between two droids.


Sorry for the ? but I'm new to this--just got my Android 2.0 phone three days ago and having same problem. Friend is trying to BT me some ringtones, which she got free from the web so that's not an issue, and I too get paired not connected. I'd already figured that paired meant we linkes as I got the 'invite' and enterd the password no problem and figured it would go to connected once the transfer starts, but it alwasys comes up failed on her end. So my question--What do you mean by root/rooted? And if VZ is somehow blocking transferring why does it allow you to even pair? Is there ANYTHING that can be done with the bluetooth as far as files go then? Thx!
Zephyr
 
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I have been trying to get my Droid to send pics to my wife Eris. I have had no luck. It seems to be something with the Eris. If you go and try to share a pic with the Eris it doesn't give the option for Bluetooth transfer. Hope the new up date for the Eris that is rolling out may fix it. Or even when the upgrade to 2.0 will cure it.
 
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Sorry for the ? but I'm new to this--just got my Android 2.0 phone three days ago and having same problem. Friend is trying to BT me some ringtones, which she got free from the web so that's not an issue, and I too get paired not connected. I'd already figured that paired meant we linkes as I got the 'invite' and enterd the password no problem and figured it would go to connected once the transfer starts, but it alwasys comes up failed on her end. So my question--What do you mean by root/rooted? And if VZ is somehow blocking transferring why does it allow you to even pair? Is there ANYTHING that can be done with the bluetooth as far as files go then? Thx!
Zephyr

You can pair to your bluetooth headset or to your laptop/desktop computer. I have it paired to 2 different bluetooth headsets and to my laptop computer so that I can transfer files between the Droid and the computer via bluetooth, although USB is a lot faster.
 
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I have been trying to get my Droid to send pics to my wife Eris. I have had no luck. It seems to be something with the Eris. If you go and try to share a pic with the Eris it doesn't give the option for Bluetooth transfer. Hope the new up date for the Eris that is rolling out may fix it. Or even when the upgrade to 2.0 will cure it.


I have the new Droid phone. Have you had luck with any other phone (outside the Eris, that is)?
Thx! I did a search online, but the answers I see contradict themselves so I'm not sure what to think at this point! :D
Zephyr
 
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The only other phone I tried it on was my old motor 755. And it worked flawlessly. Some else told me the used it and it worked with the HTC touch pro 2.

I think that was me in the other thread, to clarify it was the Touch Pro not the Touch Pro 2. I can send files without issue to the Touch Pro from the Droid but what I have found is that it is some what hit or miss when sending files to the Droid from the Touch Pro. Pictures always work, .mp3s about 75% of the time and any other file type is pretty random. Seems to work just fine when paired to my computer tho both sending to the Droid and the reverse.
 
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Looking, as I guess most of you are, for an easy way to BT songs, videos, etc to another BT phone from a Moto Droid. Haven't found one yet.

If you do, please post, it would be most helpful.

Artis


Did you read my above post??? The marketplace app called "Bluetooth File Transfer" allows you to do all of this. I have been Transferring every type of file in the book(songs vids, etc.), with no issues at all.
 
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I can't transfer my contacts from a Voyager to the Droid. I got the Bluetooth file transfer app, and I can access all my pictures from the droid, but every time I try to send from the Voyager to the Droid, it says "check bluetooth status of receiving device". I can send from the Droid, but not receive.

Please help. Thank you!
 
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I BT transfer any type of file from my Moto Droid, to my Samsung Omnia(winmo), without any problems at all. Once the two devices are sucessfully paired (passcode # entered), use the "Bluetooth Transfer" app instead of the android os default send via "bluetooth" to transfer any type of file u choose. I download music on on my droid and BT send them straight to my Omnia daily.
 
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