Samsung Galaxy S III Mini

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini

Another Bluetooth device can't connect to your phone - Samsung Galaxy S III Mini

Cause 2 of 6: Bluetooth visibility isn't turned on on your phone

Bluetooth visibility needs to be turned on on your phone for the other Bluetooth device to find your phone.

Solution: Turn on Bluetooth visibility.

Step 1 of 14

Find "Bluetooth"

Press Apps.

Step 2 of 14

Find "Bluetooth"

Press Settings.

Step 3 of 14

Find "Bluetooth"

Press Bluetooth.

Step 4 of 14

Turn on Bluetooth

Press the indicator next to Bluetooth to turn on Bluetooth.

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini
Step 5 of 14

Choose option

Choose one of the following options:
Enter Bluetooth name, go to 3a.
Turn Bluetooth visibility on or off, go to 3b.
Select time interval for Bluetooth visibility, go to 3c.

Step 6 of 14

3a - Enter Bluetooth name

Press the Menu key.

Step 7 of 14

3a - Enter Bluetooth name

Press Rename device.

Step 8 of 14

3a - Enter Bluetooth name

Key in the required name and press OK.

Step 9 of 14

3b - Turn Bluetooth visibility on or off

Press the name of your phone to turn Bluetooth visibility on or off.

Step 10 of 14

3b - Turn Bluetooth visibility on or off

When the box next to the name is ticked (V), Bluetooth visibility is turned on.

Step 11 of 14

3c - Select time interval for Bluetooth visibility

Press the Menu key.

Step 12 of 14

3c - Select time interval for Bluetooth visibility

Press Visibility timeout.

Step 13 of 14

3c - Select time interval for Bluetooth visibility

Press the required interval or Never time out.

Step 14 of 14

Exit

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

1 Find "Bluetooth"

Press Apps.
Press Settings.
Press Bluetooth.

2 Turn on Bluetooth

Press the indicator next to Bluetooth to turn on Bluetooth.

3 Choose option

Choose one of the following options:
Enter Bluetooth name, go to 3a.
Turn Bluetooth visibility on or off, go to 3b.
Select time interval for Bluetooth visibility, go to 3c.
Samsung Galaxy S III Mini

4 3a - Enter Bluetooth name

Press the Menu key.
Press Rename device.
Key in the required name and press OK.

5 3b - Turn Bluetooth visibility on or off

Press the name of your phone to turn Bluetooth visibility on or off.
When the box next to the name is ticked (V), Bluetooth visibility is turned on.

6 3c - Select time interval for Bluetooth visibility

Press the Menu key.
Press Visibility timeout.
Press the required interval or Never time out.

7 Exit

Press the Home key to return to standby mode.

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