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Old 10-02-2008, 07:18 AM   #1
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iPhone 3G Bluetooth Not Working
Hey guys,

I'm not really a seasoned veteran with my iPhone yet (only since july 12th), but I am pretty convinced that the Bluetooth is not functioning correctly in my phone. When I go into the settings and enable Bluetooth, no devices get listed, and no one can see my phone even though the phone says its discoverable. I tried this with multiple laptops and other various Bluetooth capable devices (other phones, headsets etc.) and the rest of my friends have no problems connecting their phones with any of the devices. Are there any ideas? I tried Apple's website for troubleshooting but to no avail.

Thanks guys!
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Old 10-02-2008, 07:49 AM   #2
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The iphone's bluetooth will only work with other iphones.
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Old 10-02-2008, 07:54 AM   #3
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The iphone's bluetooth will only work with other iphones.

No freakin way! Thats the lamest thing I've ever heard! So its like, proprietary?
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Old 10-02-2008, 08:42 AM   #4
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The iphone's bluetooth will only work with other iphones.
Actually, the iPhones bluetooth will only work with bluetooth are headset phone calls and even that does not have A2DP support. You cannot transfer anything via bluetooth to or from the iPhone or tether it like a modem.
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Old 10-02-2008, 10:14 AM   #5
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The iPhone's bluetooth can only be used for pairing hands-free headsets. Nothing else.
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Old 10-02-2008, 11:14 AM   #6
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that explains why i couldnt get my old phone to bluetooth my ringtones and images. I created new tones, but those pics are now gone because the phone doesnt have service, even with full bars lol.
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Old 10-02-2008, 11:16 AM   #7
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Yet another reason the iphone blows... I just had to say it
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Old 10-02-2008, 11:17 AM   #8
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Edit: does the bluetooth headset have to be iphone approved, or could i buy any one off the egg for half of what apple charges for one?

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Old 10-02-2008, 02:54 PM   #9
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Edit: does the bluetooth headset have to be iphone approved

I've seen it work with a bunch of different ones so I doubt it has to be "iPhone approved".

You might want to check out an app called air sharing. Lets you share via wireless. It is a regular app in the app store and is still free I think. No bluetooth replacement but it lets you easily transfer files back and forth.
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I've seen it work with a bunch of different ones so I doubt it has to be "iPhone approved".

You might want to check out an app called air sharing. Lets you share via wireless. It is a regular app in the app store and is still free I think. No bluetooth replacement but it lets you easily transfer files back and forth.

Is there a way to replace the actually bluetooth module? I'll take this phone apart its cool, or is it built onto the board? and BTW -- The Air Sharing app is 6.99 now
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Old 10-02-2008, 04:39 PM   #11
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Is there a way to replace the actually bluetooth module? I'll take this phone apart its cool, or is it built onto the board? and BTW -- The Air Sharing app is 6.99 now
I believe it is just a software limitation, I haven't looked into it because I don't need bluetooth, but maybe jailbreaking allows you to access more of the bluetooth capabilities. Some of the tethering apps look like they use bluetooth.
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Old 10-02-2008, 05:47 PM   #12
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I believe it is just a software limitation, I haven't looked into it because I don't need bluetooth, but maybe jailbreaking allows you to access more of the bluetooth capabilities. Some of the tethering apps look like they use bluetooth.
Hmm, maybe I'll have to look into that, cause this kinda sucks not having bluetooth that's compatable with everything else. Haha just another mac thats not compatable with anything
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jailbreaking does nothing to the bluetooth.. I think you'd need to write new drivers to the iphone to get it to do anything other than headsets
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jailbreaking does nothing to the bluetooth.. I think you'd need to write new drivers to the iphone to get it to do anything other than headsets
****, I'm pretty sure I have absolutely no idea how to write drivers, don't know where to start, don't want to know where to start lol
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Old 10-03-2008, 03:33 PM   #15
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The iPhone's bluetooth can only be used for pairing hands-free headsets. Nothing else.
Ouch, that really does suck.

That's just another reason to add to the list of why I chose a HTC Touch Diamond over it.
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Old 10-07-2008, 05:16 AM   #16
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These guys have been working on getting all the rest of the bluetooth profiles working though... http://www.modmyi.com/forums/file-mo...me-action.html
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Even thought the bluetooth on the iphone doesn't do much, but it still should be discoverable with any other device. If its not even being able to be discovered something might be wrong with the phone's bluetooth modem.
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Even thought the bluetooth on the iphone doesn't do much, but it still should be discoverable with any other device. If its not even being able to be discovered something might be wrong with the phone's bluetooth modem.

Hmm, you do raise an interesting point, the only thing i can see my phone with is a mac, but your right it should be at least seen by other devices. What do you think I can do?
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Even thought the bluetooth on the iphone doesn't do much, but it still should be discoverable with any other device. If its not even being able to be discovered something might be wrong with the phone's bluetooth modem.

I was able to see my phone via my old flip phones bluetooth, but when I tried to send and receive files, that's when things went bad...
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I was able to see my phone via my old flip phones bluetooth, but when I tried to send and receive files, that's when things went bad...
That's because Apple only wrote two out of the twenty-something bluetooth profiles for the iPhone... All that's needed is the missing profiles. SSHing to the iPhone will provide a much faster transfer rate than a bluetooth connection, but you have to have a jailbroken iPhone
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