How To Customize Bluetooth Settings – Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Dec 5, 2013

—

by

Learn how to customize Bluetooth settings on your Samsung Galaxy Note 3. In this menu you can activate Bluetooth, view or assign a device name, activate your phone so other Bluetooth devices can discover it, or scan for other, available Bluetooth devices with which to pair.

Activating Bluetooth

From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Connections.
Tap the ON/OFF slider, located to the right of the Bluetooth field, to turn Bluetooth ON icon. The Bluetooth icon is displayed on the status bar.

Additional Bluetooth Settings

When Bluetooth is on, additional settings are available.

From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Connections > Bluetooth.
Tap Scan to scan for nearby discoverable devices. After searching, tap a device to pair with it.
Press Menu key and select a Bluetooth setting to configure:
- Visibility timeout: Use this setting to control when to automatically turn off the Discoverable option: 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 1 hour, or Never time out.
- Received files: Shows the list of files received by using Bluetooth.
- Tap the checkbox next to SAMSUNG-SM-N900A to remove the checkmark if you do not want your phone visible to other Bluetooth devices.

Tags:

Android, Bluetooth, Customize, Galaxy, Galaxy Note 3, Samsung, Settings

Amarnath Natarajan

I am a freelance programmer and tech enthusiast. In my spare time, I contribute to this website.

Help Us Grow

If you like this post, please share it with your friends.

You are free to copy and redistribute this article in any medium or format, as long as you keep the links in the article or provide a link back to this page.