Bluetooth is nothing new but I've only recently started using it and I must say I'm converted. Forget the USB cable and Motorola "Phone Tools" software. I don't want to buy that ( it should be free with the phone IMO ). I don't want any of it's features so don't want to install it and clutter my PC with software I don't want and don't need. All I want to do is connect my phone to my laptop as an external drive and browse it. I used to do this via USB and you can do it that way. But bluetooth means you don't need the cable ( which you haven't got with you, you forgot, or has the "other" type of micro-USB connector on it ), is easier and around about the same speed wise; file transfer rate is about 90Kbps for me.
Connect your Macbook to your phone:
- Turn your phone on
- Turn bluetooth on on your phone in "Settings / Connections"
- Set "Discoverable for 3 minutes" or similar option on in Bluetooth settings
- Click: Apple / System Preferences... / Bluetooth
- Check the "On" checkbox to turn Bluetooth on on your Macbook if it's not already
- Click the "+" icon to add a new bluetooth device. This will start your Macbook searching for a device.
- Once your phone appears select it and save. Ignore all the dial up / modem stuff unless you want that as well just get your phone in the list.
Browse your phone from your Macbook:
- Click: Apple / System Preferences... / Bluetooth
- Select your phone from the list
- Click the Apple options icon below the list ( the cog thing ) and select "Browse device" from the drop down menu that appears
- Click "Accept" on your phone which is prompting you to accept a file transfer connection from your Macbook
- Joy. There is your phone disk. You can now "Get" and "Send" anything to anywhere
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