How To Use Bluetooth – Sony Xperia Z2
Learn how to use Bluetooth on your Sony Xperia Z2. Use the Bluetooth function to send files to other Bluetooth compatible devices, or to connect to handsfree accessories.
- Turn on the Bluetooth function in your device and create wireless connections to other Bluetooth compatible devices such as computers, handsfree accessories, and phones.
- Bluetooth connections work better within 10 metres (33 feet), with no solid objects in between. In some cases you have to manually pair your device with other Bluetooth devices.
Note: Interoperability and compatibility among Bluetooth devices can vary.
To turn on the Bluetooth function and make your device visible
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Settings.
- Tap the on-off switch beside Bluetooth so that the Bluetooth function is turned on.
- Tap Bluetooth. Your device and a list of available Bluetooth devices appear.
- Tap your device name to make your device visible to other Bluetooth devices.
To adjust your device’s visibility time to other Bluetooth devices
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
- Press Menu icon and select Visibility timeout.
- Select an option.
Naming your device
- You can give your device a name. This name is shown to other devices after you have turned on the Bluetooth function and your device is set to visible.
To give your device a name
- Make sure that the Bluetooth function is turned on.
- From your Home screen, tap Apps icon.
- Find and tap Settings > Bluetooth.
- Tap and select Rename phone.
- Enter a name for your device.
- Tap Rename.