I can get the phone to pair with my pc via bluetooth but it cannot load the appropriate drivers and fails to connect. What's the fix?
On issue it's probably best using the USB Cable to connect and set up Your drivers..
Take a look at:
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/675207
and see if it may be what you need.
Thanks. I’ll check this out when I get a few minutes. It looks fairly involved.
This did not work. Drivers download but cannot install. That’s the same thing that happens when I pair them.
That doesn’t work. Drivers download but fail to properly install.
Your phone can connect to other devices wirelessly, using Stereo Bluetooth® technology Class 2, v4.0 LE + EDR technology with several Bluetooth® Profiles.
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Instructions for Android 4.X (Ice Cream Sandwich) users
Turn on and connect to a Bluetooth device
Reconnect devices
Disconnect devices
Changing the phone name
Supported Bluetooth Profiles
MotoSpeak FAQs and information
To turn on and connect a Bluetooth hands-free headset(s), car kit(s), or other Bluetooth devices:
Tip: If your device is not connecting to the Bluetooth accessory, it is recommended that you try to reset the Bluetooth device. Check your accessory user guide for reset details.
Reconnect devicesIn order to automatically reconnect your phone with a paired device, simply turn on the device.To manually reconnect your phone with a paired device, touch the device name in the Bluetooth devices list.
Disconnect devicesIn order to automatically disconnect your phone from a paired device, simply turn off the device.To manually disconnect your phone from a paired device, touch the device name in the devices list, then press Menu >Disconnect.
Changing the phone nameThe phone name identifies your phone in a Bluetooth network. Default name is usually "Motorola Phone"Make sure that you have turned Bluetooth on (See steps above)On the Wireless & networks settings screen, touch Bluetooth settings > Device nameEnter the name for your phone in the dialog box, then touch OKSupported Bluetooth ProfilesYour Motorola DROID RAZR uses Stereo Bluetooth® technology Class 2, v4.0 LE + EDR.The following Bluetooth profiles are supported:A2DP,AVRCP,BIP,BPP,DUN,FTP,GAP,GAVDP,GOEP,HFP,HID,HSP,OPP,PAN,PBAP,SPP For Android 4.X (Ice Cream Sandwich) users.TURN BLUETOOTH POWER ON OR OFFTouch Menu > System settings, then touch the Bluetooth power switch to turn it or .Note: To extend battery life, turn off Bluetooth power when not in use.CONNECT NEW BLUETOOTH DEVICESNote: This feature requires an optional accessory.To connect with a new Bluetooth headset or other device, you need to pair with it. You only need to do this once for each device—to connect again, just turn on the device.Make sure the Bluetooth device you are pairing with is in discoverable mode.Note: Refer to the guide that came with the Bluetooth device for details.Touch Menu > System settings > Bluetooth.Touch the Bluetooth power switch to turn it and scan. If Bluetooth power is already on, touch SEARCH FOR DEVICES.Touch a device to connect.If necessary, touch OK, or enter the device passkey (like 0000) to connect to the device. When the device is connected, the Bluetooth connected indicator appears in the status bar.
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To automatically reconnect your smartphone with a paired device, simply turn on the device.
To manually reconnect your smartphone with a paired device, touch the device name in the AVAILABLE DEVICES list.
To automatically disconnect your smartphone from a paired device, simply turn off the device.
To manually disconnect your smartphone from a paired device, touch the device name in the devices list, then touch OK.
Touch Menu > System settings > Bluetooth, turn Bluetooth power on, then touch Menu > Rename phone. Enter a name and touch OK.
I can pair the two devices without a problem. In that process the pc tells me it is downloading drivers but then I get an error message that installation of the drivers failed. The two devices are not able to connect.
Saw this on AndroidCentral - since you can pair them I wonder if this will work?
"Mine was doing the same thing... I finally figured it out... (droid razr & windows 7 64bit)
Right click on your bluetooth icon on your PC. Select "Show Bluetooth Devices" from the drop-down menu.
Once that pops up, select the device you want to connect to. Right click on that device. On the drop-down menu, select "connect using" and then it should pop-up with a drop-down that says access point...
Now you should be able to send/receive files between your pc and phone....
Hope that helps."
Ok so I decided to try what you wanted to do and...same result. What I ended up having to do is install Windows Mobile Device Center - it is listed as Vista only but is the reccomended(?) download for Win7 as well. Once I went through this agony I could pair the pc and phone and send pics from the Maxx to the PC.
If you go to Device Manager you will(probably)see that you have one or more "Bluetooth Peripheral Device" entries that are exclamated.
Once I had WMDC installed I had to go to each entry and update them, follow the post listed above from Wildman:https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/675207
Then, because all I had was the inbuilt software on the phone I had to long press on a pic and tap Share, select BT and then the computer when prompted, on the PC I had to click on the BT icon in the systray and select "Receive a File"
Horrible process and I'm looking for a file manager that will do it natively - surprising that I couldn't figure out how to do it with ES File Explorer(at least not yet)
ES File Explorer does work....eventually. There are SO many easier ways to do this. I was curious though so I wanted to try. WiFi. EMail, USB, pulling the micro sd and putting it in a reader...root canals, all are more fun than doing this via BT.
Thanks Smash Ogre Ogre! This works by using the Connect Using Access Point (after drivers are all installed).
Then when transferring a file from phone to PC, my PC needed permission from me to accept the connection. I accepted the connection, chose the folder where i wanted the file to go, and also chose the "Always do this with files from Droid Razr HD". Now i have no problems sending files from my phone to PC.
