How to Send Files from Your Computer to Your Mobile Phone Via Bluetooth

Last Updated: October 20, 2015

There are many ways to transfer files from your computer to your mobile phone. Infrared, USB cable, Bluetooth, etc. By reading this article you will learn how to transfer files from your computer to your mobile phone via Bluetooth.

Steps

1
Activate Bluetooth on your mobile phone.
2
Activate Bluetooth on your computer. If your computer do not have integrated Bluetooth, you must plug the USB Bluetooth Adapter into an open USB port.

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3
When the Bluetooth icon appears on the bottom right corner of your computer, right click and click on send a file.
4
Select your device by clicking "Browse...".
5
If "Use a passkey" is checked, un-check it, and click "Next".
6
Now, choose the file you want to send to your mobile phone by clicking "Browse..."
7
Once you have chosen your file, click "Next".
- The transfer starts right away. Press Accept on your phone to accept the transfer.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I send several files at once?

Community Answer

Select all the files you want, click 'select device,' and click 'send.' It will start sending.
Question

How do I use bluetooth to send music from a website to my phone if my phone isn't on and my computer doesn't have bluetooth?

Community Answer

You cannot send a file via bluetooth if your device(s) do not have bluetooth capability. You might want to try USB transfer instead. (Also, your phone generally has to be on to add files to it.)
Question

Where do I find bluetooth on my computer?

Community Answer

If you are on a Chromebook, then you go to settings then press bluetooth. If you are in a regular computer it might not have it. But if you do have bluetooth, you have to go to settings and search up bluetooth.