Bluetooth File Exchange: What Is It And How to Use It (2024)

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Bluetooth File Exchange: What Is It And How to Use It? ›

With the Bluetooth File Exchange app, you can easily send files from Mac to Bluetooth devices such as Android phones and tablets. Here's how: Open the Bluetooth File Exchange app from Launchpad. On the prompt window, select a file, and click the Send button.

If your Mac is connected with a Bluetooth^® enabled device such as a phone, and you have permission, you can use Bluetooth File Exchange to view the Public folder on the device, retrieve files from the device, and send files to the device.

A Bluetooth connection is less secure than a private Wi-Fi connection. It can be a vulnerable point of access for data or identity theft. So, avoid sharing sensitive information and documents over Bluetooth.

Send Files from Computers

Right-click a file, or select multiple files and then right-click one of them. Select Send to > Bluetooth File Transfer, or on some versions of Windows, Send to > Bluetooth. If you're using Windows 11, choose Show more options after you right-click the file to see the send option.

Notes: Touch and hold a file icon to (share) it, or tap the menu button (three vertical dots) to move, copy or rename it. You can also download a file manager app from Google Play™ Store. Files received using Bluetooth are found in your file manager's Bluetooth folder.

File eXchange Protocol (FXP or FXSP) is a method of data transfer which uses FTP to transfer data from one remote server to another (inter-server) without routing this data through the client's connection. Conventional FTP involves a single server and a single client; all data transmission is done between these two.

While Bluetooth is beneficial for many applications, be careful how you use it. My advice: Turn off Bluetooth when you're not using it. Keeping it active all the time makes your device more discoverable. As a bonus, keeping Bluetooth off will increase your device's battery life.

Turn Bluetooth off when not in use. Keeping it active enables hackers to discover what other devices you connected to before, spoof one of those devices, and gain access to your device. If you connect your mobile phone to a rental car, the phone's data may get shared with the car.

Bluetooth 2.0 maximum transfer rate is roughly 0.25 MB/second. Comparatively speaking, Bluetooth 5.0 transfers at a maximum of 6 MB/second, while USB 3.0 can transfer up to 600 MB/second. Assuming you have unlimited storage and time, there is no limit to what you can transfer via Bluetooth.

How long does it take to transfer a file via Bluetooth? ›

According to Wikipedia, practical data transfer rate is 2.1 Mbit/s or 0.2625 MB/s. Therefore it would take approx. 10.5 hours.

Assuming you are on a smart phone running android, you can go to settings > Bluetooth & Devices > Bluetooth and it will show a list of connected device and previously connected devices. Normally phone can connect to one Bluetooth device at a time and multiple BLE devices.

Go to settings and turn on bluetooth. Click menu button and you will see the option Show received files . Alternatively every files sent via bluetooth will be stored in a folder named bluetooth in storage (if the files are not moved).

In the Control Panel search box, type Bluetooth, and then click Change Bluetooth settings. In the Bluetooth Settings dialog box, click the Options tab and do any of the following: To make your computer discoverable to Bluetooth enabled devices, select the check box for Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer.

Note: Clearing Bluetooth cache will cause the Bluetooth configuration settings for all your Bluetooth devices to be lost. In a sense, you're resetting Bluetooth on your device and "starting over" fresh. Do this as a last resort and at your own risk. Choose the option to "Display system apps".

Bluetooth technology typically offers slower data transfer rates compared to WiFi. This is because Bluetooth is designed for low power consumption and short-range connectivity, making it ideal for simple tasks like sharing audio between devices or connecting a mouse or keyboard to a computer.

Devices connected in a Bluetooth network communicate with each other using ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio waves. These are electromagnetic waves with frequencies around 2.4 gigahertz (2.4 billion waves per second). UHF waves of different frequencies are used in microwave ovens, GPS systems and many other devices.

If you use 2.4GHz WiFi to surf the Internet when using Bluetooth to transfer files, the transmission of files may be slow due to channel interference. It is recommended that you connect to 5GHz WiFi.