Bluetooth connection issue with my Mac

Verify that the DETECTABLE option is checked in your Bluetooth settings.

1) SEE THIS LINK: https://support.apple.com/fr-fr/HT203302
2) ON iPHONE: SETTINGS; GENERAL; NETWORK; PERSONAL HOTSPOT; CLICK, ENABLE THEN RETURN TO BLUETOOTH SETTINGS.
3) ON iMAC OS X: iSYNC; ADD DEVICE; SYNCHRONIZE DEVICES; SEARCH; IN SYSTEM PREFERENCES; BLUETOOTH; THE BLUETOOTH PANEL DISPLAYS AND THE COMPUTER INDICATES THE LOCAL CONNECTION NAME (firstname lastname.local); PROVIDES A 6-DIGIT CODE; CHECK IN THE PANEL THAT INFORMATION APPEARS IN "SERVICES": IrMC SYNC and PAN Network Access Profile; THE CONNECTION MUST BE AUTOMATICALLY ESTABLISHED.

I also had the same problem. I could send with my Mac via Bluetooth, but my Mac wouldn't receive anything, and another Mac or my mobile phone couldn't send files.
But by pairing my two devices, I was indeed able to explore the contents of my phone (so this way you can recover files), but I also went into the system preferences of Internet and Network > Sharing and then checked Bluetooth sharing (at the very bottom) and my problem was solved!!
Thank you for these tips!!!

Hello everyone,

I have a similar but worse problem ^^
I've done everything that has been said and still nothing... I run a scan on my device, it doesn't change anything... It says: an error occurred while connecting to the device :'(...

My Mac (or my iTouch 3.0) simply can't connect....

Thank you for your help

l8D

Hello everyone! After spending nearly 4 hours searching for a solution to my problem, I finally found one, and I thought, if it can help someone, I might as well share my findings here! So I couldn't establish a connection between my Samsung Player Style and my Mac in order to browse the files on my phone (I could, however, send and receive in both directions) and above all, I was looking for a way to sync my contacts between the mobile and the Mac... I tried SyncMate but it didn't impress me! Also, through my tinkering, I managed to copy all my contacts to the Address Book on my Mac!
As I was saying, browsing the mobile files was impossible, however, I was able to establish a connection to browse the "Public" folder on the Mac: menu>applications>file explorer>bluetooth ftp>your Mac's name
After that, accept the connection on the Mac. Then, click on the bluetooth icon (at the top of the bar)> player addict (or the name you gave to your mobile if it's different)> browse the content of a device. And miracle, it works! First, you will need to pair the two devices. And if you want to browse the contents of a specific folder on the mobile (for example the memory card), you need to have made the necessary settings on the phone:
menu>settings>connections>bluetooth>ftp (scroll down) and choose the folder.

There you go, I hope this can help the lucky owners of a Samsung Player Style, or inspire other enthusiasts of computer/telephony manipulation.

I have exactly the same problem except that I have a Macbook (model with 160 GB of memory) and the detectable option is checked!

How can I do?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Hello, hello
I have looked into this for a long time and tried all the advice given, but nothing works. My problem is that I want to send music from my iMac to my Sony Ericsson phone, but when I activate Bluetooth on the phone and on the Mac and I try to send a file from my iMac, nothing happens, as if I hadn’t clicked at all, yet I do click >< so I really don't know what to do.

I am waiting for your advice with impatience.
Thank you.

Hello, I have a Samsung U600 and a MacBook. I couldn't send photos from my phone to my computer via Bluetooth. After reading your various messages and performing the different actions, I finally found out!!
First, you need to activate Bluetooth on both devices.
On the Mac, "set up a Bluetooth device" - "mobile phone". The pairing takes place.
Then, on the phone, select a photo to send. Option, activate "Bluetooth visibility".
On the Mac, "browse the device's content". A window appears with several files that are normally present on the phone. Open the file where the photos are (before these files were empty, after activating Bluetooth visibility for the photos, they are present). Then click receive.
And that's it. I hope it's clear enough.
Good luck.

Hello everyone,
I have a MacBook with Mac OS X 10.6.1, and I have an LG KU990i. I can't access the 'my documents' folder on my phone where my music, photos, etc. are stored... I can only send files from my phone to my Mac and from my Mac to my phone, but I don't understand why I can't manage (send and receive) from the Mac. If anyone has any ideas,
Thank you.