Not able to Pair over Bluetooth

Connecting to your iPad/iPhone works, but sometimes it gets a little tricky.

When you click on the “Pair iPhone/iPad over Bluetooth” what the app does is:

  1. Start broadcasting that the Mac is *also* a Keyboard and Mouse
  2. Launch the Apple bluetooth Pairing dialog

Pairing is not under app control so problems you see are related to the Apple Core Bluetooth System. Really…

This is a long list, but these steps do work.

Steps – If you have never paired your iPhone or iPad over bluetooth:

  1. Click on the “Pair iPhone/iPad over Bluetooth” button
  2. You will see a dialog box showing you the bluetooth devices that you are connected to
  3. On your iPhone/iPad go to Settings | Bluetooth
    • This makes your iPhone discoverable
  4. Wait for the iPhone/iPad to show up in the Mac list
    • Wait…wait…wait…
    • Sometimes it may not show up for a minute or so.
    • Close the bluetooth connection dialog on the Mac and click on “Pair iPhone/iPad over Bluetooth” again
    • Make sure your iPhone screen is on and on the Settings | Bluetooth screen
  5. When it shows up, click on the connect button
  6. This will trigger a pairing dialog on both the iPhone/iPad and the Mac
  7. if the code is same on both devices, click “Pair” on the iPhone/iPad
  8. The iPhone will now connect to the iPhone
    • Sometimes when you connect, the position in the dialog box will change. Scroll up to find it.
    • Often the iPhone/iPad will connect…and then disconnect. Ignore the disconnected message below the iPhone/iPad on the Mac
  9. Select the iPhone/iPad in the connection dialog.
  10. Click on the Select button

This should complete the pairing. If it does not…repeat.

There is one more important step.

  1. Disconnect the iPhone USB cable
  2. Wait 5 seconds, or till the Screen Mirror window goes away
  3. Plug it back in

Now try to use the keyboard. “Command – H” is a good start. It will let you know if the iPhone is responding to events.

Steps: If you have paired the iPhone/iPad to the Mac before

  1. Go to Settings | Bluetooth on the iPhone
  2. If your Mac is already paired, click on the (i) on the right and forget the Mac
  3. On the Mac, click on the “Pair iPhone/iPad over Bluetooth” in ScreenMirror
  4. If you see the iPhone there, disconnect/forget the iphone
  5. Now go back to the above steps and re-pair the iPhone/iPad to the Mac

If you see anything different, please send me email at tools@toolbunch.com

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