To connect some devices to your phone without a cord, you can use Bluetooth. After you pair a Bluetooth device for the first time, your devices can connect automatically. If your phone is connected to something through Bluetooth, at the top of the screen, you'll find a Bluetooth icon . Learn how to connect a Bluetooth device.
Turn Bluetooth on or off from the Settings appTip: To save battery, turn off Bluetooth when not in use. Bluetooth is off in Airplane mode.
Pair a Bluetooth accessoryImportant: Your devices stay paired until you unpair them.
Option 1: Use the Settings app (all Bluetooth accessories)Tip: If you’re asked for a passcode and don't have it, try the most common ones like "0000" or "1234."
Option 2: Use notifications (Fast Pair accessories only)Tips:
Tip: On a tablet that people share, each person can change the overall Bluetooth settings.
Select your Bluetooth device typeYour Android device automatically categorizes Fast Pair devices and car kits that support Android Auto projection.
If your Android device doesn't automatically categorize your Bluetooth device, you can manually select your Bluetooth device type:
Tip: Setting the correct device type can help:
Important: When you connect with Fast Pair, your Bluetooth accessories are associated with your Google Account. Your other connected devices can recognize newly added accessories and prompt you to pair with the accessories automatically.
Tip: To save devices automatically, turn on Automatically save devices.
Turn notifications on or offBy default, you’ll receive notifications for nearby devices that you can set up. If you turn off notifications, you can still find devices near you when you open your phone’s Settings app.
Your phone can’t find and set up all devices automatically. If there’s no device in your Settings app, try to connect in another way, like with Bluetooth.
Learn how to turn on Bluetooth.
Delete Fast Pair accessoriesThe data that Fast Pair collects is encrypted in transit. To find and delete Fast Pair accessories and tags that are saved to your account:
Opt out of Fast Pair scanningIf you don't want to receive Fast Pair notifications for pairing, you can opt out of Fast Pair scanning in the settings.
Tip: After you pair your devices through the Bluetooth settings page, you'll receive a notification about account association. If account association isn’t desired, you can disregard this notification.
How Fast Pair handles your data (Fast Pair accessories only)To quickly pair your Bluetooth devices, Google collects certain info of devices that use your Google Account. Some of this functionality uses Google Play services. For example, Fast Pair collects:
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