I can’t link my FP4 to my LT. My LT recognises the phone and my phone lists the LT but transfering photos fails each time. What do I do?
I’m assuming Laptop windows 11. I have this very same issue and if I didn’t have an SD card and Reader, or Wi-Fi for some applications that need it. Microsoft has been messing with the programs on Windows ever since 8.1 trying to get rid of old programs and move everything to settings. I just recently had an issue with a windows 98 program needing a certain resolution and color space. Unfortunately they got rid of windows troubleshooter that worked for many years with no suitable replacement. Sim City 2013 required that program to display fully screen correctly. I’m assuming that due to this transition. That Bluetooth transfer is now a broken mess on Windows. If you don’t yave any alternative operating system like linux. Then perhaps downgrading your OS to Windows 10 or older would work. Though this would cause security risks if you don’t know what your doing. Its an option. And this is my opinion on this matter.
This video explains why this is an issue with Microsoft trying to combine these features to settings and more than likely Bluetooth is involved. Even if I disagree with it.
It’s been a while since I tried sending files between my Fairphone and a computer via the built-in Bluetooth transfert. It was quite a hassle if I remember correctly.
Nowadays I use https://kdeconnect.kde.org/ for such a transfer.
It has some more features, e.g. sending the clipboard between phone and computer. And if you want you can see the phone notifications on your computer. Plus more things that I don’t regularly use.
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Two great replies - thank you so much. So, I have concluded its not the phone and its not me. I managed to transfer what I need via email instead.
Its just so frustrating that these tools are available for us to use but they’re broken!
Thanks again 