Now, several minutes after turning on Bluetooth on the computer, it was finally visible from the phone.
So from the phone I tried sending a file, and I got the screen (on the phone) that I attached. It said: "Type the pairing code then press Return or Enter". (note: "the" pairing code. What pairing code? If I am supposed to type it on the computer, which "press return or enter" seems to suggest, then it should show up on the phone - or viceversa) So on the computer some prompt was supposed to show up, but it didn't. A small padlock showed up in the bluetooth icon on the computer, but there was no prompt for a code anywhere, nor did it show up by clicking on the bluetooth icon. After a while the operation timed out from the phone. Then I tried again. This time, at the prompt "type the pairing code then press Return or Enter" (again the one in the screenshot) I tapped on "pair". (the prompt is quite ambiguous: am I supposed to type the code, which I can't possibly know, in which case the "pair" button shouldn't be necessary, or should I press "pair" and *then* I'll be shown the code on the phone and prompted to insert it on the computer, in which case the message is confusing because it's telling me to enter it now??) So I tapped on "pair", and... The file was sent succesfully!! No code showed up anywhere and I didn't have to insert it anywhere. Of course I had paired these two particular devices before, literally years ago (and I'm not abusing the word "literally"). The UI of the whole process is a fucking mess on both sides, both Ubuntu AND Android. There are a bunch of bugs on both sides. Sharing files via bluetooth is a hell. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/958661 Title: "Receive files over bluetooth" randomly stops working - plus setting should be available under BlueTooth settings To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/958661/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
