What to do if the laptop does not see the phone via bluetooth?

Today, human life cannot be imagined without various computer gadgets. We are so accustomed to using them that we do not know what to do if various problems arise with this technique. So, one of the most common problems can be called the fact that the laptop does not see the phone via bluetooth. This is very inconvenient, since many people have to transfer various kinds of information to other media.

Reasons why the laptop does not see the bluetooth of the phone

Experts identify a number of the most common reasons that provoke the fact that the laptop does not see the phone via bluetooth:

And also, do not forget that if you reinstalled the OS, then you must definitely reinstall the bluetooth drivers. Otherwise, you will face the problem of lack of communication between PC and mobile. Do not forget, before you fix the problem, you need to understand exactly why the bluetooth is not working.

If the cause of such a breakdown lies in a driver malfunction, then in this case, you will need to download the latest version of the OS. It is advisable to do this on the official websites of your computer manufacturer. Only in this case, you can protect yourself from various hacker attacks and viruses. If you ignore such a warning, then you will need even more time and effort to restore your PC again. It should not be repaired at random, as this can lead to more complex breakdowns and malfunctions in the basic settings. If such a situation arises when the computer does not see the phone, charging is in progress, there is no need to panic, but first of all, check the performance of your devices.

Watch the video on how to connect your phone to a PC via bluetooth.

What to do if the computer does not see the phone via bluetooth?

If such a problem occurs, you should not panic, as there are a number of special actions that will help eliminate such a breakdown. So, you must:

• check if bluetooth is enabled on your devices. If your PC model has a mechanical switch, then check if the button is stuck. On models of many modern computers there are special colored indicators. So, if bluetooth is on, then the indicator will be blue, and if not, then red;
• if you are convinced that bluetooth is enabled, but it does not work, then you should check whether such a device is installed. For this you must:

If even after these manipulations, you will continue to receive notifications that the connection has not been established, then, as an option, reinstall the drivers;

• during the automatic reinstallation of the basic bluetooth drivers, do not forget to activate the Device Manager. Then, click on "Bluetooth" and manually destroy the integrated module. After that, restart the PC so that the system restores all the drivers on its own;
• if the problem lies in the failure of the OS, then you will need to install special drivers;
• if you have accurately determined that the cause of such a problem lies in interference from electronic devices (microwave oven, cordless phones), then you must turn them off while using bluetooth.

If you are faced with the fact that the computer does not see the phone for firmware, then, first of all, make sure that the equipment is working, and only then proceed to search for the error.

Software features of bluetooth on a computer

As mentioned above, one of the reasons why the computer does not see the phone via bluetooth is driver problems. To solve a similar problem in the task manager, you will need to install drivers, and only after that check if such actions will help.

Do not forget that it is best to download them on the official websites of your PC model. If you cannot find the model you need, then, as an option, you can use the most similar one. In order not to make a mistake and choose the most correct option, you must do the following:

After all these steps, you can safely try to connect your mobile to your computer via bluetooth. But, if when buying a mobile, a disk with drivers was included in the package, then you will not need to do all of the above steps. It’s much easier, just use this disk.

Phone problems as the reason for the loss of pairing

As practice shows with such a problem, when the computer does not see the mobile, then most often the malfunction is found in the phone itself. So, to test such a theory, you can first of all try to connect the device to another computer. If even in this case, you have problems, you can be sure that the phone is malfunctioning. As an option to solve this problem, you can enable one of the basic modes for connecting to a computer. Simply put, select the "Data Transfer" mode or click on "Drive". No need to be afraid to experiment with such modes, try it, and maybe the first time you will succeed.

Many experts, in such a situation, recommend checking the basic settings of the device itself. So, for some mobile models, you need to enable the synchronization mode yourself, since by default it is in a disabled state.