Protect your phone – Nokia 9 User Manual

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5 You may need to enter a passcode. For details, see the user guide of the headset.

Send a picture or other content to another phone or device
You can use Bluetooth to send pictures, videos, and other content created by you to

your friend's compatible phones and devices and to your computer.

You can have several Bluetooth connections active at a time. For example, if you are

connected to a compatible headset, you can also send files to another compatible

device at the same time.

1 Select and hold the item, for example, a picture, and select

Share

>

Bluetooth

.

2 Select the device to connect to. Bluetooth devices within range are displayed.
3 If the other device requires a passcode, enter the passcode. The passcode, which

you can define yourself, must be entered in both devices. The passcode in some

devices is fixed. For details, see the user guide of the device.
The passcode is valid only for the current connection.

Tip: If you connect to a device frequently, to set it as authorised, select and

Bluetooth

. Make sure Bluetooth is activated. Select

Bluetooth devices

and the device,

and activate

Connect automatically

. When a device is authorised, you do not have to

enter the passcode every time.

Protect your phone
When Bluetooth is activated in your phone, you can control who can find and connect

to your phone.

Select and

Bluetooth

.

Prevent others from detecting your phone
Deactivate

Visibility

.

When your phone is hidden, others cannot detect it. However, paired devices can still

connect to your phone.

Operating the device in hidden mode is a safer way to avoid malicious software. Do

not accept Bluetooth connection requests from sources you do not trust. You can

also deactivate Bluetooth function when you are not using it.

Do not pair with or accept connection requests from an unknown device. This helps

to protect your phone from harmful content.

Connectivity

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