Windows 10: Bluetooth on Win10 is a PITA, esp. file transfers...

Bluetooth handling on Windows 10 in general is greatly annoying IMHO and lacks a decent control-panel or -app but File transfers are a special PITA!

Whenever I want to transfer a couple of files (typically pictures) from my phone to my Surface Pro 4 I can rest assured that this will work in less than 25%! Meanwhile I learned that I have a slightly better chance, if I transfer the files one by one (what a joy if I want to transfer a dozen or so!) but even then the transfer will frequently hang somewhere between 50% and 100%. *Mad

Why do I have to prime my laptop each time before receiving a file by selecting "Receive a file"? Why can't this thing not simply receive those files (or at most pop up a dialog "Accept file <...> from device <...>?" that one could simple and quickly accept by just hitting "Enter"?)
What's the purpose of having to "pair" devices first, if I then don't trust them when sharing/sending files? And why is this so darn unreliable?

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S7 and has seldom problems connecting with or transmitting file to/from other devices, but Win10-devices are a special case... :-(

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Windows 10 and bluetooth file transfer from phone

Concerning the tedious nature of sending one file at a time between an Android phone and Win10...

It's still annoying (and not pleasantly workable like Win7), however I have figured out a way to send more than one file at a time. (This assumes you are already paired up between devices, and you already know how to transfer a single file.)

For Android, from the Play store, download an improved file manager, like File Commander (or another one that allows multiple file selections.)

• In File Commander, from the Home screen, go to Pictures (or wherever the files are)
• Once you have a list of files, press on a file you want to transfer, and hold... until the background turns gray. It is now selected, and will remain selected.
• Now press on another file you want to transfer, hold, etc, like the step above.
• Repeat the previous step as many times as you want to select more files. (I've successfully done 20 files at one time. There may be some limit on either the sending or receiving side.)

Once you have all of your files selected, set your Win10 computer to receive a bluetooth transfer.

Going back to the Android phone... In File Commander, press the triple-dot menu, then share, then bluetooth, and select your Win10 computer

All of the files will transfer in one shot. You still need to confirm the location of the files in Win10 once the transfer is complete, but you have multiple files transferred at one time. It helps.

 

Fault trying to share photos from phone to laptop via Bluetooth


While waiting for replies I solved this - in Windows 10 by the following steps where -> means click/select.

• Start -> Settings-> Devices -> Bluetooth.
• At this point ensure Bluetooth is on and device you wish to make the transfer from is listed and paired.
• At the bottom of the same page under Related Settings -> Send or receive files via Bluetooth -> Receive files.
  
• The Waiting for connection page appears stay on this page and initiate the transfer from your device.
• The file is being received window appears with a progress bar when this is complete you will be asked where to save the file and Finish

It appears these steps have to be performed for each individual file transferred therefore I've pinned the Settings window with Bluetooth selected to the task bar.

 

Bluetooth File Transfer not responding

Hi there, I am able to receive files to my PC using my PC's Bluetooth application, but experience issues when trying to transfer a file from my PC to my mobile device.

These are the steps I take:

• Activate Bluetooth on mobile device (Windows Bluetooth already active)
• Open Send a File option
• Window opens where you have the option to "Select where to send your files"
• Select relevant mobile device from the list and click Next

This is where I get stuck. It stays on this window and all that happens is, the list of devices disappear and not long after this the window says "Not Responding"

Nothing ever happens from there, so I just open up Task Manager and End the application.

Is anyone else having this issue? Thanks,