Find and set up Bluetooth devices near your Android device

Find devices near you

To connect some devices to your phone without a cable, you can use Bluetooth. After you pair a Bluetooth device for the first time, your devices can connect automatically. If your phone is connected to something through Bluetooth, at the top of the screen, you'll find a Bluetooth icon . Learn how to connect a Bluetooth device.

Important:

Some of these steps only work on Android 15 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
Some of these steps only work on devices with supporting hardware. For more info, contact your device manufacturer.

Turn Bluetooth on or off from the Settings app

Swipe down from the top of the screen.
Tap Bluetooth .

Tip: To save battery, turn off Bluetooth when not in use. Bluetooth is off in aeroplane mode.

Pair a Bluetooth accessory

Important: Your devices stay paired until you unpair them.

Option 1: Use the Settings app (all Bluetooth accessories)

Swipe down from the top of the screen.
Touch and hold Bluetooth .
Tap Pair new device.
- If you don't find Pair new device, check under 'Available devices' or tap More Refresh.
Tap the name of the Bluetooth device that you want to pair with your device.
Follow any on-screen instructions.

Tip: If you need a passcode and don't have it, try '0000' or '1234' (the most common passcodes).

Option 2: Use notifications (Fast Pair accessories only)

Make sure that:
- Your Bluetooth accessory works with Fast Pair. Accessories that work with Fast Pair say so on their boxes. Many also say 'Made by Google' or 'Made for Google'. Find accessories in the Google Store.
- Your phone or tablet is using Android 6.0 or higher.
- Your phone or tablet has Bluetooth and location turned on.
Turn on your Fast Pair accessory and put it in pairing mode. Make sure that your accessory is near your phone or tablet.
When you get a notification, tap Tap to pair.
You'll get a 'Device connected' or 'Pairing complete' notification.
If your accessory needs to be set up, tap Set up now.

Tips:

If you don't get a notification:
1. On your phone or tablet, open Settings app.
2. Tap Connected devices.
3. Under 'Available devices', select the device that you want to pair.

If your Fast Pair accessory doesn't show in the notifications, manually pair your Bluetooth device.
To learn more, go to Find Fast Pair accessories.

Connect to an accessory that's already paired

Swipe down from the top of the screen.
Make sure that Bluetooth is turned on.
Touch and hold Bluetooth .
In the list of paired devices, tap a paired but unconnected device.
When your phone and the Bluetooth device are connected, the device shows as 'Connected'.

Rename, disconnect or manage a Bluetooth device

From the top of the screen, swipe down.
Touch and hold Bluetooth .
- If your accessory is listed under 'Available media devices', next to your device's name, tap Settings .
- If no accessories are listed under 'Previously connected devices', tap See all. Next to your accessory's name, tap Settings .
Make your change:
- To change the accessory's name: At the top, tap Edit .
- To disconnect: Tap Disconnect .
- To remove the device from your phone completely: Tap Forget .
- On some devices, you can turn other settings on or off.

Tip: On a tablet that people share, each person can change the overall Bluetooth settings.

Select your Bluetooth device type

Your Android device automatically categorises Fast Pair devices and car kits that support Android Auto projection.

If your Android device doesn't automatically categorise your Bluetooth device, you can manually select your Bluetooth device type:

Open your device's Settings app.
Tap Connected devices.
In the list of connected devices, select a device's settings.
Select 'Audio device type':
- Not set
- Speaker
- Headphones
- Car
- Hearing device
- Other

Tip: Setting the correct device type can help:

Spatial audio experience on specific audio device types.
Hearing health and loudness measurement features.

Change your phone or tablet's Bluetooth name

Open your device's Settings app.
Tap Connected devices Connection preferences Bluetooth.
Make sure that Bluetooth is turned on.
Tap Device name.
Enter a new name.
Tap Rename.

About Fast Pair

Important: When you connect with Fast Pair, your Bluetooth accessories are associated with your Google Account. Your other connected devices can recognise newly added accessories and prompt you to pair with the accessories automatically.

On your Android device, open the Settings app.
Tap Google Devices and sharing Devices.
Turn Scan for nearby devices on.

Tip: To save devices automatically, turn on Automatically save devices.

Turn notifications on or off

By default, you'll receive notifications for nearby devices that you can set up. If you turn off notifications, you can still find devices near you when you open your phone's Settings app.

Open your device's Settings app.
Tap Google All services.
Under 'Connected devices and sharing', tap Devices.
Turn Scan for nearby devices on or off.

Fix problems setting up Fast Pair devices

If you don't find a notification, search for the device in your Settings app.
1. Open your device's Settings app.
2. Tap Google All services.
3. Under 'Connected devices and sharing', tap Devices.
Check that you're close to the device. Your phone needs to be within 0.5 m or 1.6 ft of accessories that work with Fast Pair.
Make sure that your phone has Bluetooth and location turned on.
- Learn how to turn on Bluetooth.
- Learn how to turn on location for your phone.
Check that your phone is connected to a Wi-Fi network or mobile network.

Tip: Your phone can't find and set up all devices automatically. If there's no device in your Settings app, try to connect in another way, like with Bluetooth. Learn how to turn on Bluetooth.

Delete Fast Pair accessories

The data that Fast Pair collects is encrypted in transit. To find and delete Fast Pair accessories and tags that are saved to your account:

Fast Pair accessories like earbuds:
1. On your phone or tablet, open the Settings app.
2. Tap Google Devices and sharing Devices.
3. Tap Saved devices.
Find My Device-compatible tracker tags: Learn how to remove a device from Find My Device.

Opt out of Fast Pair scanning

If you don't want to receive Fast Pair notifications for pairing, you can opt out of Fast Pair scanning in the settings.

On your phone or tablet, open the Settings app.
Tap Google Devices and sharing Devices.
Turn off Scan for nearby devices.

Tip: After you pair your devices through the Bluetooth settings page, you'll receive a notification about account association. If account association isn't desired, you can disregard this notification.

How Fast Pair handles your data (Fast Pair accessories only)

To quickly pair your Bluetooth devices, Google collects certain info of devices that use your Google Account. Some of this functionality uses Google Play services. For example, Fast Pair collects:

Personal info for functionality purposes, like the name that you call a Bluetooth device during setup.
Performance data and usage info for analytics purposes.