Connect Googlebook to Bluetooth devices

You can connect Bluetooth accessories, like mice, keyboards, styluses, headphones, and speakers, wirelessly to your Googlebook. After you pair a Bluetooth device for the first time, your devices can reconnect automatically.

Turn Bluetooth on or off

From the Settings app
  1. Open your Googlebook’s Settings app .
  2. Select Connected devices and then Connection preferences and then Bluetooth.
  3. Turn Use Bluetooth on or off.
From the Quick Settings
  1. Open Quick Settings.
  2. Select Bluetooth.
    • You can either select Bluetooth or turn Use Bluetooth on or off.

Step 1: Pair a Bluetooth accessory

Important:

  • Your devices stay paired until you unpair them.
  • When you pair a device with Bluetooth, it appears in your Googlebook's Bluetooth settings and Quick Settings.

You can connect your Googlebook to accessories that support Bluetooth, such as:

  • Keyboards
  • Mice
  • Speakers
  • Headphones
  • Headsets

Pair a Bluetooth accessory

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

Before you pair a device to your Googlebook, check that Bluetooth is on, discoverable, and in pairing mode. Consult your device’s instructions or support for Bluetooth setup.

  1. Open your Googlebook’s Settings app .
  2. Select Connected devices and then Connection preferences and then Bluetooth.
  3. Select + Pair new device.
    • The device that you want to connect to your Googlebook needs to be in pairing mode.
Option 2: Use notifications (Fast Pair accessories only)

Important: Make sure that:

  • Your Bluetooth accessory works with Fast Pair. You can find this on their boxes. Many accessories may also indicate "Made by Google" or "Made for Google."
  • Your Googlebook has Bluetooth and Location turned on.
  1. Turn on your Fast Pair accessory.
    • Make sure your accessory is near your Googlebook.
  2. Put your accessory in pairing mode.
  3. On the notification, select Connect.
    • When your device connects, you get a "Device connected" or "Pairing complete" notification.

If you don’t get a notification:

  1. Open your Googlebook’s Settings app .
  2. Select Connected devices.
  3. Under “Nearby devices,” select the device you want to pair.

Step 2: Connect

  1. Open your Googlebook’s Settings app .
  2. Select Connected devices and then Connection preferences and then Bluetooth.
  3. In the list of paired devices, select a paired but unconnected device.
    • When your devices are connected, the device shows as "Connected."

Configure, unpair, or rename a Bluetooth accessory

Unpair, rename, or pick actions for a Bluetooth accessory
  1. Open your Googlebook’s Settings app .
  2. Select Connected devices and then Connection preferences and then Bluetooth.
  3. Open your Bluetooth accessory's settings:
    • If you find your accessory under "Saved devices:" Next to your device's name, select Settings.
    • If no accessories are listed under "Saved devices:"
      1. Select See all.
      2. Next to your accessory's name, select Settings.
  4. Make your change:
    • To change the accessory's name: At the top, select Edit.
    • To disconnect: Select Disconnect.
    • To remove the device from your device completely: Select Forget.
    • On some devices, you can turn other settings on or off.
Change your Googlebook's Bluetooth name
  1. Open your Googlebook’s Settings app .
  2. Select Connected devices and then Connection preferences and then Bluetooth.
  3. Select Device name.
  4. Enter a new name.
  5. Select Rename.

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