I have some devices which pair as "E62" while others pair as "WS-1".
Still more pair as "MK02" while others pair as "Kinivo BTH220".
Some make sense such as my "OBDII" & "ResMed495698" & "JBL TUNE500BT".
But who decides what are the allowed Bluetooth pairing names for a new device? Is there a central agency which assigns these names (sort of like
how domain names are assigned)? Is there a lookup table for Bluetooth names (like they have with the first half of MAC addresses)?
How does this seemingly almost random Bluetooth name assignment happen?
david <this@is.invalid> Wrote in message:On my Moto G Pure, when I change the name on the device, the name is
I have some devices which pair as "E62" while others pair as "WS-1".
Still more pair as "MK02" while others pair as "Kinivo BTH220".
Some make sense such as my "OBDII" & "ResMed495698" & "JBL TUNE500BT".
But who decides what are the allowed Bluetooth pairing names for a new
device? Is there a central agency which assigns these names (sort of like
how domain names are assigned)? Is there a lookup table for Bluetooth names >> (like they have with the first half of MAC addresses)?
How does this seemingly almost random Bluetooth name assignment happen?
Bluetooth devices have a Device Address similar to a MAC address.
The ranges are assigned to manufacturers by the organisation that
controls Bluetooth. The names can be anything - though they ought
to adequate to identify what you're pairing with. You may be able
to change the name - once paired.
david <this@is.invalid> Wrote in message:
I have some devices which pair as "E62" while others pair as "WS-1".
Still more pair as "MK02" while others pair as "Kinivo BTH220".
Some make sense such as my "OBDII" & "ResMed495698" & "JBL TUNE500BT".
But who decides what are the allowed Bluetooth pairing names for a new
device? Is there a central agency which assigns these names (sort of like
how domain names are assigned)? Is there a lookup table for Bluetooth names >> (like they have with the first half of MAC addresses)?
How does this seemingly almost random Bluetooth name assignment happen?
Bluetooth devices have a Device Address similar to a MAC address.
The ranges are assigned to manufacturers by the organisation that
controls Bluetooth. The names can be anything - though they ought
to adequate to identify what you're pairing with. You may be able
to change the name - once paired.
On 2024-12-26 08:29, Dave Royal wrote:
david <this@is.invalid> Wrote in message:
I have some devices which pair as "E62" while others pair as "WS-1".
Still more pair as "MK02" while others pair as "Kinivo BTH220".
Some make sense such as my "OBDII" & "ResMed495698" & "JBL TUNE500BT".
But who decides what are the allowed Bluetooth pairing names for a new
device? Is there a central agency which assigns these names (sort of like >>> how domain names are assigned)? Is there a lookup table for Bluetooth names >>> (like they have with the first half of MAC addresses)?
How does this seemingly almost random Bluetooth name assignment happen?
Bluetooth devices have a Device Address similar to a MAC address.
The ranges are assigned to manufacturers by the organisation that
controls Bluetooth. The names can be anything - though they ought
to adequate to identify what you're pairing with. You may be able
to change the name - once paired.
Wait, you say I can change the name of the, for example, headphones I
connect to my phone? Will that new name hold for the next time I connect
to them?
On 2024-12-26 08:29, Dave Royal wrote:
david <this@is.invalid> Wrote in message:
I have some devices which pair as "E62" while others pair as "WS-1".
Still more pair as "MK02" while others pair as "Kinivo BTH220".
Some make sense such as my "OBDII" & "ResMed495698" & "JBL TUNE500BT".
But who decides what are the allowed Bluetooth pairing names for a new
device? Is there a central agency which assigns these names (sort of
like
how domain names are assigned)? Is there a lookup table for Bluetooth
names
(like they have with the first half of MAC addresses)?
How does this seemingly almost random Bluetooth name assignment happen?
Bluetooth devices have a Device Address similar to a MAC address.
The ranges are assigned to manufacturers by the organisation that
controls Bluetooth. The names can be anything - though they ought
to adequate to identify what you're pairing with. You may be able
to change the name - once paired.
Wait, you say I can change the name of the, for example, headphones I
connect to my phone? Will that new name hold for the next time I connect
to them?
Carlos E.R., 2024-12-26 21:20:
On 2024-12-26 08:29, Dave Royal wrote:
david <this@is.invalid> Wrote in message:
I have some devices which pair as "E62" while others pair as "WS-1".Bluetooth devices have a Device Address similar to a MAC address.
Still more pair as "MK02" while others pair as "Kinivo BTH220".
Some make sense such as my "OBDII" & "ResMed495698" & "JBL TUNE500BT". >>>>
But who decides what are the allowed Bluetooth pairing names for a new >>>> device? Is there a central agency which assigns these names (sort of like >>>> how domain names are assigned)? Is there a lookup table for Bluetooth names
(like they have with the first half of MAC addresses)?
How does this seemingly almost random Bluetooth name assignment happen? >>>
The ranges are assigned to manufacturers by the organisation that
controls Bluetooth. The names can be anything - though they ought
to adequate to identify what you're pairing with. You may be able
to change the name - once paired.
Wait, you say I can change the name of the, for example, headphones I
connect to my phone? Will that new name hold for the next time I connect
to them?
Yes, you can change the name. At least Android allows to do this and as
far I remember, Windows and Linux also allow this. And it is the
computer or smartphone which will remember that name, since the pairing
of the device is stored, even if the headphone is not connected.
On 2024-12-26 21:20, Carlos E.R. wrote:[...]
Wait, you say I can change the name of the, for example, headphones I
connect to my phone? Will that new name hold for the next time I connect
to them?
I forgot to ask: And will that changed name be visible on other phones, computers, etc, connecting at different times to the headphone?
What I mean to know is if the change is written inside the headphones,
or only in my phone.
Carlos E.R., 2024-12-26 21:31:
On 2024-12-26 21:20, Carlos E.R. wrote:[...]
Wait, you say I can change the name of the, for example, headphones I
connect to my phone? Will that new name hold for the next time I connect >>> to them?
I forgot to ask: And will that changed name be visible on other phones,
computers, etc, connecting at different times to the headphone?
No. The name is only the local label for the headset in your phone.
What I mean to know is if the change is written inside the headphones,
or only in my phone.
Only in your phone.
Using <news:lt68kiF1ge3U1@mid.individual.net>, Arno Welzel wrote:
Carlos E.R., 2024-12-26 21:31:
On 2024-12-26 21:20, Carlos E.R. wrote:[...]
Wait, you say I can change the name of the, for example, headphones I
connect to my phone? Will that new name hold for the next time I connect >>>> to them?
I forgot to ask: And will that changed name be visible on other phones,
computers, etc, connecting at different times to the headphone?
No. The name is only the local label for the headset in your phone.
What I mean to know is if the change is written inside the headphones,
or only in my phone.
Only in your phone.
Is there a Bluetooth unique name lookup table somewhere on the Internet?
I have some devices which pair as "E62" while others pair as "WS-1".
Still more pair as "MK02" while others pair as "Kinivo BTH220".
Some make sense such as my "OBDII" & "ResMed495698" & "JBL TUNE500BT".
But who decides what are the allowed Bluetooth pairing names for a new device? Is there a central agency which assigns these names (sort of like
how domain names are assigned)? Is there a lookup table for Bluetooth names (like they have with the first half of MAC addresses)?
How does this seemingly almost random Bluetooth name assignment happen?
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