Pair Bluetooth devices on Apple iPod touch 3rd generation
How to connect Bluetooth on Apple iPod touch 3rd generation
In this guide, we explain how to connect headphones, speakers, a controller, a keyboard, or any other Bluetooth device to your Apple iPod touch 3rd generation. You will also learn how to adjust the settings to play audio only or both audio and calls.
Additionally, we show you how to disconnect a Bluetooth device without losing the pairing and how to unpair it completely so that it no longer appears in the list of saved devices.
The Apple iPod touch 3rd generation has the following Bluetooth specifications: .
Table of Contents:
Estimated time: 2 minutes.
This guide has a total of 11 steps.
1- First step:
To access the Apple iPod touch 3rd generation settings, first locate the gear icon, which should appear on the device's home screen. If you can't find it there, swipe up from the bottom edge of the home screen to open the list of applications. In this list you will find the system search; type "Settings".
2- Second step:
Scroll down through the settings menu until you find the "Bluetooth" section. Tap to access it. It is the section with the Bluetooth icon on a blue background.
3- Third step:
Upon entering this section, the first thing you will see is the Bluetooth connection switch. If it appears in gray, press it to activate and make it appear in green.
4- Fourth step:
When you activate Bluetooth, your Apple iPod touch 3rd generation will automatically start searching for nearby devices that are turned on and in pairing mode.
If you don't see the speaker, watch, or headphones you want to connect, turn off and then turn back on the Bluetooth switch.
When you see the Bluetooth device you want to pair, click on its name, and the pairing will begin.
5- Fifth step:
To access the settings of the paired Bluetooth device, tap on the information icon that appears to the right of its name.
6- Sixth step:
You can disconnect the Bluetooth device from your Apple iPod touch 3rd generation to prevent its battery from draining without needing to turn it off or unpair it, press the "Disconnect" button.
7- Seventh step:
In case you want to unpair the Bluetooth device to no longer use it on your Apple iPod touch 3rd generation, tap on "Forget this device". If you want to use it again, you will have to pair it again.
8- Eighth step:
If you want to change the Bluetooth device name to identify it from other devices with the same brand and model, click on "Name". In this way, you can personalize its name, although keep in mind that this name will only appear on your Apple iPod touch 3rd generation and not on the other devices it is also connected to.
9- Ninth step:
You can define the type of Bluetooth device you have connected, this way your Apple iPod touch 3rd generation will handle differently the sound emitted through Bluetooth as well as the notifications.
10- Tenth step
Choose the type of device that best matches the device you have linked.
11- Step eleven
In the case of a smartwatch or smart band, the option to share system notifications on its screen will appear.
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