Sending and receiving files via Bluetooth on the N73

Sandra Vogel

If you aren't sure whether Bluetooth is on or off, look at the main screen. There will be a small Bluetooth icon below the battery status indicator if it's on

How to transfer files wirelessly and for free via Bluetooth from and to the Nokia N73

Send a file to another device
First you need to find the file you want to send. Let’s assume you have taken a photo you want to share with another device.

Go to the Gallery by pressing the Nokia Menu key to the left of the 1 and 2 keys and then select Gallery
In the Gallery screen select Images and Videos, then highlight the photo you want to share
Choose Options with the left Selection key, select Send then choose Via Bluetooth. The Nokia N73 will show a message that says ‘searching for devices’ and will then list any other devices with Bluetooth enabled that are in range.
Choose the one you want with the Scroll key and click it to select. The N73 will show a message saying ‘connecting’. The device you are sending to will ask if you want to accept the connection. Tell it you do, and your N73 will show a ‘sending data’ message and a progress bar indicating how the send is going. When the send is finished, the N73 will briefly show a message saying ‘Data sent’
Check the receiving device to see whether you need to manually tell it to save the received file

Receive a file from another device

First make sure Bluetooth is enabled on your Nokia N73 and that it is set to ‘shown to all’– see Setting up Blootooth on the N73. If you aren’t sure whether Bluetooth is on or off, look at the main screen. There will be a small Bluetooth icon below the battery status indicator if Bluetooth is switched on
Next send the file from the other device. Your N73 may ask for a passcode for the other device. Enter this using the numberpad and choose OK with the left Selection key
Your phone will ask if you want to accept the connection. Choose Yes with the left Selection key
The file will be transferred and when it has arrived you will get a message alert tone. Select Show with the left Selection key and you can access the file

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Figure 1
Select the file you want to transfer. In theis example we'll send a picture from the Gallery so in the Menu we click on Gallery
Figure 2
In the Gallery menu click on Images & Video
Figure 3
Find the image you want to send then click on Options, select Send and then click on Via Bluetooth

Figure 4
The Nokia N73 will scan for and list the Bluetooth-enabled devices that are within range. Highlight the one you want to send the file to and click Select
Figure 5
The device you are sending to may ask whether you want to accept the connection. Click on Accept (or equivalent command) and you will see the message 'Sending data' and a progress bar on the N73. When the transfer is complete the screen will say 'Data sent'