Galaxy S4 fussy with bluetooth gear?

[Grazuncle]

Hi

I have had a Jabra (BT150) Bluetooth ear headset for making calls for some years.. just used it on the 'next' phone i bought.

It worked on my last three phones (still pairs with the last one.. Sony) but wont be found or recognized when scanning for it by my Galaxy S4.

The Galaxy pairs with a recently bought, but cheap, BlueTooth speaker so I know the bluetooth function works. Is it cos it's old. I don't know what to buy if it is 'fussy' with certain BT gear.

any pointers please?


regards

 

[Grazuncle]

Seems it is... (Fussy)

I just spent a measly £5 (eBay) on a miniature Bluetooth, over ear, set and the S4 found the thing immediately and paired.. worked ok too.

these things can be darned expensive for brands!

 

[allanlaw]

The BT 150 is Bluetooth 1.2, the S4 is Bluetooth 4.0. In theory, BT 4.0 is backward compatible with prior BT versions, but not all older BT devices will work with BT 4.0.