Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Adjust Bluetooth Visibility Timeout in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

You have to pair your Samsung Galaxy S5 with other Bluetooth-enabled device when you want to use Bluetooth to transfer files or share Internet connection. You can make the pairing process becomes easier by setting your device visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices. By default, your device is set to visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices for 2 minutes, or in other words, your device will be visible to paired devices only after 2 minutes. However, if needed, you can adjust your Bluetooth visibility timeout so that your device will be visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices more longer, even you can set your device to always visible as long as Bluetooth is turned on.

How to adjust Bluetooth visibility timeout?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Network connections section and then tap Bluetooth .
3. If Bluetooth is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on.
4. Tap or long press the Recent apps key to open up the additional options and then select Visibility timeout.
5. Now, you can select from the following options:
• 2 minutes: select this option to make your device visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices for 2 minutes.
• 5 minutes: select this option to make your device visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices for 5 minutes.
• 1 hour: select this option to make your device visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices for 1 hour.
• Never timeout: select this option to make your device always visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices.
6. The Bluetooth visibility timeout has been adjusted.