Pairing Arduino Nano 33 BLE with iPhone

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Hello Forum,

I just received an Arduino Nano 33 BLE. I connected via USB to my computer and tried to pair with my iPhone 7. The iPhone does not even see the device.

Is there something special that I need to do to pair the Nano 33 BLE with my iPhone 7???

TIA,
--Neal

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Dear Moderator,

I have no sketch yet. I merely powered up the Arduino Nano 33 BLE module and went to the Bluetooth settings on my iPhone 7. The Nano 33 BLE does not show up in the list of Bluetooth devices on my iPhone 7.

TIA,
--Neal

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Install the ArduinoBLE library and try the examples

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Dear Juraj,

I read somewhere that a Bluetooth BLE device may not show up in the list of Bluetooth devices on my smartphone or tablet or computer for that matter. One of the things that makes it LOW ENERGY is that it is essentially asleep when not being used and therefore will not show up in the list of Bluetooth devices.

So are you suggesting installing the ArduinoBLE library for this reason? Are you thinking that once I install the ArduinoBLE library and try to communicate with the BLE on the Nano 33 that it will "awaken"?

TIA,
--Neal

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geometrix:
Dear Juraj,

I read somewhere that a Bluetooth BLE device may not show up in the list of Bluetooth devices on my smartphone or tablet or computer for that matter. One of the things that makes it LOW ENERGY is that it is essentially asleep when not being used and therefore will not show up in the list of Bluetooth devices.

So are you suggesting installing the ArduinoBLE library for this reason? Are you thinking that once I install the ArduinoBLE library and try to communicate with the BLE on the Nano 33 that it will "awaken"?

TIA,
--Neal

without the library the BLE is not started