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Why there are two bluetooth connections for Edge 530 on iphone's bluetooth list?

I noticed that there are two bluetooth connections for Edge 530 on my iphone's bluetooth list. Is that normal? Why two instead of one? Should I remove one?

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aweatherall over 4 years ago +3 verified

One is for BLE the other for BT. Much of the communication is done over BLE, but when files transfers are needed then the BT connection is made and the files are transferred over that because of the greater…
4054379 over 3 years ago in reply to aweatherall +1

When BLE is connected, my Garmin is constantly attempting to pair with my phone (BT). Is this normal, and is it ok to be constantly searching?

Thanks
4054379 over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin-Blake +1

No. Only BT

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0 aweatherall over 4 years ago

One is for BLE the other for BT. Much of the communication is done over BLE, but when files transfers are needed then the BT connection is made and the files are transferred over that because of the greater speed that BT supports.

0 HJOH12 over 4 years ago in reply to aweatherall

Thanks a lot!

0 4054379 over 3 years ago in reply to aweatherall

When BLE is connected, my Garmin is constantly attempting to pair with my phone (BT). Is this normal, and is it ok to be constantly searching?

Thanks

0 Garmin-Blake over 3 years ago in reply to 4054379

4054379 said:
Is this normal, and is it ok to be constantly searching?

Have you successfully paired with both connections previously? 4054379

0 4054379 over 3 years ago in reply to Garmin-Blake

No. Only BT

0 simoluz over 2 years ago in reply to Garmin-Blake

Yes but during activity is not connected to BT