Bluetooth contact transfer for iPhone

I have a great new phone called the iPhone yet it can not do the simple task of sending a contacts card via bluetooth to another phone. It is a task my very old Nokia 6600 could do. It is something the iPhone could do if it was programmed to do it. So why Apple did you leave this basic feature out. You can't claim battery life because you now have 3G and that drains batter life big time (this is also true for Stereo bluetooth which would be great to have while I am working out, plus you give the option of turning on and off both 3G and bluetooth. So please start implementing basic features to a capable device. You are Apple. You can make anything easy. I am sure you already have a solution.

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This is a cross post for a solution which worked for an E65 and 6110 Nokia in a 2008 BMW 320i with iDrive my girlfriend just bought. Note it'd therefore have the latest BMW firmware... but I'm not sure that's the issue. It seems to be Nok related... specifically, S60 based phones. A link to identify S60 phones is http://www.s60.com
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- I tried many combinations of the "sync profile" method detailed previously and found it would not work.
- I tried to "send contacts" from the contact list to the BMW and that would not work.
- I tried to "data transfer" from the phone and found the BMW was not supported.
- I downloaded and installed the "Nokia 810 Contact Download Application for Nokia S60 3rd edition devices" from http://europe.nokia.com/A4143881 and found that didn't work.
Solution 1: SUCCESSFUL
- I updated the "Nokia Firmware Downloader" under the instructions of PC Suite which I already had installed.
- I updated the firmware on my E65 and enjoyed that it wiped my contacts.
- I deleted the existing pairing on the phone and car.
- I added one simple contact to the phone contacts list.
- I checked the installed "Contact Download Application" was running on the phone.
- I paired the phone and car and immediately saw a transfer of the contact I had entered.
So happy with my win, I set about repeating the process with the 6110 taking on board a few lessons, but also attempting to streamline for others.
Solution 2: FAILED***
- I deleted the existing pairing on the phone and car.
- I checked the installed "Contact Download Application" was running on the phone.
- I paired the phone and car and nothing seemed to happen, even after a few tries at reinitiating the Bluetooth connection by switching the car on and off.
I figured there was a requirement that the phone's firmware be updated, so started again.
Solution 3: SUCCESSFUL
- I set about doing backups using PC Suite and also the phone's system for saving content to the memory card.
- I updated the 6110 using PC Suite noting my girlfriend has better luck than I as all her contacts remained.
- I deleted the existing pairing on the phone and car.
- I checked the installed "Contact Download Application" was running on the phone (it had remained installed despite the firmware update).
- I paired the phone and car and nothing seemed to happen, even after a few tries at reinitiating the Bluetooth connection by switching the car on and off and on again.
- Whilst staring at the miserable POS for a while (and pointlessly poking with the "Contact Download Application") I noticed the transfer commence and all contacts come across from the phone to the car.
- I estimate it took 2 minutes for the transfer to commence with the 6110, and note it did not have a particularly large number of contacts. Once it stared it was damned quick.
I was, of course, totally chuffed and guaranteed an excellent breakfast.
I propose someone try the above method with an N95 to the letter to see if it works. Don't shortcut and make sure everything is the absolute latest revision. Hopefully all goes well and someone else can try the following.
SOLUTION 4: UNPROVEN
- Ignore firmware updating on phone.
- Delete the existing pairing on the phone and car.
- Download and install the "Nokia 810 Contact Download Application for Nokia S60 3rd edition devices" from http://europe.nokia.com/A4143881 .
- Check the installed "Contact Download Application" is running on the phone.
- Pair the phone and car then reinitiate the Bluetooth connection by switching the car on and off and on again.
- WAIT for the transfer to commence and all contacts to come across from the phone to the car.
I really hope this progresses some of the S60 operating system connectivity issues out there, and highlight that as of last night I was a total noob. It's all trial, error, analysis and patience!

Steve many thanks for the explanation of how to download and use "Contact Download Application".
I have a June 2008 135i convertible and needed a phone with 3G capability.
I had a Nokia 6300 and the contact download worked just fine - but no 3G.
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(I didn't bother to do any phone firmware updates).
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I have a great new phone called the iPhone yet it can not do the simple task of sending a contacts card via bluetooth to another phone. It is a task my very old Nokia 6600 could do. It is something the iPhone could do if it was programmed to do it. So why Apple did you leave this basic feature out. You can't claim battery life because you now have 3G and that drains batter life big time (this is also true for Stereo bluetooth which would be great to have while I am working out, plus you give the option of turning on and off both 3G and bluetooth. So please start implementing basic features to a capable device. You are Apple. You can make anything easy. I am sure you already have a solution.

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Ok, generally I am technical and can figure this stuff out quickly but have not been able to yet.
I have a need to transfer my entire contact list via bluetooth to my car. In my windows phone i could just choose select all contact then send via bluetooth. How is this accomplished in andoid?
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mlknez wrote:
Ok, generally I am technical and can figure this stuff out quickly but have not been able to yet.
I have a need to transfer my entire contact list via bluetooth to my car. In my windows phone i could just choose select all contact then send via bluetooth. How is this accomplished in andoid?
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I have transferred 3 directories of photos from my pc to the micro sd card in my phone. I am able to see them on the android photo app but they appear in a single album. How do you create albums in the photo app? Can't you specify that each subdirectory is a different album?
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