Can iPhone Bluetooth be on but not discoverable?

Have my first iPhone (iPhone 5, iOS 6.0.1). Is there any way to have Bluetooth turned on but the device not discoverable? This was possible on my two previous non-Apple phones. I have it paired w/ my car, but don't want it discoverable by other unknown devices, and don't want to have to keep turning it Bluetooth on and off. Bluetooth when discoverable used to be fairly easy to hack and access address books/contacts.

Got the answer myself. Apple Store techie said that the newer Bluetooth pairing is more secure than the older technology and less susceptible to hacking than before. Unfortunately, there is no way to make the iPhone undiscoverable w/o turning Bluetooth off. Users must either leave Bluetooth turned on or off. There is no "On" and undiscoverable. If on and not paired w/ a Bluetooth device, the iPhone is constantly seeking Bluetooth devices, sucking battery power. My phone is paired w/ my car, so it appears that I will need to turn Bluetooth on prior to driving and off when leaving the car. What a pain!. This was never a problem w/my Nokia and Samsung phones. How primitive! This is Cell Phone 101 and should be simple to for Apple include in iOS upgrades, unless the technology is owned by one of Apple's competitors.

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Option 1
Try force iPad into Recovery Mode. Follow step 1 to 6 very closely.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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iCloud Photo Library beta FAQ - Apple Support
Cheers,
GB

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Jhelin wrote:
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Can iPhone Bluetooth be on but not discoverable?

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