Can not connect Macbook Pro to IPhone 6 Plus via bluetooth.

I have a MacBook pro late 2011 with Yosemite 10.10.1 and bluetooth ver. 2.1 EDR. I can not connect my IPhone 6 Plus Ver. 8.1 via bluetooth. I can see the the iPhone 6 on my MacBook and MacBook on IPhone 6, and can select connect but the iPhone 6 has error message MacBook Pro is not supported. I am guessing that the issue is with the bluetooth versions, but not sure. Any idea would be greatly appreciated.

And what is it you want to accomplish? iPhones cannot pair with Computers (Mac or Pc).
If you want to use features such as Continuity, or Handoff, pairing is not necessary. However you would need a newer MacBook for those features.
iPhones can pair with speakers, keyboards, headsets, hands free devices, in car media centers etc...
But there's no profile for connecting to a computer directly.

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