Finder context menu: Send files to Bluetooth device...

When using the contextual menu to send files directly, to a known and pre-selected Bluetooth device, the 'scan for device' windows ALWAYS appears.
In my case it's usually to send to a smartphone which is established in system preferences and as such, selectable under the context menu.
This is so annoying - is there any way to fix this?

You can see from the screenshot below why this contextual menu item could be bothersome. The item widens the contextual menu when the path of file is too long.

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Hi and Welcome to the Forums!
Please double check the steps in this KB to ensure you are following them all:
KB05409 Transfer a file using Bluetooth technology between two BlackBerry smartphones
As you discovered, for receipt, there is no longer, under 6.0, the requirement for "Receive Using BT" step on the receiving BB.
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