I can't tether via Bluetooth to my phone anymore

Hey all, I have the latest gen iPod Touch running 8.1.1 I've been able to tether my Nokia phones to it via Bluetooth for many years. After the November software update, I am no longer able to make such a connection. The iPod touch literally goes from "Connected" to "Not-Connected" in an instant after first connecting.
I tried restoring the iPod to factory and my phone. None of this has had any impact. I've also tried an iPad that is not mine with no luck. I was able to connect to it months earlier though.
Has anyone else experienced this? If anyone could please try with their iPod or iPad and let me know if you're experiencing the same thing.
Thank you!

Marker227 wrote:
Nothing says these two devices shouldn't be able to pair.
You're supposed to be able to pair to devices via Bluetooth, mine just happens to be a phone.
Well, I'm sure that lllaass or one of the other experienced contributors here will correct me if I'm wrong, but Bluetooth on Apple's iDevices has never been able to send files between paired devices.
Pairing on Apple devices (using an accepted Bluetooth protocol) is restricted to pairing between iOS devices through an app, or from an iDevice to Bluetooth speakers, headphones or other similar receiver, such as a car stereo. This enables two different iPod users to game together on their own device within an app, or to allow audio to be sent to Bluetooth headphones, Bluetooth speakers or to car audio units with Bluetooth.
On any other device, such as another phone, or between iDevices but not within an app, pairing may occur briefly, but exchanging of files would not be possible. In your case, it would appear that pairing occurred briefly, but was subsequently dropped - because the exchange protocol between the devices is not supported, so the connection is "not valid". This is not a fault.
There are many different protocols for Bluetooth, some of which do not allow files to be exchanged between devices.
In the past, when you managed to pair your device with anything else, ask yourself what you managed to do with that pairing. Although you may have used it for gaming, or sending audio, did you ever manage to send data?

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