Yoga 13 Bluetooth Tethering Problem

Question

I am having a problem with my new Yoga 13 when trying to tether my Samsung Galaxy S3 via Bluetooth.
I go to add a device in Settings.  The devices pair successfully, but the 'Offline' message immediately shows beneath the Phone in devices.
USB tething works fine.
Can anyone help please?

Answer 1

Hi All
Try the following steps which seem to have worked for me (Apologies for the numbering. It went wonky when I tried to past from a word doc):
Disconnect any existing Wi-Fi connections on your Yoga 13.You can do this from your standard Desktop (bottom right) Wi-Fi Signal strength icon:
Swipe from the right to open your Charms menu and select “Search”
Type in “Devices”
Select “Settings”
Select “Devices”
If your iPhone 5 already exists in the “Devices” list, REMOVE IT:
Highlight the list item
Select the small minus sign and confirm removal of the devic.
On your iPhone 5:
Make sure you have 3G on and functioning as normal
First make sure Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Personal Hotspot are turned off.
Then select and switch on your Personal Hotspot
You should be prompted to turn on Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth. Just turn them both on.
Keep your Personal Hotspot page open
Back on your Ideapad Yoga 13
Ensure Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are turned on:
Then open Charms menu again
                                                  ​             i.      Search “Bluetooth”
                                                  ​           ii.      Select “Settings”
                                                  ​          iii.      Select “Add Bluetooth Device”
Your iPhone 5 should come up in the list of detected devices
                                                  ​             i.      Select your iPhone 5
Open your standard desktop and select the small bars icon representing your wireless network connections.
Your iPhone 5 should now become available in the Wi-Fi list.
Connect as normal and you should be prompted for the Wi-Fi Password on your Personal Hotspot page on your iPhone 5.
Enter the password and that should get you up and running.
Best of luck
Claude