How can I undo the “Do Not Ask Again” for bluetooth contacts?

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When I first connected my phone (Samsung Galaxy S II) to a bluetooth device, I was prompted that the device wanted to access my contacts.

I mistakenly clicked Do Not Ask Again but I want to undo that. Is there a way to do this?

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I'm not sure as I have no BT devices in use -- but most likely you should find something in the settings at "Wireless & Networking -> Bluetooth-Settings". At the end of that screen there's a section named "Bluetooth devices" -- here your other BT-Device should be listed. As a last resort, you could simply remove it from the list -- which will require you to repeat the pairing process.
Izzy, I did try that, unfortunately with no luck. I'm thinking I might have set that to be a permanent setting for all devices. I'll try again though - maybe I didn't fully remove it. Thanks!
Jeff, I doubt such a global setting exists (to make that default for all devices), as that would be too dangerous from a security standpoint. But check all items in that menu, it's the first place to look for -- and it shouldn't require a factory reset ;). If I happen to find a second possible place, I'll try to update it here.

Daniel pierce · Answer 1 · 2012-08-02 14:21:08Z

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Try putting the device in discovery mode before you sync it on your phone. I ran into the same issue and that is how I resolve it.

answered Aug 2 '12 at 14:21

Daniel pierce
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I'll give that a try, thanks. – Jeff Storey Aug 3 '12 at 13:51

Flow · Answer 2 · 2012-10-03 08:23:40Z

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Another way is, go to

This way you can reset any "do not ask me again" or "use this as default" of any app.

edited Oct 3 '12 at 8:23

Flow♦
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answered Oct 3 '12 at 2:50

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