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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="bluetooth" group="#last"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.4" date="2012-02-19" status="outdated"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-11-09" status="review"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-03-04" status="candidate"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2014-10-12" status="candidate"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2014</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
      <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2014</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>David King</name>
      <email>amigadave@amigadave.com</email>
      <years>2015</years>
    </credit>

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    <desc>Whether other devices can discover your computer.</desc>
  </info>

  <title>What is Bluetooth visibility?</title>

  <p>Bluetooth visibility refers to whether other devices can discover
  your computer when searching for Bluetooth devices. When Bluetooth is turned
  on and the <gui>Bluetooth</gui> panel is open, your computer will advertize
  itself to all other devices within range, allowing them to attempt to connect
  to your computer.</p>

  <note style="tip">
    <p>You can <link xref="sharing-displayname">change</link> the name your
    computer displays to other devices.</p>
  </note>

  <p>After you have
  <link xref="bluetooth-connect-device">connected to a device</link>,
  neither your computer nor the device needs to be visible to communicate with
  each other.</p>

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