Comment 18 for bug 958661

Now, several minutes after turning on Bluetooth on the computer, it was finally visible from the phone.

So from the phone I tried sending a file, and I got the screen (on the phone) that I attached.
It said: "Type the pairing code then press Return or Enter". (note: "the" pairing code. What pairing code? If I am supposed to type it on the computer, which "press return or enter" seems to suggest, then it should show up on the phone - or viceversa)

So on the computer some prompt was supposed to show up, but it didn't. A small padlock showed up in the bluetooth icon on the computer, but there was no prompt for a code anywhere, nor did it show up by clicking on the bluetooth icon.

After a while the operation timed out from the phone.

Then I tried again.
This time, at the prompt "type the pairing code then press Return or Enter" (again the one in the screenshot) I tapped on "pair". (the prompt is quite ambiguous: am I supposed to type the code, which I can't possibly know, in which case the "pair" button shouldn't be necessary, or should I press "pair" and *then* I'll be shown the code on the phone and prompted to insert it on the computer, in which case the message is confusing because it's telling me to enter it now??)
So I tapped on "pair", and... The file was sent succesfully!! No code showed up anywhere and I didn't have to insert it anywhere.
Of course I had paired these two particular devices before, literally years ago (and I'm not abusing the word "literally").

The UI of the whole process is a fucking mess on both sides, both Ubuntu AND Android. There are a bunch of bugs on both sides. Sharing files via bluetooth is a hell.