macOS users

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For information on Yandex Browser for macOS, see Help for the main browser version.

Data transfer via USB or Bluetooth

To transfer data from your device to a website (such as data from a heart rate monitor), you can connect a webpage opened in the Yandex Browser beta version to your smartphone over Bluetooth or USB.

Alert

Connect only to reliable websites. Remember: a page that you connect to your device will have access to all data stored on it.

Connecting devices

To connect a device to a site over USB or Bluetooth:

  1. Connect your devices to each other:

    • Bluetooth. Make sure Bluetooth is enabled on your computer and the device is in visibility mode.
    • USB. Connect your devices with a USB cable.

  2. Open the webpage in Yandex Browser.

  3. Click the page. A request to add a device will appear.

  4. Select a device from the list.

  5. Click Connect or Pair.

Disconnecting devices

Bluetooth

To block a page from accessing Bluetooth devices, click the Refresh icon on the left side of the SmartBox.

USB

To block a page from accessing devices over USB:

  1. Click the Block icon to the left of the web address.
  2. Click the Remove icon next to the USB device name.
Contact support

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