# Approve or remove a paired device — PPTControl

Original guide: https://pptcontrol.app/Help?guide=pairing-requests

Control which phones can connect to your computer.

## 1. Approve a new device

- In the desktop menu, enable **Allow New Pairing Requests**.
- Connect from your phone through the device list or [scan the desktop QR code](https://pptcontrol.app/Help?guide=wifi).
- **Approve your own phone’s request**. On Mac, click **Yes** near the menu-bar icon. On Windows, look in the **center of the screen**.

Accept only a device you recognize.

**“Connection rejected by server”?** The request may have been declined or new pairing disabled. Enable new requests and try again.

## 2. After approval

- **Known devices:** normally stay remembered and can connect again.
- **Approval appears again?** Reinstalling an app, clearing its data, or removing a paired device can require fresh approval.
- **Only your existing devices should connect?** You can disable new pairing requests. Previously approved devices can still connect.

## 3. Remove a device

- In PPTControl Desktop, open **Manage Paired Devices** (or **Paired devices** on Windows).
- Select and remove the **specific device** you no longer use.

It will need approval to connect again. This list is separate from the system’s Bluetooth pairing list.

[Contact support](https://pptcontrol.app/Help?guide=contact)