I was very eager to update my iPhone 3G to the latest 3.0 firmware. With this new firmware they would unleash a2dp upon the earth; they will finally allow us iPhone users to enjoy wireless music bliss. So I didn’t hesitate to purchase new wireless bluetooth stereo phones. So I ordered a pair on eBay. I ordered a pair of Motorola S9 headphones. I did some research and read good reviews about these as they didn’t look to geeky plus they are stylish and very popular. To my dismay after I paired it up with the iPhone 3G I noticed I could not change tracks backwards or forward. I could only pause and change the volume but that’s it. Why is this? Apparently not all a2dp headphones are 100% compatible with the iPhone 3G. I am hearing from others having this exact same issue with their headphones. This is from apple’s own discussion board. How on earth are cheaper cell phones on the market capable of handling a2dp with no issues but when apple allows it they do not work completely. If anyone would be able to get this perfect it would be apple. Unless they did a rush job and did not test bluetooth headphones. If by any chance apple somehow comes out with special Apple iPhone bluetooth headphones I will be very upset. If somehow their headphones work perfect but others do not will be strange and suspect. Is anyone else having these issues with other types of stereo bluetooth headphones if so please speak out. At least there can be some type of compatibility list so people can know what to buy and what not to buy, seeing as how these things are expensive and apple didn’t specify not all headphones would work.
Update:
As stated in the comments it’s not a2dp to be blamed because it does indeed stream music but it’s the avrcp profile that is not fully implemented. However it is foolish for apple to release this knowing that these two profiles go hand and hand. We all known how long it takes apple to release new firmware updates. Should we keep waiting and for how long?
Well actually the problem with changing music tracks is NOT an A2DP issue – it’s about a totally separate standard called AVRCP – to remotely control music playback (like FFwd, Skip, Back etc.) So unfortunately a full implementation of AVRCP is not in iPhone 3.0 OS — but that’s the great thing about the iPhone – a software update can unleash new functionality. I’d suspect that AVRCP will get implemented soon enough in future releases of iPhone OS.
A2DP was critical for *STEREO* support. But another benefit is much higher quality audio codecs are part of A2DP as well, so the market for stereo headsets and Bluetooth speakers should get interesting in the months ahead.
I have just got some Oakley O-Rokr bluetooth shades, I can receive & make calls Listen to music change the volume But no track change or fast forward/backward, come-on-Apple
Yeah this is disappointing many people and the new firmware update 3.01 did nothing to alleviate this problem.
iPhone 3G is simply the best phone that i have owned. It is very stylish and its nice features. I also own an N97 but i like the iphone.
my girlfriend and i bought an iPhone on her 23rd birthday .. this is really a very cool phone but Nokia would be launching some new phones which are better than the current iPhone model
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Thanks for this post. I just dusted off my old oakley rokrs and tried to pair it with my Iphone. Glad to see I’m not the only one with this issue and we know what the issue actually is. I’m a big fan of apple- huge on the cool factor and functionality of most of their products but come on! The original post was over a year ago and they still haven’t resolved this? ( no apps either from what I can find). Hopefully the new os they deploy for the iPhone and ipad this summer will aleviate this issue. Here hoping…
Spoke too soon. I looked again and did find a Bluetooth app via for iPhone that provides a work around. Shortcoming is you use the play/ pause button to toggle. It doesn’t actually enable the fast forward / reverse buttons (that seems to be in Apple’s court to resolve), and the app costs $5- for the ability to fast forward and rewind!?
Good to know but I think I’ll wait for the update.
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