Bluetooth a2dp/avrcp

Ever since a week after the first Iphones were released (when I bought my first one), I've been waiting for Iphone to support bluetooth a2dp/avrcp.
I bought a 3G-S yesterday. I have 3 different a2dp/avrcp products I've paired it with: my Sony car stereo, a Motorola MOTOROKR S9 and a 3rd device (I forget the make/model). All three seem to play the music via a2dp fine. But I cannot get skip-to-next-track and skip-to-beginning-of-track ( |<< and >>| )to work on any of them. Play/pause works on the 2nd and 3rd device, but not on the car stereo. On the car stereo when I hit pause I hear a split-second pause and then it continues playing.
So my question is, does the Iphone 3G-S not support the avrcp protocol or is it buggy?

The iPhone 3GS' Bluetooth profile does not support forward and back, only pause and play via stereo Bluetooth. I had this issue as well, and had to dig around the apple site to find out the supported profiles. My car stereo has the capability to transfer the phonebook contacts to the stereo so you can see a name rather than a phone number; however since the iphone's profile does not support file transfer or sharing I cannot use this feature on my stereo. I hope Apple updates this soon as well as the forward/rewind Bluetooth functionality so I can keep my phone secured in my purse without having to take it out to change the song or see who is calling me while driving.
Go to this page: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3647
it lists the supported profiles. Pay close attention to the * toward the bottom. It states only pause and play are supported.

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I've noticed this lately as well, with my iPhone 4. I couldn't confidently pin it directly on any particular iOS update, but my iPhone used to automatically connect up via Bluetooth with my Prius's handsfree feature, and now it doesn't. I work with a CE-based device at my job, with Bluetooth capability, and I used to test out that feature by having it discover my iPhone. This no longer works either.
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Hello zedor6,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
iOS: Third-party Bluetooth accessories
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1664
Best of luck,
Mario

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Create Midlet for Bluetooth A2DP profile

Hello,
I'm a newbie. I would like to know if it's possible to create a midlet for bluetooth A2DP profile. If it is, please let me know where i can get information on this.
Thank you so much,
Ken

Now I'm facing the same problem with A2DP on my Nokia 6230 (original player doesn't support it) so I'm about to create my own player supporting this bluetooth protocol. I just wanted to ask you how far you've got with this.
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

what exactly are you asking? if you asking "if it can be turned on or off?" then the answer is "no." a2dp is already installed on the n95. for it to work all you need to do is pair the headset with the phone, and when you start playing music it will begin streaming to the headset immediately. there is no "on" or "off" option.
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check out my blog @ http://mycellife.blogspot.com/

Song playback rate is improper over Bluetooth a2dp

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Hi,
are there any plans to support the apt-X codec for the Bluetooth A2DP Profile? Maybe that could solve some of the bad A2DP audio qualitiy issues, that are still expierienced by some users (including me) on all the available phones (tested Pre- with 1.4.5, Pre+ with 1.4.5 and 2.1, Pixi Plus with 1.4.5, Pre2 with 2.0 and 2.1, all gave the same issues with different headsets and receivers!).
apt-X seems to be coming quite fast, not only because apple has built in support for it in it's latest products, but also because it offers CD level quality on low encoding cost, which is MUCH more than the poor SBC codec can deliver.
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Thanks for all of the replies. I also saw in the Z white paper that the apt-X codec is not listed, so the question becomes "can apt-X be pushed via a software update?"
For those interested in streaming to your home stereo or powered speaker, here's what I ended up doing.
Purchased a Rocketfish Bluetooth Music Receiver from Best Buy (in the US). It is a pretty slick lttle device, about the same size as the power plug adaptor and it supports A2DP and apt-X. There are two audio outputs: analog via a headphone jack and optical. And it ships with a 6' 3.5mm stereo audio cable and a RCA adaptor.
Setup was easy. Connect the audio to the stereo's AUX inputs, set the stereo's source to AUX, plug in the BT receiver power, turn on the tablet Bluetooth on the tablet and play music.
At first the sound was pretty compressed from MP3's, Pandora and the Google Play service.The fix was to go into the Google Play app > settings > equalizer. Click on "surround sound" and change the setting from "headphone" to "studio".Then play with the equalizer settings to tweak.Results in much improved audio.
Happy camper now... music streaming through the house and no wires!

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Hey all,
As with most of you, I'm experiencing the same issues with both my mouse and keyboard not pairing after changing batteries. I spoke with my tech guy at work and he knows of the problem and told me how to fix it - which I tried but couldn't do it. So I brought them into work and gave then to my tech guy just to see if they would pair with another Mac G5. He was having the same problem but was able to get them to pair. This is what he did -
1. Ran the BT set up.
2. When he made it to the enter passkey and typed in the PK but it didn't work, he would hit the continue button, turn the keyboard off/on super fast and retype in the PK.
After a few times, it worked. He also suggested pulling the batteries out and placing them back in in the middle of the process. He doesn't know why this works other then saying "it's finicky".
Just one other note. He got my mouse to connect with no problem. I couldn't at home. I'm writing this at work and will try this solution tonight and let everyone know if it works for me.
Hope this helps

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Hi,
does anybody know, which codec is supported for BT A2DP streaming?
SBC (default)
AAC?
MP3?
apt-X?
Br
Timo

Then again, this is from the JBL press release :
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[Solved] Bluetooth A2DP source to pulseaudio OR ALSA

Edit
So, I'm happy to say that I have it working to some degree!
I wasn't happy with the default bluez tools, but I managed to find a useful set of tools which seemed to work better: http://gitorious.org/bluez-tools/bluez-tools/
I compiled and make'd them, then created the following startup script to set up everything in the order it is needed for the next part to work: https://gist.github.com/c990e397388bd4399a15
I made a file called bluetoothPin in the home directory with the following in it:
<My phone's MAC (without the angle brackets)> <A Pin Number>
The bt-agent command in the startup.sh script uses that file to authorise connections. I aim to modify it to allow any connection to connect with the same pin, I'll get into that later.
For the actual streaming, I installed qt so I could get the qdbus binary, then I followed the instructions here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? … st10492742
That code worked, so I modified it a little so that it would wait for a connection, then make the connection, then wait for a new connection on disconnect: https://gist.github.com/8e32a9cf786995c00f2f
It's not perfect; things get a bit iffy when you try to pair and then connect a device without rebooting the pi: It disconnects gracefully, and it pairs correctly, but pulse doesn't seem to re-add it to its list, so it's no longer identified by my script. Also I haven't figured out how to pair any device against the same pin code yet. Any help with that would be awesome!
Hi there,
I'm trying to build a bluetooth audio receiver server for my car! I have a raspberry pi with arch installed on it, bluez set up and configured (I can pair my phone with it through the bluez-simple-agent, although I think I'll have to write my own pairing daemon to auto-pair anything that attempts to connect).
Baby steps though: I've got bluez all set up as I mentioned earlier, but pulse doesn't seem to "see" the bluetooth connection. I'm not sure exactly what information you guys need to help me, but I've tried to add everything I could think of:
[root@alarmpi ~]# tail /var/log/messages.log
Oct 20 18:25:22 alarmpi bluetoothd[112]: bluetoothd[112]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.4 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource
Oct 20 18:25:22 alarmpi bluetoothd[112]: bluetoothd[112]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.4 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink
Oct 20 18:25:22 alarmpi bluetoothd[112]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.4 path=/MediaEndpoint/HFPAG
Oct 20 18:25:22 alarmpi bluetoothd[112]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.4 path=/MediaEndpoint/HFPHS
Oct 20 18:25:22 alarmpi bluetoothd[112]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.4 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSource
Oct 20 18:25:22 alarmpi bluetoothd[112]: Endpoint registered: sender=:1.4 path=/MediaEndpoint/A2DPSink
Oct 20 18:25:22 alarmpi pulseaudio[165]: [pulseaudio] server-lookup.c: Unable to contact D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported: Unable to autolaunch a dbus-daemon without a $DISPLAY for X11
Oct 20 18:25:22 alarmpi pulseaudio[165]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Unable to contact D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported: Unable to autolaunch a dbus-daemon without a $DISPLAY for X11
Oct 20 18:39:57 alarmpi systemd[1]: Starting Cleanup of Temporary Directories...
Oct 20 18:39:57 alarmpi systemd[1]: Started Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
[root@alarmpi ~]#
This is interesting... to me it looks like bluetoothd is registering with pulse here.
[root@alarmpi ~]# pactl list
Module #0
Name: module-device-restore
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore the volume/mute state of devices"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #1
Name: module-stream-restore
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore the volume/mute/device state of streams"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #2
Name: module-card-restore
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore profile of cards"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #3
Name: module-augment-properties
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Augment the property sets of streams with additional static information"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #4
Name: module-alsa-card
Argument: device_id="0" name="platform-bcm2835_AUD0.0" card_name="alsa_card.platform-bcm2835_AUD0.0" namereg_fail=false tsched=yes fixed_latency_range=no ignore_dB=no deferred_volume=yes card_properties="module-udev-detect.discovered=1"
Usage counter: 0
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "ALSA Card"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #5
Name: module-udev-detect
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Detect available audio hardware and load matching drivers"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #6
Name: module-bluetooth-discover
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Joao Paulo Rechi Vita"
module.description = "Detect available bluetooth audio devices and load bluetooth audio drivers"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #7
Name: module-esound-protocol-unix
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "ESOUND protocol (UNIX sockets)"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #8
Name: module-native-protocol-unix
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Native protocol (UNIX sockets)"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #9
Name: module-default-device-restore
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically restore the default sink and source"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #10
Name: module-rescue-streams
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "When a sink/source is removed, try to move their streams to the default sink/source"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #11
Name: module-always-sink
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
module.description = "Always keeps at least one sink loaded even if it's a null one"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #12
Name: module-intended-roles
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Automatically set device of streams based of intended roles of devices"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #13
Name: module-suspend-on-idle
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "When a sink/source is idle for too long, suspend it"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #14
Name: module-console-kit
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Create a client for each ConsoleKit session of this user"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #15
Name: module-systemd-login
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Create a client for each login session of this user"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #16
Name: module-position-event-sounds
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Position event sounds between L and R depending on the position on screen of the widget triggering them."
module.version = "2.1"
Module #17
Name: module-role-cork
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Lennart Poettering"
module.description = "Mute & cork streams with certain roles while others exist"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #18
Name: module-filter-heuristics
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
module.description = "Detect when various filters are desirable"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #19
Name: module-filter-apply
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Colin Guthrie"
module.description = "Load filter sinks automatically when needed"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #20
Name: module-dbus-protocol
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
module.author = "Tanu Kaskinen"
module.description = "D-Bus interface"
module.version = "2.1"
Module #21
Name: module-switch-on-port-available
Argument:
Usage counter: n/a
Properties:
Sink #0
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.platform-bcm2835_AUD0.0.analog-stereo
Description: bcm2835 ALSA Analog Stereo
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4
Mute: no
Volume: 0: 86% 1: 86%
0: -4.00 dB 1: -4.00 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 86%
-4.00 dB
Monitor Source: alsa_output.platform-bcm2835_AUD0.0.analog-stereo.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
device.api = "alsa"
device.class = "sound"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.name = "bcm2835 ALSA"
alsa.id = "bcm2835 ALSA"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "bcm2835 ALSA"
alsa.long_card_name = "bcm2835 ALSA"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_bcm2835"
device.bus_path = "platform-bcm2835_AUD0.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/platform/bcm2835_AUD0.0/sound/card0"
device.string = "hw:0"
device.buffering.buffer_size = "17632"
device.buffering.fragment_size = "4416"
device.access_mode = "serial"
device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo"
device.description = "bcm2835 ALSA Analog Stereo"
alsa.mixer_name = "Broadcom Mixer"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card"
Ports:
analog-output: Analog Output (priority: 9900)
Active Port: analog-output
Formats:
pcm
Source #0
State: SUSPENDED
Name: alsa_output.platform-bcm2835_AUD0.0.analog-stereo.monitor
Description: Monitor of bcm2835 ALSA Analog Stereo
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Owner Module: 4
Mute: no
Volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 100%
0.00 dB
Monitor of Sink: alsa_output.platform-bcm2835_AUD0.0.analog-stereo
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
device.description = "Monitor of bcm2835 ALSA Analog Stereo"
device.class = "monitor"
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "bcm2835 ALSA"
alsa.long_card_name = "bcm2835 ALSA"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_bcm2835"
device.bus_path = "platform-bcm2835_AUD0.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/platform/bcm2835_AUD0.0/sound/card0"
device.string = "0"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card"
Formats:
pcm
Client #0
Driver: module-systemd-login.c
Owner Module: 15
Properties:
application.name = "Login Session c1"
systemd-login.session = "c1"
Client #2
Driver: protocol-native.c
Owner Module: 8
Properties:
application.name = "pactl"
native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
native-protocol.version = "26"
application.process.id = "253"
application.process.user = "root"
application.process.host = "alarmpi"
application.process.binary = "pactl"
application.language = "C"
application.process.machine_id = "5c49cb5bf08724338eb09a6900092bb0"
Card #0
Name: alsa_card.platform-bcm2835_AUD0.0
Driver: module-alsa-card.c
Owner Module: 4
Properties:
alsa.card = "0"
alsa.card_name = "bcm2835 ALSA"
alsa.long_card_name = "bcm2835 ALSA"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_bcm2835"
device.bus_path = "platform-bcm2835_AUD0.0"
sysfs.path = "/devices/platform/bcm2835_AUD0.0/sound/card0"
device.string = "0"
device.description = "bcm2835 ALSA"
module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
device.icon_name = "audio-card"
Profiles:
output:analog-mono: Analog Mono Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority. 100)
output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority. 6000)
off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority. 0)
Active Profile: output:analog-stereo
Ports:
analog-output: Analog Output (priority: 9900)
Part of profile(s): output:analog-mono, output:analog-stereo
[root@alarmpi ~]# cat /etc/bluetooth/audio.conf
# Configuration file for the audio service
# This section contains options which are not specific to any
# particular interface
[General]
Enable=Source
# Switch to master role for incoming connections (defaults to true)
#Master=true
# If we want to disable support for specific services
# Defaults to supporting all implemented services
#Disable=Gateway,Source,Socket
# SCO routing. Either PCM or HCI (in which case audio is routed to/from ALSA)
# Defaults to HCI
#SCORouting=PCM
# Automatically connect both A2DP and HFP/HSP profiles for incoming
# connections. Some headsets that support both profiles will only connect the
# other one automatically so the default setting of true is usually a good
# idea.
#AutoConnect=true
# Headset interface specific options (i.e. options which affect how the audio
# service interacts with remote headset devices)
[Headset]
# Set to true to support HFP, false means only HSP is supported
# Defaults to true
HFP=true
# Maximum number of connected HSP/HFP devices per adapter. Defaults to 1
MaxConnected=1
# Set to true to enable use of fast connectable mode (faster page scanning)
# for HFP when incoming call starts. Default settings are restored after
# call is answered or rejected. Page scan interval is much shorter and page
# scan type changed to interlaced. Such allows faster connection initiated
# by a headset.
FastConnectable=false
# Just an example of potential config options for the other interfaces
#[A2DP]
SBCSources=1
MPEG12Sources=0
[root@alarmpi ~]# cat /etc/asound.conf
# Use PulseAudio by default
pcm.!default {
type pulse
fallback "sysdefault"
hint {
show on
description "Default ALSA Output (currently PulseAudio Sound Server)"
ctl.!default {
type pulse
fallback "sysdefault"
# vim:set ft=alsaconf:
About my project in general:
I want to be able to do the following:
- Give pulseaudio access to the bluetooth device, and use the A2DP protocol to receive the audio. From my research, it is possible, but I'm not sure how.
- Open up bluez so that I can pair any device by connecting with "1234" for the auth, then it will automatically check for A2DP and give that information to pulse
The idea being that any bluetooth device can pair without any interaction from the raspberry pi, and then pulse will have access to all of the devices which are playing music.
1] Is this even possible?
2] Can I use alsa instead as it seems it'd be easier/lighter to manage?
3] Are there any documents other than arch's bluetooth and pulse wikis that I can read to help me figure this out?
Last edited by s0l1dsnak3123 (2012-10-20 23:53:01)

Actually I've solved it myself by looking at the wiki page I posted.
I am not sure about what you said but PulseAudio doesn't require ALSA (alsa-lib, alsa-utils, sort of) to play sound except when with those applications that do not have direct support (now even Flash have that). But maybe the drivers for sound cards in Linux kernel could be said as a part of ALSA, then I am not sure about those stuff.
Last edited by tom.yan (2011-08-11 06:47:35)

Bluetooth A2DP profile for Tiger?

I am looking to get a wireless headset to game with for my MacBook Pro - with Bluetooth built in, I figure this is the way to go.
My research so far has shown that bluetooth stereo headsets with microphones are available, but they require the A2DP Bluetooth protocol. Most sites mention OS X doens't support it, but they are also backdated several months.
Can anyone confirm if the latest version of Tiger supports A2DP, and / or if support for it will be included in future releases or updates of OS X?
Thank you!
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Joseph, thanks for the post. I'm a Joseph too, must have been fate I found your post. I was very stoked about the iTouch being able to use for Skype. Skype has a section at their site about how it's doable. I have the 3.0 ver on my Touch. I just tried to pair my jawbone to the touch, but no luck. yet, I was at the Apple store yesterday and in a group, including staff, discussing using Skype on the Touch. The staff was telling us the Jawbone & their $79 Platronics would work. I already have a jawbone for my cell phone, but the Touch, when Bluetooth is on, doesn't even find the jawbone device. So, I'm not sure what's next. I'll try the headset you noted.
Thanks for your post.

Bluetooth A2DP & Camera Video

Does anyone know if Apple is planning to upgrade the iPhone bluetooth profiles to A2DP for stereo audio, or whether they are planning a new version of the iPhone to include MMS texting, or camera video?
3 major defects in my opinion!

We answered this question for you yesterday and gave you the link to the announcement.
Here is a link to your question from yesterday:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9374824#9374824
How many times will you ask?
The only thing that anyone knows is what is in the announcement that you have been given the link to more than once.

Bluetooth A2DP on T60 with XP

I have an IBM T60 with Windows XP and all of the updates installed.
I purchased a Motorola S9 Bluetooth Stereo headset which works great with my cell phone, but I cannot get Windows to see that it exists.
I have installed the latest Bluetooth drivers from the IBM Support web site, from the IBM support site
Microsoft Bluetooth Support file for Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate -> http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-62928.html. After the install, I still can't see the S9 headset.
I tried to download and install the Widecom Bluetooth drivers and each time I try to install it, the install fails.
Anyone know how to get A2DP support on the T60?
Thank you
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Ok. Of course it always works this way....I spend hours, days, and weeks trying to get this to work...then within minutes after I post the question I figure it out...sigh....
the problem was, the S9 wasn't staying in pairing/discovery mode because my phone was on and it was connecting to the phone. So by the time Windows would try to find it, the S9 was out of Pairing mode.
The solution
1. The download from the Lenovo site worked to update to the Enhanced data Rate
2. You need to have all other devices that the S9 would pair with turned off so the S9 stays in pairing mode while Windows is looking for it.
Hope this helps others....

Bluetooth A2DP and Speakable Items

I would like to get a bluetooth headset for my phone, but it would be nice if I could use it for speakable items as well. In Tiger, I remember that headsets were not supported by speakable items due to their low sound quality.
Since Leopard now supports the A2DP profile, it is possible to use those headsets with speakable items?
Also, does anyone happen to know if the headset can be paired with my phone and my Mac at the same time?

I had a similar experience with the Motorokr S9-HD and found at least a workaround. It seemed when I connected to non A2DP headset, whether it was used or not, the S9-HD could no longer control the playback. If I shut down the iPhone and the headsets and then restarted the iPhone and the S9-HD but not the other non A2DP headset it would again control the play function.
I had the same problem with the 3G but on the 3G the skip and replay/back functions worked with the S9-HD but these functions do not work on the 3GS.
I have also noticed that the audio stream cuts out and I believe this is caused when my exchange server is doing a push - with push disabled I do not have the problem.
Hope this helps and hopefully Apple will get these issues fixed ASAP.

Bluetooth a2dp/avrcp

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