5 Steps to play iPhone audio through your Bluetooth headset - seriously!
Posted by Will on Monday, August 13th, 2007 at 8:34 pm under
iPhone Tips/Tricks, iPhone Hacks/Cracks, iPhone Accessories, News, iPhone
Tagged: Apple, audio, bluetooth, headset, iPhone, music and play
No, we haven't uncovered some secret Bluetooth A2DP feature on the iPhone, but we do have confirmation that the iPhone will play audio through your Bluetooth headset! It works, but it's not the best solution for getting music on your headset - it's only mono (as headsets tend to only be worn on a single ear) and the audio is also played through the iPhone's external speakers.
We can only imagine that Apple is thinking about enabling some sort of Bluetooth audio feature for headsets, or even planning to introduce exclusive iPhone Bluetooth Headphones (that would be sooo like Apple, wouldn't it?). For the time being, you can play the mono music through your existing Bluetooth headset with a simple little change in your audio output options:
1) Pair your Bluetooth headset with your iPhone - we're not gonna get into the specifics, just do it.
2) Go to your Visual Voicemail and hit the "Audio" button (when the iPhone is not paired with a headset, this button will say "Speaker."
3) Choose your headset in the subsequent audio selection dialog.
4) Get to your homescreen and hit the iPod icon.
5) Start playing a song and revel in the Bluetooth music goodness! (oh, but also remember that those around you will also have to hear your music, so just keep that in mind and be polite, ok?)
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September 6th, 2007 at 1:42 am
What bluetooth headsets work? Nokia Bh 900 doesn't nor does the motorola
December 29th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
If you call your self using the *#307# you can then switch to the iPod and play the music and it does not bother the speaker. It also does not use your minutes. Thats better then what is above.
January 18th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I note that if you subsequently return to the home screen and turn down the volume of the external speaker and then turn up the volume on the bluetooth headset one can effectively play the tunes without being TOO annoying, or giving away your atrocious taste in music to those around you.
May 14th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
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