Latest Nokia N73 firmware enables A2DP!

Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

• dusanb

  Wow, this finally started happening! Let me see – I have a Nokia N93 and a Nokia 5500. C’mon folks, add some A2DP love for these two handsets as well.

• blueskies

  I have the latest V4.07XX.X.X updated a month ago on my N73 and started to use the A2DP function since then. Not only A2DP but also AVRCP is exist there.

• homieck

  Quick question, what is A2Dp and AVRCP?

• Rajesh

  Hi..FYI…

  A2DP stands for “Advanced Audio Distribution Profile”
  &
  AVRCP stands for “Audio/Video Remote Control Profile”

  Brief explaination :
  Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP)
  The A2DP profile describes how stereo quality audio can be streamed from a media source to a sink. The profile defines two roles of an audio source and sink. A typical usage scenario can be considered as the “walkman” class of media player. The audio source would be the music player and the audio sink is the wireless headset. A2DP defines the protocols and procedures that realize distribution of audio content of high-quality in mono or stereo on ACL channels.

  Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP)
  AVRCP is designed to provide a standard interface to control TVs, Hi-fi equipment, etc. This profile is used to allow a single remote control (or other device) to control all the A/V equipment that a user has access to. AVRCP defines how to control characteristics of streaming media. This includes pausing, stopping, and starting playback and volume control as well as other types of remote control operations.

• Ahmad Zakwan Bin akaria

  yooooooooooooo

• Vamsi

  Hi,

  Recently I have sold my Moto ROKR and got a N73MusicEdition dose any body tell me that if i will upgrade my N73 firmware to Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) will my S9 Support the N73 ????? If Yes please give me the download link & steps what i need to do for upgrate. Thanks In Advance

• AMK

  thaaaaaaaaaaaaanx

• yudho

  nokia n73 wth a2dp?, coooool, how did u do that?, can u please teach me..thanks!

• Mehmet Urhan

  Laan teknoloji pezolar?, buldunuzda k?ll?s?n? ar?yorsunuz, siz kim teknoloji kim, bir bok ilginizi çektimi bir yerleriniz kabar?yor pardon kalk?yor

• peter field

  The Nokia does NOT support A2DP nor HCRP. This was confirmed from Nokia Europe.
  Headsets connecting to A2DP will probably connect using another protocol causing unsatisfactory results i.e. broken audio.

• maarten2468

  Peter fields is right. I asked Nokia Europe if it was true and they said A2DP is a hardware thing so you can’t change it with updating the firmware. Some of you who may have A2DP headsets that work with the N73, but that’s only because your headset enables HSP Bluetooth Profile, compatible with N73.

• Briscoe76

  If its not a2dp then its a carbon copy of it. Ive just paired my wifes N73 up with my laptop running Vista Ultimate and the latest Broadcom bluetooth stack. Straight away the computer sees the following audio profiles on the phone. Telephone Audio Gateway and Stereo Audio Player, if you hook up using the stereo option the quality of the streamed music is identical to my K800i (which does support asdp)… strange!

• lora

  behenchod ye sub kya hain A2DP = lora chuso mera bhosri walo

• Imran

  sir i have purchased n73 and i wanted to update it’s frimware through internet i can update or i should go to nokia care:-) whether they will charge and give me the web address were i can update..reply..

• shanas

  i hav N73MusicEdition, i will upgrade my N73 firmware to Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) will my S9 Support the N73 ????? If Yes please give me the download link & steps what i need to do for upgrate.

• Hacib

  I have Nokia N73 music edition. I want to update it to Internet Edition to have connectivity just like a pc. Is it possible??

  Thnx